admitting you need help is the first step...
Here in Nashville, there are many houses that were built in the 1960s and 1970s. I see a lot of entry floors from that era that look exactly like this:
Existing Entry Floor
This client had grown weary of her dark, dated entry but wasn’t sure she wanted to completely redo the floor.
Entry Before
| Cath Kidston Ltd was founded in 1993 when designer Cath Kidston opened a tiny shop in London’s Holland Park. She began by selling the vintage fabrics, wallpapers, and brightly-painted junk furniture she remembered fondly from her childhood. Her clever, witty re-working of traditional English country house style meant that her shop soon became a cult success. |  |
Gradually Cath began to design her own prints and products. Her work is typically practical, quirky, and often with a distinctive floral print. Her product lines now include women’s and kids’ fashion and an extensive range of homewares.
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I stumbled upon some lovely inspiration over the weekend. Lace Beauty Lab is a high-end salon in Miami Beach, Florida. It’s interiors are bold retro, and deliciously confectionary. Designed by Doug Meyer, Lace Beauty Lab is old-school 1950′s Miami glamor with Mediterranean and Moroccan accents. |
I love the turquoise blue walls shamelessly paired with the kelly green ceiling. These colors look fabulous with the white and silver accents. And check out the fabulous star-and-ball ornament light fixtures. Meyer describes it as “Miami Beach,1968, meets Dorothy Draper meets Tangier of the 1970s.”
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There’s been a lot of talk over the last couple of years about defining your signature decorating style in a sound bite – I think it all started with “Shabby Chic.” Designers and decorators started coming up with 2-word catch phrases for their style. A few years back a couple of women started their own business where you sent them several hundred dollars, and they told you what your signature style was based your answers to a series of questions. This was supposed to get you focused so that you acquire new things with purpose and stay focused on your vision. |
| Kelly Wearstler ranks among the design industry’s most influential new tastemakers. Acclaimed for trendsetting designs, Kelly is the founder and principal of the award-winning Los Angeles-based firm House of KWID (Kelly Wearstler Interior Design). She is well-known for colorful mod-baroque commercial interiors, such as those of the Viceroy hotels in Palm Springs and Santa Monica, the Avalon in Beverly Hills, and the Tides in Miami Beach. She’s married to a hotel developer (convenient, huh?) and has two young sons. |  |
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