Tania Salahat Cardenas

Character Animator / Animation TD

Monday, September 27, 2010

A Suite Bedroom Set

(what a terrible pun.)

When Richard and I got married, we received a fabulous custom head/foot board from my Uncle as our wedding gift. It was beautiful! He did such a great job with head/foot board, it turned out exactly how we had envisioned.

We hoped that one day we could commission him to finish the rest of our bedroom suite, and I am thrilled to announce that day has arrived! We received the furniture a week ago and it is perfect! He did a fantastic job of matching the new furniture to the head/foot board that we already had, which is no small task! We got everything moved in with the help of our dear friend, Greg, and finished arranging and hanging everything this weekend.

Wide Shot 004

I feel like a serious adult now, having a complete bedroom suite and being able to store away all my clothes in drawers rather than assorted baskets all over the bedroom floor.

Dresser 002

The handles were selected by Richard and I, based on our memory of the color of our headboard. I'm pretty please to see that it turned out well!

Chest of Drawers

I may have furniture, but I am not ready to give up all my baskets just yet...

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So there you have it, a real bedroom with real furniture! It feels fantastic to continue working on "moving in" to the new house and getting everything situated.

If you are looking for your own gorgeous custom furniture, I highly recommend checking out Allen's Sawmill in Mineral Wells -- and as you can see from above, I'm not just saying that because he's my uncle. This fellow has some serious talent!

Monday, September 13, 2010

GME Contest Winner Announced

A few weeks ago I wrote in about a video contest that we had entered for the "I AM Green Mountain Energy" contest. You can read all about it here.

Well, today the winner was announced and I am so THRILLED to say... WE WON!

Our video placed 1st in the contest, which means we won a $500 bill credit and a $3000 home energy makeover. Richard and I are very excited! A great BIG thanks goes out to Jason, Brad, Ryan, and Richard! The video wouldn't have happened without you guys-- all your help and hard work is what made it a 1st place winner!

You can see all the winning videos, including ours, on their site here.

It may only say my name beneath the video there, but there is a fantastic team of incredibly talented people behind the scenes. They deserve some serious props. Thanks so much guys!

If you haven't already seen our entry, here it is once more for convenience: