My birthday was last month. My designer friend Deb gave me the same present she did last year (click here for last year’s link)….the gift of her time in my home. I luvvvvvvvvvvvvvv her.
We rearranged and hung furniture and …
Have you seen my hair? I have lots and lots of it. And lots of hair required lots of tools.
I gotta have my blow dryer, a diffuser and a curling iron.
But I swear I only put two curls …
A little cinnamon color with a little glaze….
A little sanding thru to the previous avacodo color….
A little gold leaf at the suggestion of a brialliant blog follower from The Gilded Barn …..
A little excited for vacation…..
Yeah….that’s …
Ok, so maybe I haven’t repainted my chalkboard 348 times.
But this WAS the 4th time.
Next time, someone PLEASE remind me that “John Deere Green” belongs in the corn field,
Not on my chalkboard.
And “avacodo” belongs on my …
This was my wonderful client Mary’s fireplace BEFORE….
While pretty….it just lacked OOMPH!
We did this textured faux finish in the niches flanking the fireplace.
And stained the gorgeous detail on the concrete fireplace.
The stain just makes the details …
Repost from last summer because I forgot to take pictures of this year’s buckets!!!
They are supposed to be called “Teacher Pails”…….. but I call them what they are… “Brown Nosing Buckets”! HA!
One of my favorite “client turned friend” …
I know….it was hideous!!! I was seeing these “country kitchen” type pieces all over at garage sales last year. Finally, I bought one hoping it would be as pretty as I envisioned it eventually.
And after much work, I think …
(Walls are Aquastone and metallic faux)
I am seeing this done more and more in new construction.
(We fauxed these walls in Lusterstone and the wainscoating in metallics)Several chandeliers hanging in dining rooms over the table.
(Walls are fauxed 
If you live in Kansas City, there is the oddest store ever in the caves off 291 Highway in Independence called “Overstock Freight”.
It’s where I got the blue dresser that sits in my entryway. The store is totally hit …
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