Construction & Chicago

 I decided to insulate our basement myself. Yes, you read that right, myself. We wanted to stay

*on track* with our basement remodel, and keep a great drywaller, who said he could only fit us in this week. So, I put on those awkward-extra-large- man-sized utility gloves and got to work.

It took about 3 hours to cut and install the insulation. Somehow I really enjoyed the process, which is unexplainable, really. It was easier than I thought... cut , push between studs, staple, repeat. My daughter and I left bright and early the next morning for a grand opening of our showroom in Downtown Chicago.

The showroom is gorgeous.

Italian mosaics in the foyer:

chevron glass 

Looks like Peyton had tons of fun networking at the party.

My favorite tile in the whole wide world: Pratt and Larson

We made our way over to West Elm for a bit. Love. it. all. It felt like home... maybe that is why Peyton was rearranging?

Our last stop, The Shedd Aquarium.

The jelly fish exhibit was so much cooler than these photos show.

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Beginning in the Living Room

I have a new client that digs my design ideas, likes fun colors and patterns, and loves to hunt for a great deal. Sounds like a perfect client, right? The client is my sister and she just moved right nearby. So fun!

Anyway, here is the beginning of her Living Room design. We scored *huge* at the Pottery Barn/ West Elm outlet so now we just need to pick fabric and art complete the room.... to be continued. 

These chairs are gorgeous too. I have a *thing* for chairs.

She might not dig the turquoise/ teal combo {we'll see} so we could go with orange instead. 

Grey-orange-earthy green could be beautiful too.  

all fabric via Schumacher

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