I’ve been studying Interior Design and chic spaces on my own and school, for years.  On my own I love to try to understand the spaces I’m interested in and talk about most of them in this blog.  As good design has historically proven, design style is pretty much adjusted by region or state.  Even though in some cases this traditional thinking doesn’t apply.  Take the proximity between New York City and New Jersey for example.   Two states one cotton ball throw away from each other, yet they could not be further apart in design aesthetics.  Chic spaces for me are spaces where things juxtapose with tension and friction,  where according to conventional thoughts, things are not supposed to work, but they do.  A Luis XVI chair upholstered in black liquid leather and placed next to a Jacques Adnet side table would create that ambiance.  Add an abstract painting on top, and the whole feeling will get stretched out a bit more.  Like someone once said, It’s like having a tension cord about to pop.  A classic architectural home with modern art and edgy modern furniture pieces would also create a very chic outlook.  New York, in my opinion, is the City that best codifies chic spaces.  Maybe it’s because of New York’s own diversity, and dynamism comes seeping into its interiors?  Of course, chic spaces are all around us.  Below are images with distinctive styles that give us a glimpse into what makes a space chic and most importantly how to make a home chic.