I know that I have neglected you. Sorry. This holiday season has just kept me hopping. Thanksgiving is a bigger holiday than Christmas for residential interior designers. The whole "hearth" thing is a whole bunch of pressure to have all the details just right. I have had a very busy few months, and finally feel like my little family will get a breather and just have time to spend together. This is really really good.
My youngest son is driving and dropping off friends on his way back to Ohio from Vermont. I am his designated "bring him home " companion and have been talking him in. He is now less than two hours away from Sweet Ole Columbus. I am relieved and very excited.
Okay... back to design. This has been a holiday season of getting vintage trees, cozy plaid embellished trees, RED GLITZ trees, Fabulous copper/bronze and gold trees, and then playing with new lighting techniques with our own exterior. Celine and I have decided where we want our Christmas trees, where Santa will come and how much to Deck our own Halls. We have alot to do. But for now, the focus on hearth and home translates to a very homey preparation for all of Christy Collection clients. We have been successful in bringing everything in on time with no damage, and no loss. Except for 6 missing chairs, that should be here on Monday morning for delivery with split second timing. We just have a manufacturer that kind of dropped the ball, and we tried to catch it, but could not. (from this vantage point) We believe that it is all under control now, and the chairs will arrive. But with the processing of over 65 orders in the last three months with complicated COM's, trims, complex custom draperies, lighting plans, and custom finished furniture, we have done pretty well. The credit really goes to perfect execution of orders, really fine manufacturers that we work with, and close ties to customer service.
After Monday, our season may slow down a little to let us actually enjoy Christmas with our families. That is the greatest blessing of this holiday season. With only four new project starts in the last two weeks, the calm is coming. We can see it and we will welcome just a little break. Never in the history of this firm have we had so many projects with phases programmed to begin on January 1st 2010. That is good for the traditionally quieter months, and good for maintaining business levels that have been established. I am so proud of our accomplishments and look forward to a rewarding and challenging 2010. Thanks to all of you that have entrusted us with your work.
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