It's been a whirlwind around here this past week! Take a look...
Saturday - Margaret and I attended the motherlode of estate sales. Here are just a few of the treasures we scored...
It turns out the house belongs to George Lucas and the occupant was his personal Assistant for the past 30 years. The most incredible part was that he wrote Star Wars on a legal pad in one of the upstairs rooms! Goosebumps, I tell you. I look forward to sharing more soon.
Sunday - Father's Day
Monday - Met with reps to see new products for the store and clients. New smaller items - tabletop, accessories and hostess gifts coming!
Placed orders for a new client's 'FarmHouseUrban" living room.
Beachy Striped Wool Dhurrie
Simple Slipcovered sofa
Awesome Coffee Table
Tuesday - Went to a former client's home to start working on a new project. Great to be working with her again and her gorgeous home.
In the early evening, I headed up to St. Helena to visit girlfriend Cristine. Tuesday's is her Bocce Ball night, so I met her at the Bocce Ball park. They take Bocce very seriously in wine country.
Afterwards, we went to the new restaurant French Blue, designed and owned by Howard Backen (the architect whose work I have admired for.like.ever.)
Wednesday - Margaret and I worked on the online store. Fine tuning the look + feel, getting all the product images uploaded, the descriptions written, making sure measurements and pricing is accurate takes a loooong time.
Still tweaking the logo...
In the afternoon, I made a stop to my woodworker's shop to check on the prototype for a new piece for the FarmHouseUrban Home Collection. Here is a sneak peek at the FarmHouseUrban dining table!
Thursday - Stopped in to check on the status of a kitchen and family room renovation I've been working on. It's been a really fun project and I can't wait to show you more photos when the space is complete.
What to do with a monolith of a fireplace when the client doesn't like stone or wood? Raised panels in a geometric design!
Deciding which shade of warm gray...
Friday - Made a quick trip to the city to my favorite discount fabric store to look for a tweedy woven for an ottoman. I didn't find anything, but did end up in the waaaay back intrigued by these retro (retro as in they've probably been here since the 60's, not new retro) Hawaiian prints. Perhaps it has something to do with watching "The Decendants" recently?
I'd love to make big pillows out of these for outdoors. They're not made of acrylic fabric, but at $8 per yard, even if they lasted one season it wouldn't be a huge loss. My sewing skills are a bit rusty (plus, hello, I have no time!), so I guess I'll have to pass.
Here's to a relaxing Sunday! Hope you have a chance to put your feet up today!
