Does your room have character?

Wow - What fun today was. We arrived at our client's home this afternoon and there was nothing on the walls and the furniture had no rime or reason for being where it was. I got busy and we placed everything where we thought it should be in order to make the room feel lived in and cozy. It was amazing how all the items she had slowly started making her HOUSE a HOME. You can see by the pictures that it looks much better! The best part of it all was we didn't buy a thing. I shopped throughout her house and found items that I thought would be perfect in the room. This room went from having absolutely NO character to AMAZING character.

Amazing what a 1/2 day ROOM RE-ARRANGE can do!!!!

Color Changes Everything

Today I met with a new couple. He had an injury this summer and is home for a few months. The good thing is that he can paint and do some projects. So...they called me so they could get a plan together for their home, making good use of his time off. We walked from room to room and I gave advice on flooring suggestions, furniture arrangement, paint colors for all the walls as well as other tips and suggestions for draperies & window treatments.

What I love about these walk-thru consultations is seeing the client's face start to light up as we walk from room to room. You can see the excitement start to build as they get inspired about each space. I left my client today with pages of notes that they can refer to. The husband left the same time I did to go to the paint store. Now that's motivation and I LOVE IT!

It's very rewarding to meet such fun people and once again I'm reminded of what a rewarding job I have! They promised they would send their before and after pictures so I'll post them as soon as I get them.

I'm back!

Hi all! I've been busy moving and renovating my new house. It's been a LOT of work but lots of fun. We did it in 3 weeks; unpacked, remodeled and decorated everything. I took 3 weeks off and needed to finish in that time so I could get back to work. I thought I'd give you a sneak peak at what I've been up to. The contractors left yesterday. I used "Tommy Olquin" and his crew. They are fabulous and work with most of my client's remodel jobs. Thank you Tommy, Jesse, Josh, Israel, Juan and Alex. It was a pleasure having you in my new home each day. Thanks for showing up on time, being so respectful and for doing such a good job.

I would also like to thank several more businesses that helped me during this time. They are all contacts that I use and refer to my clients. Thank you Budget Blinds for the plantation shutters, shades and for adjusting some of my drapes. Thanks to Il Granito for repairing my granite contertops in my kitchen. Also to United Shower and Glass for installing my shower surrounds. Squeeky Clean did an awesome job cleaning all my windows and Paradise Glass installed my new windows. It's great to work with such great people. Contact me if you would like their phone numbers.

I also have to say a special "family" thanks to my nephews Bryce and Gunnar who have worked so hard in the yard as well as loading and unloading truckload after truckload. I do think they had fun driving uncle Dan's diesel truck.

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Mary Howe with "Divine Inspirations" did my entry wall for me. I've worked with her on several jobs this past year and she is amazing. I really wanted a focal wall when you enter and she really outdid herself. Thank you Mary!