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Sasha’s Front room

February 9, 2013 by Shelley

Sasha lived in the same dorms as me my freshman year at BYU. We just reconnected at a mutual friends birthday party…and realized we looked familiar and figured out where we knew each other from. She took a design class and picked out some fabric to decorate her front room

Wingbacks–BEFORE—

Ottomans–BEFORE–vinyl like fabric with an interesting upholstry job (pulled over at corners and “eased” in).

AFTER—she chose a great cottage floral with a 3/4 length gathered skirt for the wing backs and a coordinating plaid for the ottomans.

We did a 2″ pleat ruffle on the bottom of the ottoman. I had to think about the ottomans for a day—the tops were so rounded I didn’t think it would work to do piping along the top edge, so I did a “kiss pleat” in each corner and did the piping from there.

Whole room—Turned out AWESOME. Sasha did a great job picking out paint, fabric, and a rug. A room feels so much better when the furniture is grouped into a conversation area. The ottomans were placed where they were, to accommodate her lounging sons during family scripture study. I know us women always want CUTE while our husbands and boys want FUNCTION….I think this was a great compromise on furniture placement.

SIDE NOTE—just got back from our annual trip to Maui and hit the ground running with two appointment days out back to back—dropping off and picking up new items and doing fittings. I need a “mom” day to put my house back together and do some laundry.

Anyhow here are some pics from the trip! Gotta love 80 degree weather in the dead of winter!

We went with two other couples from our neighborhood— it’s always nice to have someone else that’s just as white as me!

I LOVE the beach…this pic is in Kihei, where we stayed.

We did a zipline tour this time….lots of fun. We also did a kayak tour, rafting tour, and whale watch.

We drove around the north end of the island on our last day. We discovered a few waterfalls off the side of the road.

Our last sunset in Maui.

Heber climbing for coconuts!

Can’t wait for next year….although I think we may try Puerto Rico next time.

Nursery Rocker Chair

January 25, 2013 by Shelley

Rocker—BEFORE–my client picked up this chair off KSL.com for $30 for her nursery. We didn’t worry about the chewed up arm, since the fabric layed smoothly right over the top.

Rocker–AFTER–she got this great bold purple print and prewashed it.

She wanted to do a skirt, because the way the rockers stuck out front—our only option was a gathered skirt. I loved the way it turned out.

And of course there was some matching involved! Funny thing is I saw an upholstered chair done out of this fabric at a clients house about a year ago and remember thinking in my head….glad I didn’t have to match that one up!

It actually was easier to match up than I thought it would’ve been.

How cute are those curtains!!!! How fun to decorate a girl nursery!

Menswear Plaid slipcovers

January 18, 2013 by Shelley

These slipcovers were for a neighborhood friend that is a midwife. She is setting up a birthing suite for her business. The red couches weren’t working for her, so we headed to the fabric store to pick out fabric. I LOVE the fabric store!

Couches–BEFORE

COUCHES—AFTER–She wanted something cozy, but fresh and updated. We found this great menswear type plaid.

They only had 29 yds left of the plaid (I wanted 34 yds)–so we chose a solid light blue for the piping. Ideally I wanted 30 yds without the piping, but I thought I could make it work. It was TIGHT!!! I was still able to match all the vertical stripes and most of the horizontal.

I did use duck cloth on the decking to save fabric. I also had to use it on the zipper section of the seat cushions (it doesn’t show)—There was nothing left!

The chair we chose this great textured cream chenille fabric—so soft and cozy and inviting!

Oops—I just realized the right cushion needs to be flipped over so the horizontal stripes on the front of the cushion line up.

She was still working on some painting when I brought these back. Look how cute those kitchen chairs and table are going to be.

What a great place to come for prenatal care appts!

Side Note–

–Heading to Maui in a 10 days!!! Can’t wait to feel the sun again.

–Marathon training is going good— our long run next week is supposed to be 11 miles…hopefullly it warms up a bit!

–Work studio is coming along…insulation is done, and sheet rock is being hung today! I picked out flooring yesterday and it’s being delivered today!! I chose a gray tone handscraped laminate…it’s Beautiful!!! Now I want to put it in the rest of my house!