Photoshop, my love....

Since I have moved to Oklahoma, I have found myself doing most of my work long-distance.  Luckily I know just enough to be dangerous with Photoshop, which has turned out to be my best e-design friend!  With the woosh of an email I am able to communicate with out of town clients, who are also leading super busy lives and it just makes it easy for everyone.  Don't get me wrong, good old fashioned face to face meetings are invaluable... but my computer definitely has a special place in my design practice!  Take a look and see what I mean...

For a client in Dallas, I was able to create this bedroom design based off of our conversations regarding their needs and preferences.  I sent a few tweaks along the way and we were able to paint a broad picture of what the finished room will feel like.  Then comes the tricky part...

I'm not going to lie, I would much rather be able to present all materials together in-person for the client to see and feel.  I did have the client run by the Peacock Alley showroom in Dallas to check out some of the bedding and make sure they were happy with the "hand" (i.e. way it feels).  Bedding is such a personal thing and you should always feel it in person if possible!  In this case, we are going to do a custom bolster pillow that picks up on the super cool hand painted porcelain lamps we are ordering.  After ordering about 30 samples from fabric houses in Dallas, I narrowed it down to the two above (I have learned to never give client's more than 3 choices or they often get overwhelmed).  This is where you need a good scanner and a client who is decisive. The colors are only a subtle difference, but it's the details that matter! 

Which one would you chose?