Looking Forward to 2010

Happy New Year! I don't have anything officially going on right now, but there are plans in the works. Let me tell you about them!

I have personal project coming up. My little girl got an adorable, personalized book case for Christmas. It's white with pink, green, and purple accents and little dragon flies and pastel lady bugs! I've decided to make her a matching night stand. I found the night stand for a great deal and am going to finish it to match. I'm looking forward to practicing some new faux finishing skills - I'm thinking a lilac fabric look for the front on the drawers! But I have a lot going on inside my house (DIY home renovations) so it may take me a while to get to it, but it will happen!

There is a child's room in the works. We've been discussing the ideas of cowboys, air planes, and/or the great out doors! We are for sure going to do the ceiling to look like the sky with blues and purples - we're even thinking constellations that glow in the dark! We are going to wait to decide on a motif until she finds out whether she is expecting a little boy or little girl. The new addition will be sharing a room with his/her big brother. (If we have a little girl on the way, we want to make the room more gender neutral, naturally!)

There's also the possibility of a kitchen. We've been discussing this one for a while. There are talks of red flowers and a faux tile back splash. We have to wait a while to see if there are going to be some renovations done, but I'm really looking forward to doing some work in a kitchen!

That's about it for now. Thanks for checking in! Looking forward to updating you and posting photos ASAP!

Sleepy Safari Animals

It has taken a little while to get the room ready for this piece. But the walls were primed, painted, and ready this past weekend. Elephants, giraffes, and zebras, oh my!

We started with a crib sized "headboard" mural.

Little safari animals in chocolate, ivory, and lilac.

There's an adjoining Jack and Jill bathroom in which we decided to do a matching border. We also decided to make extra personal with a monogram and the little bundle of joy's birthday as focal points in the bathroom.

Here's the border. Argyle and animals!

And the monogram and special day!

At the end of the day (or two days), I was very pleased with the finished designs. I think it came out really well. Adorable for a little girl's room.

Thanks for stopping by!

Faux Antiqued Brass Pot Rack Chandelier

This was a great project. I got to collaborate with my husband on this one. My husband (of BearHead Designs, Inc.) designed an amazing pot rack with lights (or a pot rack chandelier). His client wanted a brass finish to match the decor of her kitchen so I was called in for the job!

Above is a wider shot of the pot rack.

And below a closer shot of my faux finish.

This was really great. It's so neat to see something transform from one colour to fun faux finish. As labor intensive as it maybe, the end result is always worth the work!

As always, thanks for reading!

A Little Preview of Things to Come

I have the joy of painting a dainty mural in a new little girl's room. And she hasn't even arrived yet! This is just a sample for a future job. This client is getting ready for the arrival of a new baby and is living in a "in-between house" right now. I did this sample as a preview of the work I'm going to do in the baby's nursery in the new house once it is ready.

This sample is much simpler than what we're planning. It was done as a surprise by her designer and time was of the essence. It was so much fun!

The client enjoyed the sample surprise so much she got teary eyed. Wish I could have seen her reaction. I love surprises! Looking forward to doing the "real" one! Lilac, ivory, and chocolate animals, oh my!

Thanks for checking in!

Hand Painted Floral Border

This is a border I painted in October of 2008. The client had beautiful hand-made fabric for her guest room and the adjoining bathroom. The fabric was custom and one of a kind. I was asked to paint a border to match it in the bathroom.

Above is the fabric. Fantastic, isn't it?

Here is a close up of my handiwork.

And here is a wider shot of the vanity

(and the inside of the shower in the mirror).

This was an enjoyable job. I was pleased with the result as was the client - which pleased me even more!

Thanks for reading!

Who Is BearHead Interiors?

Well, I am. Who am I? I am Kelsey Parsell. I like to call myself a "researcher in child development and human relations" (or, as most people would say, a stay-at-home-mom). After graduating from high school in small town Mississippi, I moved to Atlanta to attend mortuary school. I then went on to get a BA in psychology. Not long after achieving my academic goals, I found myself happily married and expecting a baby girl.

In 2008 my husband and I (in addition to starting a family) started a business, BearHead Designs, Inc. My husband does custom iron work and wood work. He makes everything from the artistic to funtional, from decorative to practical. You can visit our website here.

Not long after one of our first iron work installations, we had a client ask if we could do any decorative painting. I with a love for art and all things creative, was happy to take on the job. From there I have grown my own division of BHD, BearHead Interiors.

Now I spend my time painting murals and other pretty things, faux finishing, trying to keep up my blog, snapping photos, and being CEO of the house. But usually you can find me happily playing on the floor with crayons, trains, teacups, and my little baby girl.

If you'd like more information on my work of would like to ask questions about a potential project you can contact me through BearHead Designs, Inc. Click here to be directed to our email. Thanks for stopping by!