Gifts Galore!

Your tree is trimmed, shimmering with light.  Now is the time to surround it with gifts destined to delight!  Here are just a few gift ideas from Perfect Home that will make that last minute gift buying oh, so easy!   Give me a call at 706-802-0500 if you see something you like and I will be glad to help.

 

Yummy Aspen Bay candles   $16 to $25

 

Beautiful snowflake ornament  $5

Still lots of ornaments left… $3 to $10!

Love these for hostess gifts.  Napkin sets and wine stops all under $20.

 We always sell out of these tea towels… $9.50 to $18

My favorite ornament this year.  So beautiful and only $10

Lots of glitz and glam for $6 to $8

 

 

Votivo’s Christmas scents in a pretty silvered glass container  $28

Elegant mirrored cross ornaments  $6

As always, our delightful Mark Roberts fairies for $34

Just waiting to go home with you!

If you are still looking for those quick last minute gifts, please stop by Perfect Home and we will make it so easy for you.  Just pick that perfect gift… we will wrap it for you… and off you go!  Hope to see you soon.

Reesa

Back by Popular Demand…Lake House Part Two

Several people have asked when Part Two of my lake house project would be posted to my blog, and I finally had a chance to sift thru my pictures and share with all of you this  major transformation.  A few weeks ago I posted the first floor and now, the second.  This floor has a bedroom for little grand- girls, a large sitting room and a totally new master bedroom and bath suite. 

First, the girl’s room…

 

How’s this for a before shot?  What is this??? A beauty shop or a little shop of horrors?

If my client weren’t such a good sport, and now such a good  friend, I wouldn’t be showing you such a mess!

 

And now for the after….

 

Great little antique beds I found and had custom painted to match the bedding.

 

Love the bedding… a  Bed,Bath and Beyond find.  With three little girls sharing this room, we saved the custom work for the windows.

 

I wish you could see this fabric, it is a sheer with pink and green ribbon embroidery, layered over green polished cotton. So fresh and cute.  We repeated the same treatment across the large triple window.

This is the wall where before we had the lovely “Kut and Kurl  Beauty Shop”!!  Still need to add a few three dimensional flowers to the wall and a hanging lamp in the corner.

 

Here are the before shots of my favorite room in the lake house.  It became know as “Reesa’s Room”, I loved it so much.  The rich wood paneled ceiling did it for me… it had me at “Hello!”   This is an upstairs sitting area with balcony overlooking the lake.

 

 

Sweet old Jake again, and my client…incognito!

 

And after a little Perfect Home polish!

 

This is a hard room to photograph with the light from the french doors, but you get the idea.  There are a pair of these chairs in a really cute printed linen with bugs and leaf pattern in taupe and browns.

 

Sorry for the fuzzy photo, but I wanted to show this area which was open to a small upstairs kitchen.  We enclosed that wall and added a new master bath and storage instead of the rarely used kitchen.

This vignette is on the same wall after enclosing it.  Much warmer and definitely a better use of space.

 

Cozy sitting area with view of the lake.

Desk area, before the chocolate brown monogrammed parsons chair arrived.

 

Now for the master bedroom before…

During…

 

And after!

 

The size of the bedroom was doubled and a new stack stone fireplace added, along with a large window overlooking the lake.

Love, Love, Love the headboard.  It is an antique architectural piece I found in the perfect blue grey weathered finish.  I had it mounted on the wall and added a bedframe.  Voila!  A unique and affordable bed.   Accent pillows to come!

Unfortunately, the seating area did not photograph well because of the window. It is a large area.  There are a pair of these custom chairs in a wonderful blue, green and taupe printed linen.  We added a 36”  round custom made ottoman in two shades of soft linen.  Really wish I had better photos  of this area.  I never want to brag on my own work, but I have to say this bedroom is yummy!  Pictures just don’t do it justice.  It is so nice to sit here with the home’s best view of the lake.  Perfect spot for that morning cup of coffee.

Simple roman shades complete the look.

And a stacked stone fireplace to warm up those chilly nights on the lake.

Sorry, I didn’t photograph the master bath for some reason.  Too much house… too little time  I guess.

The second floor of this home was my favorite to work on.  I hope you enjoyed this virtual tour and will post the third floor soon.  It is the guest floor and very casual and fun.

More to come…

Reesa

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Pretty in Pink

I don’t know what’s going on lately. Maybe it’s too much rain and gloomy weather, but I find myself drawn to pink rooms.  PINK… what’s up with that?  I don’t even like pink!  Maybe it’s all the years I spent in the bridal business… too many sugary sweet pink bridesmaids dresses can turn anyone off!  But for some reason, I keep pulling pictures of pink rooms for my inspiration files.   I thought maybe I could get it out of my system by posting a few for you to see.  I would be interested to hear your thoughts on this color,  too girly, too fluffy???  Maybe just right with the addition of a dramatic black or sophisticated grey?  Click on the comment button at the end of this post and let me know what you think of pink.

 

This is more of a coral pink, much easier to live with possibly, than the pepto variety.  I know I said I don’t like pink, but my own bedroom is a soft coral with undertone of pink.  Or as my painter described it when I was building my house, “Oh, this color is like the stuff ladies put on their faces.”  Perfectly described, Mr. Painter Man!

Now this is very fresh and sweet.  Perfect for a bathroom .  So pretty.

 

 

 

This bedroom designed by Phoebe Howard (of Mrs. Howards fame in Atlanta) is absolutely  dreamy.  This room itself could make you fall in love with pink… or maybe, just fall in love.

 

This seems to be a deep rosy pink, an unusual color I think is fabulous in this room.

Just a touch of pink…  more my idea of living with this cotton candy color from our little girl Barbie dreams.    Next year (hopefully) I plan to redecorated a few rooms in my own home and one of my thoughts is to do my guest bedroom walls a very soft washed grey and simple silk panels at the windows in a very very pale pearly pink.  So maybe….I just thought I didn’t like pink.  Maybe we never really forget the love of shiny hair ribbons and fluffy tutus and ballet shoes long ago  outgrown.

Reesa

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Fairytale Cottages

While floating through cyberspace, I happened upon a beautiful little blog you can visit here…http://vickydar.blogspot.com/… and found these adorable cottages.

If I lived in an enchanted forest, I think this would be my home.

 

Or maybe this one…? 

Love this one… but I think a family of gnomes and fairies should live here.  They can live next door and bring over baskets of muffins sprinkled with magic dust.

Ahhh, here it is.  A fairy cottage of my very own….well, it’s my fairytale and I can dream,   can’t I?

Reesa

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What Works?

I thought it might be fun and interesting to do an occasional post on one certain topic.  What to do…?  As I browse my inspiration files, I find myself drawn to a particular picture again and again.  Why that photo?  What is it about a room that just calls to me?  What works?

Well, why not pull one of those photos and dissect it.  Really pull it apart and see what elements and ideas are utilized and then put it back together again.  I’m sure we can all learn a few lessons along the way. 

I thought I would start simply with a picture of a foyer or maybe a hallway?  Not sure, just know I have always liked this room. 

 

Very dramatic and striking, yes?  But why?  First thing first… the wallpaper.  The bold and graphic pattern is the first thing to catch your eye.  Black and white always makes a statement, but combine that with the sharp, clean pattern and you really have impact!  For some reason people are afraid of bold pattern in a small space, yet small doses are much easier to take.  Imagine this much pattern in a large room…too much of a good thing!

Next, the simple roman shade at the window.  Looks like a subdued stripe in a relaxed roman with “tails”(technical term only us window people know).  A fussy overdone window just wouldn’t work. 

Don’t miss the floor.  An inlay, or probably painted, black banding on dark floor with a natural seagrass or sisal rug, again with black banding.  Very nice.

Now the carved console table with marble top for just a bit of color.  The color is also subdued grey washed which shows the carving while not taking away from the wallpaper by appearing too heavy.  Imagine a heavy brown piece of furniture….wouldn’t be the same, would it.  On top, a very classic lamp and small dishes.  Just perfect.

To me, it’s the wall decor that really pulls this room together.  I always love pairs of pictures.  It seem like I never buy singles if I can buy a pair…can’t help myself.  You have much more impact if you can hang in pairs, and a grouping of four, even better. It seems these are pen and ink drawings and with the wide white mat they are fabulous on the busy wallpaper.  A smaller matting  would not have worked at all.   Of course, the convex mirror in the center is the perfect complement to the vignette.

Now for the finishing touch…the two umbrellas in the corner!  Did you even notice?  Just a tiny pop of color that teases the eye.  Put your thumb over the umbrella and see how much flatter the entire look becomes.  Amazing!

I hope you enjoyed this little experiment in really studying a room to see what works.  If you like this concept, I will continue to occasionally post on it.  Let me know!  You can click on the comment button at the bottom of this, or any, post and leave me a comment.  I would love to hear feedback on my blog!   A customer came into Perfect Home today and told me how much she was enjoying reading my humble offerings here.  I was thrilled to know someone was out there!   Anyone else there???  Love to hear from you.

Reesa

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