Oh my gosh!

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh!!  I put these up today and cannot be happier.  When I say "I", I really mean my awesome husband, installer extraordinaire.  He cut, and recut, then cut again.  All with a smile on his face (glad I brought the chop saw).

This ones the biggie.

Yeah, that window is about 82.5 inches wide.  I could not be happier with how it turned out.  Relaxed roman shade valance.  Beautiful.













We then did some very small soft cornices over the windows in her eating area.  I love transom windows.  They let in so much light.  I didn't want to cover them too much so making them pretty short was the key.

Fit like a glove

Matching panels were made for the family's adjoining family room.  This was a great option to minimize fabric cost and maximize the impact.


I don't think I would've like the as much if they were all one fabric.

I absolutely loved this project.  I worked with an awesome designer, Meredith Fox.  She was able to walk in and know exactly what to use.  All I had to do was make it happen.   The client was a close family friend I have known since birth.  I was so glad to leave with her happy.  Score!

New Chair!

Just wanted to share something I got done with yesterday!!!

Here is my chair before:





It's a fine chair.  Green is one of my things.  Not really this green, but I bought it knowing that one day I would redo it.  Or that one day I would take it apart and wouldn't be able to get it back together.  Either way, the chair was not going to last.










But look at it now!!!!

I figured out how to put it back together!  I absolutely love it.  I swear, it brightened the room up.  Not too bad for my first re-upholstery attempt.  It actually took me longer to take the thing apart than it did putting it back together.  I had to pry out eleventy million staples with a flat head screwdriver.  I only jabbed myself with it a few times.  Notice the pillow-New drapes go up tomorrow!  Yay!

Relaxed Roman Shade

Latest project done.  A relaxed roman shade valance.  The final piece to a friend's gorgeous master bath.

This is a great choice when it isn't necessary for the shade to open and close.  Saved me a lot of work and saved her a lot of money.

I absolutely love the tassel trim!

New master bathroom.....Check!

My Home Office....One day it will be done

So, I made a promise to myself to update this once a week.  Blogger fail.  All the same excuses-super busy, school's cancelled, husband's a weekend rock star, etc.  Truth is-I am a slacker.  Admitting it is the first step.

I'm trying really hard to actually finish decorating a room.  I've decided to start with our office.  It's one of the first rooms you see when you walk in our house.  That, and our formal living which we've turned into a play/game room for our kids.  Well, I've kinda had to just accept the fact that there will always be toys out, so I turned my attention to the office.

Here is my inspiration fabric.

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I plan on making grommet topped drapes with these.  It's totally not something I would've picked out a couple years ago because of the big tulip on it.  I saw this one night staring at fabric websites and have become obsessed with it.  I think about it all the time.  Now I just need to find the time to make them.

I just finished this picture today!  I had my friend at Spectrum Design Studio do the numbers for me.  I saw a picture like this on Pinterest years ago and have wanted one every since.  It's all the important dates in our lives.  What took her all of two seconds would've taken me days to do.  She got all the numbers lined up perfectly.  I would've fretted over the "pica" and fonts.  Yeah, I remember that word from my high school typing class.  Impressed?

I wrapped fabric around the mat.  I found the tutorial here.  I stumbled across this blog this morning and have spent most of my day looking at it.  It puts mine to shame, but gives me something to strive for.  It gives me something to strive for with my house. 

I used masking tape just like her.  That way I can change the fabric when I realize it doesn't go with my obsession fabric (I'm praying it does!).  I first used my go-to fabric choice of black and white zebra print, but it came out a little too "tribal" for me.  I thought it needed a little pop of color too.  Now I am just praying it goes with my obsession fabric.

Again, this is fabric I would've never went out looking for.  I just saw this one day in a fabric store and was drawn to it.  I have always loved it.  I still gotta hang it.  I hate putting nail holes in my freshly painted walls.  I've had this sitting on my dining room table for weeks, so it's a step in the right direction.

New Year, New Look, New Neck?

It has been pretty quiet around here so far this year.  I had neck surgery.  I had a herniated disc removed and some vertebrae fused together, blah blah blah.  And, as much as I hate to admit it, it's knocked me on my buttocks. 

Around 4:30 in the morning the other night, I decided that I can either wallow in self pity, or change my attitude about this.  All I've been focusing on all the things I can't do like sewing, playing dance central, tying my shoes, etc.  I should be focusing on the things I'm not allowed to do.  Laundry, vacuuming, emptying the dishwasher, basically all the housework.  I decided to pick myself up by my green Hunter rain boot straps and totally take advantage of all this situation.

There will be some changes here.  Of course, I'm going to spend more time with my kids.  I don't think they're too thrilled about this, but I can only watch so much HGTV.  I need someone to entertain me while I sit....all day.

I'm also going to learn some photography basics.  Granted, it's going to be a little hard since I can't turn my neck, but I can read a lot.  Yay for better pictures!!

Today's project was getting this blog going again (lucky you).  To go along with my new neck brace, I'm giving the blog an update.  It's keeping me from online shopping which makes my husband very happy.

All I got is time, baby.