The Curtains We Chose!!!

The Pottery Barn Allessandra curtain panels! Yay!




Remember my curtain ideas for my client, Mrs. C. here? Well, we decided on my favorite...The Pottery Barn Allessandra curtain panels! Yay! I will get photos as soon as they arrive! You can't get the red or blue panels in the store. You have to order it online...Bummer! :( But you can get the yellow panel in the stores! :)

Xo, Meme

{The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes...Frank Lloyd}

Curtain Decisions....Come Be My Design Assistant!

Come along with me...I am searching for the perfect curtains for one of my clients', Mrs. C.

Here are a few that I proposed....



JCPenney's has great choices and prices...so I always start here for a budget minded client...She is thinking she wants a pattern, but one that is muted and soft...and will blend well with the existing furniture and accessorizes...Or maybe a solid with texture...we are open to whatever we find...we seem to be on the same wave link...Great minds think a like...Love that!


JCP's Deanna Thermal Floral Pinch-Pleat Panel...classic, casual yet, has a little sophistication, as well...They come in chestnut (shown), desert rose, and lapis blue...I love the chestnut...and Mrs. C. does too...We are still deciding what will be better for her space pattern or a solid...



JCP's Jewel Tex III Pinch Pleat Panel ....Green Clay, Tawny Brown, Spice, Jet Black...Simple...the pleats are great...and texture galore!!! She loves the spice...I do too....Here is Spice....


And Jet Black...

Tawny Brown....
And lastly, Green Clay....



Target Medallion Window Panel- Tan...simple design...love how it hangs...Oh, and it is CHEAP!





Target Home Chenille Window Panel- Green...again, I love the hidden loops...It instantly makes pleats, and CHEAP, too....Yay!



Pottery Barn Nob Hill Floral...natural...love this, as well....A little more expensive....as we all know...





Pottery Barn Sabine Floral...and love this too! So natural and blends with the existing furniture and decor...




Pottery Barn Allesandra Red & Gold....Okay...I love this one and want this in my own home...the blue one is beautiful, as well...(and the blue one would go WELL with my master room...hint...Mr. Screaming Meme??? ;)...LOL)








And for kicks, Mr. Screaming Meme...here is the BLUE....




So, so far what are your favorites?


More soon...

Xo, Meme

A Furniture Redesign, Clients And A Sneak Peek!

I have been a busy girl lately! I have a few clients I am working with. A few furniture redesigns and a gorgeous home I am styling. Here is one of my furniture redesigns. A toddler bed...




It was a plain, old honey oak toddler bed. I used Annie Sloan's Old White Chalk Paint with Annie Sloan's clear and dark wax. I loved how beautiful it turned out.



My client was beside herself when she saw it! That makes all the work worth it! That is my favorite part of my job, even more than my paycheck...really! :)




She is using it for her son's room, which is decorated beautifully. And she shared a secret with me...she is pregnant with baby #2! And she has asked that I paint her baby furniture! And I gladly said YES! :)




I love when I hear someone else is pregnant...it instantly brings me back to my experience of being pregnant with my boys. I was the type who loved being pregnant! It was a beautiful experience for me.




I wish her the best pregnancy and birth...and I will be ready to paint that furniture once we figure out what she is having! A girl? A boy? It doesn't matter...she or he will be loved and treasured, I am quite sure!




I am so excited about the giveaway today. I will post the winner tonight! I wish everyone good luck! I am off to shop window treatments for the home I am styling! I have really loved working with this client. She is refreshing and fun! And her Mama, who is 92 (though looks 7o something) is a hoot and a breath of fresh air!

She lives with my client and her husband. Such a great family! Those are always the best to work with and even better to become friends with! I seem to always have luck with meeting clients who end up as friends! Another benefit to my job! :)




Here is a peek at a piece of furniture we moved to the hall...We are making a gallery wall with antique mirrors and old family photos! And look at that antique typewriter...I love that piece the most! Heck, I love a lot of her pieces! I will be sharing more of her lovely home as we go!




XoXo, Meme

Coastal Farmhouse Chic Colors

I got a million billion emails requesting the colors that were used in Sharon's beautiful home...They are all Sherwin Williams...and on the same strip #31...So easy!


Sharon's Coastal Chic Dining Room...

The Dreamy Ceiling: The Gorgeous Dining Room Walls: Sharon's Faux Finished Hutch & Island: Were all dolled up with this PERFECT color: They are all on the same color strip #31 XoXo, Screaming Meme

My Home...Okay...A Client's Home...;)

I love my client, Sharon and her beautiful home! It is a place I could see myself in...Perfect in every way...The details and love that they poured into building this home is unbelievable and breathtaking! The photos could never give this beautiful home justice...But I am going to share them with you anyway!

Here is a space we are working on right now...The dining room...

We added a beautiful french style mirror...and creamy white plates...we wanted it to be simple, yet beautiful! I call her style is Coastal Farmhouse Chic! I think we are on the right track...Don't you think? I secretly want to dress all in black and sneak in there late at night to steal that mirror...But shhh!... I don't want her to ever know that...lol Just in case, that actually ever really happened...;) Though, I think their dog, Cooper, would make it too hard! ;) Here are a few other spaces in her home...Some have been redone since I took these photos...and some are yet to be done...Sharon has wonderful taste and has made a house a home...I am quite sure that there will be beautiful memories made there... She has since hung a beautiful abstract art above the fireplace...it is PERFECT! She had a faux artist paint the built in hutch and the island in a beautiful robin's egg...In love with the color and the look! We plan to play around with the accessories on the hutch! Fun! I still get choked up when I am in this kitchen...it SCREAMS Meme...or I guess in this case, Sharon...lol I love the granite, the custom cabinets, white subway tile, and that stove...My goodness! It was a sad day when I had to go back to my builder grade kitchen...though, I am grateful for her (my kitchen)...I am working on dolling her up a little this fall... I don't have a shot of the butcher pantry...BUT It is too die for! It is just off the kitchen...You can't see the fauxing on the island that good...But I promise it is perfect...:) Okay, I am off to clean my kitchen and tell her that I am sorry for talking behind her back...;) Did you do anything fun or creative this past weekend? Did you see my faux cupcake I made my Aunt Cake? I tried to decorate a cupcake and gave up and used stickers and bedazzled the darn thing...Shhh! I think my family thinks I really decorated it...lol ;) Sneaky, huh? My true gift to Cake was my words and my staged vignette... XoXo, Screaming Meme

Slip To My Lou

Here is one of the chairs I had slipcovered for Miss Jackie...I had a whoopsie with one of them...I found a small rip in the piping on the day I was suppose to deliver them...:( I don't know how it happened, but it did...It was probably fixable, but I had to make sure it was perfect for Jackie and her beautiful family...I am not one to take chances or throw something together...It has my name on it...And I have too much pride to not make it right! So I took it a part and started over...:)

I called Jackie to let her know what had happened and that I would deliver the settee and one of the chairs and deliver the other one later in the week...She kindly said not to make two trips...So, I am a busy little beaver...slipcovers, model home, and design consults...I love it!!! :) lol I am in my zone and feel sooo alive there!

Yesterday, I met with a new client, Christian, she was a delight! And her kiddos were sooo adorable! I wanted to take the baby home with me to add to my collection of kiddos and doggos ;)...I have a tendency to do that...lol I love babies! They make me laugh and bring me back to when my boys were young {bittersweet}...I spent two hours with her going over her blue prints and color choices...It was soo fun to help her dove in and get the "BIG" picture of how it will look and give her new ideas and suggestions to add to her already wonderful ideas...By the time I was done, you could see the confidence on her face...That is what makes my job so wonderful...Her home is going to be sooo beautiful! She has such great taste! I can't wait to see it complete!





Did anyone see Oprah yesterday? It was about dream jobs...I cried when Buddy from Cake Boss started crying about how proud his Dad would be...I completely got how he felt and know my Momma and my Grandfather {Papa} would be SOOO proud of my accomplishments! Yes, I am doing my dream job! I have to pinch myself and make sure I am alive...:) Yep, I am! lol


I am off to work on slipcover orders and take care of Bella, the chihuahua...She had her teeth cleaned yesterday and had a little scare...Her heart rate went low during the surgery (well, they put them asleep while they clean their pearlies)...and she had a reaction to the vaccinations she got...I was up with her all night...:( I was scared out of my mind...She is my baby...:) She is doing well this morning, but very drowsy from the allergy meds I gave her...




XoXo, Screaming Meme