Jamaican harmony

Bringing the outdoors inside.

Seaside Antiques

Mirror by Currey and Company

German 17th century commode

Chairs in Bergamo cotton

Master Suite.

David Hollingsworth bed

Sferra linens

Sofa in Osborn and Little Cotton

Antique French bed

Dining with books.

What a wonderful room this is!

Antique Syrian mother of pearl inlaid table.

Mottahedeh porcelain bowl.

Crystal lamps by Visual comfort.

Antique Swedish Consoles.

Guest Bedroom.

Wouldn't you just love to be a guest here?

Back to back sofas in Schumacher Ikat and armless chairs in Duralee fabric, by Thayer Coggin.

Colefax and Fowler stripe on Louis xvi chairs.

Crystal lamps and throw: Ralph Lauren.

Old Dutch painting.

Limestone walls with antique brick floor.

http://www.veranda.com/room-decorating/Jamaican-house-0908

I adore this golden room!

I love this golden bedroom designed by Jan Showers.

Layers and layers of silky gold fabric and a beautiful mirrored night stand

gives it such a luxurious feel and look.

http://www.janshowers.com/

Unique designs

This is just stunning…that chandelier reflecting in that mirror. Imagine how great it would look at night!!

This is wonderful. How about dropped down over a small table, or your kitchen sink, or front porch, or in a box window. Love it!

love all the graphic details in this room and the contrast…makes the white chandelier stand out.

http://blog.uniqueuniquedesign.com/

Country House Decor in the City -William Howard Thompson House

With a creative eye and a passion for salvaged antique treasures from Europe, an entrepreneur proves that country style can be right at home in any setting — even an elegant city house.
Anyone still believing that country style must be limited to farmhouses need only behold the home of Annie Brahler for compelling proof to the contrary. Located in Jacksonville, Ill., the stately, six-bedroom house is a landmark of that city's historic district. On the outside, it is pure architectural sophistication; on the inside, it's country through and through.


Beneath a crystal chandelier, a small table off the kitchen provides an intimate dining nook.

Vintage silver gets repurposed as bud vases

Pictured: Eight-year-old daughter Isabel's bedroom has a bedstead that belonged to Princess Lillian of Belgium.

Dividing the living room from the sitting room is an archway rimmed in tooled leather and guarded by carved indian heads

Dressed Up & Dressed Down
Tasseled, buttoned "ball-gown slipcovers" dress up gilded dining chairs. Their opulence is underscored by the bare oak floor, outlined in walnut parquet, which gives the room the youthful look of "wearing an evening gown without shoes," Annie says. The Drexel claw-foot table was dark brown until Annie coated it with Sherwin-Williams "Pulmonaria" semigloss paint, deliberately avoiding a precise match with the slipcovers. "I don't like things to be matchy," she adds.

Annie in the Garden The daughter of Dutch immigrants, Annie lives with her husband, Richard, three children, and three dogs in an imaginative re-creation of the interiors inhabited by her ancestors, with antique "farmhouse castoffs" she unearths at barn sales throughout Europe. These she imports through her business, Euro Trash, a thriving enterprise that employs a carpenter and two seamstresses full-time. Like a tableau by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, these rooms combine opulence with an irresistible lack of pretense: Elaborate crystal chandeliers and chairs covered in simple linen look as lovely together as a 17th-century servant girl with a pearl earring. Here, all members of the Brahler clan make themselves at home as they please: "My kids and dogs are welcome anywhere," Annie says. "This is definitely not a museum!"

http://www.countryliving.com/homes/house-tours/william-howard-thompson-house-0506

Shabby Slips, owned by Renea Abbott

Right in the middle of the store is this limed table with these stunning shell chairs! What a find! When Shabby Slips first opened, the focus was on slip covers, but that has long since changed. Today, the focus is on the finest antiques for the younger set. To be sure, the store is still stocked with wonderful slipcovered furniture and there are beautiful pillows tossed about, but the antiques take center stage now. The trendy new lamps and accessories mix in with the old. The chandeliers and mirrors are exceptional, and there is a large selection of them to choose from.

Shabby Slips is owned by Renea Abbott, a much in-demand interior designer with several Veranda covers under her belt. She recently repainted the walls going from dark to white and the effect, along with all the mirrors and crystal chandeliers is stunning – the store absolutely sparkles! The ceiling is filled with the crystal chandeliers and the Venetian mirror shown above has to be the prettiest one I have ever seen! Shopping here is such a treat – a true eye candy experience.

http://cotedetexas.blogspot.com/2009/02/houston-shopping-bissonnetkirby.html

Inspiration from the Bel-Air Hotel, LA, CA.

http://hotels.about.com/od/losangeles/ig/Hotel-Bel-Air/

Be bold with accessories

Bedroom Design Ideas

Old World Europe.

A yellow backdrop sets the scene for Old World Europe-style furnishings. The headboard and chair are upholstered in matching blue tartan fabric, and paintings of Scottish Highland cattle purchased at the London flea markets grace the walls.

Cottage Bedroom

To make this cozy cottage bedroom appear bigger than it actually is, a 19th-century French glass is used as a grand headboard. The combination of patterns — toiles, stripes, and florals — works because they are all shades of red, from pink to rose to deep burgundy.

http://www.countryliving.com/homes/how-to-get-the-look/bedroom-designs-2008

Max and Lubov Azria's home in Los Angeles

To balance the intense colors and high drama, a few spaces were left
with a softer gray palette, but are still just as striking.

photo credit: Douglas Friedman

http://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/fashion-articles/max-azria-tour-0609

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.

Classic furniture

http://www.garancedore.fr/en/

A classic and elegant formal bathroom.

A classic bedroom furnished with traditional furniture.

The classic style is characterized by its very nature by a wide use of wood, especially furniture are cherry-wood and oak, as well as mahogany and solid wood; recall the Old and warmth’s wood are the fundamental characteristic of this style. This style is revisited today by artisanal production that makes it accessible even in contemporary environments while maintaining the value and flavor that only with an accurate woodworking can have.

The classic furniture is timeless and fills the environment with his compactness, does relive the warmth of a time and at the same time is a sign of prestige and sophistication. The craftsmanship embellish every detail so that there are showcases and beliefs from golden profiles well matching with shelves in marble and granite.

Up close and personal

An ornate mirror is appropriate for a powder room, where it can be admired close up. Anchoring this small but elegant space decorated by Pamela Laney is an antique marble-top Louis-Phillipe chest that has been converted to a vanity. Antique French bronze sculptures dangling with crystals affix to toile Scalamandre wallpaper.

Dare to use bright colors

http://everythingfab.tumblr.com/

Robyn Karp Interiors

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

Interior Designer Ashley Whittaker

Ashley Whittaker is a Florida native but works in New York.
She mixes classic and modern styles to create her own look.

http://www.ashleywhittakerdesign.com/

Cindy Crawford's Home

Architect Oscar Shamamian, who reworked some of the details throughout the apartment, designed the stone mantelpiece for the living room. The photograph is by Kurt Markus.

I tend to gravitate toward heavy furniture,” remarks Crawford.
“I like dark wood and solid pieces—they’re kind of homey.”

http://inspiracionline.blogspot.com/2009/11/celebrity-homes-cindy-crawford.html