Archive for the ‘Eclectic’ Category
SARAH DAVISON / PRUE RUSCOE / DESIGN SPONGE
This photo has been sitting in my inspiration folder for a long time, and I was thrilled to finally get to see the rest of this space (as I usually am). This living room is part of Interior Designer Sarah Davison’s Sydney apartment, and as you will soon discover, it’s filled with personal treasures.
Just came across this beautiful living room on Martha Stewart‘s website, and had to share. The wonderfully fresh and unusual color palette of yellow, orange and green isn’t the only great thing about it. Let’s take a look at some of the awesome features of this home:
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First of all, the gorgeous paneling. It’s made from sawn balusters! Fantastic idea, right? You can get those at Empire Woodworks.
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The coffee table is an army cot covered with trays that homeowner Rebecca, made herself.
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See the beautiful ceiling detail? It’s radiator grill material cut into strips and lined with regular trim. The grill material was also used as shutters for the windows and as screens on the doors and cabinets.
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Isn’t it amazing what you can achieve by finding new uses for things? You can see and read all about this room here =)
image via Architectural Digest
This is the New York apartment of British born Guinness heiress Daphne Guiness. Designed by Daniel Romualdez, this apartment is a sweet union of nature and glamour. Just the way we (or at least I) like it.
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image via Architectural Digest
With dark high gloss hardwood floors and a ceiling covered in shimmery wallpaper, the walls are painted a rosy shade of beige. Red accents adds a pinch of spice to this soft palette. Notice Daphne’s collection of crystals displayed throughout the room.
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image via Architectural Digest
The opposite end of the same room features a mirrored wall and a cherry red velvet sofa. How lovely! I wouldn’t mind the David LaChapelle photograph either.
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image via Architectural Digest
This floor-to-wall painting by British artist Damien Hirst took my breath away when I first saw it. Isn’t it lovely?
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Hirst is the Artist who suspended a Tiger Shark in Formaldehyde (how do you feel about that?), I’m sure you have all seen it. His butterfly paintings are available here.
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You can see the rest of Daphne’s beautiful apartment on Architectural Digest, included her “hall of mirrors” =)
Don’t you just love stumbling across fabulous furniture boutiques chock full of eye candy and inspiration? This was definitely the case when I came across SummerHouse Style (located in MS).
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This fabulous boutique is owned by Interior Designer Lisa Palmer.
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I’m such a huge fan of white accents on a rich brown wackground (typo, but it stays haha!!). Gorgeous!
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Love this rich brown leather sofa, the nailhead trim makes it just perfect. Looks so good paired with this zebra ottoman coffee table, don’t you think?
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Some white and brown bedroom inspiration. LOVE the chairs!
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Another absolutely perfect sofa, paired with a beautiful mirrored coffee table.
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This impressive master bedroom is designed by Kensington & Associates (who are also designing the living room in this years San Francisco Showhouse):
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This lovely master bedroom is pulled together with furnishings from all times and places. So fun and interesting. My favorite feature must be the mirrors mounted on the windows.. It just pulls your eyes to the middle of the room at once, like any good focal point. And the curtains draping over the floor. Dare I say.. flamboyant?
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The color palette of this room is pretty simple with (what looks to be something like) Pantone 5575 C covering the walls. The relatively neutral blue-green and beige is contrasted with a lot of black and some dashes of red.
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The walls are decorated with subtle stripes. I wonder if they are beige or gold? And have you ever seen anyone store and orchid in their fireplace before? haha!
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A classic Bombay chest serves as a nightstand. The walls look mint green in this picture, but I think it is just the yellow light from the lamp.
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BTW does the word “flamboyant” necessarily have a negative undertone? I can’t help but think of Liberace whenever I hear it.. I often notice when looking at pictures, a descriptive word pops into my mind, and flamboyant was it this time. Have you experienced this? Just for fun I’ll try and include the “word” whenever it happens again in later posts.
