I want to say upfront that I am a "retired" Realtor. "Retired" in quotes because there is no retirement package that goes with this retirement! You just stop working!
My only responsibilities at this point in my life, are setting up social activities for our small neighborhood. I do great at MAKING RESERVATIONS and making LISTS!!! I don't play golf, tennis, pickle ball....(have you ever heard of that one?) or card games! BUT..I LOVE WHAT I DO---DO!
My passion for Interior Design is simply what makes me .....ME. I have always had this passion. The more I read other bloggers describing themselves, the more I am learning that they, too, have had the passion their whole lives.
What I am saying is that I do not have Clients, A Business, A Workshop or for that matter I have nothing more than our Bucket List House for me to create.
My days are filled with all my own ideas on how to "play" with the Bucket List House. I play with all the rooms. Create different purposes, different colors, different furniture arrangements and uses......etc.
I don't have deadlines or do I have to please anyone......well ....maybe...MC!
BUT, WHAT I DO NOT HAVE IS .......A BUDGET!
I just have to use what we have. Every now and then, I can squeeze a new item into the mix, but that is rare!
I am amazed at all the ways our furniture and accessories can recreate themselves. Things move and then they become totally "new"!
Yesterday MC had meetings all day. That left me to my "client".
I really stirred up the mix, a lot. Decided that the new Master Bedroom "look" I had been working on wasn't really coming together. Didn't really think the Flokati rug was being used to it's best, so out it went and that started the day!
You all know that when you get into this state of mind......one idea leads to another and the circle begins to spin and spin! .......and BOY.....did it spin yesterday.
I can't believe the ideas that come out of my little silly head! But, I have to try them. Most work, some don't!
This morning I wasn't that "happy" with the placement I had put Sexy Sadie. Decided I would work on it later in the day. A friend and I had were going out for a few hours, snooping the model complex. (They changed all the decor!) When we came back, I mentioned to Elaine that Sadie wasn't working. She gave me an idea.....and BAM!!! HER IDEA WAS IT!
All it involved was moving Sexy Sadie to serve a new purpose, and moving just a foot or two the large chair. Thanks Elaine....Love your input! That Sadie is a GEM. She has been used in this form before, but not in this space! This simple change made the entire room come together!
I know I am a little "weird". My mind never stops! It is constantly seeing objects in different places. I can't stop it. It is constant!!!!! I am sure that in the next day or so, I will want something moved...and trust me, I will move it...
GREEN IS IN
Apparently the newest, latest color to "hit" the Design World is Green.
OUR GREEN
THE VIEW!
This is really different
The mirrored desk
now a
CREDENZA
SEXY SADIE
ELAINE
YOU ARE A GENIUS
YOU ARE A GENIUS
.... MOVE THE LARGE CHAIR OVER
LEAVING ROOM FOR PASSAGE BETWEEN IT AND SADIE
This has created a wonderful "Conversation" area.
HAVE YOU NOTICED?
THE RUGS!
FLOKATI UNDER COFFEE TABLE
COW HIDES
ENTRY
AND
HALL
MASTER BEDROOM
no big changes...
EPIPHANY SUITE
Notice...MC's CHAIR ....HE WILL BE USING HIS WHITE ONE IN HIS NEW LIBRARY
NOW ALL EPIPHANY SUITE GUESTS WILL HAVE A COMFORTABLE READING CHAIR
MEANWHILE
MC IS BUSY, BUSY. BUSY... BUILDING HIS WALL UNIT!!!!!!!
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MOOOO! Love the rugs. I want you to hang your chinoiserie panels in your dining room. Am I the only one who thinks they should be hung on the wall? You know all that "playing" obsessing you described? Well, I have it too. Only for me, I also rearrange furniture (in my head) while I am at other people's homes. Total Freak-O!
ReplyDeleteThe panels are prepped for hanging! How funny you brought that up. You are the first! Will contact MC !
ReplyDeleteEvery thing looks great! Love your rugs! Thank You again for all the support you gave me in the contest!
ReplyDeleteLove the stripes on and around sexy Sadie!
ReplyDeleteMy first time visiting, Patty! You have quite a talent for 'playing' with your furniture and accessories! :) What a gorgeous home you've created!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Linda. You should hang those gorgeous chinoiserie panels somewhere. :)
ReplyDeleteJessie
www.mixandchic.com
Looking good, my friend! Love that you obsessive about reinventing your rooms. Your cowhides are awesome.
ReplyDeleteI just had to come by and see what Patty is up to today!! Love it!! We are so like minded. I love when the creative juices flow, don't you. It is as if we become a wheel in motion and we can't stop until it is done. Nothing like that surge of energy. God made us this way and I consider it a gift he gave us to play with!!
ReplyDeleteLove the changes and I think your home looks like a model, but more comfy!!! Excellent job,
Kathysue
G E O R G E O U S...!!! Your home is spectacular Patty. Although I have a lamp feish, I must admit yours are to die for.
ReplyDeleteWe're in the same boat, girlie! We're our own clients so must just continually play with our own decor...haha, I am CONSTANTLY rearranging things in my head (thank's for the kind words on my blog today and, yes, my mom is finally reading my posts but that's only cuz I set her up so they're emailed directly to her daily!) lol
ReplyDeletelovin' it Patty!!! I love those chinois panels in your dining room FABULOUS!!
ReplyDeleteI love my lamps, especially the one that was a Tiffany Vase. It's the eggplant glass one in the Great Room on the round mirrored table next to the sofa. My Grandmother's mother bought it at Tiffany and then had it made into a lamp when electricity was introduced into homes, not realizing that she completely destroyed it's value!
ReplyDeleteI love your energy and attitude. Gorgeous home. LOVE all the trim work. The silver strand looks awesome. Wish you lived in my neighborhood as we'd have a lot of rearranging to do - we both like to do the same things in our spare time! But, then again, I may have too much fun and never get client work done.
ReplyDeleteKristy we would have a ball.....
ReplyDeleteYour cowhide rug in the foyer is awesome! And your view is phenomenal. But you being the realtor would know that ;-)
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Loi