Client Foyer: Before & After

We're still working away on the decor of my clients new home and I'm happy to be able to share some before and after shots of her finished foyer...

Some of you are probably quite familiar with the design board we worked off of for this project...


we had several revisions that I shared with you all over the past few months, but we finally hit on the winning combo.  Here is the space before:

Before

{we had the builder paint the entire interior in a great shade of a gray-blue and decided to save money by changing the wall color in a few areas themselves after moving in. You can see the test patch for the new foyer color next to the front door. Also notice that the builder grade light fixture is still up in the before and the metallic bronze ceiling has yet to be painted.}
the homeowner sent me the after shots she took today...

After

{you can see a little peek of the pumpkin spice color, we chose for the wall color in the study, along the left side of this photo}

We did the entire project online and via skype, since the client lives in Texas and I've lived in Hawaii and now Australia during the duration.  I think it has come together very well, with not being able to choose anything in person (which is hard with color and scale...I love being able to see and touch everything). It was quite funny, having the client hold up her laptop, while on skype and saying, "hang that mirror there and move that basket an inch to the left..." 

The most important thing is that the homeowner loves her foyer!  My favorite part, all along, has been changing out the light fixture with the wonderful lantern from Wisteria, but I have to admit those great baskets from West Elm are right up there too!  Big props to the homeowners...they worked really hard and did a great job!

Client Project: Final Touches...

A few posts back, I mentioned that I'd be adding some baskets as wall art as the finishing touch to a project.  Well, surprise, surprise...it's the entry that keeps on giving!

I knew that once the mirrors went up they would be out of scale with the length of the wall and the height of the ceiling, so I had a plan in my mind and knew the exact solution I wanted to present.  Right when I sent over the photos of the West Elm baskets and explained my plan to hang them to surround the mirrors, my client was immediately on board and headed straight to her local West Elm.  The store only had 3 baskets in stock, so she got 2 of the small ones and one medium basket and the other two are on back order and are due to arrive sometime in February.  We already hung the three baskets, via Skype (got to love Skype) and let me just tell you, they're the absolute perfect finishing touch to the wall! 

You may also notice that there is now a runner as well.  There was always a plan to add a runner, but we were still searching for the perfect one.  The other day I found this sisal one on Overstock.com and knew that it would play off the Ikat cushion perfectly...the homeowner finished making the cushion a couple days ago and it turned out wonderfully!  I can't wait to share the after photos with you all, once the 2 baskets and runner arrive.

Birthday Wish List...

My birthday is in February and I've been admiring a few things, so I thought I'd throw together a little post to give a few people some ideas....oh, and to share some cool stuff with you all...

{Graphic printed basket, papier mache tortoise shell, kilim pillow, kilim pillow, calligraphy brush, calligraphy brush, calligraphy brush}

Topping the list are a few kilim pillows and a collection of calligraphy brushes!  They seem to always make my yearly Christmas list and Birthday list...hint, hint!

Client Project: Foyer Update

The other day I posted a rough plan for the entry foyer of my current client project.  Today, I believe we've finalized it. 

We are going with a driftwood mirror...actually with two!  We've been searching for the perfect mirror all this week and went back and forth with the DIY idea, but my client sent me a link today, asking what I thought of the driftwood mirror at Kohl's.  I quickly checked it out and noticed that the dimensions were two small, but then noticed that it was Buy One Get One For $1...yes, that is right!  Ding, Ding, Ding...if we hang them side by side it would provide the scale we needed!  So with the get the second for $1 and a 15% off coupon, my client ordered two driftwood mirrors for $112.

However, before committing to the mirrors, I wanted to find either the perfect bench or console table to go under them.  I hadn't checked out the West Elm site yet, so I headed over and low and behold...I found just what I'd been looking for!  Oh, and it was on sale.  I sent my client the link for the Essex Printed Bench, in Ikat Feather Gray, and a quick design board to give her an idea of what the bench, mirrors and her new light fixture, from Wisteria, would look like together.  She quickly signed off on the whole scheme, placed the order for the mirrors and is now heading over to West Elm as we speak!

{the walls are painted in a slate blue, the ceiling is a metallic bronze and the light fixture casts a beautiful pattern onto the bronze ceiling}

 Don't you just love it when a plan, finally, comes together!

1GS Picks: West Elm

While looking around for some pieces for my Mother's new home, I thought I would quickly click through West Elm's site and I was surprised to find that I myself was crushing on a few things for my own home!

{West Elm}

all organic and/or textural!  I love a great collection of baskets hung on the wall and two of those pendants over my dining table would be perfect!  I own a similar jute rug, but I'd love to get another larger one and how about a cute collection of those glass plant holders handing in the kitchen window!

Anyway, I'm so sorry about the lack of posting lately, but with the move moving forward at full speed, my Mom visiting from Texas this week and living in a hotel it's been a fun and exciting time, but also quite busy and a bit stressful!  However, we're down to 12 days until the BIG move! 

Good night for now...I'll be busy all this week doing all the fun tourist stuff with my Mom and enjoying Hawaii as much as possible before we leave (today was spent on North Shore swimming in Sharks Cove and doing some shopping at my favorite Tibetan shop Ocean Queen!  I'll be sure to share my super awesome purchases with you guys soon!)  I'll try to pop-in for a couple more posts, before we bid aloha to the island!

Master Lighting...

Saw these accordion sconces online at West Elm and thought they might be just the right thing for our master bedroom bedside lighting...

hhhmmm...

West Elm Crushes

Today, I Found myself crushing on some new West Elm arrivals....

Like this Chunky Weave Chair...

and this Industrial Stool...

plus, this Fez Platter is perfectly in-line with my style...

not to mention these Mediterranean Block Print Napkins...

and last, but not least...one can never have too many Mortar and Pestles!...

All and all, I must admit that, I was pleasantly surprised with the new arrivals!