Tag: Interior Design

18May

A Dreamy Black and White Kitchen

While searching about this black and white kitchen below, I came across the sitting area of another kitchen that looked as they belonged together, sort of like a Dream Kitchen Design.
black and white kitchen, design, beam ceiling, black stove and hood and glass upper cabinetsThe black and white kitchen with ceiling-high subway tiles and dark grout was designed by  Tamara Magel while the would-be other side of the “Dream Kitchen” with a more neutral, earthy tones was designed by Huniford.  Their aesthetics and atmospheres are very similar to each other, especially when the exposed beam ceiling is a shared interior architectural detail.  The shared color in both kitchens is white, especially in the first two images where white is on almost every surface except for the beam ceiling and the black range hood.  This is a very relaxing and clean kitchen, however I believe that the tones in the last two images are a bit more soothing and warmer due to the use of earthy tones such as grey, browns, black and the touch of nature in the form of indoor plants.  Such details make a difference when it comes to creating an atmosphere in interiors.

Black and white kitchen design marble island, whitewashed floors

The choice of glass doors for the upper cabinets give this kitchen an open feeling.  It also softens up the exposed beam ceiling.

Black and white kitchen breakfst room design with earthy tones

I especially love the windows in this kitchen sitting area.  The details of curved edges soften up the brick walls and metal windows.

Black and white kitchen breakfast room design with beam ceiling

Lovely warm and modern inviting sitting space.

Two top images via Tamara Magel. last two images via Rikki Snyder.

 

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16May

Caroline Sieber’s London Home: A Fashionable Life

Caroline Sieber’s London home is a colorful oasis that aims to bring the happy touch to the often grey days of London. The house that she shares with her husband Fritz von Wetenholz and their daughter is located in the leafy Notting Hill neighborhood and the result of the design is a combination of the couples respective childhood homes aesthetics. The colorful house was designed by the couple in an eclectic way “something more contemporary, younger… feminine but not ditzy.” Caroline who is a fashion stylist and Chanel brand ambassador, says. The living room which runs the entire depth of the house is covered in a custom tropical wallpaper by Zuber, with is a mixture of furniture from different styles such as a gilded Victorian-looking sofa, a marble cocktail table designed by the couple and other furniture pieces from the nineteenth century.  Caroline Sieber’s home was published in the November issue of Vogue 2015.  A couple of years ago I posted about her impeccable style which as chic as her house, you can see it here.

Caroline Sieber's London home living room, Caroline Sieber's home via belle vivir blog

The living room Of Caroline Sieber’s London home with its custom tropical wallpaper by Zuber makes such a focal point, no need for wall art.

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09May

Emma Jane Pilkington Greenwich Home

It’s always inspirational to see home renovations resulting in unique stylish spaces, as is the case of Emma Jane Pilkington’s home in Greenwich, Connecticut which Emma shares with her family.  After living in Paris and New York, Emma, eager for more space, moved to Greenwich, Ct. with her family.  The house had major flaws that needed serious work.  Small rooms, low ceilings, and tiny windows were among those.  The massive undertaking took three years and the help of architect Joel Barkley, who also did an addition that serves as living and dining area.  The interior decor is composed of great antiques, cozy upholstered furniture and 17th and 18th-century marble fireplaces.  Some of the furniture pieces came for Emma’s previous apartment in New York, which I previously posted here.  The result of this new dream home is the right balance of European meet American style, worth enough to leave the City for.  Below, Emma Jane Pilkington Greenwich home.
Emma Jane Pilkington Greenwich home, Emma Jane Pilkington's home, living room with two blue sofasCustom sofas covered in mohair in the living room

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01May

Bruce Budd Designs An Alluring Houston Home

Many of you may have already seen this home in Houston designed by Bruce Budd in collaboration with Bute King Architects, previously featured in Architectural Digest.  The Georgian style home is redecorated portraying a quintessentially Bruce Budd style, elegant and classic with modern touches in the form of art.  The relaxed but elegant atmosphere of the decor throughout the home was the response to the homeowner’s request for a home with a welcoming environment to entertain his grown children and grandchildren.  The transitional style is timeless and up-to-date.  The home’s casual and relaxed but still formal decor is thankful to the mixture of expensive antiques, modern art and humble materials as woven straw, linen, cotton, materials that are usual staples of Budd’s design.  To give the formal home a sense of lightness, Budd limed the Louis XV boiserie paneling as well as the floors and millwork throughout the house.

27Apr

10 Great Ways to Decorate Your Foyer

As everyone knows, the first impression is essential.  In many cases, definitive.  Accordingly, a gracious foyer or entryway decor speaks volume of what lies ahead.  Whether you are lucky enough to have in your home a full room for a foyer or a small entryway, there are endless ways to decorate it in a welcoming way.  Here are 10 great ways to decorate your foyer or entryway.

Contemporary Entryway

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In this entryway, two identical eagle-base consoles with two respecting round mirrors bring
balance and symmetry to the entrance of this home.  The shimmery wallpaper decor adds a touch of glam to the space.
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20Apr

Gilles & Boissier: Lessons From The Pros

Gilles and Boissier is a world renowned Interior Architectural firm with international recognition and success that mostly everyone in the Design world have heard of or seen one of their creations by now, I’m specifically referring to their more than famous 19th century apartment located on Boulevard Malesherbes in Paris, France.  The surprisingly young couple, Patrick Gilles and Dorothee Boissier, are also partners in life, they have two children and according to their website they use their differences in creative disagreements to create elegant and beautiful interiors, like that complementing one another.

Gilles and Boissier via belle vivir blogPatrick favors clean and straight lines in organic physical forms as wood and Dorothee elegantly and harmoniously fusions together all the elements.  The couple were once mentored by renowned Interior Designers Philippe Starck and Christian Liaigre.

Gilles and Boissier have created elegant and beautiful interiors worldwide from hospitality projects, restaurants and luxury boutiques like Monclair.  They also designed Remo Ruffini, Monclair’s owner’s villa in Lake Como.

From the successful design due came Gilles and Boissier Maison Label a bespoke furniture and lighting collection where the firm design philosophy ‘neither minimalist nor decorative’ is the inspiration behind their creations.  In this aesthetic point of view,
their vast experience and their extraordinary taste translate in many of their high-end designs which is perhaps more exemplified in their own Parisian apartment which the
couple renovated keeping their two children in mind.  Most of the furniture and lighting employed in the apartment were designed by Gilles and Boissier themselves.

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