Monday, February 25, 2013

The Secret is Out!!!!


 Traci Zeller and I have teamed up to design a room in the Traditional Home showhouse, opening in conjunction with High Point Market in April! (read more after the break!)


Traditional Home Magazine and the Junior League of Greensboro are sponsoring an extraordinary design event, the proceeds of which will benefit the Junior League’s mission and its partnership with Cone Elementary and other worthwhile causes for the Greensboro community.  Adamsleigh — has been chosen as this years show house.   High Point textile magnate John Hampton (“Hamp”) Adams and his wife Elizabeth from Adamsville, South Carolina commissioned Luther Lashmit, talented architect to design the house.  Mr Adams was co-founder of Adams-Millis Corporation, the first company in High Point to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.  Mr. Lashmit designed the house in 1929, but the house wasn't finished until 1931, you can read more about that here.   Adamsleigh is known as “Greensboro’s Grandest House,” or more casually as “the mansion that socks built.”

The 15,000 sq foot Adamsleigh is a magnificent structure.    You should click through and check out more photos from the real estate listing.  Traci and I were surprised to find the house has it's own silver vault adjacent to the kitchen.  It is pretty cool!  I can't wait to see how this grand ole dame is transformed by talented designers who have agreed to participate!  Here's heres a list of some of the designers you will probably recognize:  Eric CohlerSuzanne KaslerMiles Redd,  Jason Oliver Nixon and John LoeckeCindy SmithLisa Kahn-Allen as well a many North Carolina Designers like Cara Cox and Leslie Moore to name a few  … Lot's of the industry's heavy weights,so Traci and I are really excited to be able to work along side some of the best in the industry.  It should be a really exciting project for us.   So at age 53, I'm doing my first show house!  I never knew I wanted to do one before but I am really excited about our room and working with Traci!  It is also the first time Traci and I have worked together on a project.  I have to tell you so far, it has been a lot of fun!  

We have been working on our design and are so excited about our "custom" features. Of course none of this could be possible if it weren't for wonderful sponsors!!!
 Traditional Home and the Junior League have coordinated the participation of many, many fabulous industry partners!  — As Traci said, we will be sharing more about our sponsors as the work progresses but for today, we wanted to share about a couple of women we have found that are truly special, and very talented!     Let us  be first introduce you to Sarah & Ruby Design Studio.  Sarah and Ruby are textile designers who specialize in bespoke textiles and wall coverings … 



Close up of the wallpaper from above.  Don't you love the paperly look of this design?


 Below are some of the cool patterns  in their Chroma Collection.

Here are some  “before” photos of our space?  Take a good look now … because the “gentleman’s dressing area” is not going to look like that for long!   We are going to make transform this area to its original glamourous state only with a modern twist!

The show house is running in conjunction with the High Point Market who is also a sponsor, so if you are coming to market plan to come visit the show house, there will be shuttles running daily. or even if you aren’t — Make time for a visit to the show house. 
We will make it worth the drive!!!

If you can't make the drive, make sure to follow along on our blogs, Traci and I plan to document our work as we go along!

P.S  I would love it if you would take a couple of minutes and pop over to vote for me in the Tobi Fairley "Get Published" Contest!  I still have a long way to go to get to the top but with a little help from my friends "i.e. you"  I know that I can do it!  Click over and see if you like my board and if you do cast a little vote my way, pretty please!
Thanks to those who have been diligently voting, and to those that vote starting NOW!  Whether you vote once or vote daily til the contest is over, I appreciate your support.  I can see who votes, so I will try to thank each and every one as you vote!  
I still need 30 votes to get to page one!

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  2. This is fabulous!!!! Congrats to both of you! So exciting!!!

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  4. Congratulations Lisa! Such a fantastic opportunity!!! - Jocelyn

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  5. CONGRATULATIONS......THIS IS WONDERFUL .......MADE MY DAY!!!!
    I am so, so happy and excited for you.....IT WILL BE GRAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  6. Congratulations, Lisa and Traci!! This is so exciting and I can't wait to see your room!

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    1. Thank you Sarah!!! WE are so excited!!! You are so nice to comment!!! Are you going to DBC? I hope so, if not I hope to see you at Blogfest!

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  7. Congratulations to you and Traci Lisa. I know it will be a gorgeous transformation.

    xoxo
    Karena
    Art by Karena

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  8. So exciting!!! Congrats!! I can't wait to see!!

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    1. Thanks Liz!!! What the heck are you doing up at this hour???

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  9. Good for you Lisa! Your voice is getting stronger and clearer:) Looking forward to your work.xob

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    1. Thank you Brenda!!! I am feeling stronger and clearer!!!

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  10. Congratulation Lisa! I know you and Traci will do a fabulous job, you are both very talented. Show houses are fun to do and can be stressful at times, but just remember at the end of the day to enjoy this experience and have fun!

    Donna

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  11. Wow, Lisa ~ Congrats to you both!! How exciting, looking forward to following along!

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    1. Thanks Pam. We are really excited!!! Thanks for commenting!!!

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  12. Oh boy ... Am I looking forward to this!! A design showhouse room is on my bucket list!!! Thanks for sharing with us! xo

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    1. Thanks Kim! We are having a lot of fun with planning it!

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  13. Congratulations! What an exciting project and such an honor! I can't wait to see what you do to this space.

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    1. Thank you Carrie!!! You are so kind!!! If you are coming to High Point plz come see it!!!

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  14. Soooo excited! I might have to make a trip to check it out and share my excitement with you gals in person! Congrats! xoxoxoox

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  15. I am so excited to be doing this with you! YAY US!!!!! Set the bar high, baby! ;-)

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  16. This is awesome, Lisa! I can't wait to see what you and Traci do in this space - I know it's gonna be FABULOUS!

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    1. Thank You Kristie! I appreciate your kind comments and for stopping by!

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  17. So excited for you, Lisa! I know you will do a fabulous job! Have fun along the way :)

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    1. Thank You Mimi!!!! Thank you also for voting for me in the contest! It's hard to ask people to vote everyday but I sure appreciate your support!

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  18. Congratulations, Lisa!! I can't wait to see!
    Happy Wednesday.
    Teresa
    xoxo

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  19. Lisa that is so exciting! I voted for you earlier and completely forgot to keep it up. I am off to cast another vote.

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    1. Thank You so much Kerry!!! I need your snail mail address can you email it to me? Lmende@gmail.com

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  20. I cannot wait to see it! Congratulations.

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  21. Hi, Lisa!! Congratulations to you and Traci!! I can't wait to see what you all do. We are heading to the airport.....going to Europe. I look forward to catching up with you when I'm back. Take care, my friend :)
    Congrats, again!!
    Loi
    PS - What a small world!! Tracey D is a good friend :)

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  22. What a wonderful opportunity! Traci is a gem and I know you two will knock it out of the park! Wish I lived closer to see the completed project!

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  23. That is so amazing!!!! I can't wait to see what you two rockstars put together!! Congrats lady!!!

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  24. Wow, this is so exciting for you and Traci - and for all of us in CLT who will get to visit the Showhouse. I'm thinking road trip! I would love to feature this on scoopcharlotte, please DM me if you want! Congrats!

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  25. We would love that! We are really enjoying the process and would love to share our work with you!

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