SO CLOSE & YET SO FAR... Still lots to do, but the finish line was in sight! I’m always so excited when it’s time for the interior painting to began ~ I just love seeing the colours go up and the design start to come together. I kept the colour palette light, fresh and modern, not too traditional, not too contemporary. I’d love to be completing a whole design with furniture, rugs, window treatments and accessories ~ I can see how great it would look ~ but this is a flip, so I have to get over myself. Maybe the new owners will want my design services!!! Anyway, back to business. The interior painting took about 10 days and included all the ceilings, walls, trim and woodwork, (which was t

A NEW KITCHEN & MORE! The little house on Mockingbird Lane was starting to take shape and the next phase included a whole new kitchen. I went with clean-lined, shaker style cabinetry. I lacquered the cabinets in Benjamin Moore’s Simply White and contrasted the island in Coventry Gray. For the countertops I chose Colonial White granite ~ it’s a beautiful, soft white stone w/ small amounts of light grays and sands. I chose stainless steel appliances (that would be installed later, once the wood floors went in), an extra deep, stainless sink w/ a commercial style faucet and chose elegant, polished nickel cabinet hardware. The backsplash is a white, 3” x 6”, beveled subway tile with white gro

THE MAGIC BEGINS With most of the demo complete and the rubble hauled away, it was time for the magic part to begin! Here’s what happened in phase 2: ~ created an office ~ re-designed the kitchen, breakfast room & family room ~ opened up the access to the sunroom for better flow. For the new design I removed the ½ wall around the breakfast room and added an island with a place for stools. This opened up the space for what is now a combined family & dining room. I turned the original dining room into an office by closing the opening that went into the kitchen and adding a door into the hall. Not only did it give me a dedicated office it gave me better space for the kitchen re-design. Now it’

Mockingbird Make-over Over the next few installments, I thought it would be fun to walk you through the process I went through to complete the Mockingbird Lane project! It was early January of this year, the Edgerton Drive house in Dallas had just gone on the the market and I was working hard with Paul, my Cracker Jack realtor in Southlake, to find the “right” house to flip. I am not afraid of a challenge, but condition and price were as important as…location, location, location! It’s SO true, you can be the best house at a great price, but if no one likes the location – selling is a bear…been there, done that!!! So after some looking I decided that the tired, little house on Mockingbird La

This is the start of something BIG… At the beginning of May, my latest flip house was completed and hit the market. It was the perfect time to re-vamp, re-brand my businesses, tie them together, get on the social media band wagon and share my passion. My darling daughter and marketing manager extraordinaire, Sarah, went to work. As all who know me are aware, I’m always full of ideas and opinions, especially when it comes to design ~ so I probably wasn’t the easiest to work for! She was unbelievably patient with me when it came to “all things computer” and her creativity and perfectionism shined. It’s everything I hoped for ~ and she didn’t fire me!!! So here’s the big reveal of the brand