Redefining Charlotte

03/18/2019

A young beachcomber Myrtle Beach SC-style. She will return a few years later with her dance peers and dance The Carolina S**g with her dance partner on the same boardwalk

02/07/2019

11/05/2017

The beauty of this particular Fall season for me is the clarity of the light. As I allow the visual beauty to reveal itself to me, the base color of a paler honey gold, with touches of golden taupe and punches of bronze and a light touch of red with gold accents begin to be part of a master plan color guide for a specific client. The guide evolves as I talk with a particular client (s.) I begin building the now plan with budget and timeline. Every plan, budget is different because every client is different in locale, life journey and a conversation with a Redefining Charlotte or Lake Reflections Design team member.

Inspiration for the firm’s design plans come from air, yes as in seasonal changes, leaves, shine on a young child’s face or the shimmer of raw silk. That’s why sometimes our leader leans back, shuts off her phone and just takes it all in. But now she is available in a moment’s notice.

10/23/2017

Hello, I need to update fans and followers that There is no further updates by me, the managing principal for Redefining Charlotte and Lake Reflections Design. I’ve been hit with a 43-letter (LoL) medical term that is best to say I’ve been dealing with a severely pinched Sciatica in my lower back since December of 2016. I am scheduled for Nuerosurgeon Hunter Dyers’ corrective surgery on November 01, 2017.

I am looking for ward to continuing to share my opinion on good color combinations for updates and upgrades for your living and play spaces.
My recovery I underst will be lengthy but the good News is I should have immediate success in pain relief from the pinched nerve.
My new waist measurement comes at a sacrifice. Unlike Miss Scarlett, I will be required to wear a corset any time I am not lying flat. Hmm, think I can get to 19” like Mz Scarlett?

Check back, in the meantime, should you have a care or concern, by all means, post your comment. Thanks for visiting.

Y’all come back.
The design team at Redefining Charlotte who help keep Paulette in an even design keel.

Team pictures coming after the boss’ recovery.

04/03/2017

Porches are fun design projects. Think comfort, think simple. Think color in small doses. Remember your guests add color and take up visual space.
Think about the uses for your porch and allow walkway space. If you and your guests enjoy water activities, where are the wet towels and swimwear to be hung? Using deck railings a no-no--Blocks the lake view for those more into passive use of your space.
If your retreat space overlooks the beauty of the mountains, it's all about the view, comfy chairs, quick access to light weight throws and multiple outdoor boot and shoe trays work wonders at keeping moss and small gravel imbedded in those tire track shoe bottoms from scratching floor finishes. Boot trays with stiff brush runs are easy finds. Over oversized flannel shirts freshly laundered in your favorite colors are good, one-size-fits-all to hang near the door for a quick morning jog. Comfort wear with sleeves can be easily tied around the waist when the sun crawls up above the mountain
ridge or just beyond a glassy watery cove.
Enjoy! PS, mirrors and art are must haves with favorite porch plants. I love lacy Boston ferns and adore the Texas fern (must have space, not just air space) with seasonal colors showing up in healthy flowering plants that don't have to have show off cache pots competing with their short life. Careful to not over-water. We all tend to do just that. Save your decorative, showy flower pots for quieter green plants or succulents. I rather like bird nest natural looking containers for succulents. This year the lacy-ruffled tulips in red-orange brought joy to those enjoying early spring. Cool air and diminished sunshine often creeps into these mornings.
Call us for your porch makeover, or an interior uplifting.

11/22/2016

Happy Thanksgiving to our clients and guests.

03/02/2016

Often a chair has good memories. Here a NC-made Henredon wing chair has made its owner smile seeing a favorite chair in an updated look. An accessory chair, is also updated and fits nicely in the owner's home. Also shown are fabric samples showing a few colors selected for the clients to consider before making a final selection.

12/11/2015

Paulette and Son, Roger Purgason often team on special design projects, especially when his keener Architectural and Large scale residential renovation is needed. Among their many full service home renovations include residences in the SouthPark area of Mecklenburg County, the lake community known as The Springs in Denton, and a number of lake cottages, coastal and Martinsville, Virginia.