lights! camera! action!

My son's girlfriend, Sarah, 
is a fashion stylist and personal shopper.

 She was asked to do a segment for local TV

 about back to school shopping on a budget.

 They wanted to film in her "office". 

Well, just like me, Sarah works out of her home

 so that is where I came in on this latest project.

 She needed to have a defined office space

 in her cozy Boston apartment. 

Sarah called me to pull this off in 48 hours!

Sarah McManus, Fashion Stylist

She's ready to film her segment! 

But lets take a peek at the transformation, shall we?

My son Justin and Sarah in their Boston apartment.

 See the paint swatch on the wall?

Way too many patterns in the sofa pillows. 

Too much artwork on the walls.

 Things are gonna change fast!

Paint swatches on the wall in tiffany blue shades. 

The bright blue color she had originally chosen 

was inspired by a Sex in the City
 character's apartment. 

This color didn't take long to overstay its welcome.

Sarah is a blue person and she was looking for a softer blue.

She chose Bird Egg by Ben Moore.

Its looking better already. 

I created an office space by placing

 two mismatched pieces together

 to create a hutch that she could use for her office materials. 

A desk would be placed in that same area

 to create a designated office space.

Sarah painting out the old blue. 

Here is her office zone. 

Sarah has a bohemian vintage spirit in her personal style.

This comes across with the painted pieces and the 

unique accessories used to decorate her space.

I organized her collections and edited out busy patterns.

Only soft pastels and creamy whites were used

to give this room a serene feeling

 but one that still had a lot of interest

I only "redecorated" this space. 

Nothing new was purchased to makeover this room!

I'll admit I brought in a large frenchy bucket

 from my house for her curly willow branches.

The camera is in place getting ready for the shoot.

The other thing that was fun about this job was that 

Sarah needed a family to be interviewed

 about back to school shopping on a budget. 
Here is my handsome son, Colin
 who was featured in the segment.

Guess who was the mom in the segment?

She's styling me for my little part!

Sarah on camera, Channel 7, Boston

My turn..... 

Not too often do I get to do a makeover 

on a space and then turn into a television star....not!

All in the day of a life of a designer....

For the link to the actual broadcast on this shoot
click here

If you'd like to check out Sarah's webpage,

 click below

Sarah McManus Fashion Stylist