Do you love traditional design, but also love the idea of updating? It can be done. Using fresh paint colors and lively new fabrics you can use infuse your traditional home with an updated style that is all your own. These beautiful traditional pieces with curvaceous lines have been given new life with fabrics in…
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In NYC With Taylor Tomasi Hill
When I saw these photos at Vogue my first thought was, joyous color. The featured NYC apartment is the home of Taylor Tomasi Hill, artistic director for Moda Operandi and all around stylish girl about town. The second element I noticed and love is the styling throughout the apartment. It is balanced, fun, colorful and not over done….
Color Texture Pattern
Color, texture and pattern are important elements of interior design. They are important because they occur in the world around us and are part of our everyday life. Sometimes they are placed by the human hand. Woven chairs placed at round tables in a neat row create a pattern of various colors and textures. A…
Transformations Or Why I Love Beautiful Fabrics
For this post I have a series of chair transformations. Using an amazing fabric can do wonders for a chair. The first is in a client’s family, a perfectly nice chair. The chair was recovered in an orange toned cut velvet from Designers Guild. Now it is a stunning chair. Next is the…
Library Dining Rooms
I love the idea of a dining room that is also a library, being surrounded by books is very comforting. It’s such a natural combination., and it’s happening to me. My dining room is being taken over with books and I’m fine with that. I’ll have photos of my library dining room another time. For…
A Few Favorites
Love this fabric. China Rose from Designers Guild Wonderful rug pattern and colors. Peony light fixture Saw this blue and white collection in a vintage shop. LOVE An acrylic table can be the perfect element to finish a room. Great color combination. The orange makes it all work. Classic pattern from Osborne & Little Sofa…
Vintage Headboard
The pink headboard is a vintage piece a friend of mine had purchased at a yard sale. It was hanging out in her basement until she decided what to do with it. Enter me. I was was working on a design for a bedroom in a show house. I asked if she had anything I…
Colors Of The Year 2012
Pantone has named Tangerine Tango has the color of the year for 2012. It is bright, intense, vibrant and vivacious. If you want to be remembered this is your color. A lot A little Vivacious Beautiful Sherwin Williams has designated Argyle as their color of the year. Argyle is a jewel like emerald…
Classic With A Bit Of Rustic
What I love about these spaces is they are classic with just a bit of rustic. It adds interest without overwhelming the space. Beautiful furniture and styling enhanced by the rustic wall paneling, also a great color palette The rustic fireplace and table are a wonderful contrast to the traditional setting and again a wonderful…
Holiday Color and Inspiration
I’m really not into the traditional red and green for the Holidays, so I’ve gathered photos of less typical color and inspiration. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Well maybe a little red and green. Happy Holidays.
