ART ART ART!!!

I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN ART DEALER AND FRIEND WIZZIE BROACH ASKED ME TO CONTRIBUTE SOME OF MY ART TO ONE OF HER ART SHOWS RECENTLY. 

QUITE AN HONOR BEING IN THE MIX WITH DUANE CREGGER, CHRISTOPHER BAER, SUNNY GOODE, SONDRA ARKIN, AND KATHY WALMSLEY JUST TO NAME A FEW!!

THIS PAST WEEK, OUR LOCAL SCOUT GUIDE BLOGGED ON WIZZIE'S ART THAT SHE REPS......PRETTY PSYCHED THAT MY PAINTING MADE IT IN THE MIX!

SEE LINK BELOW IF YOU WANT TO GET YOUR HANDS ON SOME OF THIS STUFF!!!IT WONT BE AROUND FOR LONG!!!

http://hamptonroads.thescoutguide.com/wizzie-broach-art-interiors/

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BEFORE AND AFTER: WATERFRONT FAMILY ROOM

I WAS SO EXCITED TO BE INVITED BACK TO THIS HOUSE TO DO SOME MORE REDECORATING-ONE OF MY VERY FAVORITE WATERFRONT HOMES IN NORFOLK!!!

YOU MAY REMEMBER WHEN I WAS HERE LAST YEAR FOR THE MASTER BEDROOM REDO.....http://lucywilliamsinteriordesign.blogspot.com/2012/03/before-and-after-waterfront-master.html

THIS TIME WE NEEDED TO FRESHEN UP THE FAMILY ROOM WITH NEW PILLOWS, COFFEE TABLE, AND MORE SUBSTANTIAL AND SUPER COMFORTABLE CLUB CHAIRS.

HERE ARE SOME BEFORES.....


BEFORE



BEFORE

AND THE AFTERS!!!

AFTER

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BEFORE AND AFTER: GLENCOVE FAMILY ROOM

THE CHALLENGE: CREATING A KID FRIENDLY SPACE USING PALE  BLUES AND VIBRANT GREENS AND INCORPORATING AN ATTRACTIVE DESK SPACE THAT DOESN'T SCREAM "UGLY COMPUTER!!!"

THE HOMEOWNERS NEUTRAL PALETTE WAS IDEAL FOR ADDING THE SPLASHES OF COLOR. WE DECIDED THE ART AND THE ACCESSORIES WOULD ACCOMPLISH THAT!! WE NEEDED TO REALLY ANCHOR THE SOFA WITH END TABLES AND A PAIR OF LAMPS. AND THINKING WOVEN WOOD SHADES WOULD REALLY WARM UP THE SPACE......THE ROOM NEEDS A MIRROR TOO......HMMMMMMM...........

BEFORE

AFTER

 MY SWEET CUSTOMERS WERE KIND ENOUGH TO TRUST ME TO PAINT THE PAIR OF ABSTRACT PAINTINGS ABOVE THE SOFA

LOVE LOVE LOVE THE ART BOXED IN ACRYLIC!!!

KINDA OBSESSED WITH THIS 42" ROUND MIRROR.....

LOVIN THE FLANGE!

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NEW YORK: LOTS OF WORK AND LOTS OF PLAY!!!

okay, so i was here for work checking out all the latest fabric collections. BUT.........

the most exciting part of my 3 days in the city?
MEETING CAMERON DIAZ!!!!!
i have crazy famous person radar and it was up and running saturday afternoon around 5:45pm in soho!!
 as passed a beautiful giant in heels on prince st, something in me made me turn around and say her name (just to make sure it was her??i think??) of course i am always star struck!! she could not have been nicer and even shook my hand-LOVED HER!!!!!

....i LOVE nyc and always fun stuff going on......finished up at the design center by noon on friday and more than ready for fun!!!

like running into this photo shoot friday afternoon on the upper east side....lots of photographers snapping away while they crossed a busy intersection....

then competing with van gogh's paparazzi at the MOMA

my favorite painting at the MOMA by jackson pollock....

 and in 2nd this cy twombley....

a new found love.....cant wait to come back to this treasure....soho's oldest pub from 1847. LOVED the food and the staff and bar flies were AWESOME!!!! (brooke shields ate here 2 weeks ago ;))

design center favorites to come!!

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