Cindy Van Cleve
I wanted to let you know that the house finally feels complete! I feel like sometimes you get new furniture, items, pillows, art, etc. and it takes a while for it to feel like home or settle( not sure if this makes sense), but not this time. I immediately felt connected, a home that we can come into and feel.....this is my retreat, my sanctuary. I know this might sound silly to some but it was also important for me to include and feel like the kids( I know they are grown adults...but hey they are my babies) had a say in the decoration of the house too. Your team made me feel very comfortable in expressing this. By the way, they both loved what you did to the house. From past experiences working with a decorator, I have felt like they push what they want along with me feeling uncomfortable voicing my own opinion. I have to say that I never felt that from the first moment that I met (and talked) with Ginger and her team. Your team took the time to ask me what was important to me along with looking at all of my photos, which were a lot!! Kyle would always say.....you haven't found enough photos yet? I am not a person that has to have a lot of "things". I feel it is important to have some negative( what you call it) space. I never really felt that I had a style but your team helped me pull all of that together. As you know it is a very difficult time in my life right now. The fact that we did not have the lake house finished just added another layer of stress for me. After talking with Ginger I felt like ok I can just take a breath.... hand this over to her and not worry at all. It was such a relief to know it would get done and be perfect. I wish that I could tell you what my favorite piece is in the whole house but I can't because I love everything. For me, it is about the small details in decorating. My lake house has those now. I do wish that I was better at expressing how much your team's gratitude, kindness, welcoming attitude, along with the uncomplicated and effortless process this was for me. Thank you again for all that you have done for me and my family in making my lake house a HOME. Oh, I do want to express how much I LOVE the painting of my house. Such a cool gift!