ok, so here it is! as we evolve there will be tweaking here and there. i wished i had picked up another piece or two of furniture only because i'm already running out of room! lots of chocolate still to come in, especially where we are close to christmas and have to stock for that as well. i was happy with how the wall treatment came out and the lighting. the electrician built the lights for me after i had bought the shades from black and blum in england. i sketched a quick doodle on the back of a piece of scrap paper and he got what i wanted. i think i'm going to have him add one more clump of the lights somewhere in the middle of the shop. we keep it dimly lit, very sepia-ish because i hate bright lighting and no one looks good in it and it's basically awful. so i have ordered amber bulbs which will be in all of the shades eventually and keep the space warm in syrupy in color and feel. i'm happy with the awning fabric and color pick, it has speckles of brick red and darker browns in it so it really picks up the brick facade of the building nicely. i thought putting them up in dark brown may have been a bit drab and wanted something lighter. also the amber fabric which is blocking the long hallway which we use for storage will be replaced with weighty, dark chocolate velvet to hang heavier and not so flimsy. i'll do a before and after of that space in particular soon as well, as i think it will make a huge difference in blocking that space. the ceilings are soooo high that it needs to be hung right up to the rafters!
we had an open house with a wine and chocolate pairing on friday night and it was a great turnout. new faces and old showed up so it made for a fun night. but i was super tired and ended up taking sunday off to recoup. now that everything is set up it will be fun to just adjust things daily and keep up with daily maintenance instead of all of that big work night and day. time to enjoy the space a bit, the beautiful chocolate and the season. i'm working on a website, when it's up and running i'll post the link. hope you all had a relaxing weekend and happy monday! :)