As I hang out at Guardados restaurant in Bethesda, prepping my blog post for the day. (If you haven’t been there, you must go. Bethesda Eats: Future Blog) Today’s post I want to take the blinders off & show you a little behind the scenes of how I create lovely fabric layouts. Oh it’s a process. Fabric combinations just don’t come out  of thin air. I spend several hours becoming one with my fabrics. Memorizing their textures, colors, prints & patterns. This helps me understand what fabrics will work well with others Thus, when clients come in, I can make their vision come together. See how we do it.

Well y'all it's finally here. I've been hinting for awhile that we would be making changes to the store. So l now say goodbye to Daisy Baby as we knew for the last eleven years, a baby boutique full of gifts & clothes. We now welcome Everly & Monet, a Children's Design Studio full of fabric samples & wood chips. But more importantly, a comprehensive menu of design services

I so should have posted this blog before we all gathered around the Thanksgiving table. Below is a photo of my kids Thanksgiving table I posted from Instagram stories.  It's nice to review a product I use everyday. I really love the Tripp Trapp High Chair from Stokke. (I actually love A LOT of Stokke stuff)  Ever, Ford & Winter still all sit in their chairs everyday.  And there is even one for my nephew Elliott when he comes to dine. 

Every year I leave the babies behind & head to Vegas for BIG FUN. Well, if you can call walking a trade show & actually getting 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep fun? But it is exhilarating! I love seeing what is new in the baby world at the ABC show for the Juvenile market. Every stroller, every bottle, every carrier is on display.

Its amazing how you never know what path life is going to take you. I honestly never thought I would be a business owner & mom of 3. When I left California & came to DC 13 years ago I never thought I would stay. I was going to go back to school & get another job in Corporate America.  But after hanging out with Andrea Paro & Fabiana Zelaya & seeing all that entrepreneurial life had to offer, GRE prep went out the window. Had I gone back to school I'd probably be A LOT richer & easing my way in the Range Rover crew. But I am loving this independent business owner space. It is a constant work in progress & I'm getting better everyday. 

The Everly & Monet brand has really allowed me to dive deeper into aspects of design that I have always wanted to do. Like RUGS. I must admit, I've always been intimidated by rugs. With so many to choose from, where do you start. Offering my clients the right selection, quality, construction & color was critical. So now that I have lovely nice sized samples in the store for people to feel & touch I'm ready to take them on.