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 Separation
House Beautiful, James and Phoebe Howard, Something’s Gotta Give
Veranda, Richard Hallberg, Wall Street
Images by Laura Fenton for shelterpop
Kate Spade: from Handbags to Bedding
/in In Style /by decorativetouchHave you been hearing a lot of chatter about your favorite fashion designers creating home collections? This upcoming spring there will be another new line from a famed fashion designers. Kate Spade of the famous handbag line kate spade new york will not only be making a splash on your arms with her handbags but on your bedroom and bathroom interiors. The bedding and bath collection will introduce seven bold color and print designs this upcoming February 2011. The ever so sophisticated and playful label currently has housewares available, which will tie in with the new collection through matching prints. What do you think of collection from the handbag line, is it perfect for spring and summer?
Gossip Girl’s Gorgeous Interior Design
/in In Style, slider /by decorativetouchDo you, your daughter or someone you know stay glued in front of the TV when Gossip Girl is on? For four seasons Gossip Girl has detailed the always interesting and entertaining lives of a few privileged high school students on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Each week viewers are taken on a ride through their drama filled lives, and beautifully designed rooms. Just as the hit show has an abundance of designer clothes, it has just as much gorgeous interior design. The set of the show showcases various different settings from each character’s home, all designed by Christina Tonkin.
The interior designs are just as unique as each characters personality. The designs of the sets include: rock and roll, preppy, modern, boho chic and contemporary to name a few. As they are incredibly stylish, the interior designs also accommodate different lifestyles. The interior design of your home should be equally functional for your lifestyle and beautiful. Have you noticed the interior design on the set of Gossip Girl? If so, leave a comment stating your favorite!
Interior Design Show House Made from Movies
/in In Style, News, slider /by decorativetouchWhat 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 Separation
House Beautiful, James and Phoebe Howard, Something’s Gotta Give
Veranda, Richard Hallberg, Wall Street
Images by Laura Fenton for shelterpop
Halloween Events in Lenexa
/in News /by decorativetouchFor 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.
At Home with Rob Lowe
/in In Style, slider /by decorativetouchWe 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?
Sherwin Williams Partners with Robert Allen Fabrics
/in In Style /by decorativetouchI 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
Tip of the Week #16: Half Bath Interior Design
/in Tips /by decorativetouchThis 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…
Happy discovery!
Janine
Beautiful Bathroom Inspiration
/in In Style /by decorativetouchWe’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?
Brown on Brown Inspiration
/in In Style, slider /by decorativetouchIf 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.
Cooking in Celebrity Kitchens
/in In Style /by decorativetouchWe 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 Laurentiis
Diane Keaton
Kelsey Grammer
Kristen Bell
Ima Garten