New Victorian

This fantasy room was designed by the creative director of Oscar de la Renta Home. This presentation reminds me of early Brunschwig & Fils designed rooms with a sensibility for this century with bold dazzling colorful fabrics! The tented ceiling, wall & drapery fabric seems to envelop the room rendering it cozy & festive! Silk & Linen Velvets for the upholstery which wear so well & an organic-designed linen for the slipper chairs. The chevron ribbon graphic & animal prints add punch to the sofa and the card table chairs wearing a Deco woven velvet that seems to dance the tango! All courtesy of Lee Jofa fabrics (available through DTI) & House Beautiful Oct 2010 issue.

"The Curator" for Fine & Fun-ky Design!

Attended House Beautiful's afternoon keynote program given by Editor in Chief Newell Turner, Judi Roaman (The Accessorator) & Darius Monsef IV founder of COLOURlovers & came away with a new perspective on design trends 2010-11! Eco-Green, Global, Fun-ky & New Victorian are all terms used by the experts to explain the direction of home decorating trends. I am now a "curator" as opposed to a decorator/designer! Like the curator of a museum I take the best of what's out there & give it to clients; editing out the undesirable crap! For more check me out on http://Twitter.com/designerluv1