One month to go!

When we first moved to Boston, I joined the Junior League.  During that time, I was fortunate enough to staff a few of their Show Houses.  The first one was a big, old, gorgeous house in Westwood with endless rooms and beautiful grounds.  Even though I was only a volunteer, I loved being a part of it.  I got there early for my shifts just to be able to wander around and take it all in.  I was completely amazed by the before pictures, and what all of the different designers had made of the dilapidated spaces they had been given.  And, because I was a student at the time in design school at NESAD, I daydreamed about having a room of my own to transform... 

So finally, back in May, I found out that after a six year hiatus, the JLB was putting together another Show House, and that it would be in my town.  I was thrilled, and without a doubt, I wanted to be a part of the party.  I went to the preview, toured the house, and picked up a proposal packet.  The process was a little overwhelming.  The house was old, dark, and in need of a lot of work.  As much as I wanted to participate, the investment seemed too large.  Dollar signs halted my creativitiy, and I froze.  But then after the images of the house had time to settle in, an idea started to brew, and within a few days, my proposal was all wrapped up...