Just Plain Busy...

"If this is July, where precisely is June, an a sizable slice of May?" This pretty much sums up how my life has been for the summer! Here it is fall (so it looks in my retail store!), and our holiday set-up is just around the corner! Seriously. What has happened?

I am so backed up with blog possible posts, I don't know how to catch up! We are super busy in the interior department, one great project after another. It's a good problem, but I want to share them with you!

So, in the lateness of the hour, and lest I be blamed for a tease, check this out.

Fabulous square dining table with the coolest chairs ever! We're waiting for a graphite velvet zebra (yes,zebra!) upholstered bench for the finishing touch! This is my historic house project in Yardley with a lot of modern influence! What a fun project and so very rewarding from a design perspective. Ahhhhh.

Stay tuned for more, I promise.

Pardon Me...Meet the Boys!!!

Oh dear!

...the "girls" on last nights post are really boys! (their master emailed me they might have their feelings hurt...)

So, meet the boys!

...and, their sibling (no venture as to the sex!)

Sorry, boys!

Meet the Girls

I finally got a photo op with the two Great Danes that I am working for...oh dear, their master that I am working for!

Yes,they pretty much rule the roost! I mentioned in an earlier post that I had the assignment to find a chaise for Great Danes...well, here they are!

They were well contained in the master bedroom until I asked for a private hello and a photo! Then the action began. I guess they were a bit excited by the presence of company...I think the photos will tell the story.

A bit of calming first...a kind of "let me introduce myself" moment.

A bit riotous...Carol actually got a bruise on her leg from the "tail of destruction"!

I got a hug and a kiss.......then I fell over from the weight!

The girls at bay...perfectly contained by Leslie! (How did she do that?!)

Hmmmm. Still looking for the Great Dane chaise. I'll keep you posted. It's going to be big.

*by the way, Carol had to point out that the dogs had longer legs than I do...*

It's Only Day Five...

It's day five. We're tired. Our feet hurt. (Note Linda's healing sore.)

We walked 12 blocks after market to go to dinner, fought masses for blocks, of Brittney Spears fans...really! (She was in concert across the street from our restaurant, which we did not know about when we made reservations.) I guess there was some entertainment along the way, if you know what I mean.

I think it's going to have to be an earlier night than usual. And, maybe a good foot soak.

Black-eyed Susan Treasure Chest!

Okay, right off the bat...here are our disclaimers on our photo shoot...

• an amateur photographer
• a pretend model
• pretend odel states her age to be 51; not 19...and requests that all signs of aging be overlooked
  
• photos taken at 8:00 pm---alarm went off at 6:10 am ---it's been a long day!
  
• our feet are painfully tired
• we're a bit slaphappy
• room service interrupts our photo shoot---we stop to eat
  
• after eating steak sandwich, sweet potato fries, and 2 oatmeal cookies model resists the urge to slip into stretchy pants

We spent most of the day purchasing floral stems, fabulous botanical leaves, fig trees, lemon topiarys, spring blossoms, perfect peppers, willows and all manner of new succulents. Oh, the succulents!

Mid afternoon, we headed over to the Cash and Carry from the day before to pick up our treasures! Our load was so heavy after that, it was nearly impossible to climb the many sets of steps required for the rest of the day. Ugh. Thankfully, there are strong young men employed by the market, to assist overloaded shoppers with their overloaded bags and gladly carry them up and down the stairs! We were so happy to take advantage of their offer for help.

S0, this is just a tease of the haul:





Pearl and rhinestone twinkle-y beauty!



Same thing...another angle. Wear with jeans or dressy occasions!

Aforementioned room service...steak sandwich with blue cheese and arugula with sweet potato fries...yum!



Black gaggle with pearls and rhinestones. Wow!



We're coming back with more "whisper bracelets". These are sold as sets of five in silver, gold, black, or pearl. Wear "as many as you can afford" (as per Charlotte Jane Hunter Petersen...my darling ever stylish to the end mother).


Another set of bracelets to be worn together...some of them are rivals of a famous designer name
selling for $900.00 per bracelet!! Shhhhh.....it's a secret!



Check out this magnetic closure rhinestone bracelet we couldn't resist. One could be yours!
Cost of ring - 20 years of marriage!


Another pave rhinestone necklace -we bought gold and silver. Versatile and glamorous.



Last temptress...a beautiful stretchy rhinestone band. Every jewelry box needs one.

We're coming home with the haul! I'll be planning and posting a time for a great jewelry sale to show off the new offerings, so watch for the dates to be announced!

A little more time for re-working the list for tomorrow...then an earlier bed-call for tonight.

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...

Another day. We found some great floral accents...lots of moss items, tons of succulents (oh, my heart!) and assorted great accessories.

Of course, we saw our share of ugly things as well...(I haven't documented much of that side of my buying this time!) I guess there's more of that during the holiday buying season.


How many of these should I buy? I'll need your orders right away to make sure we get what we want! tee hee...


This super chic desk is made of glass!! Beautiful sea salt colored glass. *sigh* (Note to self:: for your next private office)

A rather large pod of some kind! Sorry, while I ordered them for interesting table top use, I can't recall their rather exotic name!


Purple is everywhere...

Sassy green rooster...it could be yours!

Recap of day:

• Hit the cash and carry jewelry first thing.
• Rush through the isles, heavily laden with packages.
• Arrive half an hour late for our mid afternoon appointment only to be greeted by frightening vases.
• Realize I left my camera in hotel room.
• Linda's camera battery dies.
• Wonder once again why we don't just open a 500 sq. ft. jewelry store!

With the camera battery charging, our brains begging to charge for the night, and our feet smothered in foot cream, we're preparing for another day...

Drinkable Color Abounds

Oh, how I love spending time on the textile floor! Bedding, pillows and French linens...soft, bright, patterned, and tone on tone neutrals. It's a joy to behold! I've said before that textiles are my drug of choice-so today, I was in hog heaven as my darling mother used to say!

These are some of the pleasing collections that caught my eye;

What do you know...warm stone and citrine! Of course, you know from reading my makeover project that it's a favorite pallet for me! Fabulous pattern, strong contrast and drinkable color.

It just so happens that you will find this fabric memo hanging out at Black-eyed Susan as an inspiration fabric! One of my sales reps came by the other day to show me his new collections and this one was one of my favorites! Halcyon blue has been added to the warm stone and citrine mix and it's pure magic. Love it!

But wait! Look at this coral vision (of course, combined again with warm stone). Ahhhhhhhh. I must find a project for this one!

This was a new collection from one of my favorite long time vendors. Her line is fairly traditional, but always full of fine and distinct color pallets. This one combines soft grayed blues in printed linens and panne velvet. Sink into this bed of non traditional color for a dreamy night's sleep. Purely pretty!

Shannon, this might have to be a next look for a welcoming guest suite! Do you approve?!

I'm just pointing out, that around Black-eyed Susan, we have been ahead of the color trend for the past six months! I surely do not have my fill of it yet. Just drink in these patterns.

Cutest display every from a darling designer. Nancy Bishop has real style and we are definitely on the same page of the color wheel. Her firm, Lacefield Designs can be previewed with me at my event coming soon, "Look What I found!" I'll have her catalog with pricing and special order information that night. Her designs make my heart sing! This is a must to see for yourself.

One of my favorite vendors, Aiden Gray, had this adorable display to pull his new wall color off. He used a drinkable color of soft pink (to be announced at my post market event). The creator told me that it is the first time ever that color had been used on the walls of his booth! And what a soft, inviting color it was. I could just imagine a glamorous bedroom in this color.

Last on the list for the day...this purely stylish and inspiring booth! Great color. Great vision. Great name!

I've got a few hours of paperwork to sort through, a bit of pressing to do for tomorrows wardrobe, emails to respond to and Sneelock to call....goodnight for now!

More good reports tomorrow.