SOME CREATIVE DESIGN WORK

I've got some fun pictures to share with you today!  My friend Pam Sessions of Hedgewood Homes gave us a tour of 3 of her Hedgewood Stay homes and all I can say is just WOW!

She likes to say she isn't a designer and I just want to flick her head when she says that....and maybe stomp on a toe or 2...haha

Here are the first pictures.....which is a one bedroom....

Simple backsplash....and beautiful Quartzite countertops!

Love the Brizo faucet....a great choice to the more expensive bridge faucets!

I love the dark ceiling....

Cute little dining area.....

And beyond the kitchen.....

Small living area.....

Love the metal butterflies on the wall....nice change from art!

And upstairs....

And of course....some black and white to get me going.....

This bathroom.....

So what are your favorite details?  I really like the butterflies and of course this bathroom!

Yesterday was my anniversary.  I felt sad all day thinking about it comparing where we are today to 28 years ago or even last year.....Why are endings so sad?

I am still not divorced yet....crazy I know....and the weirdest part is other than some emails about negotiations....I have not talked to him or seen him.  It will be a year on August 31.  Words that come to mind are replaceable and diminished.

Sometimes I think that if I was more he wouldn't have done this....But deep down I know I was OK and whatever happened between us was not really a response to me.  

This might sound weird but I don't feel hate or harbor any bad feelings.  I realize he needed to do what felt right for him and I hope he finds happiness.  Not to say I don't have bad days.....

Hope you guys are having a great week.....

There are 2 more homes to share with you:)

Sherika

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PINK DOORS

Lord I can go down a rabbit hole when I get obsessed about something.  The other day I was at Hedgewood Homes community called Manchester and came across this little beauty.

Holy smokes I just about died and had to pull myself away....lest the owner might call the authorities to have me removed.  It's no fun when people read about you in the news and it's because you did something stupid right?

Pam was sweet enough to give us the color......the outside dark color is SW Black Fox.  I am kind of scared to tell my husband I want to replicate this on our house.....it might be the end of me.  If there is no post on Friday then you know it didn't go well.......

Here is the same color.....doesn't look a bit like the door right?

I remember seeing this on her Instagram page.....

Her inspiration.

And how it looks.....

I think you know where I am going with this.....PINK DOORS.

Of course pinterest and instagram are loaded with images that are seriously drool worthy so I grabbed some to feed my obsession.

I adore the dark with the pale pink.....

I mean....could you die?  

Here are a few of my favorites!

Here is a little mid century pink for you!

Which one is your favorite?

I NEED SOME PINK IN MY LIFE

Without even thinking about this post I took these images yesterday at ADAC in the Schumacher showroom!

There you have it.....a small look into my recent obsession.

Shayfab

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ANOTHER PROJECT UPDATE

I mean really.....what is better than a 3 day weekend right? I did something that I have been wanting to do for months.....clean out my closet.

Yup.  All of my shoes had finally ended up on the floor and clothes were barely clinging to hangers.

I think I scared Cami because I just went in there and started tossing shoes out the closet door to the floor.  

3 hours later....success.  Then after reading on Kathy's blog The Good Life of Design I decided to trying selling some things on Poshmark.

We will see how that goes as it's just another thing I have to figure out and keep up with!

I have some updates on my friend Melissa's new house which posted about  here.

She is about a month away from closing and the decisions we made last January are finally coming together.  When you meet with the builder to pick things out I have one word of advice.

OK.....2 words.......Stay neutral. 

 

AND.....don't roll your eyes but we stayed with mostly #blackandwhite finishes for the reason that I'm me...... and thats what I like:)

All kidding aside it's always classic and when you go to sell.....it won't look dated.  #truth

So here is a picture of the kitchen....

Backsplash isn't  grouted yet but taking the tile to the ceiling was money well spent [upcharge].

The honed black granite....

The honed Carrara marble on the island.

 

The day we made our selections.

So excited!

This is the powder room right off the kitchen.

You remember we are using the Lindsay Cowles wallpaper....and circa lighting sconces.

I ordered this cool mirror from Four Hands so I can't wait for this baby to come together.

This is the main entry with a very small foyer.  I had picked a chandelier [that I thought would work] but guess what?  There's not enough clearance so we had to move it to the top of the stairs.

Whew....that was dicy. 

 It will go here instead with 10 ft ceilings but definitely shortened.

Here are 3 flush mounts I sent her [for the foyer] and with price consideration we chose the one in the middle from Shades of Light.

The railings have the same stain as the floors.  So I have been looking at carpet runners.

Here are the sconces going up the stairs....The color of all the doors is SW Dorian Gray.  The Thibaut grasscloth wallpaper is going up the second step of stairs [3 floors].  This first one is wool and the most $$$.  

This one is more reasonable and probably won't show as much dirt.

And.....this is the most appealing because it is indoor/outdoor and will look good against the ebony floors.

I'll keep you posted. [all samples from Myers Carpet]

Upstairs bathroom.....

Here is the wall the TV is going on which will also get the grass cloth....then to the right is the other set of stairs.

And this pretty chandelier for the master closet!

The master bedroom plan.....

Master bath

Hedgewood Homes always nails the landscaping for their projects!

And thats a wrap......

Have a great short week!

Shayrika

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