Prepping the House

Last week I was in a cleaning frenzy to get this house ready for the Houzz photo shoot. I also got in panic mode before that day and asked my sister to come lend a second set of eyes. She thought everything looked fine and then we made our first trip to Trader Joe's where so many of you get flowers for a good price. I was not impressed with our store, but did manage to find a couple things to use. I didn't think the photographer coming would be do any styling so I wanted to add some flowers here and there. I also had to put any clutter away such as remotes, telephones, and other things we use day to day. It was so nice having the house really straight for that one day. Gosh, if you could see the disarray it is in now since I am working on a new project. I shared a peek yesterday.

I bought some hyacinths and had first placed these in the sitting room, but moved them to the master bedroom.

I also bought tulips and stuck them in this wicker vase that I forgot I had.

Added them to this tray along with a bowl of fruit for some counter styling.

I moved Bailey's food and water bowl from this spot and added the stool. Figured dog bowls counted as clutter.

This bunch of hyacinths was in the sun room for the shoot, but have since been moved. Not wild about the fragrance right next to where I sit all the time.

Now, they sit on the vassillier in the sitting room. They are really pretty since they opened up.

I snapped a shot of Corynne taking the pictures. She was so nice and made the process very easy.

Well, back to my project.

Beautiful sunshine here today.
 Hope it is sunny where you are