TAKING A BREAK

To those of you who have been following me, I'm sad to report that I will be taking a little break from blogging to refocus and/or possibly reinvent myself in the coming weeks.

My website:

http://www.homeimpressionsdesigns.com/ is still available for viewing as most of my past and present projects will be available to view there.

The new year has brought with it some new challenges and opportunities in which to explore. I owe it to myself and my clients to explore them and an hopeful that "Impressions For The Home" will be back to post some new and exciting articles and pictures in the near future.

Thank you to all who have followed me.

Ann

Impressions of Emily

Since the "deChristmasing" is over (and let me tell you how depressing that was", I thought I'd share with you some photos of my 16 year old dancers' bedroom that I redecorated right before the holidays began.

She had a few requests...

1 - That the wall were painted "Tiffany Blue......"

2 She wanted a vanity for makeup and hair. And of course the mirror had to be big enough to dance in front of. This mirror came from mom. I painted it chrome to match other accents in the room. Its great lighting!

3- She wanted a place to hang out with friends. I moved her bed under the window, horizontally and placed 2 upholstered storage ottomans in front for extra seating for her friends.

4 (and most importantly) - She wanted a dancers theme.

Emily has danced for 5 years and wanted her room to reflect who she is and what she's accomplished. I took her most recent competition photo's and copied them in black and white, framed them out with white matting and balanced 5 of them on her wall over her dresser.

Her room was a lot of fun to decorate. Teen bedrooms are all about drama and this one has its share. See my next post in a couple of days when I did another dramatic teen bedroom and as always....

Thanks for visiting!

Ann

Do I Really Need To Take The Decorations Down?

A view from the hall....

Just jazzed up some sprays I had with beaded fruit and ribbon for the staircase posts. I didn't have time to do elaborate staircase garland. Definately next year though...and I'll take what I've learned from my friend Sherry who does an amazing job. Check out her blog at creationsfrommyheart.blogspot.com.

The living room Mantle. The magnolia's are plucked from the current arrangements in the room. They'll get plucked back in when I take everything down.

Played with some more ribbon for an old wreath that my son brought home from cub scouts.



My hall table...simple....maybe too simple. I think I'll do something with the lamp shade.
Always a project....

My buffet counter. I think I purchased Santa from Hudsons about a hundred years ago and the mini tree and hurricane came from garage sales.







Thanks for visiting...

From my family to yours......HAPPY NEW YEAR!!