Amazing Family, Amazing Home

I met Mrs H on a Facebook thread and we found out later that we go to the same church!  How cool is that!?!  We have some mutual friends, which helped us become friends fast (and the fact that she is the coolest extrovert I've met in a long time!)!  It's been a loooooonnngggg and fun, and loooonggg process but so rewarding!  

Mrs H and her family are very cool.  They are quiet readers, enjoy calm relaxing time together and love their home to be a sanctuary from the busy lives we all lead!  Her 2 adult children live at home and each have their own special needs that require extra attention and devotion - a quiet space is SO important for this family, their sanity, and their cats!

After speaking with the family, learning who needs what and where, we got to work shopping together, placing new furniture in just the right spot, accessorizing, and also picking new lighting.  My absolute FAVE thing about Design is lighting - it can make or break a space!  Too bright - gah shield your eyes!  Too dim - argh I can see my book!  Just right - ahhhhhhh!  See what I mean!?!

The H Family already had the base work done - new paint, updated flooring, new tile.  This set the template for the style we were trying to achieve - BEFORE

Open floor plan - breakfast nook, living space, kitchen all connected = cohesion needed all over - BEFORE

Looking from the breakfast nook into the living room - that 'space' above the TV/Fireplace is both useless and attention drawing, something we had to keep in mind. - BEFORE

Giant furniture and tables had to be replaced! - BEFORE

These people are Foodies!  Kitchen cohesion is so important we worked to get organized! - BEFORE

See the lighting!?!?  SO COOL!! - AFTER

The curved sofa was perfect in here - it helped us move about the room smoothly - AFTER

Making a big space feel bigger with a mirror can be fun!  I liked this one because it helped draw your eye to the lighting, which we LOVE, and also to move your eye out of that 'cubbie' and into the room. - AFTER

'AFTER' - a view from the kitchen.  While we hadn't complete the kitchen totally, the living room was too amazing from this angle!

 ***My client decided to MOVE homes part way through this project!  Ha!  So we had to start over in a new home with the existing furniture!  It was crazy!  But oh so fun!  Stayed tuned to after pictures in the new place!!

A place to rest your mind.... a 'spa haven'

For this adventure, my client wanted a 'spa-like' lobby and waiting area for her therapy clients.... and who wouldn't want that?!?  You're going to counseling, not always a comfortable place.  I love the colors we decided on and also the seating arrangement.  Her existing furniture was just what we needed (yay for budget friendly!) - a few accessories, some paint, a little love and her place was SO beautiful!  Thanks, Dawn for the fun and perfect space to turn into a total 'zen' experience!

Before - used this furniture but in different 'order'

Another BEFORE

Using the color of these cubes, we could carry a blue-toned theme all over

LOVE these cute 'in session' signs

Coffee/Water area, plus some seating arrangements - AFTER

Greenery helps soften the hard lines of the furniture - AFTER

Room #1 - Used an Olive Green tone in here with pops of colors - AFTER

The wall color in this room is hard to tell in pictures but it was SO COOL!  Loved it!

Carried the blue, spa-like from the lobby into Room #2 - gorgeous

Another AFTER pic

Tables put in 'the right place' serve such important purpose

Some Ah-Mazing new letters!

It's been SO fun getting back into painting!  There have been so many roads blocks along the way, and now things are SO busy!  I can hardly keep up!  Here are a few for your viewing pleasure.... you can also check out my Etsy shop HERE.


Brit

Conner!

Since I've opened my new Etsy shop (www.etsy.com/beesletters) I've had a few orders, plus some baby gifts to do.  My favorite of late has been Conner.  A cute 2 year old who lives in my town wanted something kid-ish but not too theme-y, something masculine and trendy but not in baby colors.  This combo of blues and neutrals, with pops of grey does just that - grows up with this adorable Toddler.

A looooong pause.......

It's been a long time coming.... I've had a few, um, speed bumps in my ventures the past few, well, years.  Since my last post, I've had 2 kids, moved, bought a company, restarted Bee Designs, and have managed to create a few amazing painted letters for friends with new babies and do a few Design consultations.  It's been a whirlwind!

I realize this blog is supposed to be 'professional' - that personal life shouldn't interfere with business.  It's hard for me to separate the 2 for two reasons: I enter peoples personal life and tell them what to do with their space AND I am a work from home mom, so my life IS my business.  Which is just the way I want it... for now.

I have created a few super fun letters since my last post, which I will post pictures of.  I'm working with a local photographer to take more professional pictures so I can post more to Etsy... just getting that up and running as well!

I've also done some staging for a few families, which I don't have pictures of (dumb).

With all that said, if you have design needs big or small, please reach out.  I'm available!

Brittnie

Letter's by Bee Designs

Here are a few more letters I have created for friends and family in the last few months.  Luckily, there are a LOT of babies being born these days.... I am keeping busy with these!  Please let me know if you have someone who would just LOVE these custom, hand painted letters.  I know I love them... your friends and family will too!!!  Brittnie

Final Design

Here are the final pictures of the finished product.... space planned using existing furniture and accessories.  Amazing!!!