If we all had unlimited funds, life would be wonderful. Or would it? That’s a discussion for another time. When it comes to designing a room, while unlimited funds are fabulous, often it just doesn’t happen.  We feel one of our gifts is to work within all budgets.  We will be the first to admit some things need to be purchased from designer showrooms. Some things can not be compromised. Yet, an entire room does not need to be custom.  Take a look at this room….We re-purposed the sofas. We had our upholsterers do their magic on some old, but high-quality, outdated sofas. The sofas seem brand new. We added custom shades and custom drapes on the slider.

The room, while nice, lacks a certain oomph. Our client called us back and asked us to weigh in on some artwork. While we were there we suggested the room could use some finishing touches. We thought she needed accessories and a chair to complete the seating area. She agreed, but was overwhelmed and frankly just wanted the project done so she could enjoy her new space. We told her we would run to Homegoods and see what we could find. Off we went. Boy did we cause a stir.

We found this chair immediately. We thought that perhaps the pattern might be a little strong with the window seat, so we sought out this adorable fox pillow…that’s when we created the stir….This woman ripped the pillow right off the chair as we were putting the big pieces on hold….that just made us want it more. 🙂

Next we did our sweep of the store. We really have it down to a science. We start in the same department and methodically work through the aisles. We loaded the cart with trays, florals, pillows, throws, and vases. Shoved it into the car and off we went.

We texted our client exactly one hour from the time we left. She met us at the door, we unloaded and here you go……………There are still a few pieces missing but within one and a half hours total, she went from …..

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