or Denver,design, Dallas
or Dallas, Denver, design
or Dallas, design, Denver
or design D.A. Davidson, Denver, Dallas
ok whichever, here it goes.
Back early fall I had an opportunity to work with one of our favorite customers on a little design/update at work. We are good partners in crime and have done some work together in her home, new paint colors, moving photos, furniture, the like. So I knew that I would be in for some fun.
Janice was helping to oversee the update of D.A. Davidson down in the old Hart Albin building. They needed new paint colors, carpet and hopefully a new overall look.
Sorry for the small thumbnails but you get the point.
We had a few guidelines that we had to follow from corporate office. CARPET choices that were a bit limiting and PAINT choices that were somewhat the same. We opted to go with a basic industrial carpet but thought we should mix up the paint.....along the way the painter suggested some mural type work, and soon we were on our way to making this historic building take a walk back in time. Janice sifted through tons of old photos, while I got to work on ordering some new chairs for the main lobby.
Emails flying, and a little convincing with the higher-ups and we were set to go.
We next (Janice) worked on getting the old photos reprinted and framed for the conference room. Talk about a great time looking at old photos....so incredible.....
Can you just imagine downtown Billings in the day. I swear you can just stare at these pictures forever and see something new each time.
We decided a work night would be the best and as the painter did her finishing touches with the mural, we got to work hanging pictures, unwrapping chairs, lamps, and rolling out rugs.
The biggest impression though was the lobby. The funny little wall with an arch through it.... a picture (as before didn't quite cut it) that's where the mural came in...
(don't mind Janice's shoe in the corner...it was a long night.)
I can't even begin to tell you what a great time this was. And how fun it was to see it all come together like we had envisioned. Pictures do no justice to the cars that seem to be driving off the wall. So stop down and take a look and at it will be a great walk back in time. And A HUGE THANKS TO JANICE (missing our daily emails - LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!!!)
With that all said, it is DENVER DALLAS!!
HAPPY NOTE: MARKET TIME!!!! And we have a big long list of "to look fors" can hardly wait to see what is new....
Now I know your saying DENVER AND DALLAS??? Well you may remember way back last fall, when I told you I had a new endeavour. The past several months I have been buying clothing for the Western Ranch Supply store. WHAT WESTERN RANCH SUPPLY HAS CLOTHING....well not here in town (YET) but in their store in Great Falls. This new little adventure in my life came at a weird time, kicked my butt for a while with all the new computer stuff (what do you mean you don't just use paper invoices and a calculator...oh you have to enter EVERYTHING you buy into the computer), but I think I finally am getting a grip on it all and can hardly wait to go purchase some really great new western clothing.(If you know me, you know I LOVE KITSCHY WESTERN!!!) SO... three days in Denver where Lyn will meet me and then off to Dallas.
VACATION...OK WORK!!! BUT IN A GREAT WAY. Not to worry....got the blog covered and you're in for some fun. Lyn will be in charge for a couple of days and then we have CHARMED our lovely friend Janelle into a couple of days and also the newest SISTER, TRACY, will be stepping in with some fun new stuff. I promise all the Western Ranch details (such a long story) when I get back. Till then HAPPY DAY FRIENDS!!! I WILL MISS YOU!!!!
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