24Jan

11 Rooms With Botanical Prints That Will Convert You

botanical print in black and white, julie paulino design

Nothing will refresh your home more than fresh plants and flowers, however, botanical watercolors come pretty close. Not only do they bring beauty, color, and fun into any room but botanical prints can also bring a sense of calmness and a connection with nature. Whether you prefer an antique version like watercolor or a modern interpretation print, bringing them into your home will for sure add whimsical and energy to your decor. If you haven’t caught up with the trend, there is a real urge for everything nature-inspired lately. We can see botanical-inspired designs on everything from wallpaper, fabric, and art. According to Elle Decor “This year alone, searches for botanical prints are up 114% on Pinterest, while interest in framed plants is up a whopping 396%.”

I love the use of botanical prints or drawing on the panels of this bathroom. They dress the whole room while giving it consistency.

29Jul

Live Beautiful: Soften Up Your Space With A Skirted Table

Live beautiful is this blog’s most recent post category in which I’ll be posting about how to live beautifully in a more precise way and with details. Today, we start with how to soften up any space with a skirted table. Regardless of the shape of the table, round, square, or rectangular covering it with a tablecloth can dramatically transform any space. From your makeup vanity to the inexpensive table that can serve you as a T.V. stand, they can all be enhanced with a table skirt.

In the case of a T.V. table, for example, the skirt can also hide storage underneath-all that unpleasant but, necessary electric cord, cable boxes, and remotes, can be hidden behind a very tailored, ideally custom-made table skirt. The design detail can go with any home decor, from traditional to modern. As a matter of fact, many modern Interior Designers are fans of a skirted table.

Bring layers of fabric into a room, if you love layers as much as I do. Above, Janet de Botton’s home in France. The effect of the two cascading pink tablecloths on the table is noticeable- it softens up the floor, and it adds a level of elegance to the room.

10Jun

Sophisticated County Style: 12 Sophisticated Country Rooms

sophisticated country office design, Bunny Melon

The Antigua residence of Bunny Mellon.

Often when some hear the word country style or interior design, the first images that come to their mind are unpainted wood, rust metal furniture, and rough, textural walls and floors surfaces, however, there is also another kind of country style that is also sophisticated and refined. It’s true that I love urban and polished interiors, but I also love and enjoy being in a sophisticated country space for many different reasons, but mostly for its coziness and inviting feel.

02Jan

Inside Tory Burch’s Manhattan Office: Commercial Space Of The Week

Whenever I hear of one of Tory Burch’s Interior Design projects I know it’s going to be quite spectacular since her frequent collaborator is the uber-talented Architect and Interior Designer Daniel Romualdez. Tory Burch’s Manhattan office is as chic as it can be and it’s proof that office design can be personal and cozy while elegant as well. Tory’s office was designed with feng shui disciplines to bring harmony and positive flow to the workspace. “I work with a feng shui master,” Burch told AD.

Tory Burch sitting in her Manhattan office

22Aug

Tour Tory Burch’s Beach Home In The Caribbean Island of Antigua

Tory Burch’s beach home in Antigua is not only chic by design but also by provenance. This beautiful beach house once belonged to the garden designer and private socialite, Bunny Mellon. Bunny is well known for her impeccable taste and fantastic garden designs. Albeit the house sat for years without being sold, once Tory Burch laid eyes on the beach house she undoubtedly saw the gem that Architect H. Page Cross built for Bunny Mellon in the 1960’s. Vogue describes the pretty house as a series of elegant pavilions. Back in the days, Bunny enlisted the legendary Interior Designer Billy Baldwin to jointly with her, design the house. This was usually the case with most of Bunny Mellon’s houses; she was an active collaborator in the interior design process of most of them. Her only design request for this particular coastal home? She told Billy Baldwin to make the interior look as if was furnished with furniture found in the attic.

Tory Burch's beach home, canopy bedroom

See the rest of Tory Burch’s beach home

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.

Christopher Burch's Hamptons Beach House entry way belle vivir

Tag: Tory Burch

11 Rooms With Botanical Prints That Will Convert You

Live Beautiful: Soften Up Your Space With A Skirted Table

Sophisticated County Style: 12 Sophisticated Country Rooms

Inside Tory Burch’s Manhattan Office: Commercial Space Of The Week

Tour Tory Burch’s Beach Home In The Caribbean Island of Antigua

See the rest of Tory Burch’s beach home

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

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