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Scale Up / Scale Down
Symmetry, balance and proportion are key tenets of how I develop an interior; I was trained in classical architecture. Yet, when I get to the decorating portion of the design process, I throw Palladio’s rules out the window – especially scale. Playing with scale (blowing things up, sizing them down) is a way for me to change the vibe in a space, and therefore, how its experienced.
Go Big
There are times when you just need to go big or go home. An oversized mirror can completely change a room. And a chandelier or pendant that outsizes a dining table is pure drama. Scaling up disrupts the status quo – it wakes us up and brings a room alive.
Featured image: Shinola Hotel by Gachot Studios; Middle 4 clockwise: Bjorn Wallender, Moooi, Steven Gambrel, Huntley & Co.; Bottom: Thom Filicia
Stay Small
Sometimes making a statement means staying small. A diminutive artwork on a large wall will draw you to it. A low sofa beside tall windows will create elegant volume. A tiny light fixture over a table creates intimacy. Design isn’t always about knocking someone’s socks off. At times, it’s about creating a serene environment or eliciting an emotion.
Top: Raji RM; Middle 4 clockwise: Workstead, Billy Cotton, Huntley & Co., Rose Uniacke (?); Bottom: Laura Santos
Happy election week America. See you on the other side!
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Dark and Inky
Halloween always inspires me. I relish the drama and suspense of the holiday, not to mention the excuse to go a little goth and watch scary movies. It’s always good to embrace one’s darker side, especially if you lean a little type A. So with all my clean and tailored design tendencies comes a need for what I call “dark and inky”. If you’ve worked with me or for me, you’ve heard me use this term. I am always on the quest for the perfect murky green, garnet or ebonized-blue (and of course black). Whether it’s a lacquered leather chair, a kick-ass pair of aubergine boots or a smokey eye for evening – it just doesn’t get any sexier than dark and inky.
Links and sources for these images and others can be found on the Luxe & Lucid Pinterest board. Happy Halloween!
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Spring Greens
Is there any other color on your mind this time of year besides green?
Trees are budding, the grass is coming back and we’ve just celebrated St. Patrick’s Day.
It feels like we’ve turned a corner and everyone is in higher spirits, so let’s rejoice in the one
hue that delivers a boost of happiness just when we need it most. Kelly, chartreuse, lime or
sage – whatever the shade – you are sure to find glorious greens all around you this spring.
– nature / exteriors –
“Green” buildings Ann Demeulemeester in Seoul and the Caixa Forum in Madrid.
Spanish copper wall image c/o My Life My Vibe.
Porch by Boxwood Home & Interiors.
Iguana photo c/o Trek Nature.
– interiors –
Interiors by Sills Huniford, Geoffrey Bradfield, Steven Gambrel and Jeffrey Bilhuber.
– art –
Art by David Drebin, Salvador Dali, John Singer Sargent,
Thomas Wilmer Dewing, Modern House Art,
Robert Motherwell and Brad Bannister.
– textiles & finishes –
Samples from the Huntley & Co. library.
– fashion & beauty –
Shoes by Lanvin.
Clutch and cuff available through Vivre.
Gucci and Costume National runway photos.
– tricia ; ) –
Happy spring!
Tricia xo
THE MUSINGS OF DESIGNER TRICIA HUNTLEY
