Spotlight: Lucy and Company

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I came across a designer that really spoke to my sense of style and design when decorating, so I wanted to share her unbelievable design work with you!

Lucy and Company is a design firm ran by owner and operator Beth Keim.  They are located in Charlotte, NC.  They have been in business for several years creating some of what I think are some of the most amazing children's rooms including girl's rooms, boy's rooms, and nurseries.  Not to mention her home makeovers that consist of various adult spaces including master bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, and kitchens.  Most of Beth Keim's room designs have some seriously bold color choices and patterns that work so well together.  I spent the better part of the morning browsing her designs for inspiration, and I certainly found it!  You can also check out Lucy and Company blog here.

Here are some of my favorites...

 

I know right?  I love the combination of wallpaper and fabric that she combines to create her spaces!  The other thing that is great about her design sensibility is that she gets away with infusing tons of color in a space without it being overbearing at all.  I think she accomplishes that by bringing in all of the great furniture pieces that have soft undertones.

Hope you where all as inspired as I was!!

Have a great day!

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Relaxing Earth Tones Living Room Design Board

I can honestly say, I adore my job!  Number one, to be able to help someone transform a space in their home that allows them to really have a unique place all their own, is so much fun!  Another reason I love it, is that I get to express my creative side, which is constantly screaming at me to do something ;-)  So it is a win win for me!

This week I am working with a new client that loves reds and blues and wants to tastefully incorporate that into a sort of French Country Cottage feel.  So, I am working on that as I also finish up a design board that is inspired by Earth Tones that I want to show you.

Today's online design board that I am sharing with you is for a wonderful couple with two young children.  They have a living/family room that they are working on transforming into a more formal feeling space.  The existing space is done in greens and browns and the clients want to keep the existing color scheme.   Since the walls already have all the color the room needs, I wanted to keep the palette very light and airy and bring in a little of the wall colors to help soften the space.   I decided to bring in a more neutral beige shade and also a deep blue to add some depth of color.  One handy dandy tip is that if your walls are full of color, then always bring in lighter furniture decor and visa versa, if your walls are light, then add a punch of color with darker furniture.  It is always a nice contrast!

Here is the design board that I created...

Source List

Home Decorators Collection Panorama White Rectangle Sofa Table

West Elm Mia Table Lamp, White

 

Nest Weave Storage Magazine Basket

 

Chocolate Brown Throw Pillow - Brown Crinkle Cushion Cover with Silk Back - 16 x 16

 

Silver Metal Olive Leaves Plaque at Kirkland's

 

Archer Espresso End Table with Shelf

 

Geometric Poly Custom Drapes

 

Birch Forest II - Blue (24 X 48)

 

Sydney Navy/ Indigo Button Decorative Pillow

 

Elise Lt Taupe Leather Chair

 

Elise Lt Taupe Leather Sofa

 

Bloomsbury Canister

 

Decorative 5-inch Artichokes (Set of 6)

 

Cozy Throw, 50

 

Vintage Wood Juggling Pins

THANKS for stopping by and feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions!


If you are looking for a design board to get you started on your home, please send me an email to seasideinteriors01@gmail.com.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stopping by the Model Home!!!

I had recently heard that our builders where building new homes in a neighborhood not far from ours.  I also heard that the decorated model is the same house plan as ours.  I had to go and check it out, right?  To see what my house could look like with a completely different feel.  Well, it is amazing what paint does to any room to change the feel.  Never mind the furniture and accessories they picked.  It was lovely!!!

 

 

Let me show you...

 

Kitchen

 

 

 

Dining Room

 

 

 

Living Room

 

 

 

Bedroom #1

 

 

 

Bedroom #2

 

 

 

Master Bedroom

 

 

 

Master Bedroom Sitting Area

 

 

 

Antiqued Gold Mirrors

 

 

 

Bonus Room

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morning Room

 

 

 

 

Dining Room

 

 

 

Family Room

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Up close of the curtain design

 

 

 

 

 

1st Floor Bedroom

 

 

 

Do you like the muted tones?  In person, the whole house felt so relaxed!

 

 

After we stopped in at the model home, we went over to Lumber Liquidators to see what options they had for some gray and brown flooring.

 

 

I brought a sample of the pewter maple home and this one seems to be the family favorite...

 

 

 

And then this brown tone is nice...

 

 

 

I can tell this is going to be one of my most stressful purchases ;-) 

A New Path

I hope you are all having a great week!  Today, my post is a bit different than previous ones.

Most of my blogging thus far has been about the projects going on around our house and the inspiration I have found from other bloggers and decorators/designers on the web. 

 I wanted to open up a bit more and share a few things about myself and what I am currently up to. 

As of last April, I received my teaching license to teach elementary school k-6.  Since receiving my license, I have been working as a substitute teacher in the school district in our area.  I have gained a lot of experience working with the students in all elementary grade levels, but so far, the teaching jobs in our area continue to be far and few between.  I haven't given up hope on a teaching job, but I am also looking down other avenues. 

Throughout this past two years, while I was working towards becoming a teacher, I have also been heading down a different path without even knowing it :-)  

To me this couldn't come at a better time! 

The other path I have decided to take is

Interior Decorating. 

 I don't know where it started, but I know that I have always loved the ability to express myself in various artistic forms and interior decorating seems to come natural to me!! 

Let me take ya back...

Eight years ago, I started a cake design business with my mother in law.  We started from scratch, but moved quickly from the regular bakery style sheet cakes in to some amazing works of art for our clients.  I worked with my mother in law to design the cakes and from there I was able to bring the cakes to life!  Many of our high end cakes that I was fortunate enough to create, where published in Wedding Cakes, A Design Source Magazine.  It was something I never imagined would happen and to this day, was one of my biggest accomplishments :)

Designing and decorating cakes gave me a lot of insight into decorating!  Over time I knew what colors worked well with others, how to give the right mood or feel to a cake, and working with my mother in law, we were able to bring a brides dream to reality!

My mother in law Elizabeth Williams is still running the cake business The Magic Cupboard.  You can check out the amazing site here.  

Here are some of the cakes I was able to make during my time at The Magic Cupboard.

 

Spongebob was one of the funnest cakes to make!!! 

This cake was by far my favorite baby shower cake! 

 Anyone for a backyard BBQ?

The tiara and pillow cakes always seemed to be a big hit...

 My attempt at a Vera Bradley Knock off.

A surprise firefighter groom's cake for one of my husband's co workers. 

The last two cakes describe more of my current environment of the DIY world ;-)

 

Just taking this little cake walk ;-) down memory lane is bitter sweet!

It was a VERY difficult choice to step away from designing and decorating cakes, but my kiddos where still little and needed more of my time than the cakes would allow! 

So, where does that leave me?  Well, I have thought long and hard about it and I have come to the decision to start my own interior decorating business.  I know, CRAZY and EXCITING all in one!!!  Currently a little more Exciting than crazy.  I went back and forth over the name and finally chose Seaside Interiors, LLC. 

 I have a relaxed and cozy way of decorating, I love to decorate interiors that give the feel of a retreat in your home, and I live on the East Coast, so I think the name kinda sums it up ;-) 

I still have quite a few things to do which include:

Building a Website

Setting up my Office

Make my Brochures

Begin Marketing my Business

Adding an E-Design Option to my blog and/or website

Have a logo made

A few things on the list are already underway. 

First, I am currently working with Molly of Mixed Molly Designs

 to create my logo and business cards.  I saw Molly's work on Blue Roof Cabin when she created this logo for Mimi.   

 I emailed Molly immediately!  She has a great eye for designing logos and her pricing is very reasonable and much cheaper than many of the other graphic designers that I came across.

So over this next month, I will be able to share with you my choices of logo and the completed product.  I am soo excited to see the end result!!!

Another "to do" is to set up the E-Designs portion of my business on my blog and website.  Many of you already know about E-Designs, which are also known as Mood Boards or Design Boards.  I have been creating them for a few years now.  I started doing them for my own rooms when we began to build our house and then more recently I was asked by friends and family to create Mood Boards for their homes.  I love doing them and I hope by this next week I will be able to have it set up and available on my blog. 

Here is one of the recent Mood Boards I created...

Thanks for letting me share all that with you guys!  I would love to hear your feedback and I will keep you posted on the process of starting my business.