THIS AND THAT

Well...well....it's another week already.  Where the holy heck did summer go?  And....who knew that Covid would still be here when we first heard about it in March?  I can remember being out to dinner with Rose on March 7 and there was one case.....

Crikey.

Today I am answering questions and showing you a few of the other tables from To Live and Dine at ADAC.

Leslie....I ordered the napkin rings on Etsy and they were vintage.  There were only 5 but I can tell you I think they are a pottery.  Or maybe do a google search with a picture of them!

I went on Etsy and looked for some other nice ones that would have worked on our table....

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The amber jar....as I said I got mine at Scott's a few years ago but I found one on Etsy for you....

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And I found plenty [much smaller] at places like Target, Crate and Barrel and a few on Amazon!

So I thought you might want to look at some of the other tables....

Hope Austin Interiors

Love the red white and blue!

Forbes and Masters

Amazing that they finished...the wallpaper arrived late the night before we were supposed to be finished!  Love the organic feel of this space.

Regas Interiors

Hard to photograph this one but there were plenty of beautiful moments....I also think it was before the flowers were placed.....

CDK Interior Design

Poor Christy....she threw her back out placing the heavy bust!  Love the gallery wall!

Atelier Davis

So creative!  The wall was hand painted on paper then installed!

Bossard Design

The gorgeous Schumacher wallpaper was a great backdrop for this table.  And those flowers were real and amazing!

Davenport Designs LTD

My friend Lauren brought her grandmothers china and her sister did the floral arrangement.  Hard to photograph but it was stunning!

Balance Design

This one was hard to photograph also but it was extremely creative with the black rocks and flowers.

Every one had such creative centerpieces and there we were with a silver pitcher and a 7.99  maidenhair fern:)

 

Isn't it amazing how different they all were!

I went on a site check and saw 2 of the vanities I ordered online....was pretty impressed with them!

This one came from Home Depot

And this one was from Wayfair.  Of course the tile is the star here right!

Met with the floor guy who worked a miracle for me:)  Client wanted light floors.  Wasn't sure it would work with the old and the new mixed in but he gave us a great option!

Let me see if I can remember....1 part weathered oak....one part classic gray and I think special walnut...

And that was my week....well there was a lot more but these were the highlights for sure...haha

As I am sitting here writing this post Cami is staring at me for her walk and it is raining....don't know how to break it to her....

This was her last night looking all cute...

Hope you guys have a remarkable day....

Sherika Freaka

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OUR TABLE SETTING FOR ADAC

All this week Rose and I have been putting together our tables for ADAC's To Live and Dine.  Normally it's a huge dinner for charity but well.....Covid affects everything right!

They invite 10-12 designers to set a table.  Since it was not going to be a dinner..... we opted to do a table of 4 [instead of 10].  I am always thinking of doing less work:)

We had 3 days to set up and we used every minute of those 3 days.  I have never been one of those designers who can plan the whole thing out....install and be done!  To me....the fun part is putting it together and watching it evolve.

At first we were all over the place but then we just decided to keep it simple and do cream and white with touches of camel and green.  I mean....gotta stay true to our roots right!

We found the table at Englishmens....that was our starting point.  Then we decided to use some old chairs of mine that have been painted at least 5 times:)  When you are going for neutrals....texture is everything. Thanks to Rose as she sprayed all 4 of them.  She said her finger is still numb.

The rug came from Designer Carpets...and it is amazing.  How perfect did it go with our plan!

Below is the fabric that we selected from Fabricut....it's a new one and fit the bill perfectly...

Thanks to Sudi:)

Detail shots.....

Curtains from Pottery Barn and we ordered the rod from Fabricut.

I have 12 place settings of all different sterling silver that I bought at Scott's 15 years ago!

Placemats from Homegoods and the plates from World Market.  The wooden bowls were mine.

I found the napkin rings on Etsy and the vintage white linen napkins were mine.

We were struggling with the centerpiece  at first and then I remembered I had this old hotel silver pitcher which was the perfect vessel for the maidenhair fern.

The gold rimmed glasses were my sisters....

The amber jar was mine and I picked it up from Scott's years ago.

These gorgeous books are from Rose....I would like to steal them....

And here is a thousand pictures of a 8 x 8 space....haha 

The art work is vintage and came from Up Country Home at ADAC.  The acrylic table came from Travis and Co at ADAC.

In the image below we picked up the hide cube from Madegoods.

So you see how layered it is.....it's the last group of accessories that makes the difference in design....in my opinion:)

Funny story....the first day we were [and I say we but it was Rose because I can't hang curtains] trying to get those curtains hung and it was a disaster.  The drywall was so old and thin that even with a molly....they fell and a butterfly...they still wouldn't stay up.....we were beat and defeated.  As we left that day all we had was a table and chairs.  I am sure everyone else was thinking....rookies!

We had to call in a professional. We may never get that rod down now....haha

Of course on the reveal day we both had to dress to match the space!

These shoes were my purchase from the Nordstroms Anniversary sale....I stalked these suckers because I had to wait for my level [just a credit card] to actually be able to purchase them.....grrrr

Rose was the best partner EVER.....I was so busy this week with all kinds of deadlines and she did much more than I did.  Love you girl.....

Shaysetsatable

 

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GOING CRAZY.....JUST A LITTLE

How the heck did it get to be Tuesday already?  

I feel like I am treading water just trying to stay a float and my dang arms are getting tired.  I know....I know...one foot in front of the other.....head down and swim and you will get to the finish line before you know it.

I might sound like a crybaby....no wait....I AM A CRYBABY.  Insert visual of 2 year old on the floor having a temper tantrum.

But hey....I am sure everyone feels like that at times so I can hear you under your breath saying "suck it up Sherry".   OK....got it.  

Working on this House Beautiful project has it's perks though....I got to preview these new wallpapers from The Style Library! Here in Atlanta these brands are carried at Grizzel and Mann over at ADAC

Here is my favorite....Nest Egg.

Schumacher used to have a similar paper and I had it in my powder room....but they discontinued it many years ago.

Yes please anything with birds in it.....

I never met a botanical I didn't like:)

Another favorite!

I got a few request to do a "look for less" on my before and after....[the last post] and I will definitely try to do that....in 2021 :)  Nah just kidding....I can probably get to it in 2020.

hahahahahaha....the kind of laughter that turns into crying.

Thanks for letting me vent....we're friends right?

Shaylosingit

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