MILIEU - New Magazine Alert

Last week in the mail I received a gratis copy of a new design magazine, MILIEU.  It is outstanding!  This issue was their Winter White issue and features many beautiful homes, Darryl Carter's fantastic DC store, and even a feature on England.  The design that is featured is sleek and a bit on the contemporary side it's a great magazine for all to read... Great articles and beautiful photography.

A Hollywood hills home with interiors by Kelly Schandel is gorgeous!  The white walls and white upholstery make the accessories, artwork, and those views pop!!  I love the floating shelves to the left of the fireplace... (This is a very easy DIY project.  I have white lacquer flanking my fireplace - love.)

This is my fav!!!  This is definitely going in my file for my "forever home".  There isn't one thing I don't love about it.  What if I told you it's a bachelor pad...  Would you believe me??  We'll that is exactly what it is.  Located in the Mountain Brook suburb of Birmingham, AL with interiors by Patti Woods.  Gorgeous!  You have to visit the website to see the rest if the photographs. (When you do please notice the doors that flank the fireplace in the living room... To die for!!!)

A Mexican inspired home by designer Jan Barboglio who was born and raised in the neighboring country.  An American designer who returns to the Mexican culture for her inspiration.  I love the chest to the right of the bed... All that carving, oh my goodness!

Darryl Carter's Washington, DC store and also featured is a Q & A with Mr. Carter that is worth the read.  A very interesting article.  I especially was drawn to how fate lead him to interior design.  

Amazing inspirational photographs from England!!!  Can I pack my bags and go now???

This magazine has it all and I definitely recommend you visit their website and get a subscription! 

http://milieu-mag.com/Department?departmentId=3

Waterlogue

Best app ever!!  Waterlogue takes your photos and recreates them in watercolor drawings.  In design school I learned to do this with markers to render rooms for presentations.  This app does the same thing but you use it after the room is finished so... Not much help for presentations but it is still cool as heck!  Below are real photos and then the Waterlogue image.

Wishful

I am happy to report that we got a lot done on our house this weekend!! Master bathroom beadboard is up and looks fabulous!  We need to finish painting and install the mirror and artwork but we are almost there.  We painted the beadboard Sherwin Williams alabaster and I love it!!  Not too stark white.  I will share pictures once we are done.  The beadboard turned out so great that I am very ready to start on the dining room!  Wainscoting, new sisal, and wallpaper... Can not wait!

I like this simple wainscoting... A little more up to date.

And I definitely want a darker sisal this go round.

And this black and white wallpaper... I LOVE it!

And if I could do it all over again these French doors would be amazing!

Fun Rooms

Just a few fun room photos for today!

This bedroom is in a tiny apartment in NYC and the space has all been used but it doesn't look crowded.  By keeping the majority of the walls, furniture, and bedding white it prevents the room from looking junky.  And the painting above the bed and the leopard stools at the foot of the bed compliment one another but also form the focal point of the room.  And I love the gallery art wall!

This shot looks like it came right out of the 60's but for some reason I love it.  The chocolate brown rug is so great and the hint of lavender makes the room. 

The below living room is so chic! I love how everything is a neutral pallet

except the green accessories and pink flowers.  I can not stress enough how much I love a neutral room... I am a sucker for change and a neutral room makes it so easy to switch out your accessories to get a totally different look!  Love this cocktail table too.

 

 

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I Love this wallpaper!!  The black and white is right up my alley and the pattern is simple but interesting.  I found this picture in the LuxeSource magazine (along with many other amazing rooms) and immediately was drawn to it.  I also love the sconces and the face art.  

 

 

Penn and I have been toying with redoing our dining room.  Like I mentioned yesterday old houses have their quirks and it turns out the previous owners painted the entire house white before they put it on the market.  However, they did not PRIME the walls!!!  They just painted latex over oil base paint which is a major No No.  What's happening is that the latex is bubbling up in places because it doesn't adhere to oil paint and is causing me real nightmares.  We have two options... sand all the paint off the walls, prime, and then repaint.  OR we could add wainscoting around the dining room and then add new sheet rock above the wainscoting.  Option number two solves two problems... it will also hide the painted knotty pine walls (and I could get my awesome wallpaper!)

Something like this...

 

 

Hampton's Magazine - Libby Langdon

 

Weekend Update

Happy Monday!  We had a productive weekend.  We put up beadboard in the master bathroom and it looks fab!!  Still needs paint and a little wood filler for the seams but already it looks so much better.  Old houses have their challenges and this little bathroom proved to be one.  The walls are not square making installing wood trim difficult.  We chose the breadboard look to avoid using base molding that isn't as flexible as shoe molding. I really love the chair molding that we used...  We laid three chair moldings out before we made any purchases so we could get the full effect.  The one we chose had a little interest without being overwhelming and was the middle size. We aren't finished but I wanted to give you a sneak peek! 

Pardon me for my lack of posts this week... I have had morning meetings both Wednesday and Thursday.  Anyway... I stumbled across the BEAUTIFUL home of Atlanta designer Kay Douglass.  I completely love it.

 

The exterior of the home is gorgeous.  A Tudor style with a high pitched roof and the slightly white washed brick.  The lantern is perfect above the wooden front door and the what I am assuming is fig ivy growing on the entry façade.

 

Clean crisp white walls can do a lot for any room... especially if you don't get enough natural light.  I always recommend a satin finish to reflect the light.  Kay's living room below is so simple yet stunning.  I love the white walls, white curtains, and the white furniture with pops of yellow.  And my absolute FAVORITE thing is the antler sphere chandelier.  Stunning! And the way it reflects in the mirror is a major bonus. Notice how she uses the rustic tables in front of the sofas to bring in the rustic chandelier.  

 

 Check out a close up of one of the sofas... So cool! She found the object above the sofa on a trip to Belgium... get this, it's a part of an old farm tool!!  What a unique way to incorporate a trip to remember and also a great conversation starter.  Love this! 

 

 This kitchen is to die for... the bar/island is both functional and good looking.  Notice the double seater barstools.  This is a great way to get extra seating with out a row of barstools that you are always having to straighten.  The legs on these particular bar stools are white washed which is a great idea.  Had they been stained brown they would have taken away from the entire feel of the room.

 

 We sell a version of these rattan woven pendants in the showroom and they are so great!  Where typically you see metal or glass fixtures in kitchens the use of natural product softens the metal appliances.  All please note the ceiling planks!  Love this!!

 

For more information be sure to visit http://www.atlantahomesmag.com/article/cleverly-conceived to see other pictures of Kay Douglass' home and to read the article.