Tag: American Interior Design

06Mar

Easy Elegance By Ashley Whittaker

This month’s Veranda magazine is brimming with beautiful and inspiring homes.  I particularly love this five-story brownstone designed by Ashley Whittaker for a family with four children.  Ashley is known for her flawless use of colorful prints which exude happiness elegantly.  As pretty as this home is, nothing is too precious making it ideal for young children’s activities and cocktail parties.

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Can you tell that there are more than a dozen printed fabrics from large to small scale in this living room… all seamlessly balanced to strike the right note.  The walls have a glossy Venetian-plaster technique that makes everything look even more lively.  Eclecticism done right by Ashley Whittaker.  A well updated traditional Interior design.

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14Jul

Daniel Romualdez’s Charming Montauk Home

About a mile away from Montauk Lighthouse is the idyllic cottage setting in a magical land overlooking the Atlantic.  The home is Daniel Romualdez’s charming Montauk home and if you read the article by Vanity Fair about the home you can see why so many fashionable people love the home and praise it.   The 17-acre property consists of three saltbox cottages from the 1930’s and everything in it resembles the easy living of beach lifestyle.  The decor is simple, elegant and a bit rustic… with traditional features and details.  Blue and white upholstering… A true charming and beautiful home…

Daniel Romualdez's Charming Montauk Home via belle vivir blog

On the profile I wrote about Daniel Romualdez as one of those Interior Designers to admire, I praise his ability to deliver consistent and multifaceted design, you can see the post here.  In the Vanity Fair article he says, “If you look at my portfolio, you’d think I’m sort of schizophrenic. I go from super-minimalist to super-colorful and layered, like Tory’s. I really enjoy working both ways. And I really believe you’re only as good as your client. I’ve learned so much from working with the stylish women that I do.”

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11Jul

Tom Scheerer Tropical Style: Classic Beach Style

I have posted about Interior Designer Tom Scheerer a few times before.  His signature tropical style is ingrained in the classics with an overdose of relaxation and comfort… just how beach homes should be.  No pretensions or stiffness, only elegant enough to set the right tone for casual but smart entertaining.

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Tom Scheerer has been designing and building tropical homes in the Harbor Islands for over 20 years.  Although each home I’ve seen is individually designed, most share a common hallmark of Tom’s style… antiques, modern but traditional upholstered furniture and an absence of unnecessary frou-frou that occasionally interrupt enjoyment.  The result is a perfect beach home where its owners will enjoy the real pleasures in life.  His homes are not the typical American beach home were the most color scheme is red, blue and white… These beach homes are carefully curated to be uniquely tailored to their owners…  Below, a few images of Tom Scheerer tropical style… I posted a few times about Tom Scheerer’s spectacular beach style.  When I think of a long weekend the first thing that comes to my mind is a comfy beach house where to escape. Since we can’t go anywhere this weekend I can only dream of being in this gorgeous house that has enchanted me since the first time I laid my eyes on it.  I love how the beauty of this house slowly reveals itself.  As I keep looking at it I can notice the different colors and textures that at first are barely discernible due to the calmness in the colors. I also love how the playful patterns on the fabrics and wallpapers and the comfortable furniture make this house perfect for a family vacation home with a great degree of sophistication. As this house proves, a beach house doesn’t have to lack elegance.

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03Jul

Christopher Burch’s Hamptons Beach House: C-Wonder’s Founder style

Christopher Burch’s Hamptons beach house is the ideal American colorful style.  Christopher is Tory Burch’s ex-husband and founder of C-Wonder, and his quirky colorful style is embedded in the decor of the house which was decorated by Christopher Maya.

Christopher Burch's Hamptons Beach House via belle vivir

For some, this house is considered small and modest when compared to the sumptuous mansions that are usually found in the Hamptons, funny enough the house has 6,000 sq feet, 8 bedrooms and is sitting on 2.75 acres. Burch describes his style as “a very quirky sense of classicism.” Maya was able to interpret Christopher’s taste while toning down the bright color hues that characterize the owner’s popular store, C-Wonder.

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19Jun

Out East: Houses and Gardens of The Hamptons

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You might have seen images of a very Global Chic cottage called Woody House in the Hamptons featured in the current  Architectural Digest issue.  The home, designed by Peter Marino is one of the more than 25 houses, cottages, and pool houses appearing in the soon to be published book Out East: Houses and Gardens of the Hamptons by Jennifer Ash Rudick with photos by Tria Giovan.  I got a copy of the book over the weekend and had a great time looking at the pictures of beautiful, meticulously designed gardens.  Now that summer is here, I can’t think of anything more appealing than gardens and outdoor spaces.  Below, some of the images released by Vendome publisher.

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04Jun

Kelly Wearstler: A Real Tastemaker

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.

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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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