I can't believe it's already September! Obviously, I haven't been doing a very good job at updating this thing, but I'm on the road to changing that. The construction here has finally come to a completed stop, and things are getting organized and on schedule again. If you weren't able to come in before or during the construction, you really missed out-dust was everywhere, the a/c was in & out, and hammers and drills were going non-stop!
For my expansion, I acquired the space next to my current space-the dilemmas though, included different wall textures, colors, a room I didn't need or want, and adding bead board to make the spaces cohesive.
So here was the space before:
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| who chose these colors-ew. |
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| are you amazed at how close the fan is to the wall?? |
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| the room on the right HAD to go. notice how the texture on the back wall doesn't match? |
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| this is the front-again, different texture. |
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| inside the room we didn't need-oh hey, different texture. |
Once the wall was down, we were able to really focus on the transition from new to old. Not ever wanting to do the standard thing, I opted for arches instead of square doorways. And they look pretty darn good, thank you :).
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| The guys who cut these out were awesome! |
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| look at all this space! |
Remember how I said sawdust was everywhere? This was why. The arches that I wanted were a little messy.
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| doesn't it already look better? |
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| the arches |
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| the texture guys-they were so fast, and didn't make a mess! |
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| say 'goodbye' to bad texture! |
The really fun part was adding the bead board around the perimeter. I don't know how many hours total it took to measure, cut, nail, and paint, but the end result was worth it! (in my opinion anyway...my painter may have a different one...)
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| all of my customers were so understanding with the mess! thanks y'all! |
As most of you probably know by now, I tend to create mass chaos before I create organized spaces. And that was definitely the case with the expansion! Everything was literally in the center of the old part, while we painted the walls to match the new part. So many people came in during construction, and once I got over being embarrassed about the mess, I realized that no one cared-I truly have THE best customers!!
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| believe it or not, this was part of the 'clean' chaos |
The finished remodel is everything I could have possibly hoped for. Not only was I able to update my lighting systems, but I now have twice the space, with twice the goodies, and twice the storage in the back-that means I FINALLY have adequate space to not only store your finished pieces, out of harms way, but I also have room to paint-which is a huge biggie for me, considering I've been painting outside for the past two years.
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| This is on the old side, but it looks brand new! |
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| what do you think about the arches? they've already received lots of compliments! |
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| I'm so excited about all the new products I'm able to carry now! |
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| are those cupcake bath salts and sugar scrubs? why yes, in fact they are! |
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| that's right, even MORE jewelry!! |
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| hello new side, welcome to the family! |
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| wine and entertaining |
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| more space = more sorority! |
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| I adore kitchen accessories. who doesn't? |
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| my antique stove-don't you just love it!? |
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| get excited for new patterns in the casserole carrier and pie carriers |
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| fabulous kitchen pottery |
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| scarves, scarves, scarves |
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| great raw piece, imagine all the possibilities! |
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| fabulous cookbooks |
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| I love this yellow piece |
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| so many baby gifts that could be personalized |
I can't tell you how excited I am about this new addition, and all the possibilities that we now have!! I want to thank you, all of my wonderful and loyal customers, who have helped me get to this point, and who have supported me since the beginning. I feel so blessed to be able to expand after only two years of business. Without each and every one of you, this would not have been possible. I look forward to many more years of growing, designing new spaces, and painting custom and original furniture masterpieces for you.
Be sure to check back in soon, I have tons of finished pieces to show you!
