A design trend that lets you throw out the rules and do whatever makes you feel good? Here’s why people are embracing dopamine style and surrounding themselves with things that bring them joy.
Read more HERE Written by Colleen Sullivan
Design by Nadia Watts Interior Design, Home Dining Room
Thank you House Beautiful and Catherine Dipersico for this lovely piece on the Kips Bay Palm Beach Show House! Read Here for all of the Takeaways.
The designers gave new life to the classic pink-and-green palette, seashell motifs, and more.
Ecstatic to be featured in the Mansion Section of The Wall Street Journal
Written by Jessica Flint and Photography by Cary Jobe
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Circa Lighting is on a Road Trip and they have stopped in Colorado! I am excited to share this news with you and am thankful to Circa Lighting for including me. Please click here to find my favorite fixtures.
“My clients come with a sense of their own style,” Watts says. “We work together to elevate that style and create a well-designed home that’s unique to them.”
1st Dibs sent out their Top Interior Design Trends for 2022 and number 7 caught my eye… Wood, Leather and other Natural Finishes.
Late summer, I was included in “Ahead of the Curve” panel discussion at the Las Vegas Market moderated by Luxe Magazine and identified upcoming trends. I recognized the trend of using Natural Materials and Artisan Made products. I have found that using natural materials is a great way to add texture to any room and can be incorporated into many different aesthetics. With the addition of a hand made piece to your design, there is a sense of grounding and embodiment that is created in the space.
Below I have shared a few my favorite products!
Solana Sconce from Troy Lighting and Hudson Valley
Foley Stone Side Table from Palecek
Beaumont Wooden Pyramid from Global Views
Mario Arm Chair from Palecek
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Stilt lamps, you're so leggy and modern! These beauties come from Mod Livin' in Denver, one of my favorite places to find mid-century lamps. (Remember you can infuse a little unexpected beauty in your home with mid-century accessories, no matter if your overall style is traditional or contemporary, or anything in between. Those modern clean lines are good matches for almost any room!)
Eye-catching, right? This Cactus Table Lamp is also from Mod Livin.' (They ship, friends across the country, so you can get yours, too.) Even when this lamp is turned off, it's a piece of beauty. Art meets light!
If you're looking for something a little more traditional, but still flirty, check out these curvy lamps from Arhaus. I love the feminine shape and the neutral color!
If you don't know about 1stdibs, well, I'm sorry to introduce you--because you can easily lose hours of your day searching the site's fantastic inventory of things that make a design-lover swoon. Case in point: these mid-century Danish restored table lamps, which make me happy.
1stdibs strikes again! These mid-century ceramic lamps with a herringbone pattern would be excellent statement pieces in a small living room. I see them in an elegant, textural space--or in a loft with lots of exposed brick and earthy colors. Let's just agree that the possibilities are abundant.
And we can agree that mid-century modern isn't the only design era worth mentioning. These Art Deco glazed ceramic skyscraper lamps are SO good-looking, a little bit of handsome glam for your home.
Choosing the right light fixture for a kitchen island is an important step in your kitchen design. You want something beautiful and functional, right? So here are my tips for creating a perfect combination of island size, ceiling height, and pendant size.
In this kitchen....
Island Size: 46" wide by 94" long
Ceiling Height: 8'
Pendant Size: 13 1/2" wide by 21 1/2" high (to the top of were the 3 chains meet).
The family uses this island table as the main eating area. (So we needed something especially beautiful, since they would spend so much time there!) We chose this lighting fixture because it's so unique and adds a focal point to the room. We didn't use pendants over the other island in the kitchen that serves as a work space with a sink because we didn't want anything to compete with these lights. Aren't they gorgeous?
In this kitchen....
Island Size: 48"wide by 118"long
Ceiling Height: 10'
Pendant shade size: 4 3/4" wide at top x 15" slant x 12 3/4" wide at bottom
Because the ceiling is 10 feet high, we could get away with a more dramatic presentation. (Hooray for drama!) We chose three light fixtures to create a presence over the island. Do you love it?
