House Tour: Low Key Luxe

Have you guys seen the humble home of Designer Jean-Louis Deniot??? Well Elle Decor featured this with the title of Seveth Heaven and OH_MY_GOD. Could not agree more.

Here is the glorious Paris apartment, where his signature vision is applied.


 

We all LOVE fixer-uppers don't we?

As he told Elle Decor, the place was also incredibly run-down. Yet Deniot was seduced by its 11 windows and smart layout. A series of four linked rooms runs along the front of the apartment, and there are no corridors— hence, no wasted space. And the location was ideal: in the heart of the Carré Rive Gauche antiques district and just a two-minute walk from his office on rue de Verneuil.

The designer approached the project very much as he would for a client. The furnishings, for instance, were all bought specifically for the apartment. He also asked himself the most basic of questions in his line of work: "What should an interior of today look like?" The response — and end result — is thoroughly grounded in tradition.

 
See the entire thing HERE.


This guy is a genious if you ask me.
Love everything about his place.

What say you, lovely ones?
x

Celebrity Homes: Tory Burch's

When something like this comes along, there is not much else to say... Really. What a crazy GORGEOUS house, Tory, wanna be Besties and more importantly, when can I crash???

It's Tory Burch's SouthHampton house via VOGUE.

(BTW, thanks to Vogue who felt the need to make us feel better about ourselves by posting these, we feel much better!......... Gee........)

Check out the whole thing HERE

Hot plans for the weekend????

{I am throwing a baby shower!}

Designer profile: Yabu Pushelberg

Hey beauties, how are things??

As promised, here it is; a post on fabulous designers behind Yabu Pushelberg, the Luxury Design Firm with 6 teams of specialists  in design and project management. Their achievements in the hospitality industry are exceptional, The Graves 601 Hotel in Minneapolis, Las Alcobas in Polanco Mexico City, The St Regis in San Francisco, Smyth Hotel Tribeca New York, The Waikiki Edition in Hawaii, and many others!

Here's a little peek! ;) 

The master minds behind Yabu Pushelberg

Have a great week!!!!!!!!!!

The New Traditional Style

A lot of decorators are now moving forward to create the ultra-livable New Traditional style. It is a style that I personally find fascinating. I love the classics and the old stuff but I also love the comforts of modern life. That combination is the key to New Tranditional.

We once thought of as traditional is rooted in English country style [with saturated colors, matching window treatments with heavy layers and also matching furniture, etc]

Basically the New Traditional is all about combining elements such as comfort, the use of formal furniture with simpler lines and personal touches. Classics in a larger scale, cabinets to hold media equipment, modern elements and mix of finishes and periods.

Designer Keller Donovan says "I think that new traditional is a little stronger, a little brighter, a little more defined"

Amen!.....

Need images??? here they are!

Today's designers' favorite finish: lacquer. "Lacquering things makes them more sculptural. The sheen has a more modern feel," says Celerie Kemble.

"You appreciate the things around you more when you can see them."
Eve Robinson

"Colors have changed -- they're less saturated, much more atmospheric," says decorating genius Jeffrey Bilhuber.

"I would suggest people find objects they're really excited by and display them in a way that showcases them as art," says the lovely Celerie Kemble, who hangs vintage board games and antique toys on her walls.

Yup, this is so ME!

xoxo

Images: BHG