Before & Afters of a Great Room in a Client's House!

Don't ya just love before & afters!? And don't ya just love "Great Rooms"?! One day, I'd like a Great Room... one day.. one. day. ;)

Anyhoot - the below pics are from a clients house that I'm helping out with at work. The house is gorgeous and it's been a lot of fun because we are basically starting from scratch. So no existing furniture had to really work in the space. 

Here's some before:

 Those three french doors open out to a pool. It's STUNNING!

Aaaand here are the afters! These are with my crappy camera and are too dark so squint your eyes to see it's loveliness! 

Our client loves to throw parties so we were going for a sexy/loungy feel for this space. The sofa is SO dramatic and its so fun to have a cocktail sitting in this guy! Not that I have... ;-)

We pulled a couple of things from other rooms - the Mitchel Gold cream leather chair, Oly round table & the Harouni painting. Everything else we brought in.

It was a very HGTV/Bravo type day for sure! I broke a fancy vase (oops!) and the clients dog escaped the house, so I was frantically running down the street after him! (Could you imagine if your decorators got your dog killed!?) But we did this whole room in about 4 hours. Installs are super fast, it's just the waiting for furniture/accessories that are on back order, arrive broken, etc. that are the killer.

We decided on this vintage lucite table so your eye isn't distracted by a bulky table base when you have the gorgeous view of the backyard.

I just love the way this room came out. My boss and I have very similar taste - which is why I work for him of course! It's very true to the Shaun Smith Home aesthetic - classic, with a masculine feel and a modern take on traditional. 

I can't wait to share with y'all the next rooms we're working on! Hope ya liked this one.

The Most Awesome Light Fixture EVER!!...

The other day I went with bossman to a clients house to take some measurements and what oh what do I see??

But the most beautiful Mid-Century Modern light fixture everrrr!!

How awesome is this thing!? I've never seen one like it. The light came from our client's in-laws house.

Here's a shot looking up at it... SO nice!

What do y'all think?? It adds the right "cool/glam" to the traditional New Orleans style house...

I'm in love!

Clients Condo - Professional Photos Done!

I mentioned this project HERE with my snapshots of the condo but here are the proffessional photos for your enjoyment! Be sure to click over to the Shaun Smith Home BLOG to see all of the pictures of the condo! Here's just a taste! ;)

A Client's Condo...

I had a fun time earlier this week helping Shaun with an install at a client's home. It is a 2 bedroom condo in an old school in Uptown New Orleans. VERY cool space with 14' ceilings! The client is a young single bachelor. We were there trying to finish up the 2 bedrooms but I got some shots of the whole place to show you!

Master Bedroom:

(We are still waiting for the headboard to come in - it's like a 7' or 8' upholstered headboard.)

I'm OBSESSED with the lamps. They are so masculine but not in an over the top way. They remind me of bullets!

OOoohh yeah! What do you see in the corner?! An INDIAN BUST!! haaha My obsession with busts has morphed into Indian busts as well!

Lucky me, the client felt the Indian "wasn't him" - I mean, how could you not want an Indian Bust?! ;) So I get it!! Yippeeee!

Guest Bedroom:

The wheels over the lamps cast a beautiful shadow against the wall that adds even more interest.

Office:

Dining Room:

I am dying over that chandelier!!

Living Room:

I just love this room. I love the timeless look of the rooms Shaun does. I feel like they are never trendy and have a sophisticated yet modern edge to them. (No I'm not just saying that because he's my boss!! - It's actually the reason I wanted to work for him!)

So there ya have it! What do you think?

Oh and I'll share some professional photos with ya once those are done - this is just me quickly snapping away!

- BOO