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Coveted Crib: Light and Visual in San Francisco
I was lucky enough to meet San Francisco-based interior designer Jiun Ho at the Metropolitan Home Modern by Design Showhouse in June. The dining room he created for the space was the most elegant room in the house by far; it could make even delivery pizza seem gourmet. So, it's no surprise that his residential client projects are equally impressive.
Fall Style: Dress Up Simple Votives
Want to add some easy Fall style to your next table setting? Then take this tip from event designer extraordinaire Preston Bailey. Glue Fall leaves (especially desiccated ones, like these) to the exterior of plain glass votives.
Corea Sotropa’s Coral Suite Apartment
Canadian interior design firm Corea Sotropa recently renovated this Calgary apartment, imbuing it with a freshness that it had previously lacked. Inspired by a signature fabric embroidered with coral, the apartment now glows with color and energy.
Before Corea Sotropa stepped in, this apartment's open-concept kitchen and living room, hallway and bathroom were dreary and lacked architectural detail.
The New Yorker Profiles Kelly Wearstler
The “presiding grande dame of West Coast interior design,” Kelly Wearstler, is featured in a six-page profile in the Sept. 14 issue of The New Yorker.
I've always considered Wearstler (pronounced "Worst-ler") an enigma — wife of a hotel mogul, author, Top Design judge, crimped-hair enthusiast, Southern belle, ex-Playboy model — but her design skill is irrefutable.
Guess Who Designed This Chest?
I recently watched Sex and the City: The Movie again (still love it!), and noticed this chest of drawers in the office of Carrie Bradshaw's editor at Vogue. The dresser was designed by a very influential American interior designer of the early-to-mid '20s. She wrote an inspiring, and quite popular, decorating book in 1939, called Decorating Is Fun!
Guess Who Designed This Print?
A Los Angeles-based interior designer created this classic design, available as both a wallpaper and a fabric, for Schumacher. It has since become one of the company's best-selling products. Can you name her?
Before and After: Vicente Wolf's Living Room Design
If you've ever hired an interior designer, you probably received renderings, floor plans, and fabric and surface swatches before your designer made orders and had everything installed. A good designer will give you a very thorough sketch of the space, and all the swatches to help you get a feeling for the colors and textiles. New York-based interior designer Vicente Wolf recently shared a rendering and photo of this space he designed, which I thought might be interesting for you to see if you've never hired a designer.
How-To: Be Your Own Decorator
As talented as our favorite interior designers are, unfortunately, we can't all afford them. But, that doesn't mean all hope is lost for those of us without a decorator budget. We can still take inspiration from them, and then by thinking analytically, create utterly chic homes for ourselves, which will inspire our friends.
7 Steps to Becoming Your Own Decorator, Step 7: Build Your Room
You're almost there! I've got one more step for you to send you on your way to becoming your own decorator. It's the fun part: building your room!
7 Steps to Becoming Your Own Decorator, Step 6: Budget Your Shopping List
You're well on your way to becoming your own decorator, but you've still got a few more things to learn. The next step is to budget your shopping list.
See my advice for budgeting when you read more
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