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Project: Indigo Studio

April 15, 2013~ adventures, DIY, friends of ours, poor man's instagram, snapshots (pildipostitus)

So this is what I’ve secretly been up to and what also explains me being AWOL! After a lot of nasty intriguing and bad attitudes at her last job, Ingrid was so sad and never happy to go to work. Not to mention none of her clients felt welcome. So the idea of building her own little salon was born. There was a lot of doubt in Ingrid’s mind and it wasn’t always obvious to her that she would be running her own business, so that’s where I came in to make sure the dream would come true, come what may. While Ingrid kept working at home to fund the project, I was responsible for making sure everything else would fall into place. Coming up with the interior design plan, finding all the furniture (and transportation), going to hardware stores, all the while trying to stay on a pretty tight budget. That’s why a lot of what’s there is custom made by us… DIY’s are pretty and most importantly, they’re cost efficient!

Like with all babies, ours grew incredibly fast – what started off as a plan to just create a beauty salon became a vision of detailed perfection, and with my standards even higher (I’m an intolerable perfectionist), the stress levels became higher and higher. Not only did I need to plan the actual salon, I needed to design logos, business cards and decals, all the while with Ingrid’s wishes at heart. It wasn’t always easy, because with that sort of stress, excitement and anticipation, if there’s any failure of communication, it will most likely end in disaster. So it wasn’t always a walk in the park… Not to mention our kids barely ever saw us in the weekends because most days spent working on the salon ended around 3 a.m. the next morning. The work we did on our salon in a month (actually, about five days of actual work done in there, because of Ingrid’s work) is incredible and the four of us (me, Ingrid, H and Aigi, our friend and Indigo Studio’s lash technician) have really busted our butts to achieve greatness!

What I had envisioned started taking shape and it turned out exactly like I had planned from the minute I saw the room for the first time. It’s a magical feeling – how could all this possibly get from an idea in my head to reality? Last night was the grand opening – not everything is completely done (we need to install a sink), but there sure was a lot to celebrate. We had awesome goodiebags, custom designed labels for our bubbly, I spent the whole day cooking for 20 people without a second to breathe so there was a lot of delicious snacks, too. Our lovely guests were so supportive and appreciative, and we hope they had fun, too.

The salon is almost done, but a lot of work remains. I need to get the Facebook page going and once I’m done there, there will be videos of our work process, decent photos and a lot more fun stuff coming up. Without further ado, here is a selection of snapshots from Indigo Studio’s Instagram (be sure to follow us here). I’m sure there’s a lot I forgot to mention,  but please do ask, I’d love to tell you more about this wonderful project of ours!

39447412992e11e28d7822000a1fa48d_7Day 1 – We seem to be putting together a masterplan. 
9dbfa902992e11e2ace922000a1f90f6_7Supplies
fc122e30993d11e297bf22000a1f9263_7Forgive my outfit, not much of a fashionista when  painting walls. 
8f64db12995011e2a3e422000a1fbe39_7The place was a hot mess most of the time – tools, paint and plastic wrap everywhere.
05850934995111e2ad7a22000a9f3090_7Our gorgeous couch – bought it on the internet looking dirty and torn. Aigi washed it, we used an upholstery spray to repaint it and then sanded its feet and painted them white!  I’m not going to tell you how much little I paid for it, because you’d just hate me for it! 
cdb6e8fe99fc11e2859c22000a9f0a20_7H used masking tape to get the stripes straight and even, then me and Ingrid started painting them blue. The texture of the wall was very unforgiving and even though we used white paint to seal the masking tape before we started on the blue paint, it still got under the tape and the stripes didn’t turn out perfect. Our carebox is empty, though, please refill it with care. Looks awesome regardless! 
518c68d29a0911e2a7d622000a9e298f_7End of day 2 
f0d1e2ba9a4e11e2b04622000a1f9be0_7Yup, there’s shelves somewhere on that wall! This is a “work in progress”-photo, there’s now more of them and we think they match the stripes perfectly! 
a5a0730c9ef811e2b93522000a1f96b2_7 df19e4b29ed811e2a1bd22000a9f1361_7Nowhere to put a vanity table and can’t afford one either? Let me paint one for ya! 
3fc553829f0111e2a46122000a9f09e2_7I spent an entire day painting the table so I gave up and left it one-legged until the day before the opening. It’s whole now! 
e4dc632499fc11e28e8322000a1f9686_7Mickey & friends were there to cheer us on and help us carry more stuff from the hardware store! 
3bbe09289ed911e2bcaf22000a1fbcb3_7All work, all play! We didn’t have plates so we used plastic-wrapped photo frames as cheese plates. Yummie! 
15c72b949ef911e2aa0322000a1fa408_7H had put the tables up and our handmade folding screen was done. Shaping up nicely!
90cbbb0e9f0111e2914122000a9f1439_7 ab3510389a4e11e29b2022000a9f1561_7Ingrid finally put what she wanted the logo to look like on paper. 
5993eb86a48b11e2992f22000a1fb823_7Done and done – at 3 a.m., time to go home and get a few hours of sleep before the opening day.
9a0637eca48a11e29c4c22000a9e0896_7The logo and sticker – all designed by me. We love it! 
4e8334aaa53411e28efa22000a1fbd9c_7The overall theme of the salon is blue, white, lace and gold. Obviously we’ve got lace all around the shelves and what an amazing (yet simple) way to add a pretty detail to the entirety of the room! 
6d611b62a54311e29b7122000a1f9a64_7The table isn’t what I want it to be quite yet, but it still looks nice. Towels all rolled up, candles and guestbook in place – we were ready to welcome our guests! 
1c546ff2a48b11e2bcaf22000a1fbcb3_7Ingrid had this painted and refused to open the salon without it being up. It’s a painting of her guardian angels, she is a firm believer and we wouldn’t have it any other way 🙂 Thanks, Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, you guys are awesome! 
d057b12ca48a11e2a2e022000a1faf45_7Lace sofa pillows – I started sewing them and my sewing machine would just not cooperate with me. I was furious and in tears when H took over and finished sewing all of them all on his own. He never seizes to amaze me! 
ec195886a50511e2918122000a9f4d8a_7Goodiebags, gift cards and custom labeled sparkling wine. Not a single thing was left to chance – it was all carefully planned! 
6dc5b880a50511e29f3922000aa80254_7A closer look at the gift certificates – again, made by moi! 
49dded96a52a11e2bf5922000a1f8cdc_7Refreshments! 
82b6ed52a51611e28b6c22000a1f8db8_7 2e298a38a51611e2a2e022000a1faf45_7Our sweet guests – little Mia came, too! 
048ab0f8a54311e2830722000a1f9d75_7Auntie J brought an orchid – fit  the interior like a glove! 
21a6f178a52b11e2913d22000a9e2892_7After the guests had gone and the three of us stayed to enjoy the fruit of our labor. What do you think of my subtle little knuckle ring?
9e257720a52a11e2a65322000a1f935c_7Love our huge candle!
a2adc044a52b11e2ad9722000a9e2977_7All that was left was just to sit back, relax and breathe. For the first time in a very long time! 

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  1. Pille Riin says

    April 15, 2013 at 1:56 pm

    Amazing job! Salong näeb tõesti välja nagu filmis, või TV sarjas. Mulle väga meeldib see puhtus, avarus ja minimalism! Te tüdrukud olete millegi vägevaga hakkama saanud, minu suur kummardus teie ees! (ja veel nii lühikese ajaga, damn sa peaksidki pakkuma salongide üles vuntsimise teenust!) Ja veelkord, mul on kahju, et ei saanud eile kohal olla. Ilmselgelt jäin paljust ilma, kuid ootan juba põnevusega oma esimest käiku uude salongi! Tuult tiibadesse 🙂

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  2. akadeemik says

    April 15, 2013 at 2:15 pm

    I must say…WOW…speechless…
    Loving, LOVING, the lace pillows and the sofa. And no, j dont wanna know how little you paid for it. 🙂
    Muus osas, kus salong asub? 🙂 Kuidas te leidsite ruumi(d) nii lyhikese ajaga? Finantseerisite taiesti omast taskust koik? Kuidas te joudsite juriidiliselt koik vormistada? (sorry, professionaalne kretinism loob valja).
    Aga no toesti, minu imetlus ja komplimendid. Kui mul peaks kunagi olema soov ilusalong avada, siis tean, kelle poole poorduda 😉
    aplaus! 🙂

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    • miiu says

      April 15, 2013 at 2:21 pm

      1) Asub Estonia pst. 5, nii kesklinnas kui üldse võimalik.
      2) Ruum oli up for rent ja meil lihtsalt vedas 😀
      3) Finantseerisime ise ikka (st. Ingrid finantseeris, tema oma ju) ja kuna ma Sebija, siis saime kõik väga odavalt.
      4) OÜ aitasid vormistada Ingridi juristidest sõbrannad ja muus osas aitas meid mu ämm, kes on notar.

      Suur aitäh sulle ilusate sõnade eest! Pai 🙂

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  3. madiken says

    April 15, 2013 at 2:55 pm

    nii ilus! tahaks elada seal nüüd ja kohe!

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  4. mariaelley says

    April 15, 2013 at 5:37 pm

    Amazing job honey – i can’t wait to read/hear more about it 🙂
    i love it all – the pillow, the paint job, the couch in other words it looks SO AMAZING !!!!!!!
    It one more reason to come and visit you 😀

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  5. Anonymous says

    April 15, 2013 at 9:03 pm

    fab – väga tubli töö

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