Sleeping Beauties

06Mar13

All of these bedrooms have one thing in common, they all personify the style of their owners. Whether it be through a dynamic color scheme or the dramatic contrasts through the use of accessories, fabrics, and wallpaper, they all enjoy their own unique brand of personality. Many feel the bedroom should be filled with neutrals […]

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Tags: accessories, Bedrooms with personality, color, color schemes, color schemes for bedrooms, decor, Design, design ideas for bedrooms, Eclectic Living, Interior Design, Louisville KY, Sleeping Beauties, using color in home

Retro Collective

26Feb13

Tim and Neryl, owners of this home in Melbourne, met on the dance floor of a night club and are still rockin’ it today. The two artists share the home with their baby Ivy, Marvin the cat, and a huge collection of vintage signs, accessories, toys, and furniture. Although it’s hard to choose, my personal […]

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Tags: accessories, Art, color, decor, Eclectic Living, Interior Design, Louisville KY, Mid-Century Modern, Retro, Retro Collective, vintage, vintage decor, vintage signs

Artist in Residence

22Feb13

Melbourne-based artist Kirra Jamison is lucky enough to occupy this two story warehouse building which provides plenty of room for her studio on the bottom floor and her open plan living space on top. Jamison has filled the space with colorful art, accessories, and plants, not to mention a swing. Who doesn’t want a swing […]

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Tags: Art, artist, artist in residence, arts, color, colorful art, colorful warehouse, decor, Design, Eclectic Living, Interior Design, Kirra Jamison, using color in home

English Cottage Eclectic

21Feb13

Interior Designer Sasha Emerson found herself rambling around a now quiet 4500 square foot home after sending two kids off to college and having one teenager at home that was soon to follow them. So she decided to downsize by moving into this English style cottage located in L.A.’s Hancock Park neighborhood. Emerson wasted no […]

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Tags: color, decorating with junk store finds, Dunbar sofa, eclectic English cottage, Eclectic Living, Interior Design, Louisville KY, Mid-Century, Mid-Century Modern, Paul Smith fabric, Sasha Emerson, Thonet chairs, vintage

Saskatoon Style

18Feb13

Located in Saskatoon, a city in Saskatchewan, Canada and with huge windows offering views of the Saskatchewan River, this hotel chic home didn’t always look this stylish. “When we eventually found this house it had the most bland and boring interior you’ve ever seen! You can redesign a house, but you can’t create a view as […]

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Tags: Atmosphere Interior Design, color schemes, Curtis Elmy, Design, designer, Eclectic Living, Interior Design, Louisville KY, Saskatchewan River views, Saskatoon Style, Trevor Ciona, using color in home

Novogratz Style

15Feb13

I have been a huge fan since their 2010 show “9 By Design” and still think Cortney and Bob Novogratz, hosts of HGTVs Home by Novogratz, are the most exciting design team to come on the scene for quite some time. Sure, you may not find everything they do to your liking, but they always […]

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Conquer Your Color Fears

09Feb13

If you have a small space it’s best to stick to whites and neutrals, right? Not so says architect and designer Adriana Yazbek, and I think she proves her point with this delightful little apartment.  Yazbek found after renovating the space that is was filled with natural light and feels there is “no more powerful […]

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Eclectic Edwardian

07Feb13

Upon entering this home you are greeted by wildebeest and water buffalo heads, both donning very stylish hats, and you know this is no ordinary Edwardian home. Located in Rye, England the house was in deplorable condition when Marcus and Gareth found it, unable to even enter it for 2 months due to safety precautions. […]

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Tags: accessories, Art, color, decor, Design, Eclectic Edwardian home, Eclectic Living, Interior Design, Louisville KY, Rye England, vintage

Tea+Trunk Show=Helping Local Charity

05Feb13

We had a great turnout for our own little charity event, the “Shop With Heart” Trunk Show, at the store this weekend. Kate Halaris, a local ambassador for Noonday Collection, presented truly beautiful and unique jewelry made by global artisans. The pieces were quite popular among our guests who happily placed many orders. Noonday Collection is a wonderful […]

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Tags: accessories, Art, color, Eclectic Living, help a Louisville KY charity, Home of the Innocents, Kate Halaris, Louisville KY, Louisville Tea Company, Nick Spears and Nicolette Boese, Noonday Collection, USAToday, wonderful teas of Louisville Tea Company

A Winter Haven

04Feb13

John Guy had always wanted to design and build his own home but when he saw this 1970′s stone house located on an idyllic landscape, he couldn’t pass it up.  The house had been neglected for 20 years and was a series of dark rooms with low ceilings that Guy has transformed into warm, inviting, […]

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Tags: A Winter Haven, Architecture, color, color schemes, Design, Eclectic Living, fireplaces, Interior Design, Louisville KY, vintage, warm color palette, Wood