project Room for Two Sisters...almost there!

This week I dropped off a newly upholstered bench for two beautiful sisters and their nearly-finished room!

We recently added some fun touches to the walls, including some empty frames - ha! Those will soon be filled with fun photos of the girls and their friends :) 

The room has so many really interesting touches, including this awesome wall below with the green detail. I'll share details about everything once it's finished and properly photographed, but am more than happy to answer specific questions now if you have them - comment away! :)

Yay - seeing their happy reactions at each stage is the best part, by far!

Just a few finishing touches left until the project is completed and you'll see every nook and cranny of this colorful and personality-filled space :)

Like what you see? I would love to work together and have availability for projects this spring!

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new home for the tulip table

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, our dining room has a new table (a Craigslist find which you'll hear more about soon), which means the 'old' table has been relocated!

That's right, what was previously our dining room table is now an end table in our living room. Love it when little switch-ups, often using what you already own, can make such a huge difference! This table has amazing potential for vignettes and piles...and I do love piles :) The current arrangement was created by moving a variety of candle holders, a tray, an elephant, an orchid, magazines, some remaining birthday flowers, etc. from different places in the house....

Like what you see? I would love to work together and have availability for projects this spring!

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progress

I have to admit I've been pretty focused lately on getting a few rooms in our house 'finished,' (oh what a temporary state that is... ;)) and in the progress haven't often stopped to recognize just how much progress has been made. My natural focus is on what's next / what I see that bothers me right now, but I'm making an effort to tweak this way of thinking, so let's go!

My husband was out of town for a few days recently, so I enjoyed my freedom by reserved my ZipCar minivan and loaded it up at Ikea....wooo hoooo! (Isn't that everyone's idea of fun?! :))

I had spotted this shelving unit on their website. For $15, it was the perfect temporary storage solution for the dining room. Part of my 'embracing the process' mindset is realizing that those perfect pieces often - usually - take time to stumble upon. It's not something you can rush. But in the meantime, some functional storage was pretty important to me, and $15 is not a bad investment to solve this dilemma! Agreed?

Moving some of our plates over here meant FINALLY having room on the kitchen shelves for our beautiful collection of glasses. As you may remember, I talked about this struggle last year.

Here are the beautiful rows of glasses!

(may I remind you, they were previously being stored on top of the refrigerator and a kitchen cabinet...it felt soooooo good to bring them out and display them as they deserve :))

The shelves aren't the only change to the dining room. This mirror was nabbed at HomeGoods last week and I am in love. It was one of those things...I didn't necessarily have a location in mind for it, but it's so gorgeous and I knew it could easily fill any number of given spots in our house. So, here it is for now....

So beautiful, right?!

And finally, if you're super-duper observant and know my house well, you may have noticed a different dining table in the first photo above! I'll share more of that soon...I do believe it has some neon-dipped legs in its future. And the tulip table has been relocated, which you'll see more of tomorrow :)

Like what you see? I would love to work together and have availability for projects this spring!

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office surprise for a friend

 Last weekend I put the finishing touches on a project and would love to share it with you...

This was an especially fun project - a surprise for a very dear friend! It was her birthday gift and truly a group effort as 20+ friends contributed to the newly decorated office (some even rolled up their sleeves and helped me paint!). I had a crazy amount of fun stretching the budget and doing my best to create a place where she could be productive as well as feel relaxed.

Here's the office before...

She recently moved into some new digs and hadn't had the time to decorate it herself. The plan was to keep it mainly traditional but with a few unexpected elements. A fairly calm color scheme to set the tone for a relaxing work space, but with some punches of color.

One of her daughters helped me out with some amazing and special family photos - both recent and old ones. My favorite part of the project was adding these final touches to personalize it and really make it feel finished.

We removed the old desk (it was taking up more than half the office!) and after a few weeks of scouring Craigslist, this replacement desk was the perfect find. It's Crate & Barrel and a really solid piece of furniture - also the perfect color, size and so classic. It was tricky to find a desk with clean lines that also had some storage, so was very happy with the three drawers in this one!

I wish I had a better photo of the paint color used for the trim and door. It's an awesome darkish gray with the faintest blue tint - really beautiful. The walls also look a little yellowish in some of these photos, but the actual color is a pretty, soft ivory.

As you can see, it's a small space. One practical consideration was to fit at least one chair in addition to her desk chair, so that two people can meet comfortably. I also knew there needed to be one statement piece in the office - kind of the equivalent of a funky pair of shoes or piece of jewelry that might complete any given outfit of hers - and when I spotted this chair, I knew it was that piece!

Ha - I really do have so much fun with the details and although this isn't the greatest photo, I just have to share! Don't you love gold paperclips?! :)

Family photos all around, as she would want it!

I was so antsy last week, wrapping up the finishing touches and knowing she would see it soon, and the big reveal last weekend did not disappoint. :) I'm thrilled that she now has a well-functioning, relaxing space to work...success! 

In case you're curious....

Sources:
Desk: Crate & Barrel via Craigslist
Desk Chair: Ballard Designs via Craigslist
Side Chair: TJ Maxx
Rug: Overstock
Roman shade: Overstock
3 side tables: Craigslist
Trays/organizers: West Elm
Desk lamp: Lowe's
Mirror: Ross
Art panels: Thrifted
Misc. accessories: Thrifted, Ross, Flax

I have availability for projects this spring and would love to work with you!  

Contact me at katiegaviganinteriors@gmail.com for rates & package options.