Little Girl Bedroom Redesign PICS!

Here are the pics I promised from the little girl bedroom redesign I did last week.  I had sooo much fun doing this! Big thanks to my hubby for helping me out with some of the painting and stuff. 

I kept the current set up the same for the furniture because it was the most optimal use of the small space.  The client/mother wanted something very girly.  She purchased a new comforter set for her daughter and I decorated around that. 

We decided to do an accent wall behind the bed with wallpaper. This was my first time putting up wallpaper. I used a print from the Easy Wall collection at Sherwin Williams.  It was pretty simple to put up....matching the designs to get a seamless look can get a little tricky..even with the marks that help you. 

I also made a custom valance..my first time doing this type of valance. And you guys remember the matching ottoman I reupholstered awhile ago.  

Overall, everything turned out great and my clients and their daughter loved it! The mother even shed a few tears! :)

Me putting up the wallpaper

My hubby painting

Thrift Store Find - $15

So check out this thrift store find I came across today...its a round ottoman I got for $15....judging from the tag on the bottom, it was originally purchased at Marshalls and it appears only lightly used.  I think I may be using it in a room I'm working on for one of my clients.  Stay tuned to see how it turns out once I recover it! :)

PICS: My Office

So sorry for not getting these up last week. I have been super busy. Just had a really great meeting yesterday with a potential client to redo his office/library...will keep ya posted on how that goes!  Anywho, so here are the pictures of my office.  I think it turned out good...there are a few more touches I want to put on it but for the most part its done! So let me know what you think!

Just in case you forgot how it looked before, here is a pic of my office when I first moved in space:

 

And here are the AFTER pics: 

Since its a small space, I chose to do horizontal stripes on the wall behind my desk to make the room appear wider.  My printer is behind one side of the curtains and I will put a mini fridge and microwave behind the other side!

I got this mirror from Homes Goods for $30 then added the nail heads around it and my logo in the center.

This is my main work area where all the "magic" happens...lol

I got a wall decal with one of my favorite scriptures on it... "Faith without works is dead" James 2:20. It basically just means that just having faith alone is worthless...you have to do your part as well and put some work in.   From there, you leave the rest to the Lord. 

I keep all my fabric and leather in this storage unit

This is my DREAM Big wall.... I am BIG on writing things down and putting your dreams in the atmosphere.  I still have a little more to add to this wall..but this is the starting point.

Overall, my design came out exactly as I envisioned it....and I love working in the space...which is the most important thing! :)

**I have all my wall decals done by Lauren at www.ten23designs.com

My Thrift Store Find for $3.98

So the other day while driving past my fav thrift store, I noticed a chair sitting outside.  Now I had no intention on going to the store that day but they sit alot of the furniture on sidewalk ...prob to bring people in ...and the detail on this chair back caught my eye. I instantly envisioned a color to paint it! It was $5 and the whole store was 25% off that day! So I got this beauty for $3.98...cant beat that with a bat! Stay tuned to see how I re-do this one!

My Zebra Print Wall for Office

So after debating for quite awhile about what to do with the back wall in my office, I decided to go with a zebra print. Originally, I actually wanted to use a wall stencil for this really nice Moroccan print I found online....but it didn't necessarily go with my look.  But I plan to incorporate that somewhere one day because I really do love it!! Anywho, back to the zebra print walls. They also sell wall stencils for zebra print but I couldn't find a style I liked ..not to mention, some wall stencils surprisingly can get pretty pricey.  The Moroccan one I really like was $55 for the stencil.  So since I'm a DIY'er... I figured I could just freehand it myself ... and it came out pretty good I think.

I started off sketching the zebra stripes on the wall but ended up free-handing the rest. Zebra stripes are one of the easiest things to do because they don't have to be perfect to look good!

Here is my progression from start to finish: 

I DO Wedding Menus, Programs & Invitations!

The last two weeks, Ive been working on wedding menus and programs for a client getting married next month.  If you are in need of wedding menu, invitations, and programs for your wedding at a reasonable price, contact me for pricing and more info! I'd LOVE to work with you! :)

Office Transformation in Progress

So as you know Im in the process of getting my office/workspace together so last week I started painting.  Thank God I have finally gotten most of it done.  I just have the accent wall left to do.  The pic above is from this weekend when I started painting my two pink walls. 

My hubby and I also started putting some of the furniture pieces together.  I am running into a slight issue.  I have a pet peeve about finishes being the same.  I knew I wanted to do all white furniture when I started planning this design; however, I learned that not all whites are the same.  For example, "white" furniture at Ikea is not really snow white.  Its more of an off white which clashes with the pieces I have that are truly all white.  But hey, its not that big of a deal I guess... (as I sit here typing trying to make myself really believe that...lol)

As they say, you just have to work with what you got...so thats what I will be doing.  Stay tuned for how it all comes together! :)

My New Project!

Room by Candice Olsen

This past weekend I had my first consultation with a client who wants me to decorate her two beautiful daughters' bedrooms. And let me tell you, I am in heaven with this project!! As yall know, I especially LOVE doing girly projects. I am in the process of drawing up vision boards for the two rooms. I will keep you guys posted on the progress once I officially get started!

And remember, while I am a big proponent of DIY.... I recognize not everyone likes to do things themselves.  Its very time consuming and some simply have no interest in it.  And for all of you out there who don't like to make things/decorate yourselves or just don't have the time... remember I'M FOR HIRE!!!!!!!!  Just thought I'd subtly throw that on out there again! :)

By the way, awhile ago I forgot to share with you all a small project I did for a client. She ordered a beautiful comforter set for her baby but the ribbons on the bumper that tie around the crib rails weren't long or wide enough.  And the material didn't quite match the look she was going for.  She wanted big pretty bows that hung a little long on the corners.  So I took the old ribbons off and used some raw silk to recreate the new ties.  I love the look of raw silk...it has a very regal look to me.  Unfortunately, I don't have any BEFORE pictures but I found a picture of some other crib bedding that has ties that are very similar to those that came on my clients' baby bumper originally. This gives you an idea of how they looked before:

 And this is how it looked AFTER I was finished: 

Big difference right? I loved the way it came out and my client was super pleased which is what matters the most! :)

My Consultation Services

I get a lot of emails from people seeking my help on events, parties, etc. who don't live in the Philadelphia and surrounding area so I wanted to let you all know I do offer consultation services for those of you who may have a room, event, or party to decorate and are completely stuck on what to do or how to do it.  If you just need ideas and instructions on how to bring them to life AND you don't mind doing some legwork yourself, this is for you, contact me for more info!

NNEKAH@gmail.com

My '31 & Loving It" Pink Party PICS

Here are a few pics I promised you guys from my '31 & Loving It' party I hosted! The wonderful professional photos were taken by Nicole of Girl Photography. And I took the others (Im sure you will be able to tell the difference...lol) Of course, I did the decorations and also most of the food.  And let me tell you... all that can really wear you out!  Note to self: leave the catering to someone else :)

Overall, we had a great time! Food, games, laughing, and good company...what more does a girl need? :) Thanks again to all my chicas who came out!

*The beautiful flowers were a gift from my girls Courtney and Cassandra and arranged by Cassandra.

Cant have a pink party without a pink rug and pillows, right? :)  I made the pillows and already had the rug

Set up without flowers

 

 

 

Pink Cotton Candy

Personalized Hershey Candy bars I did

Favors 

For favors, I included some of the candy we all used to love as 80s kids!

Sobe Strawberry Daiquiri juice with personalized labels I made

End of the night :)

My 31& Loving It Pink Party

So this Saturday is my 31& Loving It Pink party and Im so excited! :)  Its an all girls shin dig for my birthday and everyone is supp to wear something pink (my fav color).  I've been getting things together for it for the past two weeks so stay tuned to see how everything turns out! :)

Bumble Bee 1st Birthday Party

On this past Sunday, I decorated a bumble bee themed 1st birthday party for Tatum, the cute lil daughter of two of my friends from college. They had it at the Jelly Bean Jungle in Marlton, NJ so the place is already decorated but mommy wanted to tie in the theme of Tatum's big day!  Since we were doing a bumble bee theme which is traditionally just black and yellow, I wanted to make it a little girly so we decided to tie in a little pink. 

Photog and good friend of the couple, Micheal Derek was there snapping pics of everything and I cant wait to see how great his professional pictures turn out!  He also took the picture of Tatum that I used for the magazine cover.  But for now, you'll have to check out the ones I took on my lil digital camera....which dont really do the party justice....lol

Guest were greeted as they walked in by this cute magazine cover with the birthday girl on it! :)

Up close view of magazine cover

Picture of room and tables BEFORE decorating

Table setting AFTER decorating

Glitter wooden name sign I made

Table setting....isn't this table cloth the cutest?

Favor boxes

Frames I made that set on each of the adult tables

Gift sign I made

I used a bumble bee pinata for decoration

Mini magazines I created for adult favors

Page 1 of mini mag

Page 2 of mini mag

Personalized Water Bottles

I had a lot of fun making everything for this party! Everyone had a blast!

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