I’m taking a moment to brag about an incredible project I was a part of for the last few weeks. In addition to freelance graphic design, I help run my husband’s company, Sugar Swing Dance Club. Sugar Swing recently leased a former church building just off Whyte Ave. (in Edmonton, Alberta). It’s an aging, cathedral-like space that needed a lot of love before people would want to dance in it. At 8000 sq. ft. with crazy vaulted ceilings, the building posed a hefty challenge! Over March I joined with a team of absolutely amazing volunteers to transform a crumbling but stately old church into a gorgeous dance hall called the Sugar Foot Ballroom.
From the design end of things, I was particularly happy for the help of Maggie Sisson (she’s the lady in the white shirt). Maggie is a talented dancer and interior designer who donated her time to advise on how to use our space to best effect. This included thoughts on paint colours, lighting, and layout, among other things. They’re not as visible in the photograph, but those chandeliers were sourced by Maggie and are one of my favourite details! I’ll try to get some photos up at a later date of some cool bits and design choices for the space.
Panoramic shots courtesy of Matty Lovegrove, and overhead shot by Michael Thome.