My friend Debbie, owns a monogram business, Miss Lucy’s Monograms, and she runs this fun business from her basement. It’s a family affair and she takes orders and purchases supplies and her husband runs the monogram machine. They are a hard-working family and it’s fun to see all the beautiful things that come out of Miss Lucy’s.
I wanted to share an update that Debbie recently completed.
Debbie recently updated her shipping area with beadboard wallpaper (yes, my Graham Brown version) that I love so much. I went over and helped her put up the wallpaper and they painted it and installed a shipping counter and Debbie got it all organized, as only Debbie can do. She’s a creative gal and that’s why we get along so well.
Here’s her somewhat messy shipping area before she decided to tackle it and get it whipped into shape.
We spent about an hour and got the wallpaper all up and ready to paint. It was a fast project, since we only did one big wall and wrapped it slightly to the left wall. That’s Debbie trying to stay out of my pictures outside the door. 🙂
It doesn’t matter if there are a few little gaps in the paper, the paint covers it all up when it’s all painted.
Here’s the same area, decluttered, organized and beautiful. What a difference!
She recovered this ottoman while she was at it and it looks pretty down here. With all her bags and items ready to monogram, it’s all at her fingertips now.
With a cute calendar to keep her on schedule and other pretty things on the wall, this space is happy and functional.
Weekly calendar
This little white cabinet was moved on top of the laminate countertop to keep things stashed and out of the way.
Crinkle paper, her signature “paws” bags and other shipping supplies are at the ready.
She covered the inside door with zebra fabric, trimmed out with fabric gimp.
And added a cute zebra knob for continuity.
A clock and lamp helps light the area and makes it feel cozy as well.
Reminder to Create! That’s not a problem with Debbie.
A metal shelf from Hobby Lobby helps keep all that colorful ribbon in place.
Isn’t that clever? She took a cute curtain rod and hung it from the shelf with raffia, strung on her ribbon and it is hanging there ready to use.
Cute and stylish!
A lazy Susan keeps all the pens, scissors, and notecards organized.
Shipping central at Miss Lucy’s Monograms.
It’s a beautiful thing! Debbie will be so happy that you stopped by. If you’re in the market for personalized monogrammed beautiful things, go over and visit Miss Lucy’s. I support my friend completely and her button is always on my sidebar!
The $50 Home Depot card winner has been announced!
What a beautiful place to work…. and frankly, I would monogram everything I own if it were possible. 🙂 Rhoda, have you seen the new program on Style Network, The Amandas? The show features an organizing business based in Birmingham. I LOVE to watch it as I love to see order rise from chaos. I think you would enjoy it!
Arlene, I haven’t seen that, I’ll have to check it out. Anything out of Birmingham should be fun. Thanks for sharing!
Lauren got me watching The Amandas when she was home. One of the worker Amandas is Rachel who was Gabe’s date at the wedding. They do some amazing organizing.
Thanks for sharing this gorgeous/wonderful workroom. One can really work and create wonders in such a awesome space.
What a makeover!!…Whew!!…Now it is such a fun and cheery place to work in….A truly spectacular area!
Wow! This is an awesome makeover! What a creative area to work in!
Love that wall paper! I really want to use it somewhere in my house!
I took away a lot of inspiration from this post for my own workspace. And…I just wanted to order something from Miss Lucy to get some of that fun packaging!!
Oh goodness, the area is cute, but I can tell from the items in the photos that I’d be in trouble at her shop!
A great makover I like the shelves and the clock she has in the room. Great job.
All I can say is WOW! This is beautiful and functional. Maybe there is hope for me yet. lol
It looks great! Do you know where she got the lazy Susan, I’ve been looking for one like that?
So nice to see a gorgeious business get a workspace to match.
I love this post, so much in fact I just place my first order!
Q: Could one use beadboard wallpaper on kitchen cupboards? I have a damaged cabinet and I would like to wallpaper all the cabinet inserts and then refinish them. What do you think?
Judy, yes you can, that is one of the first projects I did with this paper! You can see it all here. You would add the paper in the inserts and then paint it all with a couple coats of paint.
http://southernhospitalityblog.com/beadboard-wallpaper-project/
Thanks Rhoda, step-by-step instructions are just what I needed and I was desperately looking for a finished project. I’m thinking of a soft-gray for the color. Thanks again…I’m bookmarking the link.
Super cute! LOVE the color choice and mix of patters! How fun!
xo
-Lisa
Amazing transformation. Debbie, you did a great job. I love being organized, and you did it so beautifully!
This is a wonderful re-do. Organized, functional and inspirational.
GREAT makeover! I love your new space; that bead board wallpaper is excellent! I found this blog through the Nashville Wraps blog. I love seeing makeovers so I followed the link they provided! 🙂