We had a custom piece of furniture made for a client's outside entryway made. It is where they come in from the beach, boat, etc. and a great place to display all of their "finds" from the sea. So I was looking for inspiration on how to best display their treasures and found these great ideas on Pinterest...
In jars with the name of the beach you found the shells
Framed out and labeled with their proper name
Pefectly displayed!
Like no one else does!
All grouped together
In apothecary jars
How do you display your seashells?
Eclectic has been nominated for best interior design blog again this year and if chosen, I win a cash prize (yippie), so please take a second to vote for me here! Many thanks!!!
Delivered the world's longest bench to a client...took 6 men to carry it. Not really.
I had it reupholstered a Duralee fabric.
I rearranged the entire showroom at Eclectic...
Including the front window...
So I watch The Bachelor. I have watched for all 10+ seasons and I'm not ashamed to admit it. I think it is hilarious and I love analyzing all the different women (or men). However, Tiarra (or whatever the heck her name is) is an all time low for ABC.
She went from this...
They were doing a Polar Bear Plunge
To this...
Faking hypothermia.
Milking attention.
Oh and last week she was doing this...
Seriously?
Do you watch? If so, do you read this? If not, you totally should.
Moving on to real life...
This gentleman found me online who saw that I had once had an Edisto Farms Dairy Cooler for sale on my old online site Objects and asked if I happen to have any more. He said his grandfather once owned Edisto Farms and his dad use to work there and he thought it would make a great birthday present. Lucky for him, I have a penchant for collecting local history and just happened to have another one!
I bought my first Ann Keane painting! I have been coveting her work forever and just couldn't resist any longer...
Happy Valentine's Day To Me! Thank you Charleston Artist Collective
Last weekend I went to that Superbowl Party and did a horrible job taking photos...I have none of actual people's faces and these don't even do justice to what my dear friend Lauren Heuber of Muster Branch did with the decor of the event. So I'm firing myself...Trump style.
Hoping to put this wallpaper in a little boy's room on Sullivan's Island that I'm working on. It's so bleeping cool!
Cole & Sons Great Wave
Working on styling a bathroom for a client who is renovating his master...
I bought the coolest piece of technology. Not sure if y'all have heard of it yet but you should totally get one. I'm way ahead of the curve...
iPad
Rediscovered this song while my iPod was on Shuffle...
Edwin McCain Alive (Live Version with Warren Hayes)
Also giving a lil' nod to New Orleans during Mardi Gras!
Took some Instagrams of the shop...for those of you that don't follow me I'll share.
Have y'all heard that Instagram parady to the Nickelback song? I can't take an Instagram without singing it. It is freaking hilarious.
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This is one of my besties Mason and I in the photobooth at the SOS Black & White party on Saturday night. We co-chaired the event last year and this year we got to enjoy ourselves...perhaps a little too much!
Big game this weekend! I'm going to my friend's annual Superbowl party...they go all out and get a huge tent in their yard with a movie screen and bleachers with VIP seating. Jack's Cosmic Dog is there along with the peanut guy from the USC games and they serve bevos from the competing teams regions. My great friend Lauren Heuber of Munster Branch Vintage rentals/events is helping to plan it and has some great ideas in store! I'll try to remember to take some photos to share with you because she is super talented.
I don't give a dang about pro-football but I promised a certain someone that I'd root for SF so go 9'ers!
I delivered this bad boy to a client. It will be topped with a local artist's work and some killer accessories. Bam. You just wait.
These guys are going to live in the same room...
I'm working on a mystery sex nursery and we are doing stripes on the ceiling (thicker than these) in Benjamin Moore's Boothbay Grey and Forget Me Not. The ceiling is pitched on either side so I think it is gonna be amazing!
Also doing the same client's daughter's room and that color scheme looks a lil' something like this...
I'm so in love with it!!!
So I was joking with my seamstress about all the local characters we have here in Mt. Pleasant (for you non-locals it is the 'burb just over the bridge from Charleston) as you do in any town really. One I mentioned that she was not familiar with was Willie Nelson. He is always walking near where I work and live. I spotted him about an hour after our conversation and was trying to get a photo. I'll have to do better next time...
Anyone know who I'm referring to? He's a dead ringer.
This Saturday is the annual SOS Black & White Event. If you haven't bought your ticket go do it now! Going to be a blast as always! I'm taking Ryan Reynolds.
Big thanks to Carter at The Scout Guide Charleston for featuring Eclectic on their blog today!
This is me being self-conscious during the posed photo.