• Art to Interior

    I love art.  I considered curatorial studies for a time while in college.  During my first exhibit installation, however, I broke two large glass plates protecting a famous photographer’s work.  I concluded pretty quickly that “this is probably not for me”.   Still, my love affair continued well into my interior design degree and career.  There is almost no genre or medium that I don’t appreciate in some way.  A 1982 kinetic sculpture and an oil portrait from the 19th century can both stir my senses.  It follows then that artwork sometimes informs my designs.    THE STARTING POINT Essie, Ruby and Ferdinand – Children of Asher Wertheimer, 1902   It’s hard to not love Sargent.  His oil paintings are lush, moody and…

  • Tip deLuxe

    DIVERSIFY YOUR HUE It's a common pitfall.  You want a blue (or green or yellow or red) room and you think the answer is paint.   But alas, a room is not built on paint alone.  A room with one color is like a song with one note – flat.  It takes layers of colors, textures, fabrics and finishes to really make a room "sing".  The dining room below from Bunny Williams is a beautiful example.  The star of this room is a dramatic cerulean blue, but it's the supporting shades of green, yellow, gold and cream that make it pop.  Moreover, the designer chose checked slipcovers, a large 18th…