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Showing posts with label Home Interior. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home Interior. Show all posts
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Minimalist Home İnterior
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Minimalistic Glass Tables
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Sunday, December 26, 2010
Home Interior Decorating Ideas
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There is probably nothing more rewarding after a hard day’s work than retiring to a house that you have decorated yourself. When you want your house to be truly unique, exercising creative control is your best option. Home interior decorating brings out your individuality; it also challenges your resourcefulness to choose materials that you like that are both appropriate and reasonably priced.
Contrary to popular belief, decorating a house can be done by most anybody. Some people may not be too confident with their skill so they hire professional decorators, which costs them a bit more. To decorate your own home tastefully, you should have an understanding of the basic principles of color, lighting, and style, as well as a solid idea of the preferred ambiance. Learning these basics will give you confidence to do your own home interior decorating.
The following are some to the things that every beginner interior designer should ponder before proceeding to alter any room in the house.
Theme – One must ask this question, first and foremost: What ambiance is desired for the house? There are many themes to choose from. Some might want their abode to look like a Japanese tea house. Some may be inclined to go tropical. A few others may prefer a Victorian style. Regardless of choice, a theme unites all other aspects of home interior decorating. Without a solid theme, it will be harder to come up with a cohesive style.
Color – Many people are intimidated by the task of styling their houses because they feel that they are not very good with color harmony. Colors are actually fun to play with, and choosing them is largely dependent on the theme. While no one can go wrong with black, white, and neutral colors, it would be a waste not to play with the other hues and shades in the color chart.
Along with the theme, the choice of colors should be further guided by your personal preference. For instance, a contemporary styled bedroom may have walls, ceilings, curtains and rugs in neutral colors, but you may inject your personality by adding accents of your favorite color, such as blue pillow cases and doilies. You may also want to play with monochromatic colors: a single color comes in many hues, shades, and saturation levels, each of which is appropriate to specific items in the room. The importance of a theme cannot be overstated.
Materials and Accessories – Again, depending on the home interior decorating theme you are going for, the items may be made of common materials, such as metal and wood. A tightly themed house always has a few items of interest, such as unique art, that serves as centerpieces and often becoming instant subjects of conversation. One can display favorite statues or valuable relics picked up at an art gallery or antique shop for this purpose.
Lights – Without appropriate illumination, any well-decorated home will not look as good as its potential. You should consider the quality of light that comes from the windows, as well as the type, intensity, and color of light that comes from overhead lighting and lamps. A good lighting system should be able to showcase the room’s style, the items that are being displayed, and should contribute to the overall ambiance.
Browsing through magazines, TV shows, consulting with professionals, and going back to one’s basic knowledge of art and style will help you, the budding decorator, come up with the look that you desires for your design. Home interior decorating is a very enjoyable activity, especially when you enjoy the results of your creative efforts.
home interior design
Contrary to popular belief, decorating a house can be done by most anybody. Some people may not be too confident with their skill so they hire professional decorators, which costs them a bit more. To decorate your own home tastefully, you should have an understanding of the basic principles of color, lighting, and style, as well as a solid idea of the preferred ambiance. Learning these basics will give you confidence to do your own home interior decorating.
The following are some to the things that every beginner interior designer should ponder before proceeding to alter any room in the house.
Theme – One must ask this question, first and foremost: What ambiance is desired for the house? There are many themes to choose from. Some might want their abode to look like a Japanese tea house. Some may be inclined to go tropical. A few others may prefer a Victorian style. Regardless of choice, a theme unites all other aspects of home interior decorating. Without a solid theme, it will be harder to come up with a cohesive style.
Color – Many people are intimidated by the task of styling their houses because they feel that they are not very good with color harmony. Colors are actually fun to play with, and choosing them is largely dependent on the theme. While no one can go wrong with black, white, and neutral colors, it would be a waste not to play with the other hues and shades in the color chart.
Along with the theme, the choice of colors should be further guided by your personal preference. For instance, a contemporary styled bedroom may have walls, ceilings, curtains and rugs in neutral colors, but you may inject your personality by adding accents of your favorite color, such as blue pillow cases and doilies. You may also want to play with monochromatic colors: a single color comes in many hues, shades, and saturation levels, each of which is appropriate to specific items in the room. The importance of a theme cannot be overstated.
Materials and Accessories – Again, depending on the home interior decorating theme you are going for, the items may be made of common materials, such as metal and wood. A tightly themed house always has a few items of interest, such as unique art, that serves as centerpieces and often becoming instant subjects of conversation. One can display favorite statues or valuable relics picked up at an art gallery or antique shop for this purpose.
Lights – Without appropriate illumination, any well-decorated home will not look as good as its potential. You should consider the quality of light that comes from the windows, as well as the type, intensity, and color of light that comes from overhead lighting and lamps. A good lighting system should be able to showcase the room’s style, the items that are being displayed, and should contribute to the overall ambiance.
Browsing through magazines, TV shows, consulting with professionals, and going back to one’s basic knowledge of art and style will help you, the budding decorator, come up with the look that you desires for your design. Home interior decorating is a very enjoyable activity, especially when you enjoy the results of your creative efforts.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
At Home and Work with Kimberly Ayres
Kimberly Ayres could have been another casualty of the demise of Domino magazine but since the photos of her home and office were taken by my friend Eric Cahan, I get to introduce you to this Designer to Watch for 2009 instead! Kimberly, like many designers, started out renovating and decorating her own houses while she was practicing law as a way to relax. Luckily for the design world, law was not her calling and as she told me, "friends began to ask for decorating advice and I realized I might have a chance to do something I loved and I couldn't be happier with my career switch!"
"After completing studies at International Fine Arts in Miami and at UCLA in Los Angeles, Kimberly jumped head first into an apprenticeship with internationally renowned designer Kelly Wearstler, and continued her development with designer Michael Lee in Malibu. In 2000, Kimberly launched Kimberly Ayres Interior Design in Los Angeles where she quickly established a notable clientele and reputation for deftly mixing eras and cultures. In 2006, she opened her much admired Kimberly Ayres Home furnishings and accessories store in San Francisco."In the breakfast room, the parterre and curtain fabric is from Raoul Textiles in Santa Barbara. The table is vintage from Blackman Cruz. The chairs are vintage from Kimberly's friend and boutique owner Gabriella Sarlo. The chandelier is vintage. "For parties, we clear out the chairs and this table becomes the bar," says Kimberly.
The room above is the dining room in Kimberly's apartment. Her description cracks me up! "This apartment was loaded with mirrored walls when I found it. Really scary on a bad hair day. Most were removed, but I kept this one. The artwork is a collage created by Lulu de Kwiatkowski from an Eric Cahan photograph. My all-time favorite ebay purchase is the blue pigskin/suede sideboard. The parson's table and the chairs are vintage. The chandelier is Moth Design from my store."
In Kimberly's bedroom, the bed is from Oly and the lamp is from Christopher Spitzmiller. The wallpaper is the Montague print from Twenty2. The curtain fabric is from Nina Campbell and the table is the Bungalow 5 Jacqui Side Table from Eboniste. The painting is vintage.
A beautiful bedroom vignette close up.
In the guest room, the headboard is custom and the pillow fabric is Christopher Farr - Cloth. Kimberly says, "I love this quilt. It's designed and made by hand by my friend, Michael Pechenski." Moroccan lantern is an ebay find. I think the best thing about Kimberly's apartment is all the new sources and vendors that she has introduced to us all!
Kimberly's desk in her office is by Jonathan Adler but the cabinets and chair are vintage. The wallpaper is grasscloth from Twenty2 and looks like a great alternative to Phillip Jeffries, my usual source. "The french plaster sconce is by Moth Design, one of the lines we sell in the showroom," says Kimberly.
I posted this photo once before and it received a very positive response and now I can tell you that the vintage desk, lacquered in Farrow and Ball Dix Blue, is where Kimberly's lucky assistant, Angel Tasso, sits. The wallpaper is grasscloth in Neptune from Twenty2 while the lamp and chandelier are Moth Design in silver leaf finish. The chair is vintage and the drawing was found at Blackman Cruz.
"This room is in my office in San Francisco. The building is a tiny 1890's cottage in the Design District, serving as both my design studio and a showroom for the furnishings I sell. We carry new lines of lighting, accessories, wallpaper and fabric, as well as all sorts of vintage furnishings."I think we can all agree that interior designer Kimberly Ayres made a great career switch and the design world had better look out! She's definitely one to watch and I can't wait to see what she does next!
Photos by Eric Cahan
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Home Interior Design
Before you start considering spending your hard earned money on decorators and interior designers maybe you should consider carrying out the work yourself.
You will find it fun and exhilarating , watch your home come alive with your designs and ideas. If you want to redecorate your entire home interior design software might be the way forward for you, especially if you don't want to hire a decorator.
If you're not a computer-friendly person then you might find it a bit difficult to navigate the waters of interior design software. But if you get an interior decorator you might have to shell out considerably more than you can afford.
Which in turn, means that you might have to cut down on some of your decorating needs. Why don't you go for it!
It doesn't be as difficult as you think and can even be downright fun most times. The only time that you'll really get a headache is when you need to do your budget.
After that it's a matter of sliding your way downhill through your home interior design project with hardly any bumps or detours.
Then again, if you're not too comfortable with your artistic abilities and visualization skills you might need the backup of a decorator to help you get things going, or you might even like to stick with the home interior design software.
It doesn't really matter either way how you go about it as long as you get you home interior design project off the ground.
Although that might have been a bit of an exaggeration, if you're thinking about home interior design or remodeling then now's the time to do it. If you put it off now, there's no telling when next you'll be able, or even want to redecorate your house.
And one of the very first things you can do for your home interior design project will be to decide exactly what you're going to do. Are you going to go through the entire house one room at a time or are you going to do only one or two rooms right now.
After you decide that, then you can move on to the next phase which is planning what you're going to do. And this is where the home interior design software comes in handy.
With this little visualization aid you can imagine what your redecorating plans will do to your rooms and make your life just that little bit easier. And in the end that's really what you want isn't it, to make your life easier.
Home Interior Decoration with Trims or Passementerie
Trims or passementerie are high quality decorative textile bands, which are an easy way to provide detail and smarten up a simple curtain or drapery.
They range from tassels to cords, lace, velvet and ribbons.
The most important thing to remember is to keep the scale, weight and proportion in keeping with the dimensions of the curtain.
To follow are a few types that are available, most come in natural fibers and synthetic fibers, the luxury end of trims are often made from silk or linen. Often rayon or viscose is added to cotton or wool to provide sheen to them.
Braid
Is a woven ornamental trimming that has two finished edges, it is a flat border. It was popular for placing over finished edges of upholstery on chairs.
Gimp
This has looped or scalloped edges and is a narrow type of braid. It is often used to cover over upholstery tacks on chairs.
Loads of trim used on the curtains in this period ballroom.
Piping
Piping Is a product that can be stitched into the seam of a curtain. It is a fabric-covered cord in a pipe like fold over cord with a narrow flange. It provides a subtle detail to drapery and is a good way of introducing a highlight color. It is used extensively with cushions and not as popular with curtains because it is labor intensive to make.
Buttons can be covered in fabric or selected off the shelf, they are used to pull two pieces of fabric together for example a cushion pulled in the center, or create a design - the back of a chair can be buttoned creating a padded look i.e. Chesterfield.
With curtains they can be used with French Pleats to hold the pleat together at the base and create a stunning look if used in a contrasting color. They are often used on tiebacks, and are a decorative feature on valances when used to hold tassels.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Design Styles - Home Improvements Ideas
We would like to walk you through the following brief descriptions of the most popular interior design styles meant to give you an understanding and edge in choosing the look you would like your home to have.
MODERN
Modernist designs are known for their purist sensibilities including clean lines, spaciousness, and efficiency. It is a very popular style in Europe and North American condo living due to the spaciousness that it emphasizes. There is the absence of moldings and corbels, yet presence of very subtle textures, and nothing that creates a busy look.
Style is reflected through technological materials such as stainless steel, glass, plastic, smooth wood veneers and other sleek materials. High-gloss lacquer finishes, exotic wood veneers, and stainless steel accents create a high-tech look.
CONTEMPORARY
Contemporary is of the moment. It is whatever’s different and what works for today. It’s uncluttered. Contemporary designs have some of the high-tech look and functionality of a modern design, but are not purist in style and design. One of the hallmarks of good contemporary design is its compatibility. In other words, pieces from different periods are combined to create a richer, more interesting look in a room.
In a contemporary space, it...s common to find a juxtaposition of styles such as an antique rug or historic wood table used with an ultra-modern sofa in a streamlined and technologically advanced space. All it takes is the confidence to play a little, and a new way of looking at things.
TRADITIONAL/CLASSIC kitchen
Ornamental elements such as moldings and posts are commonly used in a traditional design to reflect timeless elegance and sophistication. The classical style is represented by crown moldings, light valences, raised panel doors, columns with ornaments, hardwood flooring, and rich materials such as tumbled marble.kitchen
COUNTRY living room
The country style is a casual version of the traditional style. Materials that are hand made or
have a hand made look are preferred and have more variation. Worn and weathered items are celebrated and remove formality for a space. Itâ..s all about comfort.
MODERN
Modernist designs are known for their purist sensibilities including clean lines, spaciousness, and efficiency. It is a very popular style in Europe and North American condo living due to the spaciousness that it emphasizes. There is the absence of moldings and corbels, yet presence of very subtle textures, and nothing that creates a busy look.
Style is reflected through technological materials such as stainless steel, glass, plastic, smooth wood veneers and other sleek materials. High-gloss lacquer finishes, exotic wood veneers, and stainless steel accents create a high-tech look.
CONTEMPORARY
Contemporary is of the moment. It is whatever’s different and what works for today. It’s uncluttered. Contemporary designs have some of the high-tech look and functionality of a modern design, but are not purist in style and design. One of the hallmarks of good contemporary design is its compatibility. In other words, pieces from different periods are combined to create a richer, more interesting look in a room.
In a contemporary space, it...s common to find a juxtaposition of styles such as an antique rug or historic wood table used with an ultra-modern sofa in a streamlined and technologically advanced space. All it takes is the confidence to play a little, and a new way of looking at things.
TRADITIONAL/CLASSIC kitchen
Ornamental elements such as moldings and posts are commonly used in a traditional design to reflect timeless elegance and sophistication. The classical style is represented by crown moldings, light valences, raised panel doors, columns with ornaments, hardwood flooring, and rich materials such as tumbled marble.kitchen
COUNTRY living room
The country style is a casual version of the traditional style. Materials that are hand made or
have a hand made look are preferred and have more variation. Worn and weathered items are celebrated and remove formality for a space. Itâ..s all about comfort.
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