Got A Shovel?

I kept rolling around in bed last night 

waking occasionally in fear 

Did I order a table for a client

that is too big for the space? 

It is going into a 2 walled banquette area 

that is in a family room. 

The area is adjacent to a passage way.....

I gave into the clients pressure 

to order this pedestal table because 

of the specific look.

'Pottery Barn-ish'

I guess the worst that will happen 

is that we can pop the top off and re-size it.

I hate this......

as I am typing 

I am freaking internally.

I found the long blurb below 

by happenstance 

 and thought it was interesting.

Maybe you will too.

huh? maybe??????

YOU perfect blogger you!!!

Fear of Failure:
Perfectionists are also much more afraid to fail than are high achievers. Because they place so much stock in results and become so disappointed by anything less than perfection, failure becomes a very scary prospect. And, since anything less than perfection is seen as ‘failure’, this can lead to…

It seems paradoxical that perfectionists would be prone to procrastination, as that trait can be detrimental to productivity, but perfectionism and procrastination do tend to go hand in hand. This is because, fearing failure as they do, perfectionists will sometimes worry so much about doing something imperfectly that they become immobilized and fail to do anything at all! This leads to more feelings of failure, and a vicious cycle is thus perpetuated.

Perfectionism is one of the traits associated with obsessional behavior and like obsessionality is also believed to be regulated by the basal ganglia. (so this is the problem area)

Sometimes 
I just want to dig that thing 
out of my head!!!!!


Gotta a shovel??
XXX's just me

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Whoa......

I was sweating bullets all weekend.

On Saturday I designed an entire 

family room around one particular fabric and area rug.

*They are very specific colors

The place was 'bought and paid for'

if you follow me.

All case goods, upholstery, and the area rug.

They are all special orders

which mean NO CANCELLATIONS 

or money back.

If I had found out today 

that the fabric was discontinued,

I would have been 

scrambling around, and freaking out 

trying to come up with an alternate.

And 

I already knew that there wasn't one 

with the company I had ordered from.

I would have had to EVERYTHING all over again.

I just couldn't take it-

redesigning, re-selling, blah blah blah.

However...

 it was Good News for me 

today after I spoke with the factory.

Yippie!!!

I must say,

 design and the tedious details 

can be more of 

a thrill ride 

than you might like.

Certainly more than I like.

But, that's just the deal. 

Hope you had a great Monday XXX's

I am going to sleep now my eyeballs are on fire.

Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her BLOG..... Interior Design, Palm Beach, Boca Raton,Ft.Lauderdale,Design Service, Window Treatments, TurnKey Interior Design Service,Paint selection, Floor-Plans,Online Interior Design,discontinued fabrics, alternate fabrics, tedious details
 

Come Inside...

and see the interior of this Georgian home 

done by Joseph Minton.

This is the most fabulous space.

Check out the Chinoiserie piano.

The potted palms, the wall brackets, urns, etc etc.

I love this. 

( i would prefer less blue...but that is just me)

There is so much thought and 

'accidental perfection.'

It doesn't seem 'decorated.'

It just looks as though someone worldly,

sophisticated, and fabulous lives here.

And isn't that our job??

-To make people, 

with enough money to hire us

look like they are 

WAY BETTER, WAY COOLER, 

and WAY MORE FABULOUS 

than they really are???

heheheheheheh

no really,

it's true.

I have soooooooooooo many stories.

Because of this dining room... 

Isn't it wonderful to be inspired????

I am doing a job now- 

where I making the dining room a library, 

with the dining in the center of it.

It will be great.

When you do the classics-

you don't really ever have to 

re-decorate unless you choose to.

(uhh oh!!!)

Would you rather live in 

a classically designed home  

or a home styled with latest trends?

-choose trends, 

so that we designers will continue to have work.

please please please

No judgement here,

I am just curious.

oh yes...............

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Meow Meow

...a table for two,

and a bowl of milk please!!!!

later.....i am off to work XXXX's

credits:http://josephminton.com/

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The Ocean Floor

I am loving this rug.

“Alpha” is an exquisitely handcrafted carpet, bold in simplicity but far-reaching in effect. This eco-conscious rug utilizes surplus wool yarn that would otherwise go to waste. GoodWeave certified and handcrafted in Nepal using a traditional Tibetan knot.

Patterns begin with fragment of a familiar motif into something more abstract. Traditional organic patterns make an appearance, though they seem faded, as if printed on textiles left too long in the sun. The collection is hand-tufted in 100% New Zealand wool and silks, with jute and flax as accents.

LOVE THIS ONE

I could do a room around this rug in my sleep.

Phoenix by Carini Lang

A small scrap of Ming Dynasty-era textile inspired Phoenix. Re-scaled and re-colored by Joseph Carini in intense hues, the pattern soars from past to future. Carini Lang employs high tensile strength hand spun silk, pure botanical dye and complex Tibetan knot techniques from antiquity to craft this carpet.

The magical textures and colors of the ocean floor create an underwater wonderland. The creatures and plants live together in a beautiful, flowing world that changes with the seasons and tides. The Ocean Floor 10'x12' tapestry is hand-tufted in New Zealand wool, designed by Angela Adams.

I was wondering.....

what do you think of the carpet above?

The ocean floor?

I thought it was really unusual.

Of course I think it would look best 

in a contemporary or a modern setting.

with as little competition as possible.

I think that because 

it would be much less work for me

::

Blues, purples, and more blues are not 

what I am most comfortable working with

as far as layering goes.

I would end up focusing on the greens.

I would love to see what 

someone else's 'fresh eyes' would do 

with the ocean floor carpet.

i am going to bed now...tomorrow is a retail design day for me XXX's

*to see the latest area rugs go here

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