Modern Bungalow

07Mar13

Dwell Studio and Robert Allen continue their collaboration, this being the fourth, with a new line of vibrant indoor/outdoor Sunbrella fabrics with catchy names like “Jungalow” and “Finmark”. The best thing about most of Sunbrella fabrics is that they can be cleaned with soap and water and many can be cleaned with bleach, so say […]

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Tags: color, color schemes, Design, Dwell Studio, Modern Bungalow, Retro, Robert Allen fabrics, Sunbrella, Upholstery, using color in home

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

Brazilian Creative

28Feb13

Cristiane and Marcelo Rosenbaum, both designers, created the interiors of this 1960′s house with Brazilian folk art as the inspiration. Their main purpose was to show appreciation of Brazilian heritage, crafts, and arts. The pair did not stick with traditional surface options either, they actually created some of the coverings for the floor and walls, The […]

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Tags: Architecture, Art, Brazilian crafts and arts, cristiane, decor, Design, designer, designing to reflect national heritage and crafts, Eclectic Living Home, heritage crafts, Louisville KY

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

In Celebration of the Groove Guru

20Feb13

“If your heirs won’t fight over it, we won’t make it.” That is how committed Jonathan Adler is to creating a great product. In a fairly short amount of time Adler has grown a rather large empire after launching his first ceramic collection in 1994 at Barneys New York. He now has 20 stores worldwide, a […]

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Tags: 60's iconic style, 60's style, accessories, Design, designer, fun and colorful interiors, Interior Design, Jonathan Adler, Liberace, Malibu Barbie Dream House designer, maximalism, Mid-Century Modern, Modern, Simon Doonan, using color in home

A Study in Contrasts

19Feb13

A condo, part of a former warehouse, on Portland’s NW 13th avenue provides an excellent example of balance achieved through contrasts. Designer Jessica Helgerson started by painting the beams a dark grey and the walls a soft white then by adding soft grey upholstery, whisky toned woods and leathers, and heavy textiles, provided a perfect […]

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Tags: accessories, color schemes, Design, designer, Eclectic Living, Interior Design, Jessica Helgerson, Louisville KY, Mid-Century, Mid-Century Modern, Modern, using contrast in design, using wood and leather, Wood

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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Tags: "The Coolest Family in the World", accessories, color, color schemes, decor, Design, designer, Eclectic Living, Home by Novogratz, Interior Design, Louisville KY, Modern, The Novogratz, unique color schemes, unusual accessories, using color in home