You throw the word “decorate” around in my family and we can’t get in a car or on a plane fast enough! My sister has waited lots of years to hear her daughter’s words “Will you come decorate my apartment?” Every mother’s dream, right?!
Oh and then I got to share in that dream! Tellin’ ya…I’m getting a lot of mileage outta this lucky thing!
We had Marcie’s place to ourselves and we rolled up our sleeves and got busy! Here are a few “before” pics!
As you can see, we had our work cut out for us! Now for the “after”!
Isn’t this canning table cute? It’s one of Marcie’s favorite things! *grin*
Now looking back the other direction, from the wing chairs, into the dining space and kitchen…..
Satisfied with the living and dining spaces, we moved on to the bedroom!
Hmmm…looks like I passed along my love of hearts!
Her nightstand with some of her favorite family pictures and a vintage “M” linen!!
Getting into this apartment was a leap of faith and an answer to prayer and so the reminder above her nightstand…”The Lord Will Provide”
Marcie loves peacock feathers and all their beautiful colors! We hung this metal urn with the feathers so that she can see it the minute she walks in her room!
She needed a little extra storage so we found this dresser with cute wicker basket drawers at Pier 1 along with the wall hanging….metal plates all joined together and light as a feather!
A shopping trip to Target netted a new chocolate brown and white shower curtain, green bath mat and towels….and a few 1000 other necessities!
We got some new “bling” hooks for the shower curtain! You’ll have to trust that the white towels with green and brown stripes tied everything together….at this point they were spinning away in the washer!
Now for a few close-up pics of some of our favorite details!
A jar full of her grandmother’s lipsticks…very sentimental!
There you have it! Believe it or not, we finished about 90% of this in four short hours! We loved it cuz it blew a hole wide open in our weekend!
We headed up to Marcie’s work to meet some of her co-workers and see her office!
Last, but not least, a little love for her favorite mom and favorite aunt! (I’m confident I’m her fav!)
I heart you more!
Some place along the way we concluded that we’re BIG FANS of our own work….goodness! Thanks, Marcie, that was a blast! btw…isn’t she beautiful?
Stay tuned for pictures from our snow day in DC! And for the SweetTalk give-away announcement!
p.s. just in case you’re wondering….I steered clear of the hammer and nails!
February 5th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
The apartment looks precious, but a little “minimalistic” by Jones standards. Do I see some blank space on those walls? Marcie is adorable – when did she GROW UP?
February 5th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
So. Where did the old coffee “table” and glass go? Indeed, y’all are fabulous! She is beautiful and she has wonderful peeps for family! My fav? The lipstick. Love it! ~Mindy
February 5th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
My favorite??? The jar of lipsticks! Wow! Too cute! You guys did a great job. Thanks for sharing the photos!
February 6th, 2010 at 12:21 pm
What an awesome decorating adventure!!!
It looks amazing!!
I know she loves it!!!
February 6th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Marcie’s apt looks GREAT!!! You girls are THE BEST!!! Please do my house next!!! Can’t wait to hear all the stories and catch up on our girl-talk!!!
February 7th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Wow!Am sure you and Mo were just thrilled to be able to do this! Fun as sisters, fun as mom and daughter, fun as aunt and niece!!! And it looks wonderful. BTW, yes she is beautiful….takes after mom and aunt!
marcie
February 8th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Janet, you guys did an amazing job on Marcie’s apartment! And all in just one weekend – wow! Marcie looks just thrilled with her fabulous new apartment!