the perfect house?

i think so. i love pinterest for showing me these amazing places.....obsessed and dreaming of another dream house....

GARDENING INSIDE

part of why i love having a garden is so i can bring my flowers and greens inside...its INSTANT decor....and FREE!!

whatever the plant is called, i LOVE it!! its in the backyard...really plush and lasts forever in the vase. LOVE having this to pick from 5 months out of the year

 

 love my lantana.......

 daisies.....

 once again.....can't remember this plant-but its a beautiful bush new to the yard....leaves last FOREVER in the vase!

 acuba always in the house....and it will root so you can plant it!

 and here are the chairs we replaced with the old ones that were NOT comfortable loungey chairs-these are SUPER comfortable.....you may remember when i was in a bind trying to figure out my family room....see link!
http://lucywilliamsinteriordesign.blogspot.com/2013/04/design-dilemma-help.html
made a few changes but love my new chairs-and thanks to those who helped steer me to the fabric choice-LOVE and super forgiving for dirty kids!!

 have decided to maybe ger huge seagrass to go under existing rug....love the layered look and this rug hides lots of dirt!!!

BEFORE AND AFTER: MAGNOLIA KITCHEN FACELIFT

once again.....the before shots are MIA!!!.......but, to give you the background, these homeowners experienced a HORRIBLE leak in their kitchen and had to replace the floors. UGH!
they felt overwhelmed and figured they may as well give the poor kitchen a facelift.... this is where i came in!

BEFORE:
kitchen cabinets were natural maple wood color, no tile backsplash, dark granite countertops, dated pendants, and no eat-in area.

AFTER: finishing touches going in.....

the new eating area!!

 before, there was a built in desk area that took up way too much space. we designed this space saving built-in corner banquette to maximize the largest dining table possible. 

we had the bench seat fabric laminated for easy clean up!

backsplash tile up to ceiling. love this effect.

THANKS QUADRILLE!

WHILE I WAS ON VACATION, AN OLD COLLEGE FRIEND POSTED THIS ON MY FACEBOOK TIMELINE.........I WAS PSYCHED!

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=618025378237474&set=a.446217695418244.104289.446214848751862&type=1&theater

the picture was taken from my recent blogpost.........http://lucywilliamsinteriordesign.blogspot.com/2013/07/before-and-after-my-dining-room.html

 SOUNDS SILLY BUT THESE DRAPERIES SERIOUSLY MAKE ME HAPPY WHEN I WALK INTO THE ROOM! 

HERE ARE SOME OTHER PHOTOS IN QUADRILLES PORTFOLIO OF PATTERNED DRAPERIES DONE IN THEIR FANTASTIC PRINTS.

FOR MORE PICS, CHECK OUT QUADRILLE'S EDITORIAL PORTFOLIO BELOW.

http://quadrillefabrics.com/editorial_pages_a/index.html