Decorator VS Designer

2017-11-22T09:35:31-05:00

So in a recent post, I was called an “interior designer”.  That was NOT my idea!  I much prefer “decorator”.  To me, “designer” infers many years of late nights in the classroom and the labs learning all about electrical and plumbing and stuff like that—not the pretty, fun stuff! What I do is ‘decorate’.  I have ‘designed’ [...]

Decorator VS Designer2017-11-22T09:35:31-05:00

Uh-Oh

2017-11-21T17:10:47-05:00

OK—I’m on my own.  Allison and her husband, Jon, left this morning on a week long vacay to Costa Rica.  That means, it’s ALL up to me.  No one else to do Quickbooks, banking, blogging, etc. I must say that all of the gals that work at the shop are quick to jump in and help.  [...]

Uh-Oh2017-11-21T17:10:47-05:00

Tough Love Re-Do, Part 2

2017-11-21T17:09:34-05:00

She said it would happen.  “You need to move that wobbly tray stand or it’s going to fall over.”  That was Giggi talking, and she would be right.  I grabbed the only thing I could find to hold a tray to use as a makeshift coffee table.  It didn’t last long!   After I finished re-working [...]

Tough Love Re-Do, Part 22017-11-21T17:09:34-05:00

Fabric Shopping

2017-11-22T09:36:37-05:00

One of the fun things about helping people with their homes is shopping.   It’s a wonderful  excuse to go out and search for items, fabrics, whatever.  One of my favorite places is Artee Fabrics and Home.  Their first local store was in Virginia Beach.   This past fall/winter, they opened a store in Yorktown/Grafton (in the space [...]

Fabric Shopping2017-11-22T09:36:37-05:00

Freshening Up

2017-11-22T10:38:55-05:00

What is it about Spring that makes us want to throw open the doors and clean everything from top to bottom? Probably the thick coat of pollen that is covering absolutely EVERYTHING this week in Virginia. Mom decided it was time to freshen up the front of the shop and she has been hard at work, repainting the [...]

Freshening Up2017-11-22T10:38:55-05:00

Sprining Spring

2017-11-21T17:05:17-05:00

Well, since it’s mid-April and the outside of the shop looked like an abandoned shanty, it was time to do something about it.  There were still the dead leaves from fall all piled under the bench and window.  Peeling paint—-pretty tacky of us. So, never taking the fast way out, I decided that the doors needed [...]

Sprining Spring2017-11-21T17:05:17-05:00

On the Road

2017-11-21T17:03:45-05:00

Sometimes you just need to get away.  Mom and I decided on a whim to take a little “Lady Trip” to see our sistah, Gigi, all the way up in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Gigi is an expatriated North Carolinian and decorator extraordinaire (more on that later).  We decided that since our route took us directly by the [...]

On the Road2017-11-21T17:03:45-05:00
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