BEFORE AND AFTER

On Friday I helped my friend Rose [ R Kipper Interiors ] with her install for a cute couple who moved here from California!  They bought this house a little over a year ago here in Atlanta and pretty much started a renovation to add a master bedroom, bath and closet.....turning it from a 3 bedroom/2 bath to a 4/3. 

Rose was hired to help get their 3 year old daughters play room together [which was their previous guest room] and outfit the small keeping area off the kitchen.  

I'm gonna start with the before shots so you can see what she selected and how it was used!

Like I said it was the guest room which got moved to the old master bedroom.....and that blanket was the inspiration for the colors!

We started with a gallery wall!

Rose found the large print at HomeGoods and then framed some of Savannah's prints to complete the  look.....

She found these acrylic bookcases on Amazon.

So let's break it down.  They ordered that adorable daybed from Article.  Rose found the rug on Overstock....I swear she is the queen of finding rugs online!  They had the coffee table [was previously in the keeping area]  which is a great for coloring and such.  No worries if it gets ruined right!

Pillows collected mostly from HG's.

We both decided it would be ideal to leave the cushion that came with it instead of covering it in cream....for 2 reasons.
  

1.  Cream would get very dirty!

2.  The rug has kinda of that color in it.

Baskets underneath the coffee table for easy cleanup. Of course there is a door to the room which can just be closed when company comes!  And another good thing.....Her room has a door that opens into this space!

On to the keeping area!

Before.....

It's hard to tell in the picture above because there is so much furniture but this space is small!  You can see the old coffee table we repurposed into the playroom.

But....that is why as designers we do measurements and floor plans right?  We want to give you a space that works for your family by maximizing the seating area and also not over accessorize with a 3 year old walking around:)

Before we got to that part the rug was rolled out and sofa delivered.  Also Rose softened the window area with some pretty sheers.

She found the rug at Rejuvenation and ordered this amazing console from Noir.

These poufs came from CB2 and will be great for extra seating plus safe for kids to run into as they are very light!

Love these prints from Shadow Catchers

As you can see in the photo below the TV will be mounted!  Also....newsflash that is a faux fig leaf  [World Market] in the corner.  Honestly....we all know how much $$ we have spent on the live ones which will eventually expire.....haha  #truth 

She had the table and lamp at the far end of the sofa so we used it!

This awesome sofa is from Charles Stewart Furniture Company covered in Crypton performance fabric.  I love a tight back sofa for the reason that it always look neat:)

All the pillows came from HomeGoods.  Which I might need to remind you is always a bargain because custom pillows....I'm not gonna lie.... are pretty darn expensive.

Another before shot

Chairs are from Article.

Right off the keeping area is the kitchen....
Before.....

Which got some new barstools and a little styling!

Barstools from Wisteria and they are very comfy!

Before

 Rose found the vintage art at a flea market...we are alike in the way that it's always nice when there is some patina in a room!

A coffee bar was created on the RHS  and the spices relocated to the LFS.  That cute rug is from Target!

 I had such a fun day without the pressure of it being my install:)

Of course the family room and kitchen was sporting all of my fav colors.  Cream, Tan and Black.  

Bingo.

Yay Rose.....job well done....especially with using some of the items she already had.

Hope y'all are having a great week.....

Shaystillsick

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BREAKING DOWN THE LIVING ROOM ONE ROOM CHALLENGE SPRING 2019

Hope y'all enjoyed the tour of the showhouse!  I have part 2 coming up but first ....while it's fresh in my mind I thought I would share the details of my One Room Challenge living room.

Do I even need to share a before?  Let's not sugar coat it......so bad.

This is way back with yellowish walls and red silk curtains.  Sofa on an angle....WTH right?  It was the early 90's so there!

Then we did have it painted about 4 years ago and took those curtains down!

Not sure why that chair is in the corner but I think it's right after the painting and the furniture wasn't put back properly!  HA.....  like that would matter:)

You know my inspiration was Mark Sikes.....and I  did not want to do black and white.....that is what y'all would predict from me :)  So sticking with neutrals but adding in a little blue!

Who am I?

The first thing was to figure out a plan....the main things that had to be addressed early on were curtains and getting the sofa recovered.  I was pretty sure I wanted a stripe sofa but wasn't sure if the style of her sofa would look good with a stripe fabric.

I googled "stripe sofa with rolled arm" and realized I was fretting over nothing.  The stripe was a go!

It was previously my sofa and very well made so definitely worth recovering.  I was extremely lucky that Schumacher partnered with me because that fabric alone would have put me way over budget!  It was 450.00 to get the sofa upholstered.

 

I ordered the rug from Amazon.  Like I said before it was thin and needed a really good pad but all in all it was perfect for 277.00

Some of you may be thinking stripe on stripe WTH....but Mark is known for that!

The pillows came from Homegoods:)  I know I lucked out....and again more stripe on stripe!

The curtain fabric was the first thing selected.  Fabricut was a partner and gave us 20 yards so that worked out perfectly for the 4 panels [one width and a half each]

Those great floor lamps from Lamps Plus [a sponsor] were SO good.  

I got the Pottery Barn rods and rings on sale for 20% off!  The curtains were another big chunk of the budget at 550.00.

The next big purchase were the chairs ordered from Walmart!  They were 664.00 for 2.  I knew that I would have to cover the cushions which cost me about 95.00 in labor and the fabric was 60.00 for 3 yards.

I already had these pillows that I didn't use for another client....and the throws.

But I found these blue numbers at Marshalls for 19.99 each and I love that they brightened up all the beige and brought the blue across the room.

They had little tassels on them and I just cut them off:)

Before

You can see the tassels on the pillows....haha.  The garden seat also came from Lamps Plus.

Let's talk about the mantel...so lucky that I did not have to change the surround.  It was black granite squares.

I stuck a pretty fern in there...when in doubt greenery is always the answer!

From Lamps Plus....a sponsor.... I picked out this mirror early on.  I wasn't sure where it was going to go but since I ordered the wrong size of art from Minted [the abstract in the frame] Rose suggested "how about over the mantel" and I am so glad we did it!

  

The blue and white came from Homegoods.

One of my favorite shots!  And of course you know about the deal of the century....the coffee table!

Tray from HG's.

You can see the gallery wall in the mirror.

Here is the wall and you can see that NOTHING in this room is symmetrical.

Before

Thank goodness Minted was a sponsor!  Can you imagine how much all of this art would cost?

The one on the far right....was an abstract I already had so I gave it up for the cause.  It's by Steve Mckenzie.  The frame was an old one that I repurposed .

One the other side the one on the far left was one I had left over from an install.....

And then there was the one I painted quickly for a touch of blue.....

I think I will stick to design....lucky it was in a gallery wall and not that noticeable!

Again a repurposed frame and mat!

  

I picked up some blue books at a thrift store and most of the blue and white came from HG's.

And the whole shebang again.....

This was our dining room table and chairs growing up.....

Before

You remember the story about this etagere....it was a steal at $50.00

Again....books thrifted, along with the small box for $3.00

So happy for the NDI faux flowers which never have to be watered!

Again you can see that nothing is symmetrical in this space.  The good thing is when you are in it....you can't really tell.  Takeaway.....don't sweat the small stuff!

 

Here is the foyer that I did 4 years ago....

I just re-zhushed it up a little.

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So.....all 4 [I'm throwing in the foyer] rooms cost close to 5,000.  Even though I went over she wasn't mad....whew!  But....I also started with only one room so there's that right?

And another One Room Challenge is in the books.  I've done 8 rooms as a featured designer and 1 room as a guest.  I know I complain a lot but it really is fun and so gratifying to finish a room "soup to nuts" as they say!

Hope you guys have a great holiday weekend.  I'm headed to Boulder to preview another project!  Only 2 days....

Shaycray

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