FABULOUS 40!

I LOVE 40!!! I NOW FEEL LIKE MY AGE AUTOMATICALLY MAKES ME "MATURE"....ALTHOUGH I KNOW I'M THE TOTAL OPPOSITE!! AND THANKS TO MY 2 BOYS, THEY HELPED REMIND ME OF MY NEW NUMBER AT BREAKFAST YESTERDAY MORNING..........

"I LOVE YOU MOM. HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
YOUR HAIR LOOKS GOOD"-R, AGE 6

-H, AGE 9


and then i got THE BEST GIFT EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!! one of my oldest best friends
whom i met my freshman year at university of georgia (the girl in the middle!) sent me an
 email with the link to her blog.......this her gift.....ps-PLEASE cover your eyes for
picture #3-she made me pose like that!!!!!


http://www.jcwebbstudios.com/

THE LUXURY OF A COFFEE TABLE!

I TOTALLY FORGOT HOW NICE IT IS TO HAVE A COFFEE TABLE UNTIL I FINALLY GOT ONE. I HAVE NO CLUE WHEN IT COMES TO PICKING OUT MY OWN FURNISHINGS.....BUT HERE WERE MY REQUIREMENTS:

1. DISTRESSED (SO MY KIDS COULDN'T RUIN :)
2. SHELF FOR THE HIDDEN CLUTTER
3. CASUAL
4. COOL FINISH

AND I GOT IT. REALLY HAPPY AND IT WAS SUPER CHEAP FROM DOVETAIL!!

what NOT to buy for your house!!

occasionally i stumble across crazy pics that leave me thinking "you've got to be kidding me!!!" of course i have to add the finds to my "you gotta be kidding me" board on pinterest....
 and since today is overcast, freezing, and i'm getting over a horrible cold (tis the season!)..........and since i found this great bathtub for my "you gotta be kidding me" board, i figured i'd share some of the insanity.
so here's what i recommend NOT buying for your house.......are these people serious?
(this blogs for you, case!)

OOPS, MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ME!!

WAHOOO...2 OF THESE CHESTS WERE DELIVERED BY MISTAKE TO MY CUSTOMER ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON...SHE WAS ONLY SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE ONE....AND RATHER THAN GO THRU THE HEADACHE OF HAVING THE SECOND CHEST PICKED UP AND RETURNED, I HAD A BRILLIANT IDEA (OR AT LEAST I THOUGHT SO!)....WHY NOT KEEP THE SECOND CHEST FOR MYSELF? AFTER ALL, I'VE BEEN DYING DYING DYING TO HAVE THIS FOR MY UPSTAIRS HALLWAY!!

PAINTING IN THE WORKS (VERY RAW RIGHT NOW!)

STOLE THIS LAMP FROM MY FAMILY ROOM...LOVE LOVE LOVE IT ON
THE CHEST....

AND HERE IT IS WITH MY NEIGHBORING ART SPACE.....THE OLD CHEST IT REPLACED IS HIDING IN BACKGROUND....WILL BE IN A NEW HOME SOON-THE GARAGE!

CHRISTMAS PREP: STAGE TWO

 

 

TIME FOR THE FUN PART.....THE TREE!!!
AND SOME FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. WE ALWAYS GO GET A CHEAPO TREE....TAYLOR'S HARDWARE HAS THE DEAL OF THE CENTURY...10" TREES FOR $35!! ......OF COURSE WE HAD TO CHOP 2 FEET OFF THE TOP!

I LOVE ME SOME GARLAND! AFTER I STRING THE WHITE AND COLORED
LIGHTS (I LOVE USING BOTH!), I ADD MY RED BEADS AND LIME GREEN
RIBBON....GIVES THE TREE SOME DEFINITION AND COLOR COORDINATES
WITH THE KIDS HOMEMADE ORNAMENTS FROM THE PRE SCHOOL DAYS.
 

 

I COULD NOT RESIST BUYING THIS WHILE PICKING UP SOME STUFF
FROM THE HOME DEPOT...WHO KNEW THEY SOLD GINGER BREAD HOUSES?
SOMEONE'S BEEN EATING THE DECOR!! KIDS LOVED MAKING IT.

SIMPLE BOXWOOD WREATH WE MAKE EVERY YEAR AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD
GARDEN CLUB DECEMBER MEETING

YAY OR NAY?? SOME PICTURES HAVE FALLEN DOWN...BUT I LOVE SEEING THE CARDS!

BEFORE AND AFTER: MY OFFICE!!



FINALLY!!!!!! a functional workspace!! do you remember what it looked like before??

you GOTTA take a look at my blog from a few months back..... http://lucywilliamsinteriordesign.blogspot.com/2012/08/oh-my-need-new-office-now.html

i actually stole the guest room next door to my old office-its a way bigger space with another window

before we added on to our house, this was the master bedroom. the king size bed

 was centered on the window. when i had these built-ins made, i made sure we could

still fit a king size bed in between. i love versatile rooms and we are all set just in case

this needs to be a bedroom again someday!!

and the work table? my cabinet guy- he's SOOOOO talented!! it's counter height

which is ideal for drafting....the counter stool is from cb2.

http://www.cb2.com/

my cabinet guy is FANTASTIC!! i designed these cabinets to house my fabric samples...
the center section has a pull out for additional work surface-LOVE and so functional!!!
the fretwork doors turned out amazing and my anthropologie pulls are awesome!

love that my lamps let me see through to my drapery fabric!

 gotta have a tv.....

and framed it out with some old audubon prints that my parents gave me for
 christmas one year.

 

got this enormous bulletin board at ballard designs...it HUGE-i love!
http://www.ballarddesigns.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/HomeView?storeId=10052&catalogId=10551&redirect=y



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my "blues" and "tans" fabric library....LOVE opening this cabinet!!



want some help redoing your house? call me!

BEFORE AND AFTER: UPDATING LOCKHAVEN DEN

 

THESE HOMEOWNERS WANTED TO FRESHEN UP THEIR BEAUTIFUL DEN...... AND GRASSCLOTH AND UPDATING THE EXISTING DRAPERIES WAS AT THE TOP OF THEIR LIST! OF COURSE, ONE THING LEAD TO ANOTHER.....AND BEFORE WE KNEW IT, WE WERE MAKING PLANS TO CHANGE MORE THAN JUST THE WALLS AND DRAPERIES !!

 



BEFORE

 

AFTER

BEFORE

AFTER

WE DECIDED TO PAINT THE BOOKCASES AND FIREPLACE A HIGH GLOSS BLACK....THE PERFECT BACKDROP FOR OUR NEWLY UPHOLSTERED CHAIR TO "POP" AND ALSO ADDS A BIT OF DRAMA TO THE SPACE!

THE OTTOMAN WAS REUPHOLSTERED IN RED TO COORDINATE WITH THE RUG AND THE CONTRAST PIPING ON THE REUPHOLSTERED SOFA....THE OTTOMAN'S CHARCOAL TAPE AND PIPING TIES IN IN WITH THE NEIGHBORING CLUB CHAIR.

FUN PILLOWS!

WE BEEFED UP THE OLD CHAIR SEATS, BOXED THEM, AND ADDED THE COOL VELVET STRIPE!