MADISON UPDATE

Look at me being all responsible.....it's Monday afternoon and I am starting this post so I can finish it tomorrow morning.  Don't say I don't love you guys:)

Tomorrow I have to close on a small piece of property that I acquired in my divorce [it's not signed yet but close] so I have to leave my house early.

Anyway I don't think I have shared the family room at the farm in Madison.  I believe I last showed you the sectional that was delivered....

Let's review so you don't have to go back to the post!

They had the rug so instead of bringing out the red....I decided to stick with blue accents.....pillows.  

In my humble opinion since the rug is busy I needed to calm everything else down.  Using a light color on the sectional [performance] and some black and white pillows.....

I looked everywhere for a coffee table and I wanted round just for a different shape.....

So happy when I found this one!

OK....I was humming along with this post and my neighbor called saying she didn't have any water.  I ran over with the "curb" thing which you can open the meter lid with and we managed to figure out what the problem was!  I say we..... as her daughter stuck her hand in murky mud water so that we could find the  valve.  I was most impressed because she would have gone without water if it was up to me:)  

That......of course called for a glass of wine in celebration.....So of course I never finished this post last night:)

Here is the before of the TV wall.  I needed to find a longer console as this situation was not working:)

Love the lighter color of this one....

Now to accessorize.....

You might remember that I found all of these beautiful art books at a flea market....the client is an art historian.

Originally in this room there was a leather sofa AND leather chair.  I broke those babies up!  I put the sofa in the front room.....just too much leather for my taste!  [clearing throat.....design tip]

Moving into the dining room.....

The rug was delivered and we added some cream curtains....they are ready made from Pottery Barn....

The rug is performance from Couristan called Curacao in pewter.

This pretty owl by Jane Ingols

Beautiful chairs from Charles Stewart in a Schumacher fabric!

Wall color is SW Black Fox

Light fixture is from Rejuvenation.

The table was hand made and I love the iron base!

They will spend so much time here....and now it's comfortable!

It was purchased maybe 3 years ago....we zhushed it a little.....then the renovation began last year and after 2 stages it is finally finished!  Of course I am sure there are still "ticks" on the property....haha.

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PROJECT BOULDER BEFORE AND AFTER PART 4

Well.... hello sweet friends.

I'm gonna show you pretty pictures first as I don't want this blog to be all sadness.  You are here for design and I am here to provide:)

To continue with the Boulder flip I have the kitchen, powder and dining area....

Here is the before of the kitchen....which actually got opened up and included the old dining room space.

This is the view standing right inside the front door.  I am LOVING the Serena and Lily foyer light.

Below is one of the listing images....I only had my iPhone and the last day I was still running around finishing up the styling...and making notes for them!

I got these cute vases a few "flips" ago and they added the perfect touch of texture....

The overhead lighting is from Circa.  The green is BM Irish Moss if I remember correctly.

I was excited to find this runner at World Market....

Beautiful white oak floors.

Across from the kitchen was a load bearing wall that of course couldn't be moved so Greg made it a little bigger and added some storage!  

It makes the perfect coffee bar:)

Looking from that corner is the new dining area.

The light fixture is from Rejuvenation...kind of has a modern country look....

And of course who hasn't seen that Target art:)

See that door on the right?

Yes.... it is the powder room.  Seriously there WAS NO OTHER PLACE TO HAVE ONE.  
It is the only bathroom on the main level [and basement level] so it had to be!

But we made it cute!

Bringing in the green tile......
Below was the inspiration.

A little change up with the lighting......

Next up will be the LR and bedrooms.


I want y'all to know that I read every one of your comments....soaking in the love and words of support which felt so good.  

It's weird when you tell people you have a blog these days....it seems "old school" compared to Instagram and other social media platforms....but I am here to say that building relationships with people will always win out in the end.  Do you agree?

Let me just put this out there....I still have Cami. And she has kept me going....just knowing she needs me....along with all of her unconditional puppy love that our family pets provide.

It has almost been a month since I came home and I have experienced pretty much every emotion there is.....shock, devastation, betrayal, sadness, anger, loss, embarrassment....the list goes on.  I feel like I am getting a little stronger everyday even though half the time I just want to crawl in bed and hide.  I guess forcing yourself to "normal life" things just naturally moves you forward.

One more thing.....friends have told me that they also read all of the  comments from y'all and were so amazed by the kindness and support:)

Hope everyone has a wonderful week.


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