I love playing with accessories and staging our furniture for photos. But one thing you've never seen before is me jumping for joy behind the camera when I finally get a clear shot... but it happens every time! It has started to feel like big game hunting, peering through the view finder, looking for that elusive shot.

A wild animal attacks mid-shot!

A mysterious breed of Mung Kee appears on set...

The one time I don't seem to have this problem is when we take Before shots.

And I can understand why! Until the paint has dried and new hardware is applied almost everything in our warehouse is pretty undesirable.

This one in particular feels so much better with just a little paint!

(I will be talking plants next week if you were curious about the fuzzy one on the table)

This dresser made it onto our production line just after Sean joined WhiteBerry, and while I make all the color and hardware choices, do the hand distressing and final finishes, he is now the main muscle and I forgot to remind him that we NEED before shots! So this guy and several to come are lacking evidence of their hideousness.

But now it has a new attitude (and paint and handles)!

I always love the mix of grey and gold and doubt this will be the last piece we mix the two on.

And I finally got my "money shot" a little later in the shoot, in case you were wondering.

Happy Thursday!