Posts Tagged ‘interiors’

September 13th, 2012 No Comments

interiors: purple haze

Designer David Kaihoi’s apartment which was featured in House Beautiful has creative ideas for small spaces. Here you can see using color can still be done in a small space. He used Benjamin Moore‘s “Purple Haze” on the walls and for the floor he painted a pattern to look like a rug with “Hale Navy”. His deep color corner banquette also makes the most use of his small space, and he had storage built-in underneath. To see more of the apartment click here for the slideshow. Ngoc Minh Ngo photographed the story (don’t forget- I mentioned Ngoc has … Read more

September 6th, 2012 No Comments

interiors: statement pieces & painted accents in honey gold

Upholstered chairs or sofas in a honey gold fabric (especially a cotton velvet) is a gorgeous way to bring in this color palette to your living spaces. This sofa pictured at Hostler Burrows is a great example. (Hostler Burrows is in the process of moving to their new location at 51 E. 10th Street in New York City. But you can find their collection of mostly twentieth century Scandinavian design pieces on 1stdibs.com.) “Bee” color paint, from Sherwin-Williams is another way to bring this color into your space- perfect for moldings, doors or for painting furniture …like say a … Read more

August 30th, 2012 No Comments

interiors: pops of color

To bring in pops of color here’s what talented photographer, Amy Neusinger did in her Laurel Canyon home. Amy painted her walls blue and beams red while keeping bedding, window treatments and floors more neutral. Try Ralph Lauren’s “Dressage Red” or Sherwin-Williams “Gulfstream” for floors, moldings, doors or details. Of note: We covered Amy’s wedding in Martha Stewart Weddings and we worked with Amy a lot on photo shoots while I was at Martha Stewart Living. Amy hosted us for dinner in her California home before it was renovated. She and her husband were excited talking about what … Read more

August 18th, 2012 No Comments

Reese Witherspoon’s home featured in elle decor

Have you seen the September issue of Elle Decor magazine? It features actress Reese Witherspoon’s California ranch. If you haven’t seen a copy, you can read it online. Here is the link: Elle Decor/ Reese Witherspoon. It’s understated elegance at it’s best.

August 2nd, 2012 No Comments

Black & White (and a bit in between)

My latest purchase of a hardcover design book was “Black and White (and a Bit in Between): Timeless Interiors, Dramatic Accents, and Stylish Collections” by Celerie Kemble. I highly recommend it for your reference library. It’s full of beautiful inspirational photos and useful design information and resources. There are countless ways to combine black and white in your home interior and Ms. Kemble surely deliveries with this book which focuses on the classic color palette.

July 26th, 2012 No Comments

interiors: consider your view from room to room when selecting paint colors

I have to apologize for this photo – it’s a magazine page I had pulled from Martha Stewart Living and posted on my inspiration board (yes the old fashioned way vs. Pinterest) and it’s showing all the wrinkles of wear. But it perfectly fits our color palette this week of yellows, blues and lavenders- so I decided- what the heck- I’ll post it (even though I’m still cringing as I look at the condition) Anyway…. It’s always a good idea to think about your view from room to room when selecting paint colors. There’s really no right or wrong if … Read more

June 28th, 2012 No Comments

create your own ocean inspired space: a glossary of 22 of the most recommended sea blue paints

This is one of my favorite inspirational photos of a bathroom in Nantucket featured by House Beautiful and photographed by Francesco Lagnese. It’s painted in Farrow & Ball’s, ‘Borrowed Light’. Here are some other favorite blue paint colors from the editors and designers featured in Elle Decor and House Beautiful that I pulled together for you. Elle Decor’s Favorite Blues: House Beautiful’s favorite blues: Waterside by Parker Paint 7573M, Verditer Blue by Sherwin-Williams, Electric Blue 225 by C2 Paint, Sassy Blue by Sherwin-Williams, Chinese Blue by Farrow & Ball, Heavenly Blue … Read more

June 14th, 2012 No Comments

decorating with coral/peach, pink & yellow

The exclusive residential community and club, The Lyford Cay Club, was recently re-done by Tom Scheerer (photograph by Pieter Estersohn). The layering of coral/peach with pink and accents of yellow is great example of how to pull this week’s color palette together. Visit Mr. Scheerer’s site to see his residential projects for so many inspirational decorating ideas! He uses a lot of striped and patterned rugs in his rooms and layers colors expertly.

June 7th, 2012 No Comments

park avenue perfection: whites, creams and metallics

Architect David Mann renovated this gorgeous apartment for Darcy Miller Nussbaum (Editorial Director for Martha Stewart Weddings) and her husband Andy and their three daughters. It was featured in Architectural Digest, photos by Nikolas Koenig. Darcy and Andy had used David Mann to design their previous apartment which I had the pleasure to see in person when I worked for Darcy at Martha Stewart Weddings.  It had a very similar color palette, but the details in this apartment are even more amazing! I love the use of the metallics in the chandeliers, tile, table bases etc.. I wanted … Read more

May 31st, 2012 2 Comments

blue, red and white stripes for floors

As I discussed before- a rug can make a huge impact on your interior space. Check out this blue, red and white rug in this sophisticated blue and white room, photographed for Lonny Magazine and designed by Michele Bonan Interiors. The designer kept things crisp and clean with white painted trim, white furniture and pops of blue and red throughout the space. You could also play with stripes and ticking too for upholstered pieces to give a little more of a traditional feel to the decor. If you haven’t heard of Dash and Albert Rugs, check out … Read more