Lacroix, Sweetie, Lacroix...

Tuesday I shared some wallpaper that had been selected for a new Alchemy Eclectic interior project...here it is again in all its' Christian Lacroix GLORY:

This paper is giving me all kinds of decorating hives and y'all are about to be style-slapped full on about the face when I tell you it's going into a powder room with a YELLOW painted ceiling!!! WHAT?

Here we go!:

Dying!!! Check back soon to see the HAWT after pics!!!

These lovelies

Are the final wallpaper selects for another Alchemy Eclectic interior project I'm twerking on, y'all! Can we just say hashtag wallpaper hawtness?!?

And yes, those are my HAWT pink shut the F$&K you shoe laces peeking in! Stay tuned to see the rooms where these wallpapers end up! Holla!!!

Double Decorating Drama!

Well damn, y'all-- go ahead and clutch your pearls, 'cause here's another interior project, done-up by yours truly, to indulge in this week!:

All photos by my girl Kelly Marshall and lovingly brought to you on these inter-webs by Tech Director, Dylan...xxoo! Check out the interiors section for more hawt REVEAL pics!

Another day, another Alchemy Eclectic interior...

Y'all are lookin' at a screen grab of one of the shots (by fab photog Kelly Marshall) from another one of my interior projects:

This is a detail pic of a bar, that I made from an old armoire from Salvation Army...

Check back soon for the hawt REVEAL shots of the rest of the space! HOLLA!

"PJ, where do you get all that cute stuff in your apt?"

Y'all, I hunt high & low for the treasures that help make our place a HOME...like these:

and all this:

so, lucky for y'all, I just so happen to have a shop, where y'all can get your hands on all kinds of cute for your OWN house!!! Check out some of my most recent additions...links to purchase below...YUMMY!!!:

From left: Pretty in Pink Paint by Numbers Garden Roses $45, Glorious Cherry Blossom Wall Hangings $50, Bring on the Bling Glass Set $50/6-set, An apple a day mid century tray $40, Sad Clown Paint by Numbers $35

And be sure to check out the other items in AE Shop while you're at it, y'all-- some are even on sale!!! GET IT!

Boo Yeah!

From banal to beauti-mous, my Battery Park City executrix got exactly what she wanted:

Bam biotch! Obvi, the 'blurred lines' happening in the above pic weren't intentional-- I'm clearly no photographer, y'all. and some key items that weren't on either proposal ended up being winners: that fab chesterfield sofa, perky floor lamp and luscious rug...but that's how the process werks...I present client with my ideal picks, they love or hate & when necessary, we throw down like Crystal & Alexis, all "Dynasty" like, until sufficient style slapping and shoulder pad tearing has been achieved...

I loved curating her existing killer art collection in fun and unexpected ways throughout...oh and LOOK y'all, the pooch even got his own spot to chill:

This sexy media console below is giving me FULL LIFE!

And this hottie mid century inspired leather armchair below gives my gal that hit of leather she lusts for, yet in a toned & tight silhouette-- I'll take some of THAT!

I angled her desk/dining table as well as her newly painted (& papered) bookcase to shake things up a bit. Remember that when your arranging or re-arranging your own furniture-- trying things on an angle could be the unexpected genius solution you never considered ...LURV...here's a close-up of the bookcase-- that's the clients' own pattern design that we had printed on adhesive-backed vinyl! It's subtle but SO CHIC and was uber-easy to do!

and

This divine blue velvet scooped side chair and mirrored side table (actually one of a three-piece set; the other two live on left side of sofa in first pic. awesome way to budget stretch-- buy a 'set' and break it, up for multiples) were scored from Joss & Main-- they are such a great source for crazy affordable 'liciousness-- become a member NOW biotch!!! (They do curated limited-run sales, so sorry there's no direct link for these items...you gotta get 'em when you see 'em on there!)

Given her budget and the limitations with being a renter in a strict-ass building like hers, overall, the space looks incredible! Upon seeing it for the first time after install, my client commented, "I feel like someone creative lives here". I'd say my job was done.

Banal 2: Style Served

On yesterday's episode, my adorbs client in a banal Battery Park City apartment needed serious style help w/her multifunction living & dining rooms. It's almost unfathomable: popcorn ceilings, gargantuan furniture...beige. OH-- the SHADE of it all! But, clutch your pearls, Betches...'cause things are 'bout to get correct-ed:

Proposal #1 above is just melt-in-your-mouth yummy...but WAIT, there's MORE!:

Proposal #2 is also scrumptious, yet giving y'all a melange of different flavors to make you whip your hair back & forth! Whip your hair back & forth!

What's happening in both proposals is that I'm trying to give the lady what she wants: hits of industrial & wood, a sense of 'lightness' w/slimmer profile furniture, color, reusing some pieces that WERK and several nods to her feminine bling side, which she didn't even know she had til I READ HER, all proper-like...

Check back tomorrow to see the HAWT reveal pics of what we ended up going with, but in the meantime...which of the proposals do y'all prefer?

The Banal Biotch of Battery Park City

Y'all, this apartment has some SERIOUS issues.

Zero architectural details, heinous parquet flooring, atrocious lighting/sconces and then there is the MUTHFU&CKIN' POPCORN CEILING!!! I MEAN...this banal one-bedroom rental will only set you back a few g's...minimum...this IS Battery Park City, in Manhattan-- huntie. Get correct-ed!

The supersized furniture isn't helping the situ...this armoire has it's own zip code, Lawd and that blue beast sofa is about to make a meal out of that poor dog...but, the executrix client (CEO of her own graphic design/branding firm) downsized from a larger apartment. She's cute & chic with just the right amount of quirk and wanted a space that reflected her creative side. She also werks from home: so multi-function is a MUST. Well, WERK Biotch in that seat right there!

She wants industrial, clean-lined, and loves wood...but wants the space to feel light. There are some great pieces to play with...hello, fabulous art! & Angela Adams yellow rug, and then some not-so-great pieces...basically, everything else. OH shiot!

Check back to see what I come up with, but here's a sneak peek of some things that made the cut:

Prepare y'all-selves for some STYLE SLAPPING-- FULL ON and quick about the face!

Boudoir BACKSLAP!

Back in August, I posted about this amazing wallpaper (from Ebay!?) that was being installed in a master bedroom project I'm working on:

Here's the hand painted forest/barren-wood scene that it covered up:

OH! But then lovely was unleashed:

and:

With a dash of this shiot from ZGallerie:

And a pinch of this biotch from Horchow:

Glamour started sprouting all over this wall:

Then these ho's got slung up:

And there's ALL KINDS of 'licious happening in here now:

Yummy! And just wait until we're finished, y'all!!!

Just add Slatthult, y'all!!!

IKEA, $9.99...now shut the FU$% YOU and go peel and stick FOR YOUR LIFE!!!

Don't hate me...

Because I PAINT wood!!! In copious amounts-- all the time!!! That's right y'all...and those of you wood-o-philes might want to avert your eyes at this:

These fab chests--scored off Craigslist a few weeks ago-- will be used as nightstands in my clients' bedroom, now look like this:

This is just the primer, 'cause these gals are eventually going to be bedecked in BLACK paint, but I'm happy with how good they're taking the primer...take that primer, biotch! Take it ALL!:

And:

These ladies are getting new makeovers...how appropriate that it's fashion week here in NYC! Stay tuned for the HAWT reveal y'all!!!

This fabulous

antique side table seen here, giving y'all FULL LIFE is part of a pair scored off...say it with me y'all, CRAIGSLIST...for $180 just-the-F*CK-YOU dollas!!!

And sometimes fabulous has to be purchased & picked-up in Westport, Connecticut, then driven back to NYC to clients' house by ME in a Zipcar:

'Cause that's the kind of decorator I am. I LUV my clients & scour the tri-state area for style value! Stay tuned to see how these ladies look as nighstands in the new bedroom! I'm thinking HAWTNESS, y'all!

My IT Director-- My HERO!

Y'all, gotta give a huge style shout-out to my IT Director, hubby and very own, 'Heavy Metal Lover'-- Dylan!

He WERKED out my new interiors section on my company website, Alchemy Eclectic:

Be sure to check out the new and improved section here to get your hawt interiors by PJ fix on, y'all!!! And YES, he's available for IT HIRE here! Get IT!

The Alchemical Armoires

This luscious-ness is part of a pair that was scored off Craigslist for a clients office...Craigslist callback y'all!:

Like a lot of folks, she was desperado for extra storage...I'd say these gals fit the bill! Doors! Drawers! Cubbies & Shelves- OH MY!

Problem? Chicken wire door inserts w/polyester curtain-age and heinous finish...

I'm just sayin'...lets fix that, shall we? Starting by chicken wire poly curtain removal and a gloss white paint job.

We used one coat Zinsser BIN primer and this new Advance Benjamin Moore paint that absolutely fulfilled our painting dreams!

Next, chicken wire poly curtain replacement. Mirrors, y'all! I mean...tots obvi! I made a paper template for one door insert and had my glass guy cut four mirrors. Why? Symmetry, Dollbabies! So he cut two one way, then just flipped the template over to cut the other two mirror inserts the other way...make sense? Then I used Liquid Nails adhesive to secure the mirror panels in place. And then this happened:

And this:

The room has a way to go still, but I'd say Drama-glam has been had, y'all!! Happy Friday!

Furniture F*CKFEST, y'all!

Sometimes all the good us Thrift Whores do for the community comes back to us! Like this feast I stumbled upon at a Salvation Army furniture warehouse sale. BEYOND:

And oh shiot-- Look, y'all: that betch brought her portable cart along! WERK SHOP LIVE Hunty Blue Blouse!

Look at all this LIFE:

SHUT UP MARBLE DINING TABLE!!!

And just F*CK YOU China Cabinet all chic and shiot:

REALLY?

Oh yeah, y'all...REALLY:

ANOTHER. MARBLE. TABLE. WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE???

Them. Damn that was GOOD! Happy Whoring, y'all!

Grandma or Glam?

It's no secret that I troll Craigslist for treasure...this lady was a recent find:

Some might argue that this wicker woman is just way too Grand-ma-ma, but I'm swearing by all things curlique that she's just full-on in your face, Glam!

She's just so quirky and one-of-a-kind...and just shut the FU$K you that she's a settee! That alone makes her a no-brainer. Settees, chaise lounges, some daybeds and benches are amazing pieces to have in your space b/c they're unique and versatile. We use a repurposed hospital bed as our sofa and LOVE IT!

Also, in lieu of-- or in addition to armchairs-- a killer settee makes for an awesome seating arrangement when grouped with a more typical sofa. Like I did here with this gorgeousness...the scooter in the background isn't part of the design y'all-- this space clearly isn't finished yet:

Next time y'all just so happen to stumble upon a settee that's slayin' you with style, scoop it up! Your life will be complete: TRUST!

Wallpaper LIFE...

Has been completely SERVED today with this:

Remember y'all, she started like this:

And behold how AMAZING she looks now:

And...

Obvi, there's still A LOT that has to go down with this bedroom still, but this is huge progress and it makes me sooooo happy, I just had to share!!!

An artful equation...

YUMMY!

Love me some drop ceilings, y'all

One of my recent projects was the office of a club owner. The existing space came with a drop ceiling featuring amazing overheard flourescent lighting, which is ALWAYS so desirable. Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

Exhibit 'what the FU&K am I gonna do with this shiot?!':

Ripping it out completely wasn't an option. So, how do you make something so atrocious become so awesome? You seek inspiration from master designers who have gone before and TURNED IT OUT. That's how. Enter David Hicks, stage right. David Hicks was an English interior decorator and designer who is legendary for his bold use of color & pattern as well as mixing vintage & modern furnishings. He was a genius and is one of my favorite designers. His son Ashley Hicks and daughter, India Hicks, clearly inherited his genes of design genius, both having their own prolific careers in the interior industry as well. That whole family was style-slapped by the universe! In fact, they're actually royalty in the UK?! I mean...

So, David Hicks & his iconic use of color was a major inspiration for my dropped ceiling dilemma:

COLOR BLOCKING!

Instead of trying to hide all that drop, I decided to feature it. Damn! And here's what I ended up with:

As y'all can see, the walls and ceilings got color blocked with two tones of this 'liscious raspberry color, taken right out of our new rugs:

I decided to highlight the graphic grid in the drop ceiling caused by the supports, by painting it out a contrast color. Then repeated that on the walls. Yummy!

And you can't really see it well here, but look very closely on the far left side of image and you can just make out the pink line on the wall:

How HAWT is this office, y'all? Thanks to the fab Kelly Marshall for the incredible pics (& Carnivale and crew at the club who made this paint treatment happen)! And this post was supposed to be about how to color block, but then I just got cra and had to share all the AFTER shots to help illustrate what a bold, interesting paint technique can do to a room, even WITH some janky drop ceiling! But, check back soon for the actual how-to on this paint treatment. Happy Friday!