Eceltisize

More than just storage...

2010-10-25T14:12:00.006-04:00

Bookshelves serve way more purposes than just for shelving books. They can be a way to add color to a room, a place to display collectibles and art, and a way to add interest to room by organizing and accessorizing them in a manner that supports your spaces aesthetics. Enjoy...

Lonny

House Beautiful

Elle Decor

Ada and Darcy

Art Wall

2010-10-13T15:44:00.006-04:00

Recently I have become pretty hooked on the idea of an art wall. Check out these amazing ones I have found...Enjoy!

6th Street Design School

EtSy Finds

2010-10-12T14:36:00.005-04:00

Modern Leaves Sideway Necklace by Juliesaborabowls

Vnateg Cropped Yellow Blazer by Vintch

Red Oak Coffee Table with Harpin Legs by Jchenry

Pumpkins and Cream Berry Wreath by Twoinspireyou

Earthy Rose Throw Pillow Cover by TheHomeCentric

Antique Garden Spoon Markers by Hammerman

4 x 6 Chanel No. 5 Pop Art Print by Candidate

Design Spotlight {Angie Hranowssky}

2010-09-26T19:46:00.003-04:00

A Charleston, SC graphic designer with a passion for interior design. Angie has been seen in many publication such as House Beautiful, Metropolis, Coastal Living, and Domino. Her work has a mid-century flair mixed with exposed woods and bright colors. Enjoy!

Design Spotlight {Sarah Richardson}

2010-08-09T22:22:00.004-04:00

Sarah Richardson is a fabulous designer turned television personality. Sarah's styles stem from cottage chic to mid-century modern. Her rooms are filled with color, style, and different mixtures of materials and textures. Here are some of her amazing spaces...Enjoy!

All Images found via Sarah Richardson.

EtSy Finds

2010-07-07T13:07:00.004-04:00

Mandarin Maze Greek Key Designer Pillow from WillaSkyeHome

Bird on Floral 8x10 print from iheartmodernart

Antique Silver Plate Forks from Hammerman

Milk Glass Bud Vases from HomeSpunStyle

Amy Butler Tile Coasters from kimberskreations

Olive Mosaic and Dots Fancy tea Towel Set from FancyBoutique

Design Spotlight {Kelly Wearstler}

2010-05-14T18:51:00.007-04:00

Kelly Wearstler is an amazing designer with out of this world ideas and concepts. I just hope one day I can lock into my inspiration and creative genius she has found. Her are some of her absolutely fabulous commercial interior design projects...

Viceroy Santa Monica

The Tides South Beach

BG at Bergdorf Goodman

Eclectic Bedroom

2010-05-13T13:25:00.004-04:00

I love Anthropologie for 2 reasons, amazing clothes and housewares. I love how their eclectic style combines flirty, feminine, and vintage inspirations to create gorgeous things to dress yourself and your home. Just some ideas for a colorful and earthy bedroom...

Design Spotlight {AvroKO}

2010-05-12T19:16:00.005-04:00

AvroKO is a full service integrated design and concept firm that specializes in Hospitality, Retail, Concept and Furniture Interior Design. My major passion in Interior Design is Hospitality, and more specifically restaurant design. I came across this firm in Hospitality Design magazine and absolutely fell in love with their work. It is so exciting and motivating to see all the great concepts and spaces talented designers create. Here is a small glimpse into their amazing world of Restaurant Design, Enjoy!

The Stanton Social, Main Dining

The Monday Room

Social House, VIP Room

Sapa, Bar

RN-74, Lounge and Bar

Quality Meats, Main Dining

Public, Main Dining

Park Avenue Summer, Main Dining

Omido, Main Dining

Odea, Main Lounge

Lavo, Lounge

European Union, Porcelain Bar

Double Crown, The Panel Room

Company, Lounge

Bourbon Steak, Private Dining Room

{(STUDIO IV) (corporate design)}

2010-05-05T23:29:00.005-04:00

This semester, I am taking Studio IV and it's focus is on corporate design. Our project was to relocate United Way's corporate office from Alexandria, VA to the 191 Peachtree Tower in Atlanta, GA. The whole space was to be open office systems and we were not aloud to have any architectural stud walls in the building except for the existing ones, and walls for the reception. Well it was a group projects and here are our boards. The first 3 I did, and the last 3 one of my group members Ruth did. So basically this is a small look into what has taken over my life this past semester. Enjoy!

Recption Perspective

Design Concept & Departmental Floor Plan

Grade 3 Office System Perspective

Employee Break Room Perspective

Rendered Floor Pan

Bedroom Bliss

2010-04-27T14:38:00.007-04:00

I'm always planning my future bedroom once I graduate and get a "big girl" job to afford all the wonderful pieces to make the space. Here are some pictures of bedrooms that I absolutely love and look very similar to the one in my head. I want my bedroom to be chic and eclectic but functional and comfortable. Enjoy!

Phoebe Howard

Southern Living

Sarah Richardson

House Beautiful

Elle Decor

David Jimenez

Canadian House & Home

Atlanta Homes

Amanda Nisbet

Grey's Anatomy

2010-04-09T22:42:00.005-04:00

Grey is such a great neutral that I love in my wardrobe, but I would have never thought to have it in a room. Grey can be paired with warm and cool colors, and it has a reflective property when paired with any color in a space. Here are some interiors that used grey as the main color, and it looks great, a very subtle charm.

Images from House Beautiful, Apartment Therapy, and Better Homes and Gardens

Daily Inspiration

2010-04-06T22:04:00.000-04:00

Serene Bedroom.

Living Etc.

Tuesday Tip {Coffee and Cocktails}

2010-04-06T15:22:00.000-04:00

Coffee tables, or cocktail tables if you are a friend or follower of Dorothy Draper, are an essential piece of an living room. They need to reflect the shape of the room along with the shape of the arrangement of the furniture. Coffee tables usually are between 15"-18" high depending on the seat height of your sofa, and come in many shapes and sizes. Coffee tables unite the conversation area and sometimes can be a statement that tells about the style of the room. Here are a few that make me happy.

The Statement Piece:

Architecture

Walnut Slab on Bronze base

Hudson Furniture

One of my Personal Favs:

Chelsea Coffee Table

Reclaimed elm with a steel base

Jayson Home & Garden

$995

I am in love with White Lacquered anything:

Parsons Coffee Table

White Lacquer finish

Cottage & Bungalow

$799

Great for storage:

Rhys Coffee Table

Stained Mahogany

Pottery Barn

$699

Modern Simplicity:

Expedit

Birch & Glass

Ikea

$59.99

Gotta have Glam:

Mirror Block Coffee Table

West Elm

$349

{Presh} Post

2010-04-04T23:28:00.000-04:00

Stumbled across this picture on ED's website and it really stood out to me, this Living Room is so unique, and I am in love with it's humble charm.

Elle Decor

Spring Fling

2010-03-23T23:13:00.000-04:00

Some of my favorite things that remind me of spring.....ahhhh (calm and blissful sigh).

Seaside Tote

J. Crew

Cotton Candy by Sephora Collection

Sephora

Nothing says spring like a new white eyelet Lilly Dress like the "Taryn," sooo presh!

Lilly Pulitzer

Samantha, "Wanted" espadrilles

Piperlime

Lemonade with a twist-Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade

Flickr

Seersucker Cadet

Anthropologie

Pink Peonies (My wedding flower)

Flickr

Tuesday Tip {Inspiration Boards}

2010-03-16T17:18:00.000-04:00

Making an inspiration board is such a great idea to help collect, organize, and analyze your ideas and thoughts before designing a space or home. The best an easiest way to make one is to first, grab a bunch of thumb tacks and a cork board. Next, gather magazine articles and clippings of rooms you like, pictures of pieces of furniture and accessories you like, paint samples and fabric swatches you like, and everything else that gives you inspiration. Then, try and find a common theme between all your pictures and items you found. Themes may include colors, design styles or periods, fabric patterns, finish options (metals, wood), shapes (circular, straight or angular), or any other common themes you may find. Last, design and decorate and enjoy!! I am in the process of making my own inspiration board to use when I hopefully get my own place after I graduate, I will keep you posted on my progress, meanwhile, enjoy the inspirational, inspiration boards.

Made By Girl

MA Belle

Lonny Magazine

Canadian House & Home

Country Living

Coco + Kelly

Apartment Therapy

Luck of the Irish

2010-03-15T18:01:00.000-04:00

For last minute St. Patty's day outfit ideas, here are some cute pieces I found that can be found pretty easily at a mall.

Closet Couture

2010-03-14T22:36:00.000-04:00

Closet inspiration, love a closet that is boho chic, but organization is always nice. Oh to dream...

Canadian House and Home

Apartment Therapy

Flickr

Black, White, and Yellow all over

2010-03-13T12:37:00.001-05:00

A black & white color scheme in a space is a very polished and sophisticated look, but at times this color scheme may become monotonous and somewhat too formal. A great complimentary color for that timeless color scheme is yellow. Yellow paired with black and white give a playful and contemporary quiet sophistication to a room. Pairing items in odd numbers, or better yet threes, is more appealing to the eye, so giving a black & white room a splash off yellow (or another color depending of your taste) will add interest and style to a space, but make sure there is thought in the placement, just not "there." I love black, white, and yellow together because to me it gives off a almost new age-retro feeling with a pop of sunshine, very refreshing and always a crowd pleaser. But caveat emptor, one must be fully committed to this color scheme and look and love it dearly before applying it, because of it's borderline trendy look, you might be "over it" before you know it!

Apartment Therapy

Domino

Homes & Gardens

Ideal Home

Mary McDonald

Apartment Therapy

Country Living

No need to fear, a Domino Magazine clone is here!!

2010-02-26T20:44:00.000-05:00

To all of you who were and still are obsessed with the amazing magazine Domino,and just haven't been the same since, I believe I have found a solution-Lonny Magazine. Lonny magazine is a digital magazine that has the same style, flair, wit, and genius that Domino Magazine had. Lonny Magazine was launched by fabulous New-York based Rubie Green designer Michelle Adams, and the talented photographer Patrick Cline. Lonny Magazine currently has 2 editions out, and they are both nearly 200 pages!!! Enjoy some eye candy from Lonny Magazine, a.k.a my new obsession.

Love the cane headboard, and the mis-matched nightstands, and the fabulous glass lamp bases!

The Lamp with the metal base on a french inspired bedside chest is a great mixture of different elements and style.

A great aspect of Lonny Magazine is the tips from the designer or decorator from the editorials

Great tips for pieces to change or make a room. Love the mixture of the French sofa with the white lacquered side tables, so refreshing to see this again!

What I Love Now

2010-02-20T11:58:00.000-05:00

Inside Avenue is a website for fresh + modern home furnishings. Inside Avenue's products come from many trade-only vendors, that they willingly supply to the public. Inside Avenue also works with many residential and commercial design companies with ordering luxury furnishings for their projects. Inside Avenue's products they display on their website is the epitome of the type of design characteristics I love. I am very obsessed with inside Avenue and go peruse the website constantly planning and decorating my dream home. The furnishings on the website are chic and classy with a modern twist on traditional favorites. One design style I have become very drawn to is Hollywood Regency. Hollywood regency style started with decorators like Dorothy Draper and Elsie De Wolfe where the term coffee table soon turned in to cocktail table. Now Hollywood Regency is sleek and glamorous and two designers who show two different interpretations of the style is Jan Showers and Kelly Wearstler. One great things about Inside Avenue's website is that they separate items into categories according to their style like Chic & Glamorous, Hollywood Regency, Classy & Traditional, etc.

Here is my current Inside Avenue wishlist!

Twig Side Table

White Peonies-Classic flowers to soften any room.

A precious tufted ottoman that can be used as a cocktail table in any room with the help of a white lacquered tray to keep the eclectic, mixed style look.

An occasional chair with a tufted back and nailhead details that will add a formal touch with a little edge and masculinity to any chic space.

I love when damask is done in a light metallic gold on a neutral linen background. It is so chic and adds interest with the mixture of textures brightness.

A white ceramic garden stool is the perfect accessory for any sun room or veranda to be used as a plant stand or a spot to rest your iced tea.

A gorgeous wool tufted rug with a slate blue background and a foliage vine floral design.

Last but not least is the metal sunburst or starburst radial mirror. The essential piece to any Hollywood Regency room.

Alluring or fascinating attractiveness.

2009-12-25T22:06:00.000-05:00

an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness;

alluring or fascinating attractiveness.

That is how Mr. Webster defines glamour. Today I received an absolutely fabulous book [bible], for Christmas: Jan Shower's Glamorous Rooms. With an endearing foreword by Michael Kors, another icon in the world of great style. Kors describes Glamorous Rooms as a book "full of the kind of chic, timeless elegance that will endure for years to come." Jan Showers ASID has been practicing Interior Design for over 25 years in which her interiors have been featured in various noteworthy design publications including Traditional Home, Elle Decor, Southern Accents, etc. Jan currently resides in Dallas, Texas where she lives with her husband James and owns her own firm Jan Showers & Associates. She also designs a line of custom furniture, lighting, and accessories that can be featured on her website. Below are a couple of glamorous interiors I have found very fascinatingly attractive...

Library

1930s ebonized chairs sit in front of an eglomise reproduction mirrored desk with a Lucite and sycamore lamp.

Formal Dining Room

A pair of frosted Venini chandeliers hang over this custom mahogany dining table with bronze details. Below it lies a gorgeous custom designed, hand-knotted Patterson, Flynn & Martin wool rug. The hand-painted wall covering is from Fromental.

Formal Living Room

These Maison Jansen vermeil lamps make a space feel fresh and au courant, and mixing silver and gold is always a good idea.

Entry Hall

Create an aura of glamour with some or all of these classic design elements; warm silver-leaf tea paper on the walls, a fabulous Murano-glass lamp, and gilded mirrors.

Bedroom

This custom Billy Haines-style bed in warm silver leaf is balanced by a pair of ivory lacquered commodes with white ceramic lamps and gold-leaf wood soleil mirror from the 1940s.

Say it ain't so!

2009-10-14T18:54:00.000-04:00

A Note from Editor in Chief Karen Carroll
As many of you may have heard by now, Southern Accents is closing and the September-October issue will be our last. For the past 32 years, it has been our great privilege to work with so many talented, creative people to showcase beautiful houses and gardens, and to be a champion of the gracious lifestyle of this wonderful region we call home. We deeply appreciate the loyalty and support that our readers–both of the magazine and our blog–have shown us. You are the reason it has been such a joy to be a part of this industry and we appreciate you more than we can say.

First Domino Magazine now Southern accents! What is going on! Unfortunately in an economic recession, we have to cut back on many luxuries, including saving a couple of bucks a month on a magazine(or magazines). So let's try and keep the rest of these wonderful Interior Design & Decorating magazines alive to prosper and enrich our imaginations. Instead of spending money going out to lunch, pack a lunch and grab a Interior Design magazine and gush over the gorgeous rooms while you eat your lovely and healthy turkey sandwich with an apple and Reduced Fat Kettle Chips(and even a diet coke for those DC junkies like me)!
So in honor of Southern Accents, here are a couple of my favorite rooms! You can still see many of their design photos on My Home Ideas