the brains behind the operation

i think before i post more of my work i must explain shit to a few assfaces out there..

some of you think i just put the most expensive shit in my mood boards and call myself decorator.

while in a sense part of that is true, mostly what i put in the original mood board is a similar looking stand-in for existing furniture, paint, rugs etc.. that the client already has.

or 

i am extremely awesome and know how to combine high and low to such effect that none of you can tell which is which..

OR!!

a piece is there to represent what "we" are looking for..

once a client "signs off" on a look then i search for the most affordable options of those pieces.

sometimes for mood board sake i use 1stdibs bc it is easy to manipulate the image since it's on a white background.

in other words it's easier to float an image that's on a white background onto a spreadsheet type document than it is to float an image from craigslist..(i don't use photoshop and have a limited understanding of what i DO use)

and you must remember that 99.9% of my clients are E clients so i have to find this shit for them online!

usually my clients take my ideas and either buy directly what i tell them to or find the more affordable options themselves. 

think of it like this..

you see an outfit in vogue that you love but it's a zillion dollars..

so you take the magazine to the mall and find similar items and sometimes even exact replicas for way less and you essentially have the high end look for less. 

 

that said sometimes my clients want the real deal and hold out for it.

i think you should do a little bit of both.

find more affordable versions for the trendier pieces and hold out for the real deal on the more classic pieces.

or search craigslist, ebay, local thrift stores etc.. for the classics and/or antiques.

for my local clients i scout stuff for them when i am out and about..

but for clients that i can't be near i always encourage them to do that for themselves.

 

 

example:

local client.

we want antique commodes like the ones above.

the ones in this board are like 10g's so duh we won't be using them but they were facing straight, on a white background and that is the criteria i need for mood board magic. 

now, i will scout and the client will scout to find something similar around town.

 

the rug:

as everyone knows moroccan maryam has great, affordable ourain rugs.

and i have seen one in person!

although if you have an extra 6,000 for a rug i'd say go vintage!

they are unbelievably unique and interesting.

 

the sisal in the image is the clients own carpet.

 

 

as for the rest-

well trust me when i say it's all affordable and if you would like the sources please email me personally.

 

now the other side of this same room:

the sofa is a stand-in for the client's existing sofa. 

it is very similar to this one.

the table on the left is a stand-in for the client's existing side table,

again it's almost an exact replica.

everything is available online, in both high end

and affordable versions.

in fact i dare say almost everything that you could ever want for your home is available in both high end and more affordable versions.

 

so that's basically how i do what i do.

surely some asshole will read 3 words of this post and still claim i am putting ridiculously expensive shit in my mood boards and calling myself a decorator.

 

but for everyone else who DID read this post,

i hope i was able to shed a little light on my MB's and how they come to be.

 

keep calm and fart on,

oh monday you giant dick

mondays seem to overwhelm me a bit.

nothing hard to do per se...just everything seems to fall on my plate all at once.

mondays usually mean i have about 400000000 emails to answer, 

grocery shopping to do,

6 baskets of laundry to fold,

leftover cake to eat in the closet private

(this is awesome though as i can achieve 'cakemouth' with no one to judge me)

a brain depleted of fresh inspiration for my clients,

and an hour to work off all the cake.

 

by wednesday the laundry (plus more) is still there and half of the emails are answered.

i don't give a shit though.

 

so long as there's cake.

 

here is some fresh inspiration for us all...

 

 

 

 

 

 

in yer face monday!

 

 

happy mothers day..

 thank you for birthing me..

i know how hard that shit was...

i also know you bled out your V for hours..

lots of blood that you had to go into the emergency room for and get it all stopped up or you would have died..

sorry about that.

i come with power and force. 

being a mom to a girl is hard.

i sometimes laugh at mom's who have boys.

it's different.

even the love is different.

it's hard to explain...

and i do know that raising boys has it's own share of difficulty and impossiblity..

but..

girls?

the hardest.

fo sho.

 

so, sorry for being a pain in the ass.

dramatic.

ridiculous.

mean.

hateful.

and disrespectful.

 

you should know that i get it in return 10 fold.

(this is her nice face)

 

happy mother's day mom.

i sure do love you.

thanks for all that you have given and given up for me.

 

and to all my mommy readers out there- happy mother's day to you too.

i hope your kids are nice to you today,

bc that's really all we want at the end of the day.