KMC GIVEAWAYS! | OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF KATHLEEN MAPSON & COMPANY
Hey Everyone! I hope you all are doing super AND had a wonderful Easter!
Now for some official business and super exciting news! *cues drums* In celebration of the official launch of Kathleen Mapson & Company, I am giving y'all a few things! Yayyyyy! Everyone LOVES a GIVEAWAY right?! The first giveaway (of a few) is a $25 Target gift card. To qualify, you must LIKE and SHARE my KATHLEEN MAPSON & COMPANY Facebook page. Please take a minute or two visit KMC on Facebook. Thanks so much for stopping by the blog! Now head on over to Facebook and do a little liking and sharing. Have an awesome week! And of course, Happy Decorating!
XOXO,
Kathleen
1 Year Blogiversary! Kinda...
Let's Celebrate and Reflect!
I know it's been awhile, but I'm finally back and I'm going to do better!
So I thought...it's my blogiversary today, but when looking back through my feed, my blogiversary was actually August 7th! How could I have forgotten such a thing? Sigh...But I will not fret, I will celebrate anyway!
The last year has been good to me. My family is doing awesome and my design business is taking off (details to come). We were blessed ten months ago to welcome a new bundle into the fold and he and his siblings are doing great. I love watching the dynamics of their relationships unfold. It's so beautiful, and pure, and honest, and true, and so very present and in the moment. I love it and I am kinda obsessed with watching them.
As I sit and reflect on this last year of pushing this design business forward, I can identify changes that needed to occur in order to make things happen (details to come on that soon too)! =) Over a year ago, I was blessed to have two conversations about the design business that changed my outlook on my business endeavors. Those conversations inspired me, provoked my creative thought, and left me asking myself some hard questions about what I wanted out of my business. Conversations that definitely needed to be had with people successfully working in interior design. I can't thank Erika (Erika Ward Interiors) and Dayka (Dayka Robinson Designs) enough; two extraordinary examples of what women in a successful business look like! And the fact that they look like me makes it even sweeter! Be sure to check out them out!
As I celebrate one year of blogging...well kinda because (let's look at the facts), I haven't blogged that much, but I'm trying to change that...I rejoice in the small things like - 1) I actually started a blog; 2) I actually blogged at least 20 times and 21 if you include this one; 3) I have completed a few design projects for 'real' clients since I started blogging; 4) I have prepared as best I can for the growth I know I am about to experience with my business and this blog; and all of this makes me super happy!
So with that said, I just want to thank you all for checking out my blog. Thank you for riding along with me this first year. Thank you for FaceBooking me and asking me why I have not posted. Thank you for supporting me. I appreciate every second, minute, or hour you spend out of your time visiting this blog or 'hearting' and liking my pics on social media. Thank You!! Thank You!! Thank You!!
Making Home, Home!
XO, Kathleen
Color Me Orange - Project: Children's Playroom, Part 1
Part 1One of my absolute favorite spaces to see and decorate in a home are kids spaces. And if you have a dedicated kids play area you are super fortunate. If you have followed me on Instagram or Facebook, you have already seen a sneak peek of this project. Although it's been a long time coming, it is finally finished and I am ready to share.Because of all the info packed in this post, I am breaking it up into three parts. So first up is the project's beginnings.
The Beginning To begin, this was the dullest little playroom - no life, no color, no light, no organization, no nothing.
Sad right? Sigh...Would you want to play in here? Can you even see being creative in here? Of course not! And if you can, you certainly have a heck of an imagination!! Well, to bring this to a happy place, I had to have a little chat with my clients, who happened to be 8 and 5. These kiddies are a ball of fun and had their own ideas about what they wanted and how things should look. So setting aside my own thoughts of what I instinctively wanted to do, I actually interviewed them to find out how they use this space and what they wanted to see in this space.
So they came up with this: 1. More color! Color! Color! We are kids! 2. We need something to look at on the wall. They are all plain white. 3. The couch is to far from the tv to play video games. (LOL) 4. We need somewhere to put all our games and remotes. 5. Where are my books going? 6. What about all our board games?
And I translated it into this (designer checklist): 1. Add Color! They are kids! 2. Incorporate colorful artwork (created by them). 3. Add additional seating (for them and the neighborhood kids). 4. Storage, storage, and more storage. 5. Shelving (as reading is just as important as socializing and playing games in this space). 6. Again, more shelving, storage or flat surfaces for kids stuff.
The Presentation Board
