{bella grove spruce sunroom studio}

i hesitated to post these pictures for a few reasons: reason 1-this room is no where close to being finished, still need to paint the trim and floor, and of course move in some furniture, add curtains, and make the huge window seat; reason 2-the paint color looks darker in photos than in real life; reason 3-there is a bit of clutter on the window seat {including, if you look closely, a cardboard box which recently became the house of a stray cat & 4 kittens {we named her patsy cline, if you must know. kittens are two weeks old today and we're saving the naming privileges for family & friends who adopt them. need one?}

but, in realizing that this was the last view posted, it's about time to post some progress. oh and don't forget the fake wood paneling and old sliding glass door in the before photo.

what you can see, is the new french doors, new rug {ballard designs} & lemon tree {early + fabulous birthday present from b's mother and yes it will soon grow lemons} in this photo. said lemon tree still needs a lovely pot in which to call home.


though there is still some clutter on the window seat, prior to painting, it was full of unpacked boxes...


and finally, you can see the closet built to house the washer & dryer and storage areas above. all the trim will be painted white and the stairs pictured on the right side will also be finished and painted. someday soon.


p.s. post title = paint color.

{happy weekend & a patterned studio space}

happy happy friday! if your weather is anything like mine, it's cold & rainy {or snowy?} so what a perfect day for the 3rd issue of lonny magazine to come out. loving the color and pattern in betsy burnham's studio/office. just more ideas for my very own sunroom studio. combining style, pattern, and color can create such a fresh and modern space.

love this brick-colored ikat window seat/sofa. it's not in betsy's office/studio above, but in a client's home...just another idea for the massive window seat in what will soon be my very own office/studio.

{photos : betsy burnham design via lonny magazine}

{sunshine for studio}

thought i'd do a quick post before the weekend with the inspiration for the sunroom studio {which is currently the storage studio + why there have not been any mention or photos of it as of late}...but when the boxes are finally unpacked there will be pattern, beadboard ceiling, florals, rattan, bamboo seagrass blinds, black+white chevron/stripes, chandelier, + color {!}

{images via canadian house and home, house beautiful, skona hem}

{sunroom studio progress}

i need to take some even more updated photos, but here are the happenings in the sunroom studio. i can't tell you how thrilled i am about this room. last we saw {scroll to the last few photos of that post}, we had bare-boned framing. now they've framed in the top shelves AND the old fake wood paneling has left the building. hallelujah!

the ceiling was framed to drop down a few inches to cover some unsightly plumbing pipes.

AAAAND we have drywall. notice the two small holes that have been punched out above the closets -- that's where the shelves will go. and i should say the most beautiful stacked washer & dryer will go in the left closet and the right closet will probably house laundry stuff, art supplies and other fun items. but what's great about the right closet is that it can easily be converted into a good ol fashioned clothes closet so in the event that we put this beauty on the market in a few years or so, we can definitely market this room as a 3rd bedroom. {ill go ahead and give b credit for this idea. had it been left up to me, that whole closet area would have been a very generous laundry space}

you can kind of see the pipes on the ceiling {connecting up to the master bathroom} in the below picture a bit better so you can understand why it was necessary to cover them up.

this last picture {apologies for the appalling photo quality} shows the view out the back to the marsh. french doors have been put in, and i promise i'll take more pictures / post them soon. with packing up & trying to hold down a real job, taking bungalow photos has really gotten away from me. lots and lots has happened this week {good thing right, since we are supposedly moving in this weekend haa} beadboard ceilings, trimmed windows, crown molding and a very cool project i'll have to tell you about for the master bedroom. for now i'm doing my best to document the progress. happy almost weekend.