Louis XIV fauteuil

photo: tim street-porter house beautiful

How wonderful is this Louis XIV fauteuil sitting in front of the fabulous charcoal taffeta curtains!! A pretty picture to be sure.

Modern Trends and Design Ideas For Living Rooms

The Living room is one of the most important rooms while doing the interior design of your house. The living room interior reflects your taste and the interior designer’s capabilities at the first step. The choice of colors and accessories is one of the most important factors in designing your living room. You need to understand what are the primary and tertiary colors and the basic principle of mixing them to get better shades. The sofa and other furniture that you use and the material they are made of is also an important factor. Apart from that the flooring that you select be it marble, tiles or wood it should go with the entire room interior.

http://www.interiorarcade.com/room-designs/living-room-designs/modern-trends-design-ideas-interiors-living-room/

Balancing interior design

You could create the warm and cozy feeling in your house by choosing warm colors or placing some sofas in the living room. The possibilities of great interior designs are unlimited, especially when you’re combining different textures, patterns, layout, or shapes.

If you happen to hire the professional interior designer, you may be free to do the home decor yourself. But, you need to specify to the interior designer what you really want to achieve in your design. Make it clear about your choices of colors, the air that you want to feel when you’re in the particular room, or the furniture that you want to put in there.

All of these information really useful for your interior designer because she could get your point of view first before she gets to work. This will allow you to save both of your time so she don’t have to undo what she already made before just because you don’t like the color, or because you don’t want particular furniture being placed in the corner.

http://didemhomes.com/

Italian luxury

http://www.saviofirmino.com/

http://www.vimercatimeda.it/

The beautiful style of Donna Maselli

Donna Maselli was born in Natchez, Mississippi.
Her style is still informed by the beauty and understated elegance of this historic town.


http://donnamasellidesigns.com/

New Orleans; Italian style

With help from interior designer Gerrie Bremermann and architect Michael Carbine, the homeowners now enjoy the home of their dreams. The private rooms are comfortably suited for their active family, and the public rooms are elegant enough to entertain the gatherings they frequently host.


http://www.remodelingcenter.com/idea-galleries/home-renovation-tours/home-tour-new-orleans/

Cool elegance

The living room, featuring an ethereal palette,
is classically appointed with facing settees in front of the fireplace
and sumptuous silk draperies.

http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/sophistication-home-design_ss2.html

From Chameleon Interiors

The room needs some additional architectural interest and
since there is little room for decorative detail
the designer applied moldings over
the chair rail to create the feel of paneled walls.

http://chameleon-interiors.blogspot.com/

James Michael Howard

http://www.jamesmichaelhoward.com/

Hotel Heritage, Bruges

http://www.hotel-heritage.com/

Classic chic

Via Architectural Digest

Traditional style

Traditional style interiors are comforting and classic.

Upholstered furniture in a traditional room exhibits classic lines and understated details. It is functional, unfussy, and restful looking. Edges are soft, smooth, and blend into the whole.

Traditional style homes feel comfortable for any age group. It's a familiar look that you'd see in magazines or furniture show rooms. A traditional room is not a place to showcase a piece of modern art or stainless steel furniture.

Color in a traditional room is often in a mid-range of tones, though very dark and very light colors can also be used. Pretty multi-color florals are often the basis of a traditional color scheme that uses the lightest color on the walls and deeper hues for upholstery and flooring. Avoid neon brights and jarring combinations.

Accessories include pairs of lamps, urns, plants, mirrors, framed prints, china, vases, and collections of books. Pairs of objects are usually arranged in balanced symmetry.

Luxurious fabrics

Named after a Paradise island in the Philippines, Borocay encompasses an eclectic range of prints, silks and weaves that co-ordinate perfectly with the wallpaper collection of the same name. These rich designs are perfect for both classic and contemporary rooms.

Silk Collections

Sanderson has created a collection of fine woven silk fabrics for decoration comprising of classic and contemporary designs that represent amazing value for money and superlative quality.


http://www.sanderson-uk.com/

Robyn Karp Interiors

http://www.robynkarpinteriors.com/index.html

HGTV Dream Home 2009

http://www.hgtv.com/dream-home/the-best-of-hgtv-dream-home-2009/pictures/page-2.html

Interior Designer Mariette Himes Gomez.

She uses creamy neutral tones, making her rooms calm and inviting, sophisticated but not stuffy.

http://www.gomezassociates.com/index.html

All the way from the UK

Today let us enjoy the work of UK based interior designer Helen Green. A look that is lean, clean and classic yet seductive and inviting. The palette is subdued, with rich, understated fabrics reflecting in polished surfaces, recalling the sleek glamor of the thirties; hushed, pristine and relaxed.

http://www.helengreendesign.com/

Lounging

Images from: http://brabournefarm.blogspot.com/

House of Turquoise

http://www.houseofturquoise.com/

Photo from: amongthehedgerows, on flickr

Going Ethnic

Palais Rhoul & Spa
Marrakech

http://www.palais-rhoul.com/

Le Palais Rhoul, Marrakech's most exclusive and luxurious boutique hotel. "An exquisite 20th-century palace turned hotel, with sumptuous rooms of fairy-tale proportions, set in Eden-esque palm groves outside the city." Wallpaper Magazine. If you love boutique hotels, unadulterated luxury or just want to be spoilt for a few days, Le Palais Rhoul is the perfect destination.