breaking it down

I can hardly believe that the Traditional Home showhouse at Adamsleigh has drawn to a close.  Lisa and I are as busy as ever between shipping products back to the generous vendors who lent them and schlepping the rest back to Charlotte.  Yes, “schlepping” is a highly technical, designer-y term.  

Lisa and I are absolutely blown away and completely humbled by the kind words and warm reception of our work.  Thank you!  If you missed Adamsleigh in person, be sure to check out Traditional Home’s “Adamsleigh” Pinterest board.  It features gorgeous shots taken by John Bessler and Peter Rymwid, two incredible photographers that Traditional Home brought in from New York.

Of course, we must thank the unbelievably devoted members of the Junior League of Greensboro and the team at Traditional Home.  From securing sponsors to ensuring that we had the maximum amount of time to install our rooms to every big or little thing in between, everyone went above and beyond to make this showhouse a fantastic experience for both designers and visitors.  What a privilege!

To see what folks are saying around the blogosphere, please visit …

Quintessence,

Good Bones, Great Pieces,

Stacy Naquin Interiors,

Hidell Brooks Gallery,

Design Indulgences,

The English Room,

Edyta & Co., and

Rhonda E. Peterson.

Most importantly, we couldn’t do any of this without our wonderful (and patient) clients and our wonderful (and patient) families.  I would say “Merci Beaucoup” but my little punks buddies would turn up their noses at my poor French accent.  Do not even get me started on how Twin A now pronounces “Florida.”    

What’s keeping you busy?

Graphic via Falala Designs, a new favorite … and a huge congrats on her sweet baby girl!

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your chance to win a dream closet makeover

This girl wants a closet makeover.  I mean, my closet is fine and all — and it’s definitely organized — but it doesn’t look like Windsor Smith‘s dressing area either.

What I really want are drawers.  I think it is super dreamy to have all of your clothes in one place and eliminate the bedroom dresser entirely!   I’ve done that actually … but I simply use baskets on my open shelving.  Drawers would give me more room to stack sweaters and shirts.  I’m also a minimalist at heart — some of those celebrity “dream” closets with hundreds and hundreds of pairs of shoes would literally give me hives — so I like the clean look of a drawer bank.

So what do you think are my chances of winning the Mother’s Day $3,000 Closet Makeover from IMPACT Design Resources?  Ummm, that would be nada-zilch-zero-nothing — if I don’t do some arm-twisting to get my beloved hubby and my little buddies to sign me up!   The next best thing, however, would be to have one of YOU win.  I would be content to covet your drawers from afar … in exchange for guilting my husband into entering me next year.

Here’s what you do.  Register on the IMPACT Design Resources website.  Like their Facebook page.  Upload a short video (three minutes or less) or email a letter explaining why Traci Zeller your favorite mom should win.

Just for the record, IMPACT Design Resources is not sponsoring this post and I have no idea who is judging the contest.  I’ve simply been in their awesome showroom and trust me, you totally want to win.  I’m sharing the wealth here, peeps.  So you work on your husbands to enter you and I’ll work on my husband to enter me.  And we’ll just let the chips fall where they may.  

Do you have Mother’s Day plans?

Photo of Windsor Smith‘s dressing area by Victoria Pearson for House Beautiful.  

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