New Client
We are excited to work on our next space. Please stay tuned for more information on how you can help with our next install.
April + The Welcome Home Dayton Team
Family of Seven Gets a New Start
We received a referral for a a family of 7 who lost everything in a fire. A fire is the thing that started the cycle of my mom and I being homeless, so I knew I wanted to take this client. I met with the family to see what their needs were, and got down to business.
Here are the before photos of the space:
Decorating for a family of seven is the most that we have done so far. Our biggest challenge is the fact that the bedrooms were not really big. Mom has a bedroom, the oldest daughter has a bedroom, the three boys were in one bedroom and the two girls were in the last bedroom. So, we had to work with the space that we had.
We knew that we needed dressers to store items like socks, PJs and underwear, so the search started for those. Our board member Cheryl Johnson donated this dresser, and we decided to use it in the oldest daughter’s room. Here are the before and after photos. I went to Home Depot and chose a paint color, and picked up some knobs from Hobby Lobby. I love how it came out.
We needed a dresser or the girls room, so off to St. Vincent de Paul I went. I loved the color of the wood, so I decided to just wipe it down and change the knobs on it.
We really enjoyed giving this family a space they can love.
Here are the after photos. I took more video footage than actual photos, so please check out our YouTube channel to see the footage.
Thanks so much to the WHD team (Cheryl, Dominic, Inger, and Linda) as well as our volunteers, Larry, “Lovebug”, Melissa, Sarah, Shannon and Todd.
See you on the next install!
April & the Welcome Home Dayton Team
Grant Writer Needed and New Client Update
Here at Welcome Home Dayton, we absolutely love what we do. With that being said, the passion and drive can only take us so far. We need money/donations to continue. We are in the business of bringing the design to life, and grant writing is not in our wheelhouse. So, we are reaching out to our community to see if any of you can help us out. If you are a grant writer and can give of your time, please let us know.
We have been putting in time shopping for our next client install, for a mom and her six children. They lost everything in a fire, so we are starting from scratch on this install. The install will occur on Saturday, March 11th. If you would like to volunteer, please make sure to sign up via our website, or email us at WelcomeHomeDayton2017@gmail.com
Wishing you all a phenomenal week!
April and the Welcome Home Dayton Team!