HOW I BROKE THROUGH THE NEUTRAL BARRIER.....USING COLOR!

I can't tell you what an incredible weekend it was....I just kept looking around thinking how did I get here?  Friday night was the opening party for the House Beautiful concept house here in Atlanta!

You guys know it all started back in February with my trip to Hearst in NYC with Ladisic and team.  Somehow I found myself designing a home for House Beautiful.....yeah....totally insane.

Anyway.....so much happened since that moment.  I went to Highpoint in the spring and was invited to a special intimate dinner that Sophie Donelson [editor of HB] has hosted for a few years.....again looking around the table and thinking....who am I?

I started putting together plans and they kept asking for more color....it got to the point where I didn't know there was THAT much color.....I guess I had been sleeping in a cave.

So....without running my mouth until your eyes bleed I'll just show some more images!

How we arrived at the master bedroom plan.....

The beginning....when I was naive:)

This is what I started with and I am sure when they received these fabrics....they all had a good laugh at my "use of color" right....haha.

Below you can see I was starting to get the message....

Then there was this one but a few things were unavailable.

Then we were here....yes I just wanted you to see how this process went:)

You know House Beautiful is known for their layering of pattern also.....

A far cry from my first plan which I considered colorful!

After the Thibaut wallpaper went up.

It's a huge room full of light and I have to tell you the wallpaper really warmed up the space.  I had my doubts.....

You can see there is a small foyer/entry which had to be addressed also.

One of my favorite Circa Lighting fixtures [they were the lighting sponsor] for the bedroom entry.

The bench was from Ballard Designs.

I definitely felt like we were headed to the home stretch when all the lighting started going up....

I started with the Lee Industries sofa here..

Of course we ended up with the Gabby chest from Perigold in this space eventually.

Stacy Milburn custom mirror, art from Atlanta Artist Collective, vase from Century Furniture at ADAC.

And....one more time so you don't have to scroll back a post.

Where everything ended up!
A few shots of the master bathroom designed by Matthew Quinn!

My friend Blayne Macualey art in the background!

So pretty!

Here is a shot of the master closet by California Closets....

Well I've done 2 post on the master bedroom so we can move forward now!

Today I have 2 events and then one more on Thursday evening.  After that....back to.... you know....everyday mundane life.

Shafamousforaminute

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PATIO MAKEOVER

Well.....not exactly the after.....but the beginning.  I have been blabbing on and on about getting my house painted.  It has finally started....you know after all the prep of caulking, sanding, and power washing.  

This is just the primer but I am so excited about the lighter color.

I used Benjamin Moore China White.  Believe it or not....I have not picked the shutter color.  I have about a hundred samples on the back of the house and I am sure my painter will be standing over me with a hot dagger waiting for a decision.

It actually looks good with the color they are now which is SW Porpoise.  But I am ready for a change.

Now to the back of the house.  Don't cringe....cause I think you can tell the front is rather traditional.....but something like this is in the works.

I wanted something fun.

I think I am in good hands with this little beauty.

Also....I have been slobbering over this umbrella canopy from Ballard forever.

I have been checking the Backroom every time I am in the area and the other day I was close to the location and low and behold they had "one".  By that I mean only one cover....in the size I needed and it was the black and sand.

Shut up.

I scooped it up and just walked around thinking about how lucky I was.....maybe doing the Gangnam Style dance in the isles.

  "Assistance in isle 2 for help with ....uncoordinated old lady having a seizure."

  I got out of there with 25% off [on top of another  20%] for a total   around $120.00.  

Yesterday I went to Home Depot for some spray paint.  I needed to spray the base because it was black and my umbrella was not.

Easy right.....getting pretty excited to get this sucker up and running....

I might be dancing around my back yard with the cover like a super hero waiting for the paint to dry.

Cue sound of scratchy record.

WTF.

It does not work with my umbrella.  

But they told me it would work with ANY umbrella.  

Liars.  Mine has 6 spikes [proper term?[ and the cover is made for 8.

I mean really.   Good Lord.  

All the joy just left the backyard.

Now what.  I don't know....brick wall.....no hammer.

Cause with my savings I was thinking these might have my name on them.....

Nothing has my name on it now except my birth certificate.

I know this is not earth shattering.....no one died....no one is sick....my house did not get flattened by a tornado.

I try to keep things in perspective.

But crap. 

 

There is always something that can bring a smile back though.

Alrighty then......Have a great day.  I mean it.

Shabusted

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