Settling In

It has been a very long few months but I am happy to report we are officially in our new home!! It feels so good to finally be here, boxes and all. It has only been a week but we are slowly settling in, unpacking and hunting for furniture to fill this large empty house. While my studio will be an ongoing project I plan on setting up a temporary space in the house to get the business back up and running very soon!

I had to share my absolute favorite new addition. This French Farmhouse dining table and bench. It seats up to 12 and just needs some chairs and a big bucket of dried lavender.

Very rustic and just what I had been looking for. It sits in front of a huge window seat overlooking fresh Rosemary bushes and beautiful fruit trees. I will have to share those soon! The dining room has hardwood floors so we decided to keep them and continue it into the living room.

I also love this built in hutch. For some reason everything here is painted a dark glossy chocolate brown. . but that will change soon. Picture a vintage white and the shelves filled with pretty things! We have many projects to do in this house and while I know it will take time I am enjoying doing things just as we want them. I also plan on sharing the transformations along the way. The house has very high ceilings and was built in 1915. It is just brimming with possibilities!

Now back to unpacking.
Look for Noelle Garrett Designs to reopen within the next week!

~Have a wonderful day!~

Happy Valentine's Day!

Wishing you a Happy Valentine's Day with your sweetie!

A Few Tuesday Treats

Just a few of the new treats listed on our site this cloudy
Tuesday afternoon.

Sunbathing

Sunbathing on a Sunday morning. . . ahh the life of a cat.

April in Paris

After being sick for over a week I am slowly getting back in the swing of things. One of our new collections was just completed and we have several others on the way! This one is called April in Paris. It is frilly and feminine and features a soft pastel palette
with lots of lace and ribbons.

It includes a variety of note cards, gift tags, journals, bottles, stamped bags and a few other treats! Each has a little French message.

I really love the images, they are rather stoic but very beautiful.

Some pieces also have stamped burlap accents.

This is the first journal. Lots of vintage lace and pretty paper rosettes adorn the cover, simple yet elegant.

A sweet bottle to fill with buttons or craft supplies.

The second journal has a wide row of vintage lace and a pastel graphic paper background. Very pretty in person, as you can tell I was beginning to loose my light while photographing these last few.

This is just a sampling of the complete collection now available here. We hope you like them as much we do. Well, back to work on our other new collections.
Happy Wednesday!

A Spare Moment

Though my spare moments are few and far between lately I managed to sneak in some time early this morning to list a few new items. It has been a busy week around here, sick kiddies, sick hubby and much cleaning going on. We have just a few weeks left before escrow closes so it is yard sale time!

I have been going through closets and cupboards. . . piles of things to get rid of and new goodies to buy!

We also need some new furnishings so I am really excited to go shopping!

Anywho. . .here are a few of the new treats now available here.

I especially like the new bunny mannequins! They are just darling in person.
Well break time is over, back to cleaning!
Enjoy your weekend!

A Little Faith . . .

This is what I keep reminding myself lately, to have a little faith. I am happy to say it is working as things are gently falling into place. My husband and I are in the midst of buying our first house right now. We have just over 4 weeks to go until closing. I am so overjoyed, it really is a dream realized for us and we are so fortunate the house is just what we wanted. It is an old home built in 1915 with many unique original features. It needs some work but that will be the fun part! So lately when I find myself running around at a million miles an hour not realizing if I am coming or going I just stop and remind myself it will all be worth it very soon. Though I am unable to do all the projects I had planned for the shop this month, we are doing what we can to keep things going before I will be taking a break to get settled in to our new home. I am a bit superstitious so I won't say anymore but we will be sharing the transformation with you all as I have some big plans in mind.
Happy Sunday! :)