I have had the pleasure of recently meeting with a new client. Laura Wool is a talented lady who has been successful in the business and non-profit world, and in a fascinating change of direction, has now become an accomplished faux painter. She is meticulous about her art, and it shows in the results. Beautiful! I’d like to share Laura’s webpage with you: http://www.laurawool.com/faux-painting-atlanta.html
Over the years, Laura has worked with designers in her own home on specific projects: a Kitchen and Bath Designer led her through the process of a kitchen renovation; another designer whose focus is window treatments and upholstery helped her accomplish that layer of the design of her home. I am fortunate to be working with her on “pulling it all together” using original artwork and favorite accessories.
Many of the paintings we’ll be placing are originals by Laura’s mother, Verna, and date back many decades. She is fortunate to have antiques from both her and her husband’s family. We’ll be mixing antique objets d’art with modern accessories purchased at the January Market.
It’s a Small World After All: Laura and I both grew up in Montgomery, AL, and our mothers, both in the medical profession, have known each other professionally for years!
“We shape our dwellings, and afterwards our dwellings shape us.” Winston Churchill
Interior design is a process. Laura has completed the first two layers of the main living areas of her home. She and her husband have extended the gathering area off the kitchen and added a sunroom: they have “shaped their dwelling”. The next layer – window treatments, case pieces, and upholstered pieces have been beautifully completed. In my first meeting with the couple, I visited each room, learned a little of the background of the furnishings and art, likes and dislikes, goals both long and short-term. I took lots of pix – about 75! – and measurements.
Short term goals include “Finishing” the downstairs public spaces by doing some furniture rearranging, picture hanging and accessorizing. Laura has assured me that she is open to moving any item from any room to another. This will be great fun!
One thing that struck me right away was the way furniture was arranged in the Gathering Area leading to the Sunroom. The furniture was lined up against the wall on either side, making the space feel more like a hallway than a cozy place to sit and have a conversation. On my second visit, Laura and I took on the challenging arrangement and started moving furniture. The results were outstanding, and when Laura’s husband Paul came upstairs from his office, he was amazed and pleased. A couple days later I received an email from Laura: “I wanted to let you know that Paul and I love our “new” gathering area, thanks to you. It is a wonderful improvement, and we deeply appreciate your time, talent, and expertise.” My pleasure!
Upcoming short-term projects at Laura’s: A sitting room that needs more light, a thermostat that needs to be moved (who puts a thermostat in the Dining Room?), picture and mirror hanging – this involves “fruit basket turnover” from all over the house, completion of accessorizing. Long-term projects: Master bedroom and bath; Basement renovation.
