Tag: Kelly Wearstler

proper hotel, Kelly Wearstler, lobby 3

proper hotel, Kelly Wearstler, lobby entrance

Proper Hotel in San Francisco is housed in a Historic 1909 flatiron landmark building that has been re-designed and updated by none other than Kelly Wearstler.  You can see her signature style of Modernism mixed with Cubism all around the hotel.  It may surprise you to find a few chintz wallpapers and bullion trim here and there, coming from a modernist as Wearstler.  However, it makes perfect sense since those are design details that further enhance the retro look of the hotel.  I particularly love the restaurant, Villon, a sophisticated restaurant and bar with blue paneling walls and a very sexy color combo.  The overall style of the Proper hotel displays a great balance between feminine and masculine style.

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veined marble bathroom via belle vivir blog, heavily veined marble bathroom with painted tent half wall up

Veined marble bathrooms are as exquisite as it gets.  The exotic and exclusive material is the most coveted option when it comes to choosing stones for more refined bathrooms.  The myriad of Marble options can go from heavily veined and exotic ones to more simple ones, but the exotic ones capture still more attention and no wonder.  The more rare the marble the more expensive it is.  Usually this type stone needs to be imported from places such as Italy, France, Turkey and other countries where the rock is naturally produced.  Since heavily veined marble can be very pronounced and make such a statement, usually white marble is preferred so as to keep the effect more subtle and harmonious.  Bathroom is a room we use daily.    Of course nothing beats the the real deal, but not everybody can afford real marble and one way to accomplish an elegant result for your bathroom is mixing the high and low.  In our bathroom in New Jersey I did just that.  I used calacata gold marble in a mosaic patter for the floor and the shower I opted for porcelain that simulate marble.  In the top bathroom,  Thomas Jayne used statuary marble on floors and half wall.   Bathrooms with grey veined marble is a very popular option of more traditional home owners. The ceiling and upper wall is painted to simulate a tent.  via AD.

viened marble with marble carrara arasbescatto on walls, floor and vanity

Pierre Yovanovitch used a very popular type of marble in France.  Carrara Arasbescatto creates one of the most striking backdrops for any type of bathroom from traditional to modern.

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 cameron diaz bedroom

Given that celebrities like glamorous and alluring spaces, it’s not surprising that Cameron Diaz apartment in Manhattan’s West Village is full of shiny and lustrous surfaces.  Cameron’s apartment has a hue palette that ranges from soothing pinks, emerald-green kitchen cabinets, mirror tiles in the bathroom and dazzling brass counter top in the kitchen.  Enjoy

 cameron diaz living room

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Kelly Wearstler did it again. This time in a unconventional beach house she designed for her family.  All furniture and decorative pieces are sculpture on their own.  Many of the furniture and sculptures use in Kelly Wearstler’s Malibu beach home were custom designed by Wearstler.  I know this is not a house that it would be appealing to many people.  One reason I like this house it’s because it exemplifies that not everything is made equal in design.  Wearstler is a modernist and it can be seen in every detail used in this house.

Kelly Wearstler's Malibu beach home via belle vivir blog

Kelly Wearstler's Malibu beach home via belle vivir blogKelly Wearstler's Malibu beach home via belle vivir blog

I absolutely love the inter lacking design of this sculptural staircase. Clever, the way Wearstler made of an often useless space into something stunning.  Would you guess this is bleached-walnut?
Kelly Wearstler's Malibu beach home via belle vivir blog
Kelly Wearstler's Malibu beach home via belle vivir blog

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Tastemaker is the word that best describes Kelly Wearstler. She is a real innovator. No two of her rooms have ever looked alike. She has an incredible talent and ability to create each space uniquely glamorous and luxurious, injecting colors and applying bigger than usual accessories while keeping them well balanced. Ever since I saw her fantastic work for the first time, I admire her modern approach to luxury-regency style. Nothing is simple about her interiors, and her style is the ultimate luxury image of glamour and distinction.

kelly Wearstler

Her vast and diverse curriculum includes international resorts and hotels throughout the United States, the Caribbean, and Mexico, making her an internationally recognized and celebrated designer.  She also has designed restaurants, retail environments, and residences for upscale clientele.  Kelly Wearstler ‘s luxury signature style has been the namesake for many product lines with home design companies such as The Rug Company, Lee Jofa, Sferra, and others.  Kelly Wearstler ‘s boutique at Bergdorf Goodman opened in the fall of 2007.

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