ONE ROOM CHALLENGE

About 2 months ago I was asked by Linda 

from My Crafty Home Life to participate in her series called One Room Challenge.  I tried to say no......just cause I was not sure how busy I was going to be at this time...but she was not having it.  Pretty persuasive...that girl Linda.  

OK...flash forward to about a week or so ago and all these emails [from the participates] started flying around about the event.   I started getting nervous.....scratching my head and thinking uh oh.....you committed Sherry......

AND....I don't have a room.

If you don't know me.....I am a pleaser.  HATE to disappoint.  Can't say NO.  Yep....I admit it.  Which leads to over committing at times.

Here is part of the real problem with me [well there are many but we are just covering one today].....when I feel pressure  I look for a huge pile of sand to hide my head in.  Hopefully when I finally pull my head out.... the "issue" will be gone.

Yeah...that never happens right?

 Last night I emailed Linda trying desperately  to pull out.   I told her she could send me an email....cussing me out in the biggest way.....slander Design Indulgence.....tell everybody that she knows for a fact that my butt is huge and I own stock in spanks.  OK...maybe the first part it true... I do have some "junk".

Well Linda should be out selling ice to Eskimos

because she would NOT take no for an answer.  Seriously.

 OK Linda....I am not promising I will get to the finish line but I will give it a try.

Today I had an appointment with the cutest new client.  When I got to her house I thought...."we were separated at birth".  

Her front door looked something like this.

By the time she opened the door....my lips were stuck to it like in the movie "Dumb and Dumber". 

I suck at first impressions. 

Her home is beautiful.....but it just needs a little accessorizing.  Maybe some new pillows....[duh..my favorite] and in general pulling it together for that finished WOW look.  As a matter of fact...the back yard was just photographed for Southern Living [styled by the talented Annette Joseph]....and it is fabulous!

See....what is not to love here.....

 Hopefully this will work for the challenge.  Want to know the best part.....she loves BLUE! 

Like this...

 

She even had a picture of my bedroom pillows.....

I think it will be a good match.  Next week I will show you her existing fabrics that I will be working with.

I am supposed to blog on my progress every Wednesday and there are 18 other blogger/designers participating.  This could cause some pressure as hopefully I can keep her [the client] on my schedule :).  

Deep Breath.

 Linda......here goes.

Beth - Chinoiserie Chic

Lauren - The Cottage Mix

Sherry - Design Indulgence

Lindsay - Everything LEB

Barbara - Hodge:Podge

Kim - Kim Macumber Interiors

LisA - Lisa Mende Design

Tiffany - Living Savvy

Jessie - Mix & Chic

Linda - My Crafty Home Life 

Alison - My Little Happy Place

Danylle - Nana Moon

Nicole - Nicole Scott Designs

Julia - Pawleys Island Posh

Jennifer - The Pink Pagoda

Nancy - Powell Brower Home

Lindsay - The Pursuit of Style

Emily - Rue de Emily

Lindsay - Sadie + Stella

Please go check out all of the other very talented [and I am sure much better organized] blogs to keep up with their progress.

Dang...I made the deadline and got the post done on time.

Life is good...well right now at 1:13 pm Wednesday afternoon.

Sheriky Freaky Deaky

Yes...I have a friend who calls me that.  It is a mouth full.

PS....I had my favorite Blog/Web Site designer [Shari Miller] work some magic over here at Design Indulgence.  So I am completely networked now :)  Whoop.