BEFORE AND AFTER: BEACH HOUSE FINE TUNING

A VERY SPECIAL CUSTOMER RECENTLY ASKED ME TO HELP REDO SOME STUFF IN THEIR BEACH HOUSE. IM ALWAYS UP FOR A FUN EXPERIENCE AND THIS BECAME QUITE THE TRANSFORMATION!

 FIRST, WE STARTED CLEANING HOUSE BY ELIMINATING ANYTHING THAT WAS A DISTRACTION .....REMEMBERING THAT LESS IS MORE, WE WANTED A SIMPLISTIC DESIGN.

NEXT, THE HOMEOWNER HAD ORDERED 3 LARGE SLIPCOVER SOFAS- BUT WE NEEDED SOME REALLY LARGE PILLOWS TO TAKE UP SOME SPACE....AND THE PILLOWS NEEDED TO COMPLIMENT  THE CUSTOM SEASCAPE ARTWORK.

SO,  MY WORKROOM MADE EURO SHAM SIZE PILLOWS TO REALLY ANCHOR THE LARGE OVERSCALE SOFAS...THE PILLOWS ALSO  HELP BALANCE OUT THE WEIGHT OF THE ART. REUPHOLSTERED CLUB CHAIRS CARRY THE COLOR SCHEME TO THE OTHER END OF THE ROOM...

 NOW THE HOMEOWNER HAS AN EASY & CASUAL,  COMFORTABLE , & BEACHY LOOKING SPACE.

BEFORE

BEFORE

IF I WERE BUILDING A HOUSE......

when i found this exterior shot this morning on pinterest, i was LOVING it! and it made me think.....if i had to start from scratch and build a house, what would it look like?
so here it is, a tour of my imaginary house......and thank god my husband doesn't read these blogs!

dontcallmebetty.tumblr.com

that front door? GOTTA have it!!! elsoncompany.com http://www.victoriahagan.com/ houzz.com quadrillefabrics.com iometro.blogspot.com

http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/decorating/guest-bathrooms-00417000073810/page25.html

and last but not least, my husband and i leaving for dinner in our weekend car............oh i need to WAKE UP!!

NAVY BLUE...MY OBSESSION!

ONE OF MY FAVORITE COLORS TO USE IN A SPACE....ESPECIALLY IN FAMILY ROOMS.... IT MASKS DIRT, CONTRAST BEAUTIFULY WITH WHITES, FEELS CASUAL AND COMFORTABLE, LOOKS CRISP AND COOL IN THE SUMMER AND COZY IN THE WINTER. I LOVE LOVE LOVE NAVY! HERE ARE SOME REASONS WHY....

http://thezhush.blogspot.com/2011/09/style-stalking-phillips-deveer.html

http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/designer-libraries

http://colorchangeseverything.blogspot.com/2012/01/engagement.html

http://vivafullhouse.blogspot.com/

http://issuu.com/houseoffifty/docs/summer_2012_issue

http://pinkwallpaper.blogspot.com/

http://forevercottage.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-09-14T16:31:00-07:00&max -results=4

oh the lazy days of summer....AND MY HOUSE IS A WRECK!!

the culprits?....see below!

the only reason why the shelf is neat is because R cant reach!

the floor in H and R's toy closet-can barely even see the hardwoods!.....and to think  that i had this totally organized last week! other people's kids are like this too, right?

out of control shoe basket, and some random...ugh!

my bookcase is no longer mine, but rather a remote control helicoptor landing area and lego display and junk center.

lego central!

 everyone's house is like this, right??

VIRGINIA'S OPSAIL 2012: DAY 2

 ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR EVENTS I HAVE EVER SEEN..... INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC SHIPS SAILING IN BOAT PARADE FROM THE CHESAPEAKE BAY INTO DOWNTOWN NORFOLK FOR OPSAIL 2012.

WE THOUGHT THE SAILORS WERE FAKE AT FIRST.....UNTIL THE SHIP GOT CLOSER.....CRAZY!

SAILING DOWN THE ELIZABETH RIVER IN THE PARADE OF SAILS

JUST ANOTHER DAY ON THE BOAT FOR R? LOOK BEHIND YOU!!!

THE INDONESIAN SHIP WAS CRACKING ME UP-THEY WERE BLASTING MUSIC AND THE SAILORS WERE DANCING HIGH UP IN THE SAILS-GUESS THEY ARENT AFRAID OF HEIGHTS!

DOWNTOWN NORFOLK

THE MEXICAN SAILORS...GOOD TO SEE THEM WEARING A  HARNESS!

COULDN'T ASK FOR A NICER DAY.

SHIPS DOCKING DOWNTOWN