Creative Interior Specialists

I was called upon in October 2008 to do an Organizing Consult for someone running several businesses out of her home office. I felt there was no reason to replace the existing furniture. Everything just needed to be rearranged differently to utilize the room space more effectively, thus utilizing the desk, return and hutch more efficiently. 

I suggested removing all items that did not belong in the office, placing old files in a container and archiving down in the basement, purging and shredding all confidential paperwork that was no longer needed.

We went shopping together and I helped to pick out office supplies for organizing files on the desk, business cards, office/desk supplies.  There was room under the desk to one side for a storage unit to be used for organizing the clutter of pens, postit pads and all other desk supplies that had accumulated on top of the desk. I also recommemded closing the office door at the end of the day.

The table in front of the window should be removed all together. The desk should then be moved in front of the window.

Once the desk is moved in front of the window, the return should then be moved to where the desk was to form an L shape.

This photo is merely a close up of the desk clutter.

    Once the return is moved, the hutch should be moved to that wall. The book shelves should be moved to where the hutch is.

I was never contacted again, thus I was not able to see the end result and get any after photos.

I have expanded and added Makeup to my color category. I have always had a passion for makeup. Growing up, before I was old enough to date, I would spend many saturday nights in front of the bathroom mirror experimenting with my mother’s black eye liner pencil. One day my sister, who was three years older than me, put green cream eye shadow on me. Back then you could buy cream eye shadow that sort of snapped together. They were tiny and you pulled the clear cap off, then put it either on the top or on the bottom. They looked like todays little Avon lipstick samples. I held my breath when I first faced my mother, hoping I wouldn’t get yelled at. I was thirteen at the time and in seventh grade. My mother looked at me and said, “your eyes are moldy”. That was the day that changed everything for me and I began wearing eye shadow. Not to date myself, but back in the day Yardley Of London was very poplular and the Mod look all the rage.

I didn’t use face makeup, and basically used eye shadows, liner and mascara. I had an awesome stick blush that I absolutely LOVED, but to this day can not remember who made it. I also used lip gloss. I remember the day my oldest sister, five years older than me, went into the city (NY) for a makeover. She came home and explained what they had done. That was my first makeup lesson. My mother would go to the beauty parlor every week and come home with the latest makeup tips. There were times when she couldn’t get her hair done, so I would curl her hair and do it for her. I was in high school.

In my spare time I am my husband’s Makeup Artist for his photography business. Here are a few photos of my work. The models are Kim Hubbs and Erin Haas. Please let me know what you think.

Table runners are an inexpensive way of adding color to the dining room.  You can choose from a variety of fabrics, colors, solids, prints, etc. You can coordinate or match. I like mine to match, and  made one for the table and one for the server out of the same fabric I used for reupholstering the chairs.