Posted in Interior Design, Surfaces, tagged pinterest, Wall, wallcovering books, wallpaper on July 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I have wallpaper on the brain. My bedroom is pining for it and there are just so many incredible patterns and papers and colors and textures. I NEEEEEED to cover my walls in something drop dead gorgeous, but I just. can’t. do. it.
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I’m in a rental.
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(insert expletives here)
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So I make-believe…
Posted in Bath design, Interior Design, kitchen cabinets, kitchen design, tagged architecture, bath design, bathroom, brilliant photographer, design, finishes, Pine, powder room, private bathrooms, Room, Tile, wallpaper on June 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Every now and then you need a good statement room.
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You know – a room that takes you completely by surprise…
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… or you just can’t stop thinking about…
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Architecture helps…
The scale of the items and wallpaper in this room would not be as dramatic (or possible in the chandelier’s case) if it weren’t for the ceiling height and that huge door. It was a brilliant photographer who staged a small-scale person at the door to emphasize the principle.
(Really. That was a smart move.)
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Only a very large space could accommodate a kitchen constructed from eight whole pine trees. This is incredible though – no nails or glue were used in the construction of this kitchen. Whoa.
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I think bathrooms are more often statement rooms than any other space…
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I absolutely LOVE creating bathrooms with personality. Have you noticed that people are so much more comfortable letting their design desires run wild in bathrooms than in almost any other room in the house?
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Powder rooms are visited less frequently and no one spends extended periods of time in them on a regular basis (but then again, maybe you do. No judgement here – this is just my theory).
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Private bathrooms should be customized to the occupants. Its private – do what you want!! This isn’t the kitchen with a parade of people marching through, kid’s sticky fingers, and a lot of really expensive cabinetry that you hope you won’t have to replace in 10 years because that chartreuse green paint color you chose dated a lot faster than anticipated.
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You may want to change a vanity or the wallpaper, but you won’t have to take out a loan to do it. And if you are still loving that chartreuse vanity in your bathroom 10 years from now, than pay absolutely zero attention to the concept of “dated”.
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Although I may suggest updating the accessories, and if you’re still using the same towels it’s really about time you replace those.
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Do you have any theories?
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Where’s the statement room in your house? Will you share your photos?
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