design indulgence: coastal

Burrrr…..I feel bad complaining because after all I live in Atlanta not Buffalo and these are unusual weather times. But cold is cold dammit.

It's hard getting in the car with 4 layers on….scarf….hat….gloves a purse and trying to buckle up then take off one glove to operate cell phone…..AND then try to get out after dropping 1 glove that was in my lap on the ground in the parking lot…getting tangled up in the scarf along with ripping the iPhone charger out and forgetting to turn off the car.

Give me summer please.

I have said this before but sometimes while working on a project I become immune to it. I see the work it took to put it together…..but maybe not the finished product. It's only after posting the final images and hearing from all of you that I think "Oh goodie….I did good".

Thanks for the love :)

Here are the final shots.

Before

This is a keeping area off the kitchen. Not big enough for a sofa or anything but perfect for 2 Lee Industries chair 1/2's.

After

The Dash and Albert indoor/outdoor rug will hold up nicely along with the Sunbrella fabric on the chairs!

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I took this one before styling….so you could see how comfy these look…big enough to curl up in front of the fire and doze off:)

Before of dining area

After

I used the same rug here also. We decided to just paint the wood chairs to be cost effective and I added 2 Ikea slipcovered parsons at each end.

Cute little piece of art from Scott's.

Before of the foyer

After the Thibaut wallpaper and changing out the light fixture.

After

More vintage nautical art…

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Before

After

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It was quite a search for the few items in the foyer. I had to find a really narrow table to fit on the side wall. Since the one I found was painted then I felt like the mirror and planter should be neutral.

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One more shot

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Many of you asked about the paint color [which was already there] and I think it is Sherwin Williams Comfort Gray 6205.

I have to tell you how much fun it was working on this project. Every time I asked her about something she said "whatever you think"…..gotta love that right? It made shopping for her so easy!

So there you have it…..guess I better get my butt in gear so I have some good things to post about in 2014!

Busy week with the Mart and Scott's.

Sheriky freaky deaky.

Here we go again....more bookshelves. If you follow me on Instagram then you saw a preview of my flea market finds.

That is MY favorite thing to do because finding small items are pretty easy. Old books....small tchotchke's. Had to look up the spelling of that word....wouldn't you hate to get it in a spelling bee.

Here is the before

Since I am doing the whole room I wanted to get this part of the accessorizing done before the furniture comes next week. That way I can see where I need to add.

My inspiration was clean, minimal......a bit of "Nantucket, coastal with some vintage thrown in". Duh. My favorite style.

Some of my finds....

So let's start with the left side.

Before

I asked her to take everything down before I got there. Then I did my usual organizing of books and such into piles.

Before...

After

You might think it looks sparse but since there are so many shelves I wanted plenty of space for the eye to rest. Also...I would like to find a few vintage pieces of coastal art to add in. I used my favorite baskets from Ikea and it was very hard to part with those vintage cream jars on the top shelf!

Here is the other side....

The metal letter almost stumped me....I kept trying to find a place for it vertically and it was only when I placed it on it's side that I had my ah ha moment.

Moral...don't give up....

Again...room to add a few things after the final install.