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Had another fun battle with Comcast, my IT guy and my laptop. No internet for 3 days. Just because I have Internet now, don't think that I won. No, no, no! $$$, cursing, countless hours troubleshooting on the phone and being way behind in work = losing my friend. I really want to do this....

Moving on.

Saw this beautiful custom vanity that was delivered for a client...

Painted in Benjamin Moore's Chelsea Grey. Here is the proposed design...

If you can believe it, she's second guessing those mirrors!?!?! I know, I know.

Got hives walking into my messy office...I'm pretty sure my desk is somewhere in there.

Installed these gorgeous guest towels into my booth at Southern Accents that I worked with WayWay of Blue Chickadee to design. Did I mention that they were gorgeous?

As well as this...what do you think of my custom art piece? I titled it "Sea Creatures".

What you can't see in this photo are the cool details. So I'll show you...

LARGE nailhead details on the side

THICK jute rope to hang it from

Your thinking I'm kinda brilliant right now, aren't you? Um-hum.

Also, did you notice these guys in my booth vignette photoed above?

They are industrial sewing bobbins. I am in love with them. For now, I am selling them "as is" in my booth but I have access to more and want to think of something to do with them! Any ideas all you creative readers? They are like 22"h and 3-4" diameter. Lamp and table legs are already on the list....what else you got? Leave a comment.

Have a great weekend y'all! I hope everyone stays safe from Irene (that bitch).

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Went to the Homegrown Concert (annual Hootie & The Blowfish + Friends) with my girls...

(Not the best photo but it is the only one we took!)

Dropped these pretties off at a client's house for her art studio...

And these beauts at another client's house...

Only 13 days left to take advantage of my Summer Promotion: Get TWO rooms for the price of ONE on my e-decorating services. Here is a dining room just completed for a client. Email sidney@eclectic-idg.com for more information.

Look at all these gorgeous pillows for sale in my booth over at Southern Accents. Interested? Email sidney@eclectic-idg.com. I can ship them to you!

I have SO much to make and load into my booth. Gotta run...have a great weekend y'all!

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Assembled an art piece for the office of Jackson Built Custom Homes. I will have better photos when all is completed but my-oh-my they look good already! Custom colored blueprints of their custom built homes...don't mind if I do!

How cute is this? I sketched this out for a client a few years ago...she needed help accessorizing her built-ins at her house on Folly. I am now helping her with her house in the Old Village and she pulled it out to show me! Love that she kept it! She said she used it when trying to accessorize in her new home. ha! Adorable.

While I'm at it, this was the floorplan for their Folly house...really wish I had after pics! It was pretty much white, black and turquoise. Wood floors, garage doors that opened off the porch, turquoise glass tile in the kitchen, zebra rug in the living room (not shown), custom daybeds on the porch. Very cool!

I founds some goodies in my hunting and fishing this week that I think I'm going to have to hold onto! No pun intended here....

And something else orange...

Probably the only Hermes I will ever own. Four empty boxes.

I will be buying this immediately! Hits the streets this fall.

Have a great weekend y'all! Headed to the Homegrown concert...it will be fun but hotter (Hootier-geez) than the solar surface of the sun.

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Loaded more stuff into my booth over at Southern Accents...there were more accessories in this vignette that literally sold as I was setting it up and before I could take this picture! I'm not complaining :)

Am working on something really cool for a client/friend's office over at Jackson Built Custom Homes...I can't wait to show you the final product!

Am designing some custom closets for a renovation project downtown and another one on Shem Creek that my talented friend Brett Elrod, of C. B. Elrod Construction, is working on...

I'm working on an outdoor living space/exterior renovation project in Wild Dunes. Here are some before pics...

And here are some of the inspiration photos. Think large scale slate floors, banquette dining area, zinc tabletops, teak furniture...bye bye black iron, bye bye hot tub, bye bye heavy black furnishings and helllooooo cool new style!

Speaking of outdoor spaces, here is an e-decorating plan I did for a client...

Don't forget from now until the end of August I am offering two rooms for the price of one on my e-decorating services! Quite the bargain! Email me for more information sidney@eclectic-idg.com

I love my job!

To quote Jeffery Alan Marks "I'm so happy to get paid for my hobby. I literally don't know what else I would do." Amen. I'm so sad the season is over (sad face).

Have a great weekend y'all!

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Hung these beautiful sconces for a client/friend...

Had an install at a client's house we are still finishing up all the little details but here is a sneak peek...

They might kill me for posting these photos but I just HAD to a) because it was so cute and b) because it shows real life! I will have some professional photos taken of their home but I am happy to show that it is lived in!

Can you tell their son likes Thomas the Train?

I spy Lightening McQueen!

Helped a client prepare for a dinner party...yeah, I do it all people.

Ok, so next week I'm off on our annual Griswald family vacation to Fripp Island. SUPER excited to spend time with these guys...

(fake smiles)

As well as my brother/sister-in-law, my parents and our cousins/spouses. We will be celebrating several birthdays too. Good times, good times.

Have a great weekend/week y'all!

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Had a very enjoyable and more importantly LOOOONG fourth of July weekend. However, the re-entry was a little tough.

(Jamie Meares, if you happen to be reading...I bought this cover-up because I saw it on your blog! Love it! So thanks :)

Helped a client with selections for her master bathroom that is being renovated.

Picked up a mirror for my client that I had lacquered. It was pretty in its original form but just needed to be white.

And now it is!

(Note to self: check what's in the reflection before posting on your blog.)

Went to a new bar here in Charleston called The Cocktail Club. It is beautiful! They basically gutted it and took it down to the old studs and exposed brick. Well done! I took these photos from their Facebook page.

In progress shot...

And now...

Industrial lighting...

Opening night...

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Have a great weekend y'all!

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Here is a little snip-it of what I've been working on this week. It's still not complete but I'm showing you pics anyway. Come see for yourself at Southern Accents!

Check out these killer seahorses that Way Way of Blue Chickadee painted for me! Sorta wanting to keep them for myself!!! (More on them tomorrow)

Have a great weekend! I vow to not paint, craft or move anything for the next three days.

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