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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WORLD MARKET OUTDOOR

Well..... we might be in the middle of winter but I'm looking forward to spring...which for Atlanta is just around the corner....don't hate if you live in Minnesota:)

I am still trying to finish up my sisters porch before it gets warm so I am all things outdoor right now.  I was in Target the other day and they already have their stuff out and of course I was excited to see that that it was very neutral!!

My thoughts about that is you can always add color with planters and such right?

I thought I would check out World Market.  I used to stroll around that place all the time as they were right next to my grocery store.  Then....they up and moved and I was not happy about that.

Let's start with the big stuff first....

I love both of these seating groups and as you will see I picked a lot of good stuff to accent them!

And.....here is a good neutral dining set.....

So let's get to work!

Check out these outdoor rugs!

And of course you will need to add a few occasional chairs and some tables!

 I'm not mad at any of these:)

Pillows....yes please!

Every space needs accessories.....even outdoors.

And setting the table will be fun with these right?

I did not link these because they are all from World Market....and their website is easy to navigate!

I am headed to Florida today for the weekend to visit a friend....I hate leaving Cami.

That sweet face....who is always there to love me.

I have a lot to share with you since I was at the Atlanta Mart last week.....I took pictures of some good stuff!

I hope y'all have a great weekend.  I am a ball of nerves since I have my divorce mediation in 2 weeks......not gonna lie.....this will be so darn hard.

Shaystressed

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PROJECT BOULDER BEFORE AND AFTER PART 5

Could someone drag out a reveal more than I can....I want to meet them and we will have a "blog reveal" dance off:)

Here we are on part 5....the rest of the story....well kinda.

Last up was the kitchen and dining area....so let's get to the living room.

Here is a before shot of the entrance

And the living room right off the entrance

You can see that the dining room steps up in the opening on the right.  That is now the kitchen.

The ceiling of the entrance got opened up and the bay window was replaced.

Kitchen is now in the old dining room area.....

Here is a listing picture that shows how the floor plan really changed.....

Another shot which of course makes it look like there is 20,000 square feet of open space but in reality it's the way the lens captured the space....haha #bowlingalley

How it looked when I got there...love the Schumacher wallpaper!

I'm not gonna lie....it was a big room but I did the best I could filling up the space.  Below is my inspiration board.....

I used the faux tree we got from World Market for the last flip and that helped a little.  The sofa came from WM also.

I tried this coffee table but it was just too much tan with the chairs and poufs.

Chairs and rug are from WM.  The floor lamps are from Target.  Poufs are from CB 2

I kind of boxed myself into a corner using this colorful rug....you know this kind of design throws a #blackandwhite gal into mayhem.  #istruggled

Pillows are from WM also!

Dreaded large blank wall....

Used these in the last flip and decided even though they are texture and we have plenty of it in this space.....up they went:)

Since the wallpaper really acts as art...I did not hang anything over the sofa....

And I thought this coffee table with the white top looked better....

 Two more shots from the listing

Really love the Serena and Lily chandy hanging in the foyer!

As much as I would like to finish up the whole thing I am off to a photoshoot early this AM so I have to get Cami walked and slap on some facepaint:)

For the final installment I will have the master bedroom, walk in closet and bathroom and then we will be done.

I'm hanging in there friends......

Shay

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