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Bring on the champagne it's melbourne cup day...let the fun begin...Have a beautiful day xx

here are just a few pictures of the house i have been working on for the last several months with some amazing clients. we still have several items to put in place, but they have moved in, and things are looking great! as soon as i can get some nicer photos taken, i will share all the paint colors and sources for other items.
until then, take a peek:
 i have showed you glimpses of the mudroom before, but not with the light fixtures in and
the floors uncovered. we still need to hang the wallpaper in the adjoining mudroom, and have
a window seat cover made for the window seat....

 the amazing staircase! (and can you see a peek of the overstock rug in the distance?)
i haven't showed you this area before, because until recently, it looked like a construction site.
it's really a generous and impressive space in person.

 a look at the great room...
we kept the owners leather sofa and ottoman, but mixed in some new chairs and a love seat....we still have a few pieces that haven't arrived yet, and the drapes still need to be hung.

i really like how the master vanity turned out. the soft green glass tile on the backsplash adds a hint of color, and those mirrors?...are from ikea!!
here's to mixing high and low!

This is where I would like to be hanging out today ...with my very talented and inspiring blogger friends...enjoying good food and fine wine and soaking up all the prettiness that life has to offer...and of course at the end of the day everyone would leave with something oh so special. Have a lovely Monday xx

i like halloween. a lot.
i think that's because i like candy. a lot.



happy halloween!

When I first saw this bathroom with it's exquisite ceasarstone tiles it literally took my breath away...I don't think I've seen a more beautiful tile...it really is devine!
I don't think I would change anything in this room other than perhaps replace the mirrors with venetian ones for a bit more luxury {but that's just me}... the chair is fabulous...the lighting is grand and the orchids are to die for ...but let's face it this bathroom is definately all about the tiles...Thanks for all the lovely comments yesterday...I wish you all a beautiful dayxx images via Tumblr

early in the spring, some clients contacted me, needing some advice on the exterior of their home. they were planning on repainting, and needed some help selecting colors, but also wanted to add some curb appeal to their entry.  they had just put a new roof on, and didn't want to change the pitch of the roof, so we worked to come up with a solution.

after:



new stone based columns, timber framing, and a king truss break up the empty entry and add structure. before, the roof projection over the porch seemed to be floating, but it is now grounded by the visual mass of the columns and the timber framing. the stone on the base of the columns and surrounding the window add some additional texture and color.

 the slight arch helps to soften the rather severe angle of the roof. the dark trim of the entry door was swapped out for a lighter paint, and new doors and light fixtures were added.
my clients  needed paint colors that would blend with the existing soffit and windows, since they were staying, so i chose paint colors that were slightly darker than the soffit and trim for the brick and new shakes.
 these columns are properly scaled to the surrounding structure, and the stone bases help to keep them from looking too tall. columns that are too small or too slender can look "spindly" and out of scale.