How are Lake Gaston and Dallas connected?

Many years ago a client walked into our showroom at Lake Gaston and ordered several decorative pillows for a child’s guest room.  They were red, black, yellow and white to go with a Mickey Mouse theme.  This one little job has turned into many!  Now several houses later, Autumn and I leave on another adventure.  We are off to Dallas to help this client and her husband, (now good friends) prepare a new home to accommodate the recent re-location of their extended family.  The new property looks fabulous in photos and we are very excited to have the opportunity to make it into a comfortable and safe environment for four adults and three dogs!

Some ask:  “How do you approach a long distance project like this?  In jest, my answer is:  “With a good tape measure, very accurate notes and lots and lots of pictures.”    It’s a little too far away to go back to check a measurement!

We have done many long distance projects with no major problems and only a couple of minor ones.  There will always be small obstacles like drilling into steel re-enforced concrete to install draperies at a hurricane-proof Gulf coast project or curtain rods that arrive from the factory incorrectly configured.  There have been many broken drill bits and, of course, the closest home improvement store has sometimes been 30 miles away.   Because our customers are so loyal and so much fun, the only real challenge is overcoming the stumbling blocks, adjusting to the  unexpected and having a “can do” attitude.

Our “very” big bag is packed, just coming in under the weight limit. Whew!  It is chock full of fabric samples and pillows to help set the stage for this new project.

Look for future posts about the “Mary and Autumn Do Dallas” project.   While we are away come meet our newest part of the team, Traci Watson. Hope she has what it takes to keep Paul in line!  Don’t forget to ask Paul for his “custom gift wrap”.

Enjoy this beautiful fall weather at Lake Gaston and beyond.

Mary