The Great Room Revealed

We have just about come to the end of our tour of Barbara's townhouse.  We have the living room/dining room left to show and then just one last little surprise. This room really is where all the action takes place. It's the meal eating, tv watching, computer using, sleepover hosting and general lounging about center of the house.  They really needed to make the most of this small space.    

Here it is before... 

And after we brought our purchases from our secret hidden stash.   Barbara is really drawn to the color red.  So when we saw this bench we knew it had to find a place in the design scheme.

And the dining area before...

It's a pretty narrow space so she picked out a tall table that incorporates storage right into the base.

And there's Juan working his magic!

Loved the table so much I bought one for myself!

The baker's rack is our attempt to create some separation between the living and dining room.

We were relieved that the sectional actually fit in the room.  We had our fingers crossed as they delivered it!

You remember the zebra right?  Loving it in the grey!  And hey that's from Walmart people!

Some fun accessories always liven things up!

Artwork is really a personal decision.  It took us a while to get Barbara's style down.
But eventually we figured it out!

Cutest mirror!  Love the pillow!

One last look...

We're Back... and the House Tour continues!

We have taken a little time off for some summer fun and much needed R&R.  But it is time to get back to work!  We still have more to show you from Barbara's house!  Let's head downstairs to the kitchen.  We had to liven up a plain white kitchen and guest bathroom.  Check it out...

Here's your basic white kitchen.

We kept the black and white theme from upstairs but popped in some red.  

A little cut out that looks into the dining area.

Some barstools from Ross will hopefully make it functional.

Shelves and plate stands add storage and cuteness.

The rug had a little of the zebra feel and it tied all of our colors together!

Space is at a minimum in this kitchen so all the decorating had to come from stuff she needed to use.  

So another generic white bathroom.

A little zebra goes a long way!

We will post more later, but don't lose patience. The best is yet to come!

House Tour continues....

A few weeks ago, we got an email from Barbara.  She found our blog online and wanted our help furnishing a townhome she was moving into.  That was just about a month ago.  Two bedrooms, three bathrooms, a living room, a dining room, one kitchen and a patio later and our work is done!  Pretty much everything from top to bottom, dishes and towels, beds and lamps, artwork and more than a few mirrors is brand spanking new.  How fun is that?  

We already showed you the girls' bedroom.  So, here is Barbara's room.

Here it is when we first saw it.  

And when we left.... Barbara was so fun to work with.  So wanted the bling, so we gave it to her.  BTW the bed looks ginormous because she has the boxspring on the bed which only takes a mattress.  She has to figure out what to do with it!  For now she is sleeping on a princess bed!

Thanks to Juan for the awesome paint job!  Really if you need a painter he is THE BEST! 

The paint is Elephant Skin by Behr.  It's the perfect background for the white furniture.

She has always wanted a vanity in her room.  We were tight on space but this was just right.   The silver drum is perfect for a stool.

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 Isn't this the best color scheme?

You know how we love the blank canvas!

Remember the girls room, the love of zebra is shared by the whole family. We couldn't pass up this zebra bench when we saw it.  We added another exotic touch with the moroccan style lanterns in her room and the bathroom.

The pressed tin vanity also picks up on the exotic feeling. 

We love your bedroom Princess Barbara!  Enjoy it!

Here's the bathroom.  Pretty boring!

A lacy curtain panel, some pretty shelves and a little more bling what more does a girl need?

I am trying to hide...really how do you take a picture of a bathroom without being seen in the mirror?

So stay tuned... there's more to come from this house!

For sale!

So, I need to park in my garage again.  Ever since Lindsay's room redo I have all her stuff in our garage.  I still think it's all pretty darn cute so I really don't want to just haul it off to Goodwill.  I am hoping someone out there might have room for it!  I have pretty much everything you need for a cute girls bedroom minus the furniture.  My stash includes, mirrors, petite chandelier, hanging shelves, bird art, frames, pillows, cute bird sham, coverlet, memo board, two lamps, desk chair with pad (somewhat wobbly), japanese parasol, paper lanterns, and misc. accessories.  I also have an antique twin bed frame if you are adventurous and handy.  I will even come help you put it all together!  Prices are negotiable, but definitely cheap!  Email me if you are interested in a new girls room (or forward this to anyone you know who might be)!!  kristikeeler@msn.com.

The bed.  There are no rails but you can either be creative or hang them directly on the wall and you have two headboards.

I also have these barstools that I am trying to sell on Craigslist for $40 each.  Any takers?

Take a walk on the wild side!

There is nothing we love better than a blank canvas.  And this project was about as blank as you can get! Our client was just moving in and wanted to start over from scratch.  Furnish the whole place?  No problem!  Needless to say, we have been busy!  Here's a little peek into one of the rooms that is just about finished!  There will definitely be more to come!  Oh yeah, did we forget to mention, they really like zebra print.  I mean really REALLY like it.  We went a little crazy with this one!

See what I mean?  We come back to our homes and they look positively drab after being in this space!

A room for two teenage girls to share.  They wanted dark purple walls and zebra bedding.  We gave it to them!  

A cute little vanity table - that's on every girls wish list right?

Did you see this cute little lamp at Target?  We both wanted it!

They wanted their beds to look different, but they asked for a lot of the same things.  Here's our compomise!

Wow those cords look bad!  Sorry my display on  my camera stopped working so these aren't the best pics!

Hooks for all those accessories girls have!

Another blank canvas!

Of course we put a little zebra in there and hey let's just throw in some purple cheetah while we are at it! 

Fun, bright colors! Always a treat to work with.  It is like living vicariously through someone else's house.