I just returned home from an amazing couple of days in Asheville, Greensboro and High Point, NC. It was a fun filled dream come true design challenge event sponsored by Shaw Floors HGTV Home line! Woo hoo!!! I had the opportunity to meet some awesome DIY/design bloggers face to face. Everyone was just as nice in real life as they are in the blogging community…really, some seriously talented and interesting bloggers. Meeting others who share my passion for DIY and decorating was so stimulating.
I didn’t know until I arrived who would be my teammate and the details were a little vague but the surprises were well worth the curiosity. I was lucky enough to be partnered with one of my favorite blog buddies, Cassity from Remodelaholic! She is so sweet, so pretty and amazingly creative and talented. We worked so well together and we were assigned a beautiful room as well as this gorgeous handscraped maple hardwood:
and our choice of area rug:
Ikat Panel
(Check out the entire line of Shaw HGTV Home area rugs – I’ll have something exciting to share with you soon!)
As if designing a room from the floor up wasn’t intoxicating enough, you’ll never guess who else we got to hang out with…
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| Lisa LaPorta, Cassity (& Lydia) and Me |
Yes! That’s Lisa LaPorta from HGTV’s Designed to Sell. She is so sweet, so cute and yep, I was completely star struck!
Here’s the sneak peek!
Before:
After:
Wall color: Copen Blue by Sherwin Williams HGTV Home
Chandelier color: Antique Red, Sherwin Williams HGTV Home
More details on our room, the list of 8 other creative bloggers as well as the event with some surprises coming over the next two months! I just returned late last night but I’m still over the moon, out of this world – on Cloud 9!
We love how our room blossomed, had a blast working together and were ready to start packing it up in our suitcases to take home! And if you’re stopping by to read, what do you think of the room?! Flood us your thoughts – we need our cheerleadering blog friends! Cassity and I would love to know your thoughts (please…we’re both so excited) and tell us what you like best!
What an amazing opportunity and WOW!!! That room is gorgeous! I love everything about it. Wow!
wow you did a fabulous job!!!
xo dana
thewonderforest.com
gorgeous!
How awesome!!!! I am so jealous.. I am a blogger in North Carolina as well 🙂 That's awesome that you got to meet some North Carolina bloggers.. I hope to some day as well!!!
xx Liz Marie
Lizmarieblog.com
WoW!
Wow – the room is incedible!! I can't believe that you two did that so quickly. It is simply gorgeous.
I love the pops of red – especially the chandelier!! I hope that you were able to sneak it into your suitcase!!
Can't wait to hear more details of your great experience!!
Susan
http://lifeondovehollow.blogspot.com/
Amazing…and I'm amazingly jealous!
what a great opportunity! Great room, I love it 🙂
http://www.whatyoumakeit-coley.blogspot.com
Sounds like such a fun design challenge…so fun that you got to team up with Cassity! Looks amazing!!! You are one talented woman!
-emily
nestnestingnested.blogspot
Sounds like so much fun!! I love the room – especially the seagrass (?) chairs and the clock and the collage on the wall. Oh, and the rug. 🙂
BLenvy!!!
(blog envy)
I love the pops of red the most.
Honestly though – apart from the extreme blenvy – I'm so excited that you had this fun opportunity. And you look absolutely gorgeous in that photo!
Michael
lovely job! has a great feel.. homey. 🙂
Roeshel, I am so excited for you! Dreams and big plans.All coming true. Who would have known a couple of years ago. Right?! The room is so perfectly beautiful and you both should be so proud~!
xo*t
Congrats, and you did a fabulous job on the room! I love the rug you chose. I also love that the room feels fresh and yet very comfortable. I would love to hang out in there!
Love it! I used to live in Greensboro and High Point and would have loved to met you all. You guys are celebrity enough for me! 🙂
Oh wow! I'm in Greensboro and I wish I could have had a sneak peek at all the creativity going on. Sounds like so much fun and what a wonderful room you created! I think I especially like the touch of red here and there. Can't wait to see more.
Love your room! You and Cassity did such an amazing job! Love all the little details and pops of color. Can't wait to learn more about it.
wow! what a great opportunity! You lucky girl!
You and Cassity did such a fabulous job.
I love the wall color, and that lamp, and those pillows.
I can't wait to hear all the juicy details!
gail
Beautiful room! I live in Asheville…glad to hear you had a good time here!
themusingsofasimplegirl.blogspot.com
What a beautiful room, and done so quickly. You are both so incredibly talented!!! Love it!