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May 2, 2012

So all is well with sweet baby & mama. Tired, but so happy & so blessed, she says.

In other news, many of you have asked about my sister, Jennifer. She is doing so well–she thanks you for all your thoughts, prayers & gifts.

She has had the journey of her life! Here we are years ago with our niece, Jordan.

and more recently…

And now, with short hair (and coming back sooo curly, too!)

Whenever I post pics of Jennifer Kesler Photography, I’m talking about her….(like a recent pic below she took of our dining room)

She is crazy-talented. By day she is an art teacher (and a mom–but that’s all the time), in her spare time she takes photos, paints, sculpts….amazes me.

She can now add to her list breast cancer survivor. I guess you never realize how strong you truly are. They got it all, AMEN.

Jennifer is moving into a new (old) place soon. It has character and is in a great location, but is definitely in need of some lovin’.

I can’t wait to help her bring life & love into this place. And color!

Here’s a snap of its beigeness:

My sister’s style is somewhat similar to mine. I’d call her a boho/ vintage/ artist/ mod.

I’m a boho/ modern/ country so we meet in the middle.

I know you know this look, but pictures display the style so much better than me.

If her new place was an outfit…

and the kitchen, perhaps:

Oh, and her favorite color is orange (a close second is blue). So for the bedroom, maybe:

design sponge

She has tons of her own paintings, charcoals, pencil sketches, etc.

I’ve got to get her to let me throw them up everywhere! (example: Serena and Lily)

And she will need a little nook to create….

Can you picture her pencil books and boxes styled like this along with her pottery from art school?

design sponge

And an eclectic place to eat:

I love this dark and rich dining space:

The bathroom, maybe keep light with a bold stripe, a plant and some wood:

The best thing about boho design is you can stretch a dime (what we will be doing….). The look is collected, warm, and old pieces mixed with new.

Roman and Williams are boho masters. Love them!!

Find a vintage rug, two rattan chairs at yard sales, some modern pieces, and splurge on lighting, of course!

Would love to frame some Les Indiennes papers or recreate some ourselves.

I think such a beautiful contrast to her beloved orange is a smokey/ blue/ gray/ green wall. (like below)

Three paint colors I am suggesting to her to achieve this look:

Hazel/ Sherwin Williams

I’ll keep you posted, of course.

I have to post the song below. My sis stayed with us last weekend and we blasted this and sang out loud with our kids. They are still young enough we can get away with it.

If you don’t yell, “F I R E!!!!! W E C A N B U R N B R I G H T E R, T H A N T H E S U N N N N N N!” then you just don’t have a pulse.

band’s site: ournameisfun

Julie

behind-the-scenes: the bedroom makeover

April 14, 2012

Did you watch Design Wars yesterday? I wonder if they’ll ever rerun it? It was so fun to watch. It is surreal watching something that you were a part of.

Most designers here in Atlanta who are also on the show have hosted viewing parties at restaurants, showrooms, and galleries. We laughed because she was at her house in her pjs and I was decked out the same at mine. No party, no champagne…we just texted each other throughout the show. That’s how we roll…high style.

While shooting, the show was intended to be an hour-long, not 3o minutes as it ended-up. Each designer actually made over three rooms, not two (hence the office from the previous post).

The first room on the show yesterday was the guest bedroom. This was actually the third room we did on the third day. (Yes, the same outfit for three days to pull this trick off.)

Production gave each designer a set budget for each room. Anything over this budget had to be borrowed or pulled from their own homes. One thing Anisa chose to spend her allowance on was lighting…brilliant!

Chris, the electrician, was worth every penny. Lighting can really help to transform a room.

This challenge was the shortest with only 1 hour allowed for the makeover (yep, 60 minutes!)

By the way, this was shot in July of last year in Atlanta. You cannot imagine the heat. The A/C can’t work fast enough with twenty moving bodies in a home. So, Anisa had to work like mad in a t-shirt, then quickly go to hair and makeup right after. It was crazy.

The beginning of the hour the room looked like this:

And one hour later:

Travis (part of the crew) did hang the blinds. We also had help hanging the panels over the bed.

Anisa’s plan in this room was to keep it neutral. She wasn’t allowed to paint this room (she did in another). With the walls being such a saturated green/teal…she chose to work with it, keeping it the only color in the room.

She chose a mix in the bedding…masculine and feminine. A white, pleated duvet, houndstooth sheets (hard to see), linen shams and a custom poetical bolster.

She played with scale by adding the tiny porthole mirror.

And to keep from being too country, she chose some mod table lamps.

The “art” was inexpensive, soft and neutral (just pages of text taken from a huge book from an antiques store). She mixed the frames with wood & “gilver” (mix of gold & silver). Fresh roses from the grocery was a last-minute touch.