It's literally a Stage!  I was selected to decorate for the 37th Annual Tour of Homes - how exciting.  When I first saw my "home" I got excited and a little worried.  First of all, there wasn't a home owner, as typical with Tour of Homes - you get occupied homes with families that have furnishings and Christmas decor from which you can add to. 

Secondly, this "home" was previously the auditorium and stage for the former Maury School in Fredericksburg, VA.  Here's what it looked like when I first saw it:

So we decided we must first make it look like a home... um... what design?  It kinda looks like a loft, but with the antique auditorium chairs having to stay in the unit per the Historical Society, we had VERY limited space in which to work.   (Whoever buys the unit gets to donate, keep or sell the seating)

I called Gallahans of Fredericksburg - I needed really cool furnishings, art and decor for this space.  They loaded up their trucks and came to my rescue... here are the results:

Oh, and for the Christmas Tour of Homes?  Here's a sneak peek - we can't put all the photos out yet - the Tour of Homes is this weekend!  I will tell you -  since our budget was VERY limited (only $500 to do the entire unit) -we made the tree out of pillow stuffing - eight feet of fluff!  We're going to take it down with a shop vac.   I'll post better and more photos later and on my website:  www.simplybeautifulspaces.com

Happy Holidays!

no zebras were injured for this project.