The client, I Am You Non-Profit provides mentoring, etiquette training, and career development for at-risk teenage girls, and provides a live business model at their on-site boutique. The space has kind of a mish-mash of functions, so it has been a challenge. Oh, and did I mention the space they're moving into is 4x smaller than the previous space....and I only have a month....and our budget is about $700....So, yeah.
Included in the client's requests were the following:
- A window display
- A personal office
- A stage for fashion shows and speaking engagements
- Sewing space for 15 people
- Multi-functional storage solutions
- Lockers for students and volunteers
- A different scheme in each of the three rooms
- That we recycle as much as possible
- LOTS OF RED
Here are pics of the previous space and the furniture/artwork/materials we are going to try to reuse:
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| Boutique- Front to Back |
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| Boutique- Back to Front |
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| Sewing Room |
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| Office |
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| Education Room/Event Space |
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| Catwalk |
It was a mess, right? They definitely needed me, and I am glad to be helping! We are about halfway through construction, and I am getting really excited. It is scary to be in charge of someone else's money and the future of a program such as this one. But it is a good experience for all of us, and luckily Zach is helping me with both my confidence level and the actual work! Here are some before & during pictures of the space they're moving into. I expect AFTERS in about 2 weeks!
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| Crumbling walls :( |
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| From the back looking towards the front |
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| From the front looking towards the back |
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| Beautiful curved wall! |
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| Nook in the (soon-to-be sewing room) |
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| Nasty ceiling tiles and water heater in back room |
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| Dirty windows in back room |
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| After drywall |
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| During paint |
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| This wall is all mine! |
Currently the handyman/painter is pulling an all-nighter, so when I go back tomorrow, all of the painting & built-ins should be done. More pics to come!
