painted by Jeff Robinson in the living room of interior designer Molly Luetkemeyer’s
Oh all the buzz and works of Christmas trees this time of year has got me thinking of times shared with clients this past year and other wild and ambitious ideas! Jacob and I, nailed blue Christmas lights to our living room wall and made a glowing Christmas tree for the season. With family trips and visits just around the corner there would only be a short time that we could even enjoy the tree together so we figured this was naturally the next best thing.
I tried to include a picture of the tree but I’m currently on the east coast and the file is not responding to my commands. I’ll do this later when I return to Minneapolis.
I would also like to say is that this post is dedicated to one of my dearest clients, Miss Jen! You know exactly what I’m talking about with this one lady. So here is the back story. A year ago we were painting her place and she decided a tree would be perfect at the top of her stairs. So, BOOM, first thing when you walk into the front entrance of the house, you see a very flirty branch or maybe even the whole tree.
As with anything in life, things come up, big things, small things, things in general, so, BLAST, we never got around to it. Now, here I am, a year later… surfing away and what do I find but two lovely beautiful trees….One whimsy and romantic (TOP) the other Bold and strong (BOTTOM). Even better, I find a how to!!!! So as my Christmas present to you I want to share this lovely recipe to make your very own tree, fit for enjoyment to carry you through all seasons. Please visit http://freshome.com/2007/07/10/how-to-paint-a-tree-mural/ to learn step by step exactly how to create the tree below. My next move is going to be convincing Jacob that we need one in our office…but with some Robbins egg blue flirty branches and a deep cocoa brown. Hopefully I’ll be finding some time to make this happen after the holidays and you can come view our version of this master piece soon!
TREE HUGS! Lulu
tree painted by: Reader Telmen
