Breakfast Nook & a Second Season

Every time I finish a new project I always get so excited.  My design projects are like babies to me. I love and nurture them until they are all grown up.  Well…not exactly (raising a little one is way harder) but you get the idea.  I think any designer that is passionate about what they do becomes very attached to their projects.  Especially when the clients are awesome to work with and have great style.  This was the case with my latest project.  I’ve been working with these clients for the last few months, and it has been a total joy.  They came to me asking if I would design their breakfast nook in their new home.  They moved to Atlanta from Houston and didn’t have anything that they wanted to keep in their new breakfast nook.  It was so much fun to literally start from scratch on their design.

I built their design around this fabric from Kravet.

I love using botanical posters from The Evolution Store in my designs.  They make such a statement in a room.

To give the room that warm and fuzzy feeling I shopped at local antique stores for accessories and one of a kind finds.

I found the cute little footstool at Target.  I’ll be reupholstering the top with plain burlap, but in honor of the London Olympics I left it in my photos.

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SEASON 2

On another note, Elbow Room got picked up for a second season on HGTV!!!!  I’ve already started designing with Chip and the rest of the team.  I’m looking forward to another fun season.  Last year I was so bad about taking behind the scenes pictures while we were on set.  I’m going to try to make a point to capture more of the good stuff on camera this year.  We have so much fun on the sets and I’d love to be able to share that with everyone.  We start filming in mid-October.  We are still accepting applications so if you live in the Atlanta area and need a renovation please apply.  You can apply here.  Good luck if you apply. 

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Saw It. Loved It.

Just found this piece of art through a random google search. Saw it. Loved it. Got inspired. Don't know the artist and didn't save the link from the blog but I'm just dying over the colors. A master bedroom redo may be in the future after seeing this...if only I could convince the hubby.  

Happy weekend!

[Lonny]

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[Bungalow Blue Interiors]

[AH&L]

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[rue via small shop studio]

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[Amanda Nisbet]

[Massucco Warner Miller]

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Weekend Fun

If you are looking for some weekend fun and some weekend eye candy, then you should definitely check out the Bosch Net Zero home at Serenbe.  It is open through July and features some stunning interiors furnished by Ballard Designs.  The Bosch Net Zero home really shows that living sustainably can be stylish as well.

Stylist Jill Sharp Brinson infused this home with rustic elements and warm and cozy style to create a comfortable home. She even used a few items that were found in the woods around Serenbe.

The bedroom below is one of my favorite rooms in the home. I love the fabric hanging behind the headboard. Note to self: Must use this in a client’s design soon. Any takers?

Wood stacked to the top of the fire place.  LOVE!  Not very practical but it looks so pretty for pictures. 

[Photo Credits – Ballard Designs]

There is a lot more to see so check it out if you get a chance.

**The 1,650 square foot home features 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths and will be open for complimentary tours Fridays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.  The home is located at 10660 Serenbe Lane in Chattahoochee Hills, GA 30268.

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Chase turns 1!

Last week Chase turned one, and this past weekend we threw him a “Backyard Barnyard” birthday bash.  It was so much fun.  I never realized how much goes into planning a birthday party.  It was a lot of work but so worth it. 

I got a lot of ideas for the party off of Pinterest and I also found some invites on Etsy that I recreated on photoshop.

I kept the food pretty simple.  The menu included pigs in a blanket, “pasta pigtales” (pasta salad), watermelon on a stick, a veggie patch and chicken nuggets.

For his party favors I bought 3 packs of bubbles from the Dollar Tree and made custom “Baaa Baaa Baaables” labels.

I opted for cupcakes in lieu of a cake.  For the toppers I went with a combo of itty bitty flags and circle toppers.

And this is Little Bit’s face after his first cupcake.  Don’t let him fool you.  He loved it!

He is on this funny face kick right now and his puffer fish face cracks me up.

Happy Birthday Sweet Little Man!!!

LiveJournal Tags: Barnyard Birthday,First Birthday,Chase,Cupcakes

In Her Shoes

Yesterday could not have been a more exciting day!  I got to do an appearance for the show and it was so much fun.  Chip and I went on Better Mornings Atlanta which airs on the local CBS station to dish about Elbow Room.  It was so cool getting to see a behind the scenes look at a live morning newscast.  In case you didn’t get to see it yesterday.  Here is the webcast of it…

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A special thanks to Camila from Effortless Style for featuring me in her “In Her Shoes” series.  It was so much fun to chronicle the day yesterday for her.  If you are  curious about how my day really went yesterday, then you can read the post here.

  Have a great weekend!  xoxo, Cristi

LiveJournal Tags: In her shoes,Effortless Style,CBS,Better Mornings,Elbow Room

First Episode–The Webbs

Thanks to all of you who tuned in to the premiere episode of HGTV’s Elbow Room.  Saturday was such a fun day!  It was so exciting to see all of everyone’s hard work come to life on TV.  I have been dying to share this experience with all of my readers for quite a while, but I’ve had to restrain myself until the show aired. 

I’m thrilled to be able to show you pictures of the first episode.  I thought I would share a few tid-bits about each of the episodes as they air.  Here is an after shot of the home.

This episode was such a fun episode to work on.  The family was absolutely amazing, and they were thrilled to be a part of the show.  We took the main living space in their ranch home, which was divided into four rooms, and transformed it into one open and airy space. 

I really had no clue what to expect while we were filming during this pilot episode.  If you can imagine a renovation in fast forward that is basically what it was.  From demolition of the space to the final homeowner reveal was right around three weeks.  I was amazed at how it was possible to do a renovation so quickly.  There were a few late nights and a lot of effort, but we did manage to get it done.

These photos were taken about two days before the final reveal.  It’s crazy to imagine that this unfinished space went from this state to totally complete in two or three days.

For me, one of the most fun parts of this episode was getting to make a custom piece of artwork.  It was very easy to make.  I painted various widths and colors of stripes on a piece of precut luann. Then I added a coat of resin to bring out the colors in the paints.

Here is the finished piece hanging in the dining area.

 

 

Hope you enjoyed this little look into the show.  Just in case you are interested in seeing a little bit of fun on the set here’s a link to our cast and crew FB page.  Only members of the cast and crew can join, but anyone can view it.  We have too much fun on the set!  [Elbow Deep]

Photo credit for all final reveal images – Christina Wedge Photography

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