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  • 21 September 2016

Before and After Home Dec - Joanna Joy Photography

Greenville SC

Short history – I’ve been helping Lily decorate her homes since we first slipped a T shirt over a horrid lampshade and stapled sheets to the ugliest donated sofa ever.  Many apartments and condos later I get to help her decorate with her first home!!

My sister in law and I flew out to Greenville SC together.  The generally acknowledged fiction that I am cross eyed and can’t hang a picture straight requires Becca’s mandatory assistance.  She is a perfectionist.  I – not so much.  Lily, Miss No Commitment EVER, finally committed to a house and an adorable dog so we cut her some slack on choosing a shower curtain and some throw pillows.

I’ve tried to include a few Before photos to illustrate our task – the place was pretty empty – like she’d just moved in.  Her instructions to us – “I like muted colors and I want it casual, comfortable, and dog friendly.”  She loaded us up with Southern calories at Smoke on the Water.  Fried everything.  A short walk around gorgeous downtown Greenville – lit up so pretty!  Followed by more fried everything for breakfast at Tupelo Honey Cafe.  The remaining 3 days were a whirlwind of shopping, hauling, (a bit of Uhaul driving – thank you Becca!), and wall pounding – thank you Mr Dave for delivering Chick Fil A when it was most needed!

Thank you to Southern Hospitality – those folks were so helpful and sweet – the floor staff understood our time constraints and helped us load so many items even though the official loaders had the day off! Marshall’s, Kirkland, and Target – you did us proud! Other chains – who will politely remain unnamed – the smaller scale of your stores proved most unhelpful indeed.  And to mention my favorite stop – for that bit from home – we found Maine blueberries trays at Rockhouse Antiques!  I could spend hours there!

A bookshelf is on order for the living room as are some furnishings to complete the bedrooms.  Longer curtains – note to all shoppers, don’t expect to find anything longer than 84s in stock anywhere! But that’s what the internet is for . . .  Overall Lily I think was happy.  She said “we made her house a home.”  and that make me happy.  also whoopie pies.  She had the refrigerator stocked just for us.  And so I was happy too.

Stay tuned – I’ll be posting the portrait session of Lily and Buster soon! (my cat person stance is wavering.  this dog was too cute!)

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    […] Each friendship is different and adds to each part of your life’s journey.  Lily has been with me through lots of ups and downs – she stood by my side when I gave my first baby a bath – I was scared the little chubbers would slip out of my hands!  She’s also gone scouting with me for photo locations.  This includes disturbing homeless people sleeping in the bushes – beware Rio Vista Riparian Preserve!  Those pretty sunflowers by the water might be camouflaging something more!  Though we are separated now by the ENTIRE country – we feel just as close as we ever did!  Take a peek at her blog post featuring her oh so wonderful Buster and gorgeous new home! […]

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    […] I’ve been updating Lily’s headshots every 3ish years for a while now.  This year it was a destination shoot – in Greenville SC!  She has relocated to greener pastures and added Buster to her home!  So yes, he got his own feature.  Casual with a smile, sporty in a Clemson jersey, and very GQ in a bow tie.  If you want to see a bathtub pic of Buster check out the home deco blog post here! […]

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  • Becky says:
    22/09/2016 at 11:49 pm

    WOW!!~ This should be in a magazine! You ladies did a fantastic job- I’m sure Lily is loving her beautiful home! So happy for her! Becky

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