Since creating the “to be continued” blog, I’ve been closing each post with the words “dwell in possibilities.” I must confess that I borrowed this phrase from the great poet, Emily Dickinson. I saw her quote and realized that it summed up what I am doing as a professional home stager and interior designer.

I am most grateful to Ms. Dickinson for her insightful and inspiring phrase.

Regardless of the size or price range of a house, my objective is to find the possibilities in that house. I am looking for those unique features of that house and finding possible ways to accentuate them for the potential buyer. I am analyzing those unusual spaces that buyers find difficult to understand upon first glance and finding possible functional uses for those spaces.

In the end, my mission is to help the potential buyer see how they could dwell in the possibilities of this house!


Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Tulsa Designer Showcase 2011 Observations

It used to be Casa Loma Hotel in the ’40s on the 2nd floor, and Safeway, drug store, and barbershop on the ground floor.    Then it became a disheveled home for pigeons and whatever the wind blew through its broken windows.  Today, it is the home of the Tulsa Designer Showcase – 2011.  Soon, it will be a fully functioning boutique hotel housing 26 rooms, four suites, a ballroom, gift shop and large conference room.  We are describing the Campbell Hotel on historic Route 66 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

With the creativity, style and vision of 35 Tulsa area designers, the Campbell Hotel has been transformed into a feast for the eyes and a banquet for the senses.  Building on Tulsa themes such as the Golden Hurricane Getaway, The Rose Bowl, Mockin’ Bird Hill (Patti Page anyone?) and The Oil Baron’s Suite, the designers returned the hotel to the grace and elegance of its heydays in the 20’s, 30’s and 40’s. 

Walt and I visited the Tulsa Designer Showcase (2011) at the Campbell Hotel yesterday.  I came away with more than 100 photos, tons of staging and design ideas and few things to share with you.  Today, we will focus on the spectacular beds and accessories:

·         Casa Loma (Kathleen Mowry – Designer)
The first thing that catches your eye in this room is the wonderful, custom bright red headboard that contrasts nicely with the rich green jacquard bedspread.  The lovely floral fabric pillows pull it all together. 
·         Stardust (Jane Butts – Designer)
Simple elegance with a touch of whimsy set off this luxurious bedroom.  The color palette is so calm and serene.  The simplicity of the white stoneware above the bed is a nice contrast to the detailed headboard.
·         The Cotswald (G.K. Griffin – Designer)
G.K. Griffin’s room transported us back to the English countryside with his magnificent Cotswald room.  He combined traditional accessories with a touch of whimsy like the turtle shell wall accents and antler ceiling chandelier.  This room was Walt’s favorite and that is not surprising.  The Cotswald was comfy, cozy and very masculine.
·         Mockin’ Bird Hill (Marilyn Dallarosa – Designer)
A tribute to Patti Page, the Mockin’ Bird Hill room was light, airy and restful.  With the bird motif sprinkled in quiet and quaint ways, this room was the counterpoint to The Cotswald as it was a uniquely feminine room.

The Tulsa Designer Showcase 2011 (http://tulsadesignershowcase.com )ends on May 22nd.  If you have the time and interest, it is a visit well worth the investment.  Ideas abound and the possibilities of what can be done to a former pigeon coop are endless.

Dwell in possibilities.

Cindy
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