Welcome back!
Lisa took a nice vacation last week (lucky duck) so it was up to Maria and I to hold down the fort. Busy with completing financial budgets for the Penthouse project, Maria was working diligently from room to room; gathering all the final fabric and furniture selections for quoting. I, on the other hand, worked on Phase 2 our Bannockburn Clients.
Lisa appointed me to get a start on picking out some furniture and fabric options for this Client…WOW! So exciting right?! ☺ That being said, I had to make a trip down to the Mart all by myself (Big girl things, right?). But after the previous trip, I was basically a pro at this so it was no problem at all! I had some light limitations on what to choose, for the style of the room is going to be more transitional as opposed to the current traditional style. For the folk out there who may not be quick to know what transitional design is, it’s between traditional and contemporary design. This Client has picked out a more slightly traditional antique – looking rug, while expressing interest in more contemporary furniture pieces.
I spent the Mart trip searching for the perfect fabrics for upholstery, pillows and drapery. It was nice seeing our friends at Romo, Kravet, Osborne and Little, and Donghia. I got a taste for what it will be like when I get to go there on my own when I have my own company one day. Ah the life a designer. That evening I took home the fabrics to show my family, and my mom fell in love with some of them…She wants to make some pillows for our family room! Looks like I’m going to have to show my Mom the ropes in the Mart.
Once back in the office, I was on the hunt for the perfect furniture pieces for the Client. At the end of May, we took an initial Mart trip with the Client to get a feel for what they did and didn’t like so I kind of had an idea of what to look for! After picking out all the furniture pieces, Maria and I looked through some options of wallpaper for an accent wall! We thought something light and with gold would fit beautifully in the space. We knocked it down to three finalists, which along with everything else, I’m going to present to Lisa on Monday. Fingers crossed that she’ll like it! ;). Here’s a little sneak peak of my favorite fabric options! Boo also helped…mainly by just laying across everything and anything in my concept layout.
Top Five Discoveries of The Week:
1). Drapery fabric can double as pillow fabric too! Drapery and pillow fabric typically have a rub count lower than 30,000, but could also be above that as well! Your choice ☺ . If you find a fabric that you love but is super expensive, it could make a sweet looking pillow instead of for upholstery!
2). Houzz has some great inspiration photos if you’re stuck figuring out what a certain style looks like. This helped a lot this week because sometimes I get hung up on picking wall sconces, and BAM, there was Houzz to give me some ideas. It’s also a great place to check out Lisa’s previous projects! She lists almost ALL of them on there.
3). If you’re interested in checking out the Mart for yourself, floors 6 and 14 are designated for interior design! Fabric and furniture stores are located on both.
4). I learned this week that it is important label what you choose and organize things by room that way things don’t get confusing. After a long weekend and you go back to the project, its easier to remember what goes where and what goes with what if things are labeled.
5). Be careful when matching your fabrics. Sometimes fabrics have more warm tones and other have more cool tones. This can cause some intense clashing in the space, so beware! Sometimes, it works, but usually its best to stick with one or the other.
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