When I go to client's homes, the first thing they often say is: My house is a mess, I am so embarrassed. My typical response is: I didn't make my bed this morning and there are dishes in the sink, or something like that. I should carry pictures of my home with me on my iPad.
The truth is, unless there's a hoarding problem or outside of the norm filth, I don't notice it. Simply put, I am not there to judge people's housecleaning. People live in their homes. If there are kids, there are toys. If they work, there are papers. If they eat, there is often a coffee cup or some crumbs.That's normal.
Here's my dining room and kitchen, which during the day morph into a studio. We worked on 3 projects yesterday: fabrics for a first floor of a 1850s Colonial Revival in Cambridge; lighting and finishing touches for the pied-a-terre in Boston; blinds for a home in Westwood.
Cleaning lady comes in an hour so I have to get it all put everything away NOW.
That picture is funny because it looks a lot like many areas in my own home…at any given time I have marble samples, tons of fabric swatches, wallpaper samples, etc…all over the place. But there is a method to the madness, right? I somehow get it all done and know exactly what I want when I need it…..just figure it out somehow!
Anyway new to blogging, glad to have found you! Plesae visit me, started a new blog about the building of our new home and my love for design/decor…also doing my first giveaway, a gorgeous french chair.
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Like the sunlight shining in. For some reason I feel like a cup of coffee and sitting down at your table to discuss fabric.
We love the way we live or we wouldn’t live that way. With my clients they also apologize for the state of things. I remind them that I’m there to see them and I don’t judge how they live. I also remind them that if they’re comfortable I’m flattered. Comfortable comes in many forms.
Bette
the light sure is good in the morning. It’s a great place for coffee. đŸ™‚
For some reason I always find myself making this apology but when other people do the same thing I’m like oh no biggie- Looks fabulous. I need to start following my own words.
What a great place to work! I work at home alot too — my dining room table is used more to work on than to eat on!
I work form other peoples house being a house keeper you get to see how people live Its a great life.
Aside from a pleasing and functional aesthetic, a living space needs signs of actual life. At least that’s what I tell my husband as he surveys my aesthetically pleasing displays of works in progress.
Yum! I’ve been crazy for mangoes and pineapple lately.