We came across this beautiful home by designer Alexandra Kaehler when we search some inspiration from internet. This is actually her own home. We love the sophisticated interiors with a livable vibe by bringing in colors, floral prints and amazing wallpaper. Here are some of our favorite highlights.
The first impression when we came across this 1920 estate in Palm Beach is that we really love its classical details in both its architecture structure and interior furnishings yet the house is quite clean and modern at the same time. Here are our favorite highlights for this home.
It’s Friday. We thought it might be a good idea to tour a home with some beautiful colors. This historic home in Charlotte, North Carolina is graceful, feminine, warm, and timeless with a modern flair. we love the artisan wallpapers, textiles, old-world charming furnishings and locally crafted fine furniture used through the house. Here are the highlights of our favorites.
The more time you spend at home, the more you are likely to notice some detail you don’t like and you want to do something about it. In case after 6-weeks of quarantine, you kind of develop a big plan to elevate your home and feel a little bit overwhelmed, don’t worry, we have 3 simple rules you may want to consider and we will use one of the projects we did as a case study:
Choose a color palette you love and repeat it through the whole house in an unexpected yet classy way. We repeat the color palette of pink and green through the whole house in this project in the above video.
2. Own one or two pieces you really treasure and showcase or design around them. The custom-made Murano table lamp with a pink shade, the artwork and green velvet bar chairs in the above video are what my client really falls in love with and they are the focal points in her home.
3. Mix and match pieces from different styles and periods to keep the overall design interesting and timeless. In the video above, Louis XVI bar chairs are classical while the green midcentury chairs in the family room is mid-century, which creates such a nice contrast with all of the traditional components in the house.
In the above photo, facing circular sofas support co0nversation and togetherness.
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In the photo above, just adding a natural chair or two lends an entirely new look to a whole room without undertaking an entire makeover. Continue reading →
With bombarded news on Cov-19 on everyday, we are eagerly looking for some beautiful design that wow us and let us get away for a while yet still let us feel relevant and the comfy of home. Then we came across this redesign of a Newport home by Peter Dunham on Veranda Magazine. We got to know Pete through his fascinated textile collections —bright colors, sophisticated patterns , layered casual and vintage vibes , and his inspirational story how he got evolved to design from real estate industry.
The house is located in Newport, California and the home owners bought it more than 25 years ago. Not satisfied with the limited nature light thanks to the house’s traditional L shape, the home owners did several remodeling throughout years. and now theirs kids are all grown up and they would like to have some new exciting changes to start their new chapter in life. . The wife is gardener and love cooking. She entertains a lot outdoors. So, let’s have a tour on this charming adobe together.
Architect Bob White of Forest Studio did such a great job by moving the footprint forward on the lot to embrace a pool and open up more outdoor living and entertaining areas. In the picture above, we love how the new-built white pool house are against against a backdrop of big pines and eucalyptus just like a dreamy English country house.
And for indoors, the home owners hired Pete Dunhum to re-imagine their house because they love how he layers vintage with contemporary art. In the picture above of living room, we can see a large contemporary artwork by Jennifer Bartlett nicely contrasts with an antique mantle, vintage Syrie Maugham armchairs and a round ottoman which make the space collected and rooted.
From the picture above, this is totally Peter Dunham’s signature style—-vibrant Indian textiles, exotic furniture pieces all mix up with soft British parsley roman shades, mid-century modern wall cones in a warm and feminine backdrop of a warm peach wall paint. The color palette in this room is pulled out from a contemporary artwork on the wall to guarantee a cohesiveness in this space. We love the vibrant English cottage vibe in this space.
This all-white kitchen is definitely our favorite. The all-white color palette keeps the cool of a beach house while the natural wood on the chairs and hardwood flooring invite warmth to this kitchen. A custom-made brass-steel island range-hood is a focal point of the kitchen and also indicates that the wife is a serious cook.
Now it comes outdoor. We love this cute planting nook under the poolhouse stairs with a window to usher light into the workspace.
Textiles on this outdoor blue-stone banquette are just as sophisticated as indoors.
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It doesn’t matter you are a work -from -home entrepreneur, stay-at-home mom, telecommuting or quarantining at home at this special moment, we want to tell you that staying at home can be fun, exciting , far from boredom and pretty stylish too. Read on to find how.
From today, we are going to share a series of 5 celebrities’ styles at home: how they live and how they dress at home? Please stay tuned with us, get inspired to create you own gorgeous staying-at-home experience.
Aerin Lauder at Home
Aerin Rebecca Lauder Zinterhofer is an American billionaire heiress and businesswoman. As the eldest daughter of billionaire Ronald Lauder, serves as style and image director at cosmetics firm Estée Lauder, her brand is an extension of her own aesthetic: timeless, elegant, effortless, yet modern. let’s take a look at her styles at home.
Blue and white interior is always classical and timeless. A chic channeled dark-blue sofa adds modernity to this light and airy traditional living room. The way she dresses is perfect for this set–elegant, modern and relaxing.
For this picture above, the feminine light blue floral pattern on her dress echos with chinoisorie blue-and-white pillows on the sofa and blue-and-white vases on the wall.
Pink and peach dress adds a touch of softness and romance to the same vignette as above. People often say that your sofa often reflects who you are. Do you agree?
We love her pink floral dress in this modern mid-century room. Her dress is elegant and playful and make this space come alive.
Aerin loves floral pattern both in her home and on her dress. In the photo above, her large-scale floral dress nicely contrasts with a rather traditional parsley stair runner, creating a fresh feel in this vignette.
The chest and damask wallpaper are traditional yet her dress is modern, playful and elegant.
It is always feel so good just sitting at a beautiful table in your favorite pastel floral dress at home.
Enjoy your morning coffee in a casual style. Ladies, isn’t that a dream for all of us?
A more casual and relaxing look at her dressing room featured Gracie wallpaper.
Spring is coming.
Hang out in her all-white kitchen in a business casual attire.
Hang out in her all-white kitchen in a business casual attire.
So again, blue-and-white–chilled and soothing.
Another elegant dress in this elegant living room.
It is always a fun to set up a beautiful table at home.
And try to make a new cocktail.
Well, of course, spring is the perfect time for gardening.
Don’t you just love cutting some fresh branches and flowers from your back-yard garden in a sunny day?
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If you have a lot of books just like us and often wonder where you put your ever-growing collection once you’ve run out of space on your shelves, please bear this thought in your mind that books don’t just belong to your home library. That being said, yes, you can use books to decorate your home in creative ways. And yes, decorating your home with books can bring a soul and add a tasteful artsy flair to your home, making your home come alive with full of personality. Plus, Interesting books intrigue a conversation when you have guests come over or calm you down when you are home alone. Today, we are going to share 9 ideas to decorate your home with books in high style and purposeful ways.
In an Entry:
An entry is where you want to wow your guests but at the same time to make them feel inviting and warm. A stack of books have a magical power to ground any space. So displaying beautifully covered large-format books together with stunning collectable decor objects and artwork in your entry often can help achieve this goal. The key here is to choose large books with beautiful cover design and colors that nicely contrast or are cohesive with the rest of the house.
A stack of black-and-white books echo the black-framed artwork above to create a neat yet chic entry vignette.
A stack of black-and-white books pick up black from the artwork and urn bases.
Diana von Furstenburg is a powerful woman not only in fashion industry but also an active philanthropist. She sits on the board of Vital Voices, an organization that empowers emerging women leaders and social entrepreneurs, and also serves as a Director of The Diller – von Furstenberg Family Foundation, through which the designer has donated to several important causes. Yesterday, in honor of International Women’s Day, she teamed up with Amazon to launch In Charge store featuring inspirational women-owned small businesses. You can click here to check out the details.
She described her design style for her fashion in 1985 “[There are] three essential F’s in designing for women…flattering, feminine, and, above all, functional.” And she loves life. So, we couldn’t help but wander what her homes look like. Luckily, Artuitect Digest visited her Manhattan home in 2017. So let’s take a look at designer’s Manhattan home together.
The living room showcases her intuitive take for mixing colors and patterns, elements that have defined her fashion style and brand. We love how she played a low-profile box mustard sofa with her own over-sized black-and-white portrait, chic black-and-white animal print pillows and various shapes of mid-century modern wood furniture at the white wall backdrop. The portrait is by Zhang Huan; Von Furstenberg created the leopard-spot carpeting for the Rug Company. The armchair is by Michael Graves. Photo Credits: Architectural Digest
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A high style and playful home filled with well-collected art—above a vintage Salvador Dalí sofa is a Duong self-portrait; the sconces are by André Dubreuil, and the tables are by Alexandra von Furstenberg, Diane von Furstenberg’s daughter. we love this pink-on-pink color scheme. It is both flattering and feminine. A large-scaled leopard print rug anchors the space.
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Functional is key— Surrounded by Franz West chairs, the Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann table in Von Furstenberg’s office/living area often does double duty as a desk and dining table. A Joan Miró etching, a Francesco Clemente painting, and family photographs are displayed on the windowsill. Diane’s office (which also moonlights as a conference room) Photo Credits: Architectural Dig
A beautiful table set for a luncheon in honor of Anh Duong featuring Diane von Furstenberg Home plates, tumblers, and flatware
An Andy Warhol portrait of the designer is displayed near vintage chairs and a treelike table. We love this chic table setting–good for a conversation, a casual coffee break or for a reading.
So would you agree with us that her Manhattan home is bold, vibrant, a lot of mixed using of patterns and colors in an artful way just like her fashion statement?
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We came across this glamorous house and fell in love with the interiors immediately. Why? Because the interiors are airy, bright , clean-lined yet still have right doses of sophistication and classical elements. The home feels livable, and not over-stuffed. So, that being said, let’s take a look together.
Classical Black-and-White Checkered Marble Flooring at the entrance really excites our eye and breaks away from the all hardwood flooring, which injectc freshness, high-style and interests to the home.
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Also what makes this home young, fashion-forward and glamorous are those clear crystal Lucite furniture. And wait, did you see that awesome geometric pattern on the ceiling—kind of similar to the pattern on the flooring.
The archway adds interest architecture element to this home.
Pink in the artwork adds a touch of soft pop color–playful, romantic and fresh.
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Then, here comes pale French blue on kitchen island —soft and light. Shimmering pearl backsplashes are elegant and chic, echoing the translucent Lucite furniture. Brass trims on the range-hood, pendants and metal fame of the bar chairs elevate the whole kitchen.
We love a touch of brass on the hardware.
Then here is blue geometric patterned built-in banquette talks to the blue kitchen island.
a cozy and soothing breakfast nook.
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Such a great design on a wet-bar–simple, drama yet elegant.
We love the Lucite bar stools and gorgeous brass wall sculpture art installation.
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The white-on-white color palette and all open-selfing concept make this walk-in closet light, airy. The upholstered ottoman with acrylic legs make a big fashion statement here.
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Blue, pink and cream create such a relaxing, sophisticated color palette in the master bedroom.
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