Connecting the dots

Was it just me, or did all of you have connect the dots games in EVERY coloring book as you grew up?
I always thought it was funny....because I could see the picture even without connecting the dots, so it was just a formality of sorts to outline the image.  Now that I'm all grown up (or at least more grown up) I feel the same way about design projects.  I can see the finished plans in my head, and I love it, but filing in the blanks and connecting the dots makes it more clear for others who aren't inside my head. 


Before I get too far, I have to share this "smiley" picture of Elliott on his 2nd birthday. We celebrated the day by letting him get his very first library card.  He was so proud....but mostly just wanted to run around the library like a wild man.

What's that? You aren't reading this blog to hear all about my kids? Ok....Then back to the blog house I suppose.  The mold spotted wall has been torn into for investigation.....hopefully the worst of it will soon be behind us.  Also, we've moved some of the pieces into place just to visually map out the way we are taking things.

What a cool piece.  I'm excited with the direction things are going. Things are finally starting to move into place more and more each day.

 Awesome vintagy-rusticy-modernish fabric for the dining room. Fits in perfectly with the design direction we are going.  Also, the homeowner recently discovered her bird fetish, and thus was very pleased to see the birds incorporated in the fabric.

 Another view of the fabric. GREAT deal from a local fabric remnant store.  I'm sure we will be returning there sometime in the near future for some more great finds.

 In case you haven't yet noticed, I'm the queen of awful picture taking.  Hopefully this blog will give me some practice and allow me to improve.....but in the meantime, here is a picture of the fabric in application.  We recovered the original roller shades with the funky print and now have really fun new window treatments that add pizazz to the space.  Of course, the look will be much more thrilling when the rug and painting are complete thus incorporating the colors more completely.....but if you can follow the dots, I think you can trust that the end picture will be complete and fabulous.

Today, I feel like some of the dots were connected at the blog house.  The homeowner did a fantastic job clearing out the dining room, and we went to a fabric shop and purchased a fantastic fabric with vintage flair that we intend to use on the windows.  Little pieces perhaps, but they were pieces that instantly made me feel like the picture was coming together.  We are still looking for some inexpensive (perhaps even free) wooden dining chairs to paint for the room.  If any of you blog folk know of such a thing, please don't keep these secrets to yourself!  If you hang in there with me, I do believe the next few weeks will result in some REALLY fun before and after photos.

Until then.......be patient while the dots of your life slowly connect.  When you look back, it will seem silly that you didn't see the end picture.  Trust that there is an end picture, and that it DOES make sense even when you can't see it all.