A LITTLE BEFORE AND AFTER

Testing.....taps mike!  Anyone here?  I know....I will try to explain my absence at the bottom!

But I do have some project updates to share with you and I just checked back to see my post and realize it has been since August.  Crikey.....I am so lame.

So I think we left off talking about this project.  A man cave/billard room combined.  It is a basement that has stairs coming down the middle so on one side is the pool table and the other side a den.

Above is the plan.....the walls were painted Sherwin Williams: Slate tile.

I thought it would be fun to step outside the box and do a plaid sofa.....kind of take it into a 70's vibe!

I think we were all underwhelmed when it arrived because the walls were still "builder basement white"....It is the Lee Industries Apartment sofa.

But that is why you hire a designer because I could see the vision and knew it would be amazing when the walls were dark!

In the room with the pool table there are 2 niches which was a great place for a ledge for drinks.  One side was bigger so we were actually able to use some counter stools.

Here is the stone they selected....very cool!

There was also a small wall that was the perfect place for a banquette....see my inspo above.  I know it does not look that cool but just wait!

And here are the spaces all painted.  The new sofa looks great and of course there was a minor snafu.  

First time in 30 years that I ordered some chairs with the wrong fabric.  UGH......it was the worst.  

I couldn't decide what to do....try and sell them and order 2 more or order the correct fabric and have them recovered.  

Meanwhile I said I could zhush the existing ones up until the new ones arrived.....

I decided to get the fabric and have recovered....

I also suggested to them to change the color of the felt on the pool table....I can be persuasive when I need to be:)

Ordered these sconces on Wayfair!

I found this vintage etagere at my fav antique store Antiques and Beyond....

Rose and I worked our magic using mostly what they had.  I bought a book end, a bowl and the sculpture.

Here is what this wall looked like before...we moved the TV to another wall.....

Finally the chairs came in....

They are swivel recliners!

And the pillows really helped to bring all of the colors together!

The wall clock was his Moms......I think he said that she once tried to sell it in a yard sale and it did not sell!

We also kept the coffee table...as it worked just fine!

The TV and drink ledge was installed.....and you can see the pretty felt color on the pool table!

Here is the before of the pool table area....

And the after!

Now remember this wall.....

Well looky looky.....

I had this built and it turned out so good and was the perfect showstopper for this space!

They are thrilled!  And....so am I :)

Now...I am really sorry for not blogging on a regular basis.  I feel like normally when I used to blog I did not have a trillion things to do as a single person.  Just the basics of everyday life sometimes overwhelm me....and I do not like to complain because I  know many people have it worse than me.  

So it's just that and I do miss it.  Hard to believe we are in the holiday season already.  

Today is Sunday and I was going to re-arrange my guest bedroom but realized it would just be impossible to do by myself!  Then I realized that Cami needs the bed to stay where it is because that is where she sits when I am gone waiting for me to come home.  So that is why I decided to blog....you can thank Cami:)

Rika freaka

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BEFORE AND AFTER BASEMENT

So I was just looking back at my post and realized that I do have some good stuff to share!  It's hard for me to remember what I have posted and I haven't :)

Somebody recommended me to this client and what a gem she has been....So sweet and so trusting!  I have had the best time working on a few rooms in her home.

I did her office, powder bath and guest room which I will share soon but we have been working on the basement for a while.

There was some construction to be done so we did that first and then added some paint and wallpaper.

This was the first area we tackled...just some unused space that needed a purpose!  I purposed a cabinet with a fridge and pullout trash can.  A countertop and a shelf.....

It turned out great and will be very useful when they are entertaining and of course with young 3 kids it will be a good place to house snacks!  I had the walls painted SW Pewter Green and the cabinet painted a lighter color BM Duxbury Gray

Here is what the space looked like before paint and wallpaper....Again with walls SW Pewter Green and the cabinet BM Duxbury Gray.  There was a-lot of thought that went into these paint colors....I went back and forth between the lighter on the walls and darker on the cabinets but in the end I was afraid that the lighter color was just too light for the walls!

I am glad I listened to my gut!

Above is the color and a slice of the wallpaper!

 

Also if you scroll back up you will see that there are 3 cabinet doors so we filled in the holes and added edge pulls.  That way it doesn't look funny with 2 knobs on one side and one on the other!

This room is so warm and cozy now!

With this space we added a table and chairs...

from Crate and Barrel.

Below there was this dead space so after some thought I found this cabinet to add height.

Can't wait to accessorize this and the whole room!

All of the furniture has arrived except for the coffee table and rug so we are close to putting the finishing touches in place!

I have been shopping and collecting things for a month now and my LR looks like a flea market:)

Of course my favorite part is bringing the room together and making it cozy....I can't wait!

Shayoverheregettingimpatient

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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

Well Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.....

I am not gonna lie....it was a tough holiday season and I have never spent more time home just being downright sad.

That's no surprise....It's been almost 6 months since my sister passed away and since I live so close to her.....I was really feeling the void.

I only went to 2 events over the holidays....one was the Atlanta Botanical Garden Holiday Nights [such a fun thing to do if you have not gone] and the other was a Christmas party.....

I watched a lot of TV and stayed home with Cami.  I worked out and hung out at my neighbors.  They like to do those 5 million piece puzzles and I learned that I suck at those:)  The only thing I brought to the situation was a lot of complaining about how hard it was.....nobody likes a complainer....haha.

I was working on one project.....finishing out a basement of a job with Ladisic Fine Homes.  You know how it is when you have completed a year long renovation....you just need to take some time off and breathe so it had been a little over a year and they decided to ramp up again....

This is how we left it after they moved in.....

We got the oak wood paneling done and the wallpaper in before Christmas!

The barstools are from Gabby Home.....very comfy!

The light fixture was from Regina Andrews.

There is a dart board in the cabinet.

I swear the Thibaut wallpaper was a game changer....I mean the paint was good [which we did before Thanksgiving because I couldn't get that paper hung until after....] but this vinyl paper is just so good!

I found these 2 vintage Bernhardt leather chairs for the room.....

You know I love to put something vintage in a space and since they have 3 boys....it's perfect that I did not spend 3 times what I paid for these.....for brand new ones that of course I would probably not get for a year!

I ordered a poker table and then started looking for chairs....whoa mama.

Chairs would be up to 9 months out so I found some vintage ones on Charish and scored some beautiful mohair at Scott's to have them recovered with!

The plaid is for pillows in the chairs and to cover 2 benches with! Pretty pumped about my luck!

I'm a crafty gal:)

Anyway.....I hope y'all are all relaxed from a great Holiday season.....I appreciate all of your support over the last 2 years with what has gone on in my life....

Shaygrateful

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