San Francisco based design firm Charles De Lisle Workshop specializes in artisan designed furnishings, lighting and art. Who’s up for some artistic eye candy?

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Have you ever seen a coffee table like that? A pile of rope in a glass box. It looks so much better that it sounds.

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The ocean art on the right is really big. If you go back to the first picture, see how it is the perfect size behind the sofa, as if it was hanging right above it?  Impressing design!

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Absolutely love the heavy raw wood console with the beautiful vignette contrasting both the classic architecture and the very sleek modern furniture. I want this!

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The golden side tables probably specially designed by Charles De Lisle Workshop. If you can’t afford custom, both Neiman Marcus and Z Gallerie have alternatives.

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The Color Palette: Wall color could be Pantone Warm Gray 3C, or the slightly less red analog BM Rollex Siding Cobblestone.

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A calm and beautiful bedroom of beige and crisp white on dark hardwood floor. I don’t understand how one can make an orange Arne Jacobsen egg chair (1958) look so elegant!

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Door frame says it all…

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The contrast between simple modern furniture, raw materials and classic beauty is readily visible in this dining room too. Take a look at that light fixture!

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Interior Design husband and wife team Stephen and Gail  Huberman of SGH Interiors are behind these dramatically beautiful interiors:

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All walls are painted a matte gray color with crisp white ceiling and dark hardwood floors. The end wall of this living room is devoted to displaying beautiful sculptural items on custom built shelves. Take a look at the beautiful Gothic style mirror over the fireplace, and the cowhide bench.

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Using the same color as the walls on the shelves and other larger pieces like this beautiful wing chair, other items really stands out, like that console table. It looks like a half wheel with arrow spokes. Wish we could see the rest of it.

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A folding wall with a blue and green landscape of trees is placed as a backdrop for what looks to be a staircase sculpture.

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The “heavy” matte walls are repeatedly contrasted by tall transparent glass items such as candle sticks, vases and apothecary jars.  I really like the way this dining table is framed by the etageres.

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Have you ever seen texture like this on a wall? Me neither!

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Jeneration Interiors is behind this fabulous home of contemporary bliss. We have seen a lot of bright colors in contemporary design lately, so this more muted palette is a nice change around here.

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So many lovely details, where do we start? Well, how about the gorgeous wall color? It looks like Benjamin Moore’s Kendall Charcoal. The furnishings and accents are really dramatic, with pops of “muddy” colors and glass ornaments for a touch of glam. Lets take a closer look at this living room:

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Everything in this room is fabulous, from the glass orbit chandelier to the black and white geometric area rug to the black and brass bamboo beach style chair.

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The black and gold credenza is the perfect base for a simple but dramatic vignette. It is all about proportion here, just look at the fantastic wing chair and the coffee table. The horn end table is available at Z Gallerie.

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A black chandelier lights up this reflective chrome dining table. One row of deep red dining chairs is exchanged for a white-and-brass bench seat.

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Here’s more of the cool vases like the ones on the coffee table.

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Can’t omit this beautiful vignette. Is it just me or is this huge? Look at the winged chair and the brass chair in comparison.. They both look tiny! Another great example of dramatic proportion.

(Learn how to create a perfect vignette here!)

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The black details are exchanged for brown to keep a softer look for this bedroom. Again, Jennifer of Jeneration Interiors plays with proportion.

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This cozy nook for dining includes bench seating and white marble table top. The art deco chandelier is really making it’s way back in the world of contemporary design.

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If you enjoyed this post, go to this site to see the full pictures, so pretty!

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A lovely gray living room. The large clean surfaces are broken up with subtle patterns and textures on fabrics, adding depth and interest to the room. The focal point of this room is obviously the fantastic painting over the sofa:

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I love these painting, but I can’t for the life of me remember who the artist is. Do you?

UPDATE: It hit me like a rock; painting is by James Nares!!

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This is a second seating area. Those sofas are the hotness!

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Gorgeous greige bedroom with a simple seating area for relaxing with a good book.

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These beautiful designs are the creation of Kara Mann, you can see more of her work at her website here!

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Fun idea: use a mantle as a frame for your headboard! We already saw how to use a mantle to camouflage the TV when not watching.

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The padded headboard is simply placed inside the mantle (or is it the other way around?)

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Cute bedroom.  Very girly.

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You can see more photos from this room at Cottage Magpie!

I absolutely love peeking into the homes of “normal people” and see what design solutions they have come up with. This bedroom from HGTV’s Rate My Space  added by user Drmerwoman, I found particularly beautiful and inspiring:

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A soft taupe colored wall and carpet is topped of with a slightly lighter beige ceiling. Deep brown furniture, and the bed looks to be upholstered with some sort of velour or suede. A hint of color is introduced through teal colored throw pillows.

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I love how she didn’t go overboard on the color, but keeps it very toned down and in the same color depth as the walls. This makes the white really pop! The quilt is so structural and pretty, it is from pottery barn, get it here!

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The infamous white Barcelona Chair fits in perfectly with its sleek timeless design. Paired with a silver finish side table and white shaded floor lamp, it constitutes the perfect little reading corner.

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Visit Drmerwoman’s site on HGTV here to read more about this room, in her comments you can find the answer to what colors she used on her walls and where she got the rest of her stuff!

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A ray of sunshine from one of my favorite designers, Eileen Kathryn Boyd. I love the classic cream color hues she put together with mimosa yellow. In most cases the yellow would really take all of your eyes attention when paired with a neutral background, but see how Eileen has balanced the color throughout the room. The chairs and throw pillows  are the major sources of color, and the yellow ribbons on the curtains balance the color throughout the room.  It is all in the symmetry and balance here. See more of Eileen’s work here!

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Take a look at this gorgeous living room designed by Kim Coleman:

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Greige and cream living room with olive green (my fave color) chairs and details.

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I love how Kim combines ultra classic with super modern. You wouldn’t guess there would be a zebra skin rug in this living room from looking at the top pic, would you?

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View Kim Coleman’s interior design portfolio here!

It is always fun to see what a huge impact all the little details in a room make. This bedroom from House to Home is done in four different ways, lets take a look:

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A lovely calm and sophisticated bedroom with cream walls and carpets, accented by cold brown, white and peachy pinks.The medium stained wood furniture really brings warmth to this room.

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The same room, with an ice cold make over. The walls have been painted a cold shade of blue, the furniture is light and bare, and the accessory color is a neutral white. The low headboard allows for a pretty winter landscape painting above the bed.

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A cold jewel purple wall color is heated up by a warm tone of pink in this romantic country style bedroom. The bed has gone from wood to white metal. Frame-less mirrors in all shapes and sizes decorate the walls.

UPDATE: View Paint Color Suggestion for this Room here!

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A very neutral tone of greige on the walls, with simple white furniture. And to save this room from bland-ness, the accessory color is a subtle yellow. Very pretty!

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It strikes me what a huge difference the choise of furniture makes. The first and last room both have pretty neutral wall colors,

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Have you ever seen a baby nursery like this? The theme is glamour, and it is put to life with a color scheme of grey and cold purple.

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The most glamorous changing furniture ever.. with built in trash cans. That mirror is…

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..a changing table!

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I know there are a lot of controversy around putting a chandelier in a baby nursery, but it’s all good when it isn’t placed directly over the crib, right? It sure adds to the theme. And the ceiling is just amazing!

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You can read more about this nursery design on Little Crown Interior’s site!