The Green Room Interiors Chattanooga, TN Interior Decorator Designer: November 2013

Thursday, November 21, 2013

In case you were wondering, I haven't fallen off the face of the earth. The truth is I've been blessed with an abundance of work and between that and keeping my booth stocked and still being a wife and Mommy and enjoying our sweet new grandbaby its been a little tough to find the time to blog. I'm also feeling a little spent after the One Room Challenge . Oh, it was all good and I'm beyond excited to have my kitchen all zhushed up but it kind of zapped my energy. Speaking of the One Room Challenge, thank you so much for all of your kind comments and emails. Those last few weeks were tough and your encouragement meant the world to me.

So, how about I give you a quick round up on what's new in my world.

First of all, this little guy is such a bright spot in my life. At almost 4 months, he's in that sweet spot where the smiles come easily and he's happy most of the time. What a blessing!!

And there have been (more than) a few purchases.

I'm currently having an inner debate about whether to paint these or not. On one hand, they're in great shape. On the other hand, well, red lacquer. These will most likely make an appearance in my living room at The Dollhouse.

I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of this beauty from My Darling House. I used to be into horses in a big way, and I've never seen a fox hunting themed painting in colors like these.

Also, there has been some work-related progress a la this:

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and decisions have been made regarding my living room and dining room makeovers here at the Dollhouse. I'm excited to share that business soon. I think it's going to be good!

So I leave you with my most sincere wishes for a wonderful upcoming Holiday season. Posting may be a little sporadic over the next few weeks, so I hope you'll check in on me now and again.

If you'd like more frequent updates, I'd love to have you follow me on Instagram! Posting is quick and much more regular. If you're not on Instagram, follow me on Facebook and/or Pinterest.

Who's ready for the holidays?

The Green Room Interiors provides Interior Decorating and Design Services to happy homeowners in Chattanooga, TN. If you'd like to experience the joy of living in a well-designed home, contact Kim Lemmon at 423.653.3186 or email thegreenroominteriors@gmail.com

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Welcome to the final post of The One Room Challenge! Before we get too deep into this, I'd like to serve up a biggie size thank you to Linda at Calling it Home for inviting me to participate! I am completely honored to have been given a chance to make over my kitchen along with 19 of the most talented designers/bloggers/friends out there. High fives, ladies, we made it to the finish line!

If this is your first visit to my blog, then you came on a good day. For the last 6 weeks I have been sharing the trials and tribulations of my kitchen makeover. If you'd like to read the back story, click here.

Let's have a final look at where it all began:

Oh my. That's a dreary little kitchen.

If you recall, I didn't make any changes to the kitchen's layout and I kept the original cabinets and flooring.

I (meaning the husband) removed the upper cabinet to the left of the sink and we (again, the husband) replaced it with subway tile and white shelving from Lowe's. Said shelves were styled mostly with stuff I already had. The lemons and clementines are fresh. Shopping for accessories in the produce department was a new and out of the comfort zone experience for me.

This is a look at the cabinet wall across from the sink. I styled the counter tops with things I already had and leaves from my back yard.

And here's my teeny tiny dining area. I'm pretty delighted with the 11th hour bench I scouted out at a local antique mall. If you recall, I wanted to keep this side of the seating area open by using a bench. Unbelievably I found a bench with nearly perfect size and form. I zhushed it up with paint and fabric during the wee hours last night.

And did you notice that lovely sconce over the dining table? I found the the perfect solution to my lighting dilemma at Rejuvenation. Those folks are wonderful to work with. I went with the Reed Plug-in Wall Sconce in a "burnished" finish and the shade is "old brass". The plug-in feature means no electrician had to be called in and there is very little anxiety for those of you with commitment issues. You know who you are.

Can we just talk about how much I love my print from Etsy artist Loopy Lolly.?!?!?? I wanted something whimsical over the kitchen table, and I knew instantly this was "the one".

My dining table is styled with leaves from my back yard, a thrifted trophy vase, and swan salt & pepper shakers we got as a wedding gift.

This is my favorite view into the kitchen, taken from my family room. My awesome Joy at my work room whipped up the roman shades for me out of super inexpensive cotton duck fabric trimmed out with craft store grosgrain ribbon. They are beautifully made and she had them to me in 3 days. Thank you Joy!!

And one last "big picture" photo.

Thanks for following along on my kitchen makeover journey. You guys have been so supportive and encouraging and I appreciate all of your comments and emails.

Oh, and a special thank you to Jaime for her beautiful photography work!!

PS. I've been so impressed with the bloggers that are linking up with their room makeovers every Thursday! Make sure you check out their reveals too. You can find the links on Linda's blog tomorrow.

I'm dying to see how everyone else made out. Here are the links to their reveals!

The Green Room Interiors

Henhurst Interiors

Little Black Door