random

i seriously dont know how other design bloggers do it...working and blogging everyday. i certainly havent figured it out! i really dont have any time time now either. so i thought i would show a few random pictures of what is going on in the exciting life of JOI (thats what i call my business when i am talking to myself or my husband:))

i am going to cover our outside dining chairs with this fabric...it makes me so happy!



here is my favorite worker helping me take off the old fabric...

of course i have no after pictures because when we took off the old fabric we realized how badly the seats need new foam...and i havent gotten it yet!

look what UPS dropped off this morning...5 of these for the condo party room. i love them!

i am going to have pillows made with these two fabrics for my office....

and last but not least...one of the reasons for my long absence is because the kids had spring break. we went to pennsylvania to visit family and friends and then to charlottesville to visit my in-laws. i only took one photo the entire time...

this is my "mor mor" along with my mom and kids. we took the long way home through lancaster to visit her. she didnt really know who we were....but that didnt matter, it was so nice to see her.  she honestly is the happiest dementia patient and she still has the clearest blue eyes you have ever seen! it is hard that the kids will never really know her like i did...i was just telling them more about her this morning. about the two traits i am pretty sure trickled down through my mom and straight to me....talking a lot and the love of shopping:)

jodie

party room update

i finally have some progress pictures of the party room i am designing for a condominium building. it is definitely not finished...but we are getting there. it will be done by the end of april...because that is the deadline! first up is the kitchen...lets review what it looked like in the beginning.

after demo...

new cabinets and granite being installed...

almost done (i know the fridge was in the way...but i really wanted to show the progress and couldn't move it!)

just a little FYI....the rug had to stay! i am hoping down the road we can change it...but for now we are working around it.

 

here is another view from inside the kitchen...

bad quality picture...but you get the idea.

 the other side...

a lot of  the furniture was delivered last week and there is more to come along with a lot of accessories! here is a sneak peek of one side of the room that is going to be used for a "wifi" area

here is what it looked like before...

and after....i know it looks very plain! but i have plans trust me:)

so....i realize this is just a very small taste of how the room is coming along...but it will keep you coming back to look for more progress!

jodie