Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
A few months ago I decorated a couple model homes on the campus of Fox Run of Orchard Park.
I did 2 1/2 homes. The guest suite was partially done and I decorated that in a simple cottage style. The patio home I transformed it from empty and cold to a beautiful traditional home. The apartment was decorated in the modern style. Three major styles, cottage, modern and traditional, were used so prospective residents could see a style they could relate to.
Here are a couple photos from the modern apartment:
Don’t you want to live there?!
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
I have recently been working on the Model homes within the senior community of Fox Run of Orchard Park. The two projects turned out beautiful.
One upgrade that was done to the patio home was to remove the light beige carpeting in the dining room and replace it with a hardwood floor.
Here is the tricky part: The patio homes are one floor with no basement so the carpeting was placed over cement slab. (This is not uncommon because it makes the carpeting easier to maneuver over if you are a wheelchair or walker user). Real wood floors can not easily be installed over cement so my choices were limited to engineered or laminate with the appearance of wood. Not easy! (see photo) but after a lengthy search I found a nice compromise.
The complete before and after photo of the dining room will be featured in The Home Stylist e-newsletter scheduled for May 1. Are you on the subscriber list? Look for the yellow "Join E-mail list" on the left column of this blog.
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
I was thrilled to be recently hired to decorate two model homes for a fabulous Full service Lifecare Retirement Community called Fox Run of Orchard Park.
I was so glad to get this project but maybe for reasons that are not so obvious. In the last 4 months my grandma and then my grandfather passed away. I miss them so much. To lose them both so close together was hard but not totally unexpected. They were married for 66 years and they just could not be apart.
At Fox Run, the residents I see are very sharp, very active and fully independent. They remind me of my grandparents. (pictured here while grandpa was on leave during WWII)
Decorating the models at Fox Run makes me a little sad because I miss my grandparents but also a little happy because I enjoy being around seniors. I think Grandparents are one of the coolest categories of people on earth. They have lived history. They have a lot of wisdom. All they usually want from you is a conversation.
So if you still have your grandparents – give them a big hug or a phone call. And have them check out Fox Run of Orchard Park. It is really nice! (I would live there if they would let me)
I’ll tell you more about the decorating in future posts
