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Jeneration Interiors

theLennoxx — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:05:55 +0000

Today I want to share some beautiful interiors designed by Jennifer of Jeneration Interiors. The color palette of this home is subtle with exciting pops of color and the accents are really dramatic. Just how we like it, right?

I love it when the two end chairs are taller than the rest like Jennifer did here. The walls are sage green and the dark stained floor is just beautiful. The pointed ceiling sets a perfect frame to this dining room.

This is the view from the opposite end of the dining table. That coral red chair looks pretty snug. I remember seeing Kelly Wearstler sitting in a chair like that, did she design it? The golden Gothic mirror is pretty cool too.

French doors open up into a lush green garden. I want to pick the urnes on the table out of this picture and place them on my own table, ha ha!

This is the garden outside of the dining room. It’s so cozy, reminds me of The Shire (home of the hobbits in LOTR).

The bedroom is ultra glam with a pearl colored padded bed and one wall completely mirrored. The golden tassel lamp in the corner is so fun and unexpected.

Color Palette for this bedroom: The walls looks something like Pantone 408 C. Area rug, curtains and bed are all a softer creamier shade of beige, with contrasting dark stained furniture. Emerald green and red are used as accent colors to really spice it up.

French doors open up from the bedroom onto a veranda. A perfect place to drink your morning coffee. Fantastic view!

Round Mirrors

theLennoxx — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:44:07 +0000

I once read “a mirror is like a window you can hang on any wall”. This has really stuck with me, and I love seeing how designers use mirrors on to lead natural light into the darker spaces of a room. Here are a couple of examples, all with round mirrors:

Behind this cozy beige living area is a dining area, with a deep brown accent wall. See the four round mirrors?

(Fluegge Interior Design via Houzz)

Here they are in all their glory. I love the heavy frames on the dark wall, it looks very dramatic.

(Fluegge Interior Design via Houzz)

A closeup of one of the mirrors. In the reflection you can see even more round mirrors on the opposite wall!

(Fluegge Interior Design via Houzz)

This stairway is decorated with multiple round mirrors. The reflective mirrors on the rich wall are like reverse wormholes (whatever that would be?). I adore this!

(Amaroso Design)

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!

Matte Drama

theLennoxx — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:33:39 +0000

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Hot and Spicy: Moroccan Style

theLennoxx — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:11:44 +0000

Lovely reader Hilary so kindly requested a Moroccan theme post as inspiration for her bedroom makeover. Ask and you shall receive! My first thought off cause went to these dreamy interiors by Jeffers Design Group:

This tiny seating area is a feast for the eye with it’s great shapes, proportion and color. Hypnotizing!

The seating area is situated in a hallway in front of this staircase. I know the Moroccan style incorporates a lot of geometrical patterns and beautiful tiles, but I haven’t seen it combined into a beautiful hardwood floor like this before. And what do you think about the carpeting on the stairs? Looks like someone went up before and left a trail of rose petal for you to follow. Very inviting =)

This coral pink living room is topped off with a yellow ceiling and beige furniture. The furniture is pretty low set and simple in design, serving as the perfect backdrop for layering of pillows and fabrics of bright colors and beautiful pattern.

Those built in shelves!!

A simple but dramatic vignette with a mirror, two symmetrically arranged sculptures and a tray with silver tea service. The high gloss cabinet even has a tassel handle!

First thing you notice when walking through the door of this bedroom, apart from the fantastic door itself, has to be that ceiling.

Golden beige bedroom with every possible shade and hue of coral. Spicy hot colors!

View from the bed. There are so much detail here, even the lamp shades have beaded fringes.

I just could not leave this dressing room out.

When I think about Moroccan style interiors I think tassels, trays, big soft throw pillows and layering of hot fabrics. Oh yeah, the lanterns and incense too off cause!

Finally!

theLennoxx — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:44:55 +0000

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?

And here it is.

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.

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?

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

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

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!

Dramatic Apartment Bedroom

theLennoxx — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:14:32 +0000

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

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!

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.

A Twist of Lemon

theLennoxx — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:09:50 +0000

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

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!

Everything in this room is so.. wow!

This ottoman coffee table is spectacular!

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!