O U R {new} H O M E !

This is our midcentury modern home in Greensboro! We recently found out that it was the first house built on our street back in 1959. It was also Better Homes and Gardens' "House of the Year" back then! (Still working on finding the floor plan and renderings online for it). Our neighbors, who have lived in the house they built next door since '61,  let us know that there is also another house in Greensboro that is identical to ours, the same floor plan! Im going to go scope it out ;)...They said ours was much prettier ;)

Frontyard 

Backyard

So heres the tour!

                                                           First up...The main living room.  Here are the befores...

That beam runs thru the room and extends out through the car port.

                                                 (Now!..we aren't "done" so I wont say "after")

Looks a little cluttered now bc we unpacked and decorated for Christmas simultaneously...( I do not recommend)

These curtains are covering 4 panels of sliding glass doors that open to the outdoor covered patio (pictures yet to come). That table is a danish modern piece, with Italian marble, that my Papou and Memaw got for their wedding...I have the matching side tables as well.

One of Nora's many spots... This bookshelf will move to where the tree is (its actually there now).

My mom did these for a little house warming gift for me...

My owl...I got this guy at Ten Thousand Villages in Greensboro...its a cool little  fair trade shop that offers goods from villages all over the globe each made by hand. Part of these proceeds went to benefit a fundraiser held by my former department of interior architecture...the students are designing and building a school in Ghana! They are actually all just arriving there now...Track their progress here...

Onto the kitchen...

(Before)

The washer and dryer ( not these antiques, we brought our own...although they were in mint condition...just too small for us) are now moved into the large hallway closet after lots of hard work by Dad and Matt.

(After!)

Notice Matt's pantry building skills in the back ground!

Ill have to get some more detailed pics but this is our range..its authentic to the house as far as we know. Each side folds down individually! Its so neat..we love it. And it works great, I use it almost everyday.

"We" painted the cabinets, well mom did, installed the hardware (matt did), installed all new lighting (dad's job), and added the island...I instructed :)

This is the table I designed and my dad built...pretty neat huh?!

I bought the stainless steel top off craigslist, the legs are recycled from an interesting former detail in the house, and the shelving boards we got marked way down at ikea.

He installed and wired the under cabinet and inside cabinet lighting in the piece above as well.

(I know...Im extremely fortunate!)

Moving on to the den...

(Before)

(This little feature is now...gone)

(After)

My mom found these great chairs in Memphis....Dad refinished them and Mom recovered them...(again...so blessed).

Pillows custom made...by Mom

Love this fireplace! We have it on a lot! Super cozy...Nora loves fireplaces.

We plan to eventually run the wiring through the wall...(next trip right dad?)

;) Just kidding...(no really)

Retro photo cube that was my Mema's...Mom gave it to me and filled it with engagement, wedding, and honeymoon pics!

One of those danish modern matching in tables...

Great Lamp My Aunt Donna and Uncle Pete from Salisbury, NC found at an Estate Sale just for me...Love it!

Our shelves we love from Ikea's "as-is' section for only $10 in perfect condition.

"W" is for Wilson... from Anthropologie

One of the hallway's photo gallery...

...of our recent beautiful wedding in Memphis!

Karmyn's bathroom

Painting's by K

I still have a few more rooms to add but this should do for now! Expecting all you to come and visit soon!

its a new year!

Its a New Year! (and i am so excited about it!) Although 2010 was the greatest year of my life...{graduated college in december of 09, got a full time design job, engagement on valentine's, wedding in august, and bought first home...which happens to be my dream-house!}...I have high hopes for 2011. I love the fresh start of the year {resolutions, dreams, prayers}.  I always look to the new year to start new things {diets, jobs, projects} like many others I am sure. Im hoping this year that Ill be able to really build up my business, launch 2 websites {portfolio & new shop}, and blog daily ( hopefully ill make new blog friends as well!) So heres to 2011...Cant wait to see what is yet to come!

Photo Courtesy of www.sky-wallpaper.com

Photo Edits by me!

Merry Christmas!

a few happy little pictures of our happy little tree! (thats just dripping with happy little ornaments)

some of my favorite ornaments...

These were my memaw's..I love them! They remind me of "two turtle doves"

Matt's Elvis ornament from Memphis

Who said Christmas Sweaters are ugly?

Ok so most of them kind of are...although I loved them as a child! My mom wore them and I can remember sitting in her lab and pinching the knotted threads that made up trees and gifts sequined with sparkles. I even sported a few myself...Now everyone wears them...to the tacky Christmas sweater parties. Well Nora loves hers. But then again she looks cute in anything...or nothing ;) Merry Christmas from Nora!

Thinking about our first Christmas Dinner as "The Wilson's'"

Im so excited about Matt and my first Christmas together as a family! This will also be my first Christmas away from my tennessee family...sooo for our Christmas dinner Im thinking Ill bring some of our traditions to Nc! This is what I have so far for our Christmas feast...A Roasted Chicken..Greek Style with potatoes, onions, and carrots ( Ive never cooked a chicken like this before! eek!), homemade yeast rolls (yeah that means from scratch!), Matt's Mom's famous "Cranberry Crunch",  Matt & Em's greek green beans, parmesan corn on the cob, Uncl Pete's Blueberry salad, and Grannie's sweet potato casserole! Itll probably grow but this is it for now...but what to do for dessert?! Thats my favorite part! I think Im just exhausted from designing the meal...oh and the breakfast were planning too...Monkey Bread (Davis Christmas morning tradition, Country Ham with  red eye gravy (Matt's tradition which he will be conducting), eggs, bacon, and sausage rolls....whew. Mom how'd you do it all these years!? Ill miss you this Christmas Day...But so excited about seeing you on Monday!

Professional Portfolio: One of my latest projects...

 This is one of my latest shop designs for the company I work full time as both an interior and graphic designer. The concept of the shop was to be both a juice shop as well as a full espresso bar.
The owners are Greek so that was kind of neat to get to work with some successful Greek entrepreneurs (my mom's family is from Greece as well!). One of the owners was an artist who I had a lot in common with. I worked closely with her on designing the interior to have a high gloss finished modern European feel. Many different types of lighting were introduced in the space (pendants, mini recessed cans, track, and backlighting in custom units). The main materials were concrete for the flooring, high gloss painted ceiling ( lay in panels due to time restraints), walnut laminate around the bar and built-in bench back, and high gloss white, and lime paint. We were limited on certain levels because of the intense deadline of the project. The images below were the results...

Getting Back in the groove...

                                                                          
I have been away from my blog for quite a while...too long! It wasn't by choice though. Moving is a horrible process for me. Its consumed my life really. We've been painting, rewiring, unpacking, organizing, hanging, lighting, and decorating like crazy! My awesome parents and little brother came in town to help...we could have never got done what we did without them. They were awesome, working daylight to dark. Matt, Karmyn and I love our new home ( and so do Eli & Nora!). We even got a few inches of snow our first weekend there....

                                    
Ill be posting pictures of our new home soon...I just want every room to be just right before I document the "final"....I'll post the be-fore's too. Im ready to start my designing back up and going at it hard. So excited and inspired by the thought of a fresh new year...Look at 2011!