Classic with a Twist

Atlanta Market: Home and Arteriors Home

I'm still in Hot Lanta for Market, but woke up ~~early~~ to share

with you some of my trip highlights so far-

As a new member of the National Board of the Interior Design Society,

I have had the privilege of spear heading the first Regional

Conference of IDS- and I was so pleased it was in my hometown!

My goal as an interior designer is to continue to learn about this ever changing

field and share the knowledge with my clients... so get ready!

Here are some of the speakers I heard this weekend:

www.ashleywhittenberger.com

www.deweycolorsystem.com

www.sherwinwilliams.com

www.tobifairley.com

and many more!

On the airplane, I was pleased to meet the founder of an

accessory line that I have been using through the years...

Arteriors Home is based in Dallas and we chatted about "lead times" which

made be happy since he told me what I wanted to hear!

Check out some of their great items:

Specializing in unique fixtures and lamps-

Accent furniture- of course I spot the nail head piece-

Custom lamp line:

Create your own!

and a vast array of accessories!

If you have ever been to a major Market or the

DallasWorld Trade Center with me, one can easily be overwhelmed

with the amount of product... especially accessories.

Remember my 3 Rules for Accessories:

1: Bigger is better and less of it

2: Work the color

3: Then edit, edit, edit!

Think about making a statement ... but not a lot of statements!

More to come- off to Starbuck's and back to Market for

area rug shopping!

Happy Monday!

Until next time,

Monday, July 18, 2011 Comments: 2

My new Little Black Dress

Monday am...

-woke up late (a rarity for me)

-drank lots of Starbucks (normal)

-stumbled into my organized closet (wait...no)

All true until I got to the organized part...

But I found hope when I spotted this today-

Leave it to The Container Store to come up with yet

another use for our favorite

Little Black Dress!

Now, I do have a few, but none that works it like this!

A place for necklaces, bracelets and earrings which hangs on a hook

or curtain rod. 39 clear pockets on one side and 24 loops on the other .

They don't call it the Happy Organized Home Sale for nothing!

I'm going-

Until next time,

Monday, July 11, 2011 Comments: 1

Monogrammed Chairs: I'll take a Pair

I've always love personalizing a space with initials...

and I just did it for a client project...

(it is a surprise, so I'll show you after the reveal!)

How about a surprise for you?!!

I was sourcing chairs for a client presentation and stumbled upon

a feature of the line, Designmaster, which is custom monogramming...

that we all can afford!

Do not stop with the bed sheets!

Look at these fabulous options...

I really dig the letters but Style #8 makes my hear flutter-

so classic...

The contrast cording really sets these chairs apart as well.

Below is the selection of thread colors and I didn't even include them all-

Here are some tips from the folks at Designmaster...

located in Hickory, North Carolina:)

Custom embroidery designs applied to the inside back of our dining chairs

are positioned on the chair to be seen a few inches above the table top. If the chair

back is taller, the embroidery design will be further down from the top of the chair back.

If the chair is shorter, the design will be closer to the top of the chair back.

The monogram embroidery designs are slightly larger than the monogram

designs. However, the design placement is done in the same fashion.

Custom embroidery applied to the outside backs of our chairs, in most cases, will be placed on the upper portion of the chair back at a height level similar to the front. Sometimes, the embroidery design will look more appealing if it is centered on the back of the chair.

If you are going to spend $$$ on this over the top ceiling,

monogramming the theater chairs is a must

traditional media room by Interior Designer -Mark Cravotta

Cl

A winner from Horchow-

Now who says you have to sew. If you have a steady hand, paint it!

And I have to close out with this sweet little chair donned with the

perfect name in the perfect color!

Kitchen or dining room? Call me when you are ready!

Until next time,

Images via* Designmaster, Google Images, Cote de Texas, Horchow, Houzz

Saturday, July 9, 2011 Comments: 0

Happy 4th and Happy Hughes: Client Before and After

Happy 4th of July!

We're water logged after a busy weekend at the lake,

but thought I'd share one of my latest projects in the color

scheme of red, white and blue!

It all started with this fabric integrated into a really traditional room! Yes, yes, yes!

A great Before and After at a classy North Dallas home-

Before:

After!

My clients, Hughes Who?, were finished with the oversized Waverly patterned

sectional... it did serve them well! The challenge was to furnish the room

around the colorful area rug.

Mission Accomplished!

Dishing the details!

Bench seating before:

Bench seating after:

Functional Roman Shade before:

After:

Bonus: Faux roman shades too in a beautiful Robert Allen classic

If you missed my newsletter last week, you missed me on

my soap box preaching about recliners!

The chairs in this room are custom made from

Motioncraft and covered in a COM by Kasmir.

They are both recliners!!!

My go to solution for comfort and space challenges:)...

Let me know if you want me to send you the F.R.E.E. Ezine

with a wide variety of recliners just for you.

Ending the post with a ***BANG***,

here are a patriotic spaces that really shines-

via Apartment Therapy

Until next time,

Monday, July 4, 2011 Comments: 3

Find 3: Home Theater Rooms: All in One

Another surprise from my trip to Dallas Market last week~

I popped into the Patricia Group to check out some Surya rugs

from the Candice Olson line and ran into this...

Maybe it's me whose been living under the rock, but I haven't seen many

home theater rooms with this set up. Really, it's just like being at

Studio Movie Grill in your own home.

The Patricia Group has found a niche in Home Theater Design

and here are my top 5 faves from their showroom floor:

Love the shelf on the back of the sofa!

Next up... same idea but with an extra row of chairs in back.

(They are actually turn key... from furniture to audio equipment to the risers)

Just for me... a bit more transitional

Fabric acoustic panels to enhance sound quality

A bit of Hollywood here...

They even sell the popcorn machines and lit movie boxes!

Everything you want to make your Media Room the best on the block...

but you need me to get you in here!

Call me and we'll order you a room- pronto...

Until next time,

Friday, July 1, 2011 Comments: 0

Find 2: Peacock Park- an Olde Surprise

What is it about this Vintage Chic look that keeps calling my name?

I stumbled upon this new showroom while on my day trip

to the Dallas Market Center and was enchanted by

the creative merchandising and charming displays.

Enter Peacock Park, who's owner founded the company

due to her love of all things worn, tattered, old, torn-

and of course, French.

Can someone please just hire me already to design a room using this stuff?!!!

I need to get it out of my system

(then, I will quit blogging about it:)

Luv the curled, printed paper chain-

Mirror idea is so cute

maybe a DIY project for you!

The sign below says it all!

My motto

If you love this romantic, European chic design style also,

check out my previous post here and here for

more gorgeous goodies!

Until next time,

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Comments: 0

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