Posts

Hearst designer visions 2010 show house

Interior Design Show House Made from Movies

/in , , /by

What do you get when you combine three magazines, three designers, three movie themes and one interior design show house? A beautifully designed show house made from movies. Hearst is currently sponsoring the Designer Visions: Cinema Style show house. The show house is unique because unlike others it features three luxury apartments. Each of the apartments were designed by the always inspiring Veranda, House Beautiful and Town & Country magazines.

To create the design in each of the magazine’s apartment they were paired with three of the top interior designers. The designers were able to have fun as they created the movie inspired rooms. The movies they used for inspiration include:  Six Degrees of Separation, Wall Street and Something’s Gotta Give.  Have you ever watched a movie and wished you could have the exact interior design in your home? Leave us a comment letting us know which movie inspired you and what you think of the show house designs, we’d love to hear your opinion!

Town & Country, Steven Gambrel, Six Degrees of SeparationHearst designer visions 2010 show houseHearst designer visions 2010 show house

House Beautiful, James and Phoebe Howard, Something’s Gotta GiveHearst designer visions 2010 show houseHearst designer visions 2010 show house

Veranda, Richard Hallberg, Wall StreetHearst designer visions 2010 show houseHearst designer visions 2010 show houseImages by Laura Fenton for shelterpop

carved pumpkin

Halloween Events in Lenexa

/in /by

carved pumpkinParents and grandparents, are you looking for some Halloween festivities for your little ones before you head out trick-or-treating Sunday? There are a few Halloween events going on right here in Lenexa, KS for the entire family. This week’s happenings include Pumpkin Carving Night and The Enchanted Forest. To participate in Pumpkin Carving Night all you have to do is bring a pumpkin to carve, which will then be donated to the Enchanted Forest for the Pumpkin Bridge display. The Enchanted Forest, Lenexa‘s Halloween-themed woodland trail, will be held throughout the jogging trail at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park. The park will be transformed with seasonal displays with numerous kid friendly activities. There will even be a bonfire at the end for the whole family to enjoy. Let your kid’s tryout their costumes a few days early and celebrate Halloween with the city of Lenexa!

  • What: Pumpkin Carving Night
  • When: Tuesday Oct. 26th 6:30pm – 8:30pm
  • Where: Lenexa Community Center
  • Admission: 1 pumpkin
  • What: The Enchanted Forest
  • When: Wednesday Oct.27th and Thursday Oct. 28th from 6:30pm – 8:30pm
  • Where: Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park
  • Admission: $1 per person including children. Costumes encouraged for all.

For more information on either of the events in Lenexa contact the Lenexa Parks and Recreation Department at 913-477-7100 or visit the city of Lenexa website.

Image from Southern Living.

Home of Rob Lowe

At Home with Rob Lowe

/in , /by

We are always excited to see the interior design of a celebrity’s home because the sky really is the limit for them. This month Architectural Digest featured the home of Rob Lowe who recently finished taping for ABC’s Brothers & Sisters. The home that Lowe shares with his wife Sheryl and two sons is nestled in California but resembles the style found in the Virginia area. To set the feeling of their 20-room home Lowe and his wife hired a feng shui master to arrange their furniture and accessories in a way that creates “energy patterns to optimize wealth, wellness and charisma.”

Lowe’s wife played a major role in the interior design of their home. As an avid collector many of her own pieces were used throughout as decor. Sheryl wanted the rooms filled with beautiful things while maintaining a clean design. For their master bedroom her vision included dark woods with a light, airy feeling. What do you think of the Lowes’ east coast interior design on the west coast?

Home of Rob LoweHome of Rob LoweHome of Rob LoweImages by Mary E. Nichols for Architectural Digest

Read more of the article on Architectural Digest.
sherwin williams and robert allen fabrics eclectic modern

Sherwin Williams Partners with Robert Allen Fabrics

/in /by

I would love to promote how happy I am to see Sherwin Williams and Robert Allen Fabrics come together to create three new collections, being that my other business Exclusive Interiors is a Robert Allen Fabric gallery. The partnership is a win-win situation, they both help each other and the average customer select wonderful fabrics and paint when generally they are lost on a boat without a paddle.

I commend Jackie Jordan along with Sherwin Williams, as I attend her conference every time she is in Kansas City. She always updates us on the upcoming season of trends and forward thinking for what will be happening globally in the color world. Tell me, what do you think? Aren’t some of the names of some of the Sherwin Williams paints fascinating?

Janine

sherwin williams and robert allen fabrics eclectic modernImages from Sherwin Williams

half bathroom interior design

Tip of the Week #16: Half Bath Interior Design

/in /by

This week’s tips supplements my first post from earlier in the week, Beautiful Bathroom Inspiration. Decorating the full bathrooms in your home is important, but don’t forget the interior design of the small, half bath in your home. It can be the one space your guests get to use that allows you to “spoil” them. It’s the place where they can discover the special things that you have been able to select while keeping them in mind.Often times they are surprised to wander into a small room and feel such a luxurious tone. Take a peek at this half bath design and you will see what I mean…

half bathroom interior design

Happy discovery!

Janine

bathroom interior design

Beautiful Bathroom Inspiration

/in /by

We’ve talked a great deal about decorating your home, from the interior design in your bedroom, the living room and great room, but not the bathroom. Although it is overlooked, the bathrooms in your home are important. Just because they are practical does not mean that they do not need to be pretty. Your bathrooms are spaces that you and your guests will inevitably spend time in, so they require a well planned and executed interior design.

The interior design of your bathroom can carry many looks. You can choose a design that mimics traditional, elegant and upscale powder rooms, a design that is warm and inviting for guests, or even a family friendly design. Even though it is a smaller space, the design choices are endless. You may choose to have the design theme flow from the rooms around it, or do something completely different. If you haven’t given the design of your bathrooms any thought, or are looking to redesign your bathrooms check out these inspirational designs. Do you see any designs that interest you?

bathroom interior designbathroom interior designbathroom interior designbathroom interior designImages from the National Kitchen and Bath Association found on This old House.

room with brown interior design

Brown on Brown Inspiration

/in , /by

If you are looking to warm up the interior design in your home this fall don’t rule out brown. Although brown is probably not a color you would expect to see dominate a room, it can. Brown rooms with brown furnishings can be welcoming, warm, elegant and comfortable. If you are on the fence about brown rooms with brown furnishing, check out some interior designs we found on Apartment Therapy for some brown on brown inspiration.

room with brown interior designroom with brown interior designroom with brown interior designroom with brown interior designroom with brown interior design

Kitchen of Diane Keaton

Cooking in Celebrity Kitchens

/in /by

We all have a favorite celebrity, and we all wonder about the way they live outside of the public eye. We wonder how their bedroom is decorated, what direction their celebrity interior designer chose for the great room and what do their kitchens looks like. We know many celebrities have personal chefs , but are the designs of their kitchens the epitome of glamour? Are they contemporary or do they have an welcoming design? We found a few celebrity kitchens on Attic Mag and InStyle. Take a look and tell us what you think. Are they what you expected— over the top or nice and lived in?

Gianda de LaurentiisKitchenof Giada de Laurentiis

Diane KeatonKitchen of Diane Keaton

Kelsey GrammerKitchen of Kelsey Grammer

Kristen Bellkitchen of kristen bell

Ima GartenIna Garten

room with with animal prints

Exotic and Chic Animal Prints

/in /by

It’s true, if used incorrectly animals prints on multiple large surfaces can immediately make a room appear tacky. If used correctly, sparingly throughout, the look will not only be exotic but very chic. We found some interior designs on ELLE Decor that used animal print perfectly. The prints are either on the floor, as upholstery for a few pieces of furniture or the throw pillows. The key to keeping the look elegant is to use prints on a few small pieces, or one large piece such as a rug or carpeting— but never all together. What do you think of the designs, are they exotic and chic?

room with with animal printsroom with with animal printsroom with with animal printsroom with with animal printsroom with with animal printsroom with with animal printsImages by Simon Upton for ELLE DOCOR

rustic headboard

Have Sweet Dreams with a Rustic Headboard

/in /by

Your bedroom is your personal retreat, a tranquil place for you to escape at the end of the day and you want to make sure your decor reflects that. The style of the decor in your room, especially the bed will affect your mood and how easily you can relax. What could be more relaxing than the feel of a lived-in country cottage? Rustic headboards give off a soothing charm and inviting look as the perfect place to have sweet dreams. What do you think of these rustic headboard designs? Do they make you want to climb in the bed for relaxing nap?

rustic headboardrustic headboardrustic headboardrustic headboardImages from houzz