This morning it really struck me how wonderful some of the “little” things are.
I looked out my back door and saw three bright red cardinals…
photo by marie hicks
then, I noticed a pop of soft color on my patio…
and best of all my Christmas cactus that never seemed to change or grow is blooming in my kitchen.
I’m still working on worrying less
and appreciating more,
but this morning was a good start.
have a wonderful weekend!
xo, jc
As promised, I’m sharing more of my design adventures. This is the Naples project from the last post, and these are the snapshots taken in an attempt to document the always unpredictable process.
This is my attempt to prop the security door open for just a minute in order to push all my Target finds into the lobby. There are mostly down comforters and pillows, so it was forgivable when the pillows and me got caught “mid-door” as the alarm sounded…
This is the master bedroom when I arrived and saw the paint color in person for the first time. I loved it! And I knew it would be a great subtle backdrop for the pops of orange and navy we chose to accent the master bedroom.
Next, these are the gorgeous white linen drapery as they arrived fresh from the Florida workroom.
The bands of tangerine, lime, and champagne are the accents throughout the condo. The small space was unified by the continuity of the white drapery panels but amped the decor up a bit with the silk banding in our accent colors.
Then, the bed arrives. A fun schumacher stripe covers our Lee Industries modern sleigh bed. My client asked for a headboard that was below the windows. I did my best to accommodate his request since the 1960′s windows and low ceiling provided a bit of a challenge. I preferred to use a queen size bed, and he wanted a king size.
Obviously, we went with the king size;) And it worked!
And finally, this is the master bedroom with the pillows and down comforter on, the lamps with bulbs in, and the wall to wall drapery hung.
He requested wall to wall drapery. He wanted modern and “fun.”
And I get to see it all come together.
This is the moment it feels really fun to decorate!
xo, jc
Last fall I completed a cool, sleek condo in sunny Naples, Florida.
The client asked me for a modern, urban aesthetic. I wanted it to feel comfortable and not too stiff; so I suggested we bring in elements reminiscent of the 1960′s. The shapes and styles of the decade are a bit more fun and funky, and since the three story building was built in the same decade it seemed to make sense.
He liked that idea, so away we went!
julie couch interiors
And even though I think the finished product looks pretty slick, I thought it’d be fun to show a little “behind the scenes” of the process in the next few posts.
For example, the sofa wouldn’t fit in the elevator…or up the stairs (remember 1960′s construction!) So, what does a designer do?
Even though she (me) kind of wanted to put on pajamas and this hat…
and crawl into bed, I rallied and started making phone calls, many, many phone calls.
Turns out my best bet was to find a crane. So I did just that.
And what did the crane do? It lifted the sofa up and over the balcony.
Thank goodness! Crisis averted.
Whew!
And to share a little more real life, this is the contractor that didn’t have the same sense of “urgency” that I did. At this moment I think he was smoking a cigar and enjoying the view. I was directing a crew of movers and crane operators while taking slow deep breaths;)
Isn’t this fun?!
More to come…
xo, jc
