Texas Room (The Groom's Room)

The first two pictures are "before" shots.

In Transition....

I just love this color of blue. It is called Peace Blue by Valspar. What a perfect name for the color in the grooms dressing area. :)

We also added in a sofa so that the groomsmen/guests have a place to sit.

It's 95% there... Now it's time for a trip to Trade Days!

Last Week's Painting Progress

So last week was spent painting the hall, the bathroom off the hall and the groom's room. Both the hall and bathroom needed painting due to the amount of wear and tear they had gotten over the last year. I decided to chose a creamier color for the walls and picked the Ralph Lauren color, Parchment. I just love this color because of its light and airy feel. For the wainscoting & trim, I decided to go with another Ralph Lauren color, Desert Boot. I know originally this wood was probably a rough cedar in a natural stain but since it had already been painted previously I had no choice but to paint it again. I did however decide on a darker brown to tie in with the beams in the great room. A nice plus is the vintage 1970 floor tile blends much better with the new color palette. To me it feels like an English countryside lodge.

Bathroom Pictures (the first one is the before)

Yesterday, I installed a dark wood bamboo shade on the window and hung a mirror over the sink. Once it is fully finished, I will post more pictures.

The Hallway (the before picture is at the bottom)

I will post the Groom's Room transformation in another post! I am so excited about this room which will now be called the Texas Room.

Thankfulness is overwhelming at times....

This past Wednesday, I spent much of the afternoon at The Inn. I went to do laundry and while there spent time just wandering around envisioning the future look. I decided before I left home to go ahead and take over some of the decor items I have purchased over the years. It was incredible to me as I laid linens on beds along with the paint swatches....I found myself completely overwhelmed with emotion. For years we have talked about owning a place like this never knowing how it would happen. At times I would even buy things for "our future B&B". I felt crazy doing it but somehow deep in my heart I knew it would happen even if my mind tried to persuade me otherwise. So as I used the gift of interior design to lay out these items, I was extremely blessed to see how it is all going to come together. I can't wait.... :)! Over the next several weeks, I will post about the updates as they progress.

Simple Stunning Weddings Book

One of the newest additions to my ever growing wedding book library is Simple Stunning Weddings by Karen Bussen. I just love the ideas in this book. I was drawn to the chapter entitled Country Inn. As I was reading through it, a couple of things really stood out to me.

"Hosting your wedding at a country inn is like celebrating at the home of a gracious friend who is know for her entertaining style. Let the beauty and warmth of this special place infuse your wedding day with classic charm and timeless hospitality."

It is like she read my vision for the future of The Inn at Wild Rose Hall. This statement projects exactly what we want our clients to feel when they enter. We want it to feel like your home away from home.

One suggestion she gives is a fabulous idea and one we can definitely accommodate.

"Spend your entire wedding week at the inn, relaxing, reading and preparing to great your guest"

If you are interested in possibly renting The Inn for the full week, please contact us. We would love to work out a package deal for you, your family and your guest.

Time to Play Catch Up....

The last few months have been crazy busy both at The Inn and at Simply Abundant Blooms. I have quite a few things I have been wanting to post but have been short on time. This last weekend was our last wedding for the year so hopefully I will have a little more time to devote to the blog. :)

For the next several months, we will start the process of updating the interior. First order of business is to apply a fresh coat of paint to most of the bedrooms, two of the bathrooms, the hall and the kitchen. With the overall wear and tear, it is definitely needed.

Spears-Paulk Wedding on Oct. 25, 2008

New Chairs.....FINALLY!!!!

YEA...New Chairs! We knew early on that we wanted to get new chairs once we owned the venue. The brown chairs were purchased used several years ago from a local rental company clearing out old stock. They have definitely seen better days. It seemed like ever event we worked a couple of chairs were lost due to breakage. At the end of July, we bit the bullet and ordered 150 new white wooden chairs. So why do I say "FINALLY"? Well, it has been quite an ordeal to get these chairs here. The chairs were scheduled to be here August 5. When they didn't show, we called and emailed to no avail. For the next several weeks, each time we called the company we either got the run around or they didn't answer. We were finally at our breaking point and about to call off the order when they showed up 6 weeks late. I guess it is better late than never! :)

Pictures of The Inn at Wild Rose Hall

Here are a just a few pictures taken at our renewal (more about that soon) of The Inn at Wild Rose Hall by Jaime with Beloved Photography. We were so blessed to have this special event of our's and our fabulous venue photographed by her. She is very professional but also very low key which is perfect in my book for a wedding vendor. :) These pictures were taken from her blog.




Flowers by Simply Abundant Blooms

Our Vow Renewal

For years Glenn and I have wanted to renew our vows. We eloped 18 years ago because I though I didn't want or desire all the hoopla that comes with a wedding. It probably wasn't a year later when I realized I really did want that. We didn't have any pictures of that special day. For years we talked about where it would be or what it would look like never really finding the right time to do it. At the first of 2009, we decided this would be the years we would finally just do it. We planned to have it in our backyard with family and friends. Within a month of deciding, we found out about Wild Rose Hall being for sale. Once we agreed to by it, it made perfect sense to have it there. How better to start a new chapter in our lives as husband and wife than to renew our vows in front of family and friends at our venue? It was truly a blessing of fullfilling a long held desire in such a special and meaningful way. Here is a slideshow from Jaime Lynne.



http://www.belovedphotography.net/slideshows/jackson/

Wild Rose Hall Has New Owners

Wow! You just never know what kind of twist life can bring. Around 4 years ago, I had a vision for a house that was for sale 10 minutes from where I lived. I just felt it would be a fabulous B&B along with a place to hold events. I even had a name picked out, Wild Rose Inn. Unfortunately we could not afford the purchase and the house was sold. Much to my devastation, the sign went up shortly after for Wild Rose Hall. I rushed home to search the Internet and found it was a wedding venue. I must have cried for at least a year every time I passed. I could not understand how God had given me a vision but it was for someone else to live. Now I know it was just not the right time for us. Funny how hind sight is always 20/20! It has been 4 years and in that time I have started my own floral design company, Simply Abundant Blooms, and received lots of valuable hands on wedding & events experience. Now is finally the time and as of July 1st, Glenn and I are the proud owners of The Inn at Wild Rose Hall. We felt we had to give an homage to that vision I had so long ago. We are definitely excited to see what the future holds with our new baby! :)

Great Room Redesign In Progress

The view out the front doors shows the changes both inside and out. The huge zinc planters outside are potted with climbing trumpet vine and ornamental sweet potato vine. Stretch across the two planters is the top of the old iron arbor. Before, it was too low on the sides for people to walk under without hitting their heads. Now it has been re purposed into a more welcoming entrance so you don't have to worry about your guest bumping their head. :) Here are a couple of pictures of the new color palette for the great room that brings the outside in. The huge stone fireplace now pops against the light green wall color. A lot of the wood work has been brought back to a bark brown in order to tie in with the ceiling's massive beams.

I will post better pictures soon! :)

Under Construction

More information coming soon!