the sawdust has settled.

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:

who chose these colors-ew.

are you amazed at how close the fan is to the wall?? 

the room on the right HAD to go.  notice how the texture on the back wall doesn't match?

this is the front-again, different texture.

inside the room we didn't need-oh hey, different texture.

As soon as we possibly could, we started tearing down the walls-thanks to a really great collaboration with M. Lynne Designs and G. Sweatt Company, construction moved along smoothly and without a hitch.

no more door!

bye bye wall!

look at her go!

almost there!

it already looks better!

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 :).

The guys who cut these out were awesome! 

look at all this space! 

Remember how I said sawdust was everywhere?  This was why.   The arches that I wanted were a little messy.

doesn't it already look better?

the arches

the texture guys-they were so fast, and didn't make a mess!

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...)

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!!

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.

This is on the old side, but it looks brand new!

what do you think about the arches?  they've already received lots of compliments!

I'm so excited about all the new products I'm able to carry now!

are those cupcake bath salts and sugar scrubs?  why yes, in fact they are!

that's right, even MORE jewelry!!

hello new side, welcome to the family!

wine and entertaining

more space = more sorority!

I adore kitchen accessories.  who doesn't?

my antique stove-don't you just love it!?

get excited for new patterns in the casserole carrier and pie carriers

fabulous kitchen pottery

scarves, scarves, scarves

great raw piece, imagine all the possibilities!

fabulous cookbooks

I love this yellow piece

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!

celebrities and sledge hammers.

Another successful trip to Market has come and gone-and you won't be disappointed with the goodies we found!  Original gift items, bold colors, fabulous jewelry, personalizable coolers and even deviled egg carriers!!  We found it all, and items are already starting to arrive.  We even met a couple celebrities, too!

they rolled out the red carpet for us!

why hello there Rudolph

one of the most famous cows

the easter bunny and witch are bff. who knew?

santa was on vacay

As fun and exciting as Market was, I have even more exciting news.  (I bet you didn't think that was possible, did you?)  As of July 1, M. Lynne Designs will be...........

EXPANDING!!!

I've been trying SO hard to keep this a secret, because I didn't want to tell everyone until I received the keys, but I've had a hard time keeping this to myself.  In fact, I've probably already told a lot of you about this exciting news.  I can't wait to have more floor space, and I'm even more ecstatic to have more painting and storage-this means I'll have more room for orders, so we won't have to have such a long waiting list for drop offs.  Walls will be knocked down and new paint will be added.

Thank you to all of you who have helped make M. Lynne Designs such a success.  I feel so fortunate and blessed to have such wonderful and loyal customers.  Without each and every one of you, this expansion would not have been possible or needed.  I'm overwhelmed with the love and support each of you have shown me, and I am proud to take on this new task of designing more painted furniture and bringing in even more unique accessories and gifts.

Stop by soon to check out all the new work, new items, and new chaos.  (because let's face it, cutting holes in walls is messy.)

See you soon!

decorator show house.

After finishing up another successful Decorator Show House, I am ecstatic to show you pictures of the rooms I did--I ended up doing a bedroom AND a jack-and-jill bathroom this year.  I was so excited to participate in this great event again this year-for those of you who don't know, this was the second year that the Decorator Show House took place.  Its proceeds benefit the newly opened Faith Refuge for Women, which is a truly wonderful facility.  For more info on it, check out their website.

When I was asked to be a part of the event this year, I was thrilled to pick out my room-the house was full of so much potential, but when I stumbled upstairs to the bedrooms, I knew I had found my spot.  Two bedrooms upstairs were.........HOT PINK.  Pepto Bismol pink according to some.

we didn't hold up a bottle for comparison but....

you can see the match is almost perfect!

You could literally see a pink glow down the hallway from the rooms, they were so bright!  The bathroom connected the two rooms, and I couldn't just leave it alone.  I knew that someone else would be doing the other bedroom, so I thought this bathroom would be a wonderful "transitional" space between two most likely diverse designs.  

this is looking in from my room

you can see a glow of pink from the other room

After choosing to do both the bedroom and bathroom, I left with so many ideas going through my head!  I was excited about all the possibilities I had-but I think I had a few people who thought I was a little crazy for not painting the room...everyone kept asking me when I would be painting, and what color I would be painting the walls-new colors had to be approved by the current home owner.  

During set-up, curiosity got the better of everyone, and people continued to stop by to see what in the world I was doing to this room-what could possibly go with pepto pink walls?! 

Quite a lot actually.

I adore this view!

we had to resist the urge to jump on the bed.

you can never have too many pillows.  ever.

stripes.  always a classic.

this dresser was a huge hit!

i can't even tell you how pleased i was with the window treatments!

'lynley' canvas--you can custom order these!

new lamp shades-fabulous!

I love all the details that went into making this room complete. 

  I was really pleased with the bathroom as well-exchange some hardware and drapes and you can get a completely different look!

the Trapp candles 

  thank you to everyone who came out to see the room!