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West End Process :: Envelope
For Huntley & Co., the first and foremost concern in design development is the “envelope”. TH can’t talk about it enough! Getting the envelope right – spacial relationships, interior architecture, materials and finishes – means a thoughtful, comfortable home that needs less stuff to look good. | CONFIGURING THE SPACE | Reconfiguring an interior is a process – it requires a lot of drawings and plenty of site meetings. It’s important to be as technical and thorough as possible while understanding there will likely be a few surprises and adjustments along the way. Top photo: One of the pages in the H&Co. drawing set. Bottom L to R: Meeting with the contractor;…
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EDGEMOOR SUNROOM :: PART IV
A plaster finish is one of the final steps of a Huntley & Co. renovation.
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The Floors Beneath our Feet
Like a painter preps his canvas, a good designer attends to the bones of a room before honing in on its decorative elements. We make strategic shifts in proportion, tone, and detail, both subtle and grandiose, when thoughtfully designing a space. A beautiful wood floor is one such essential element that has the power to really make our rooms sing. We’re always told to “look up” or “look forward”, as a kind of mantra to mindfulness, happiness and all things good. Well, I say “look down” because there’s beauty and inspiration to be had at your feet! Our design studio becomes a laboratory for deep diving, where…
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H&C a la Montreux
As mentioned in last week’s post, I have been in Switzerland installing a project. And as many of you know, I’ve been working a lot lately. So even though no one likes to spend their weekends at the office or pulling all-nighters, the magic of being an interior designer is that you get to enjoy the tangible results of all your hardship … THE APARTMENT IN MONTREUX IS STUNNING! Beyond the fact that I love every single thing we installed – the wallcoverings, the furniture, the lighting, the textiles, the accessories – the views and the town of Montreux itself are extraordinary. The work was dirty and…
THE MUSINGS OF DESIGNER TRICIA HUNTLEY
