MY NEW DESIGN ICON: THOMAS JEFFERSON!!

WOW. who knew thomas jefferson was such an amazing talent? apparently everyone but myself!
we visited his home "monticello" last sunday and the tour was BEYOND amazing. .....charlottesville is a beautiful place to visit anyway, but seeing jefferson's house, his masterpiece of a home......AMAZING!
not only did he design all the window treatments, but he shopped for all the fabrics in paris-LOVE YOU TOM!!
and his house is full of angles-i'm an angle girl so this was fun. octagons everywhere and skylights too. a self taught architect, jefferson's creations in charlottesville (which also include the university of virginia) are a treat to see!! what an impression this day has made on us!!

 

R is equally excited about the fantastic railings!

a bed built into the wall-SOOOOOO cool. what an innovative idea!

love this life size satue of thomas jefferson....he was 6"2"...a giant for back then!

it was a great day!

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ONE STORY HOUSE

 for some reason i have always been drawn to one story houses.....saw this house on pinterest and it inspired me........LOVE this house!!!! wonder what the inside looks like? here's my version!

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MY NEW GUEST ROOM...GETTING THERE...

DO YOU REMEMEBER WHAT THIS SPACE USED TO LOOK LIKE? IT WAS MY OLD OFFICE...COMPLETELY INEFFICIENT USE OF SPACE.....SEE BLOG BELOW AND YOU'LL SEE MY POINT!
http://lucywilliamsinteriordesign.blogspot.com/2012/08/oh-my-need-new-office-now.html


SO LAST SUMMER I DECIDED TO SWAP MY OFFICE WITH THE GUEST ROOM...BEST MOVE I EVER MADE. NOW MY OFFICE IS A FANTASTIC WORK SPACE WHICH I RECENTLY BLOGGED ABOUT......
http://lucywilliamsinteriordesign.blogspot.com/2012/12/before-and-after-my-office.html

OKAY, SO THE NEW GUESTROOM?? STILL TWEAKING BUT ITS GETTING THERE!

 I RECOVERED THE HEADBOARD IN AN ANTIQUE LINEN VELVET AND REUSED MY OLD MASTER BEDROOM DRAPERY PANELS. WENT FOR A MORE NUETRAL PALETTE SO I COULD HAVE A PRETTY CONTRAST AGAINST THE DARKER WOOD FURNITURE.
AND THE PAINTING? DOESNT BELONG IN HERE...AND ITS A WORK IN PROGRESS THAT I JUST BORROWED FOR COLOR!

 THE DARK FURNITURE ARE PIECES WE INHERITED. THEY WORK PERFECTLY IN THE GUEST ROOM SINCE I WANTED A SOFT SOPHISTICATED LOOK.

 MY DRESSER FROM GROWING UP....

JUST CAME BACK FROM SOUTH BEACH AND GOT THESE SHELL FORMATIONS FROM WINGS! I LOVE CHEESY BEACH SOUVENIR SHOPS FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL AND CHEAP ACCESSSORIES!!

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MY VIRGINIA FARM HOUSE....in my dreams...

I WAS SO LOVING THIS PICTURE WHEN I FOUND IT ON PINTEST TITLED "VIRGINIA FARM HOUSE"....WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHERE IT IS!!!...... ALBERMARLE COUNTY OUTSIDE OF CHARLOTTESVILLE??....OR MAYBE IN HORSE COUNTRY AROUND MIDDLEBURG OR UPPERVILLE??

REGARDLESS, I FELL-IN-LOVE!! I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT THE REST OF THE HOUSE LOOKS LIKE. SO I CREATED IT IN MY HEAD THANKS TO MY BELOVED PINTEREST!

AND BTW, IF YOU HAVE YET TO VISIT THE BEAUTIFUL COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND- I LOVE MY STATE!!!!....YOU GOTTA COME VISIT!!!

FARMINGTONHUNT.ORG

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