Pressure
Some days I can take it. Others I can't. Currently, our PVR has me apoplectic. It's not letting us record the shows we want and is requiring more brain power than is healthy to expend on it. Let's just say it's become a complicated game of Tetrus.
What does that have to do with a Design Blog you ask... other than PVRs needing a better design both aesthetically & functionally? Um well moving right along... (In an ironic twist, we had to Vote SURVIVOR off the island to resolve the schedule conflict...)
I've been asked to participate in a fabulous piece for a magazine about yours truly. A photo shoot is involved - GLAMAZILLAS LOOK OUT - and my office is the backdrop. Cue the Psycho Shower Theme Music.
My office?
Umm we just moved. We're not exactly done. Did they read this blog where I say I need a deadline and pressure to make things happen in my own backyard? I KNEW this blog would eventually come back to haunt me (wink).
Okay so we have not only selected the gorgeous Tanzania wallpaper from Thibaut, it's ARRIVED AND the installer has been booked.
I also have this sofa. It's not my forever I love you sofa, it's for sale to a good home but for now it has to work.
Pillow scheme will change.
The desk is going brass, I love these lamps but I'm not sure if they are working for me. I love the idea of mixing blue in with the black/cream/green. Do we leave the bookcase grey or paint it black?
Carpets. I need carpets. Black/cream graphic or do I go traditional or pseudo traditional or contemporary? Ali G, I literally am waiting breathlessly for your email to arrive upon reading this...
But what's driving me bonkers is.. what to do with the drapery. I need two pairs. Do I do this simple cream embroidered paisley that we used at our #CarltonStreet Condo Project? Or do I go bold and outlandish? I'm not afraid of being bold but should I also show a restrained side - there's something to be said for elegant and sophisticated... non? What would you want to see - something you could immediately relate to or something that would have you push your limits? Floral? Asian? Geometric (no chevrons, fretwork, plaid or Sephora Stripes as black & cream stripes have recently been called please). The idea of painting my own has been tossed around but even then, I worry that bold contrast will be too much with the paper.... I'd love feedback because the PVR situation has exhausted my last nerve at this point!! Muagghhhhh
Too similar to the pattern/scale on the sofa right? Ya I thought so too. ARRGGGHHH Can someone get me Luli Sanchez on the phone with yardage available and ready to ship?
Oh and a reminder of what the paper is going to look like in my office...
