While the house may get built, it will be very difficult to live in without all the accessories – furniture, appliances, beds, towels, a corkscrew!
I mentioned before that we found Sheila to help with all that and on Tuesday we sat through a rainy afternoon sipping juice at a local restaurant plotting the course.
Lisle met Sheila in May, so this was my first time. Within minutes I was comfortable and amazed. She knew what we were looking for and had thought about this project. In addition to her talent and personality, everything about her reminded me of a very good friend of ours – Sydney – look, speech, mannerisms – the whole package – a good sign!
We dove into the pictures of furniture we had selected for each of the rooms – internet window shopping is so much fun. We talked about each one and why we liked it. She let us know if it would be easy to get or make in Costa Rica and we discussed alternatives. Each step it was clearer that she was understanding more and more about our style, likes and dislikes.
Then it was on to fabrics and colour – a great tangerine, green and cream floral print, a print with parrots in similar colours with the addition of reds and blue. Why not that one? What about a bold solid accent? Is dark rattan too heavy? We came away with a pallet of Tropical Brights with darker wood or rattan to offset the relatively neutral house and still allow for great art to steal the show.
Robert, Sheila and Christian are going to make an excellent team!
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