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Glamorous Fairytale Bedroom

theLennoxx — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:07:39 +0000

This dreamy bedroom is designed by Kate McIntyre and was featured in Traditional Home:

The walls are covered with reindeer and trees, with the ceiling picking up the lilac tones from the wall. The four poster bed is placed on a custom hand sown cowhide rug in various shades of cream.

Color palette for this look!

The fairytale wall covering is actually a mural. The Four poster bed is custom made in polished cattle bone (which is kinda grotesque..?). Take a look at the beautiful clove leaf details on the headboard.

Just beautiful!

This cabinet is also custom made with metallic doors and branch pulls.

For the complete list of all the beautiful components of this room, visit Traditional Home’s website here!

Beautiful Contrasts

theLennoxx — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:00:51 +0000

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?

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.

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!

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!

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.

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

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!

Door frame says it all…

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!

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Home

theLennoxx — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:12:15 +0000

I think it is really fascinating to look into the homes of the rich and famous, as they have all the means to create the perfect home. This time we will take a look into actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s Long Island home. So here we go:

This is our actress in her gorgeous living room. Gwyneth obviously like her home light and classic with pops of pastels. On a side note, I adore her dress!

(image via Best Home News)

Here is another view of the living room. The cool blue sofas are balanced with warm pops of fuchsia.

(image via Best Home News)

This staircase in very simple and modern, but the wallpaper adds a warmer more “liveable” atmosphere than if it was left white.

(image via Best Home News)

Gwyneth has pale floors all over her home.

(image via Best Home News)

This dining room is the epitome of simple romantic design. The Swarovski blossom chandelier is available here for those of you who can afford it. It is $27,350.00.

(image via Best Home News)

This is Gwyneth’s daughter Apple’s bedroom. In keeping with the rest of the house, this bedroom is light and airy, with splashes of fuchsia for a girly princess look.

(image via Best Home News)

The kitchen has matte black cabinets and beige tiling.

(image via The Style Files)

Two white chandeliers adds a bit of glamour over the kitchen island, and makes a great contrast to the black cabinets.

(image via Hollyscoop)

The black wallcovering in this bathroom is designed by Kelly Wearstler and is available here.

(image via Habitually Chic)

Cool purple and white bedroom. Nice tufted headboard.

(image via Celebrity Houses)

Habitually Chic wrote a post with behind the scenes photos. You can check it out here!

Dream Home?

theLennoxx — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:37:55 +0000

On February 19th the winner of HGTV’s Dreamhome 2010 will be chosen. This is the fourteenth Dream Home since it started in 1997. The house is located in Sandia Park, New Mexico, and has eighteen rooms (counting the 3 car garage). Let’s take a look at a few of them:

Calm green bedroom with light green walls with brown and cream accents. Also, all trim and window frames are painted a demure blue. If this was my bedroom, I would paint the ceiling, I have a personal war going on with bare wood surfaces.

(view 360 degrees)

The same bedroom viewed from the bed. To the left is a “sunrise room”, separated by a wall with an open fireplace and a flat screen TV. To the right is the master bathroom, with blue sliding doors to the tub. You don’t of cause need to climb through the tub to get to the bathroom, there is a normal entry on the side.

Wall color is Sherwin-Williams Svelte Sage.

The color scheme is the same in the master bathroom, but with less brown for a lighter cleaner look.

(view 360 degrees)

One thing I noticed in this house is the extensive use of tiles. In this kitchen for example, the whole wall behind the stove is covered in tiles. This kitchen is in open plan solution with the living area though, so I guess it is a nice way of defining the kitchen area. What do You think?

(view 360 degrees)

And with that I had to cover this beautiful “casita” (as they call it), a tiny bedroom with a built in bathroom (see below). I was really surprised they made a feature wall of tiles behind the bed…

(view 360 degrees)

But it makes more sense when you see the bathroom placement. I would love to have a guest suite like this to offer my visitors, but personally I prefer a bit more privacy in the bathroom, lol!

The wall color is Sherwin-Williams Foxy.

There is just something about the color scheme in this home office that really speaks to me. I’m usually not into these muddy olive greens, but the pops of blue and red really freshens it up. Do you like it?

Wall color is Sherwin-Williams Sycamore Tan.

This second bedroom is lilac with whites and creams. Two single four poster beds invites guests to a cozy sleepover.

Wall color is Sherwin-Williams Ash Violet.

I love this detail shot. The chair is to die for, and the framed wall sconces are a great touch.

(view 360 degrees)

Which kid wouldn’t love this colorful bedroom with a Toy Story and Cowboy theme?

Turquoise and orange is a fresh color combination, but these both have black in them, which tones the colors down a lot.

The wall color is Sherwin-Williams Reflecting Pool.

Behind this wall is a bathroom shared between this room and the lilac guest bedroom.

(view 360 degrees)

So what do you think, is this your dream home? Are you entering the sweepstakes?

Actress Molly Sims’ Home

theLennoxx — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:58:41 +0000

I came across these pictures of actress Molly Sims’ beautiful home on Luxist, and as I saw the kitchen photo, I remembered reading about this home on Interior designer Kiahani Perera’s blog. Kishani, one of my favorite designers, is in fact a good friend of our actress, and is behind Molly’s Hollywood Hills home, so let’s take a look:

(you can click the pics to see full size on Luxist)

Molly has a white house with beautiful black details. I really like the larger-than-life potted trees, very simple and dramatic.

This is Molly’s dining room. Like the facade, the walls are white and the floors and trim is black. The blue velvet dining chairs looks super soft and comfy.

On the other side of the fireplace wall is a living area. Let us take a closer look:

Gray sofas with purple throw pillows and a glass chandelier to add a bit of glamour.

The kitchen is white with marble counter tops and brushed steel kitchen appliances.

I love how the glassware is arranged by color in the cabinet.

Isn’t this little girls room adorable?

This is definitely a room to grow up in.

This I presume is the master bedroom. It is seafoam green and white, with a huge bed with nailhead trim. Love the pops of color brought in by the purple lampshades. This room was later painted a deep grey, which, according to Kishani “complrtely transformed the vibe of the space from beachy to moody”.

See the result on Kishani’s blog here.

The bathroom is white too.

Here is the second living room, with a flatscreen TV.

Last but not least is Molly’s home office. I have posted some images of this room before on this website, and here are some more:

The wall seems a lot more purple in these photos.

(image via Krislyn Diaries)

Here is the same office, revamped for a photo shoot for Molly Sims’ jewelry line.

(image via Kishani Perera’s blog)

And here is the beautiful actress in her equally beautiful home!

(image from inStyle, scan via Always Adorned)

You can read more about Molly Sims’ home on Kishani Perera’s blog here and here. There are also a lot more pictures from Molly’s home on Luxist, so click if you want more!

Bewitching Colors

theLennoxx — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:59:46 +0000

David Kaplan is the designer behind this beautiful home of blues and pinks:

This beautiful light blue living room is decorated very subtly paying close attention to pattern, texture and dimension.

I think this color palette is absolutely fantastic. The colors really play off of each other. Bright, but toned down.

Take a look at the different chairs on this room. Very sculptural.

David mixes a lot of metals and metal colors in this room. Just look at the coffee table with the gold picture frames. I really like how he painted the whole mantel the same color as the walls, and used a slightly deeper tone on the molding.

The dining area is the same wall color, it might possibly be an open plan solution with the living room. Even the window frames are blue. The black dining table is very visually heavy (and probably physically heavy too), but perfectly balanced out by very light feminine chairs and beautiful flowers and chandelier.

In open plan solutions I often notice wall paneling is used to define the living room, like in this one.

Beautiful dresser.

An accent wall in a stairway. Great idea to add some color and depth!

Purple Christmas Decor

theLennoxx — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:44:42 +0000

Take a look at this fun purple, turquoise and pink table setting. I love the idea of hanging ornaments from the ceiling like this, in fact, I have done something similar in my own home, just not over the dining table. Sewing thread and hot glue gun baby! The colorful ribbons used here are pretty too. And while on the subject of pretty, check out the wallpaper over the fireplace.

(Image borrowed from House to Home)

A closer look. Very pretty indeed. Anyone know who designed it?

(Image via Flickr)

UPDATE: Thanks to Swedish blogger Åse from Interiorguiden we now know the beautiful wallpaper can be found at Osbourne & Little!

Xtina’s Bedroom Drama

theLennoxx — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:36:02 +0000

So I had a giggle when this post by Dagny at Beautiful Living popped up in my Bloglovin today. She had posted a photo featuring Christina Aguilera’s bedroom, and she didn’t exactly like it:

Xtina’s bedroom. I must admit this is not to my personal taste either, and as I often do, I started fantasizing about what would make this more to my liking. This is where my mediocre photo editing skills come into play. The first thing I would do is clean up the color palette. I do like the plum colored walls, but not paired with the yellow-beige. Altough the illuminated plateu “stairs” are fun and unexpected, it draws way too much attention from the bed. This is what I ended up with:

A cleaner and simpler version of the bedroom. The bed itself is goregous and really stands out now with white bedlinens framed by the black valances and drapes.

What about you? Is Christina’s bedroom just your style? If not, what would you change?

Christina Aguilera

Architectural Delight

theLennoxx — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:18:45 +0000

This fantastic apartment was featured in Architectural Digest as a Before and After feature. The thing that really strikes me, apart from the playful color palette, is the shiny ceilings:

Turquoise and chocolate brown living room. When you have a large feature that you want to stand out, like the huge silver mirror, you can “frame” it by opting for one chandelier on each side, instead of one in front. The gold ceiling is beautiful and functional as it reflects the light from the pair of lanterns. I am absolutely in love with the chocolate colored sofa.

The second living room is a deep purple color, accented with various shades of blues and aubergine. The area rug is hot!

This turquoise and white kitchen is amazing! I love the seating area furniture!

The bedroom walls and ceiling is completely covered in a patterned silver and white wall covering. The result is amazing, as the light is reflected everywhere, washing out all boundaries. It’s like a red bed in a cloud, lol!

If you enjoyed these designs, check out Architectural Digest here to see them in larger scale and read more!

Colorfest by Kishani Perera!

theLennoxx — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:38:08 +0000

I absolutely adore Kishani Perera’s use of color, I can’t think of anyone who uses color the same way as this girl. Take a look:

Coral red and antique-white two bed guest bedroom. The headboards are HOT! The bright color and bold fabric gives this room a 70’s vibe, but still it is so “now”!

This spectacular living room is painted a glossy gray all over. Even the huge bookshelf, which is placed directly behind the sofa, by the way. Hints of purple adds a regal touch, all topped of with a huge crystal chandelier.

Two shades of purple in this super modern bedroom. The crisp white details really pop!

Divine pink dining room. Nothing softens a room like light translucent curtains.. And what about the carpet? It’s pretty fabulous, right?

Orange hallway with crisp white furniture and accents. The lamp is designed by Jonathan Adler:

How about you? Are you bold enough to take on bright colors like these? Do you think you would grow bored of a bright color quicker than of a neutral color?

Want more? Go check out Kishani Perera’s website here!!