A New and Very Special Design Project
I am absolutely thrilled to tell you about a new project I am participating in. Room Service Atlanta is an organization founded by two local blogger friends (Dayka and Erika) that will be revamping the interiors of Nicholas House, a transitional shelter for homeless families. The mission of Nicholas House is to provide “a temporary place to live while identifying and addressing the root causes of homelessness, so they never become homeless again.” We had the chance to visit it yesterday, learn about the amazing work they do and see the spaces we will be working on.
This is the room I will be making over:

I’ll be blogging about the project as it progresses over the next couple of months so please stay tuned. I can’t tell you how happy I am to be combining my love of design with community service and I commend Erica and Dayka for creating this special project.
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What a wonderful project to be involved in. I look forward to reading more about it.
Good luck to you!
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How wonderful Ally- such a great project to be involved in and I know you will make that space truly amazing!!! Congrats my dear! xo
Hey Ally,
So nice to see you yesterday and hang out at lunch. Looking so forward to this project!
Why did I pick such a big room??????
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I actually REALLY love your room–such great light & space!
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What a wonderful cause! Looking forward to see how you transform the space!
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What a wonderful project to be involved in.
Tonia’s last post…This chick is MADD GENIUS
What a great and worthwhile project!! Look forward to seeing what you do with the space.
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Ally this is just so wonderful and it brings tears to my eyes whenever someone undertakes a project as this!
xoxo
Karena
Art by Karena
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That is so cool! What a beautiful cause to support!
How wonderful! I participated in redesigning a shelter for abused women and their children last year. I had a wonderful time and hope to do it again this year. It was a joy!!!
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How wonderful that you are doing this. Just think of all the lives that you can help by creating a peaceful space for them to be after such a harrowing time. Bravo!
I am proud of you my friend. You have my suppport – let me know how I can help.
Congratulations on your latest sponsor. They picked the right blog!
ox, Mon
what an awesome project to be participating in (and in my old stomping ground!) i can’t wait to see what you come up with.
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Congrats on your new venture! I think it’s amazing what you’re doing and I so admire your entrepreneurship and volunteerism. I’m excited to follow the progress!
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Such a wonderful way to give back using your God given talents Ally…so nice! Looking forward to seeing the outcome of it all.
xo J~
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