The Interior DIYer
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TGIF

Shield your eyes, friends. I’m afraid I’ve become one of those bloggers who’s gonna decorate for Christmas way early. But it’s for a good reason! On Monday there will be a crafty Christmas photo shoot taking place in our apartment for a Christmas magazine feature {UM, WOAH}, so Imma be spending my weekend making little decorations and getting prematurely in the Christmas spirit. But I heart Christmas a lot, so it won’t be too much of a chore. My main concern – once I have the Christmas tree up, should it stay up?! Do I take it down and do it all over again in 3 weeks? I know, Champagne problems …

Also on Monday I’ll be part of Laura Howard’s Christmas tutorial linkup, so check back here for my little contribution. It’s a little bit cheeky, a lot easy, and when you’re finished with it, you can shove it in your face and chew. Now that’s my kind of tutorial. Keep your eyes peeled! 
So, do you have anything Christmassy planned this weekend? Or are you like me, and part of you is crying inside because it’s still way early? Happy Friday friends! xx A 🙂
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My 15 seconds of fame

Yesterday morning I got a call from Derek, the Director of Localise who I’ve been working alongside for the Sophia House youth room project. He called to say RTE News would be dropping by Sophia House to film a snippet for the 6 o’clock news … And they wanted me there. In 1.5 hours. Um, WHAT. 
Did I mention I had been meaning to dye my hair for about 2 weeks? I had serious skunk roots* going on. Dye hair. Find a tv-appropriate outfit. Loose 30lbs. Get on location. In 1.5 hours. Challenge accepted.

Possibly the weirdest thing I’ve witnessed to date. My big white face on the TV, moving, and making sounds. Weirdest ever. {p.s. for clarification sake, I’m not a student from Notre Dame / the States. It sounded a bit like they were including me in that statement, and as much as I’d like to think I resemble that of a 19 year old, I’m not. I’m sure my botched Canadian accent didn’t help either. I’m just the designer.}

So, you know that saying … 

every day do something that scares you

… well you can be sure I was royally bricking it and met my scare quota for the day. It was a very exciting experience, but terrifying at the same time. As for the next time? Bring it. xx A

*Skunk roots – when people who naturally have very light hair, like myself {ie – blonde}, but choose to dye it a much darker hue. When my hair then grows out, it reveals my natural roots, and I closely resemble that of a skunk along my hair parting. Not so fetching. 
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Localise youth room at Sophia House – update

Well friends it’s been a crazy week. The Localise youth room project for Sophia Housing I’ve been working on is finishing tomorrow! This week was full of blagging, running, finalizing flooring, surprise paint colours, dripping, dropping, standing on wobbly ladders, the fastest trip I’ve ever taken to IKEA {entire shop in 25 minutes}, and help from some awesome students and volunteers. 
Much like an operation transformation, the youth room in Sophia House will be made from an empty shell of a room, to somewhere for young teens to call their own. From start to finish, all tomorrow. For now, I will give you a sneaky glimpse on an exciting feature I’ve been working on; the drip wall. It has turned out pretty ace, if I may be so bold. Here are some progress pictures … 

… I finished it today and aside from a couple of hairy moments when we first started, it turned out pretty swish. Not to mention it was a solid excuse to mess around with paint and get it just about everywhere. Including my hair. 
But for now, I’m going to save my energy for tomorrow when it all kicks off! Where my organization and interior design skills will be put to the test. So excited to see it all finally be put together – let the craziness begin.
TGIF. xx A