Archive for the ‘Dramatic’ Category

Before creating this website, I had a tiny file on my computer with my favorite interior pictures. That tiny file has grown into 500 files with 7000 images by the way. But I digress. Well, one of the pictures in that tiny file of mine was a smaller version of the pic below. Ever since then I have been in love with the print hanging over the sofa, but haven’t been able to find out anything about it. Yesterday as I was looking through the portfolio of Kwinter & Co Design, it turned up again, and now I am asking you if you happen to know anything about it?

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And here it is.

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Now let’s take a look at the rest of this gorgeous room. The living room is actually white with rich gray carpeting and a beige cowhide flower rug (available here). The wall behind the gray velour sofa is completely covered in mirrors. Nice glass coffee table too.

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Side view. Black lamp shades are pretty and creates a good mood, but is not for lighting up, that’s for sure. But who cares when you have windows like that in the living room?

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A folding screen is mounted on the wall as artwork behind a white cabinet.

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Here is a closer look at the deep brown armchairs. Beautiful carvings and nailhead trim.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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Beautiful dresser.

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

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This modern apartment bedroom is designed by Beth Whitlinger and is done in a black and white theme:

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Rooms that have a black and white theme often has white walls. I love how Beth chose a subtle beige instead, making the white details really pop!

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On the wall opposite of the bed, Beth placed a desk. Disguised as a framed print is a flat screen TV! I really like how she created a very simple vignette on the desk. The objects cutting off some of the TV frame gives the impression of art instead of TV.

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Michael Partenio is the photographer behind these beautiful pictures (click images to see full size on Michael’s site):

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Gray walls, white trim and area rugs against dark hardwood floors.  Check out the mega vignette on the bookshelf, half the sea is fitted in there!

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Everything in this room is so.. wow!

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This ottoman coffee table is spectacular!

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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)

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

(Image via Flickr)

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

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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:

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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:

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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.

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

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Cream living room with the prettiest windows ever! It would be a sin to cover those up with curtains, lol!

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The beige sofa is pretty much backless.

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A mirrored wall accent adds a touch of glamor to this living room, with good help from the multiple silver candlesticks in the fireplace.

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The dining room is tan and coral. Fun bubble-chandelier!

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The dining table looks more like a kitchen island to me. Tall and rigid.

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One thing I always look for when I see a mirror, is the reflection of the photographer. Do you?

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View more gorgeous designs by Jeffers Design Group here!!

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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:

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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.

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

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

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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!

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

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Time for some funky designs by interior designer Anne Coyle:

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Black and white striped wallpaper adds an element of fun to this living room. The gray velour sofa looks super soft!

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Now this is what I would call a Funky bed! Black bedroom with pink velour bed and smoky green bedside tables! Oh, and how about that black and white zig-zag floor?!

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A flat screen TV blends in with picture frames of various shapes and sizes. A plexi glass shelving unit acts as a magazine library.

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Cozy bedroom seating area consisting of a corner sectional couch and a super low octagonal coffee table.

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See more hot designs on Anne’s website here!

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Love the color combo of gray and “gold” in this super modern bedroom.

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The bedroom seating area is really nice.

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Beige sofa with brown and gold throw pillows. Contrasting textures, demure colors and bold shapes are key elements in this gorgeous bedroom.

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Between the bed and seating area is yet another seating option!

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The white tulip table is a design classic. Here combined with simple wood chairs on metal frames.

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The console table-mirror combo is a popular way of dressing a wall where nothing else is going on.. Nice zebra mirror, and the lamps are hot!

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Designs by Beth Haley, visit her site here!!