Showing posts with label The Selby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Selby. Show all posts

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Wallflower

Alabama home by Tracery Interiors

I found these pictures in one of my [numerous] folders and I just had to share. My younger sister makes fun of me for my addiction to chairs, but just look at all the possibilities for how to style even a simple side chair. Now, given, these incarnations illustrate a variety of exceedingly elegant styles. But still. You could use the most inexpensive piece purchased off Craigslist to make a similar statement.

Home of Ryan Korban via The Selby

See?

Foyer by Thomas Hamel

Okay, okay, so this look would be harder to just throw together, but you could still have a neat little moment in your own entryway using an unusual antique chair like this one, paired with a more modern piece like that concave sconce.

Todd Alexander Romano via Lonny

Adding an organized grouping of pictures is a perfect way to enhance a lonely corner of a room.

Home of Jim Aman and John Meeks via NYSD

Blarg. This is so perfect. The leather on the chairs, the sculpture, the pictures and they way they are hung. The bit of irreverence in the design. (See that skull?) Love, love, love.

Foyer by Victoria Hagan

And speaking of perfection... Victoria Hagan is a master. I love this serene, traditional look. Tapestry-covered chairs? Gorgeous!

I hope you all have a happy day!

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

How people really live

Foyer in home of Andy and Kate Spade - photo via The Selby

I love seeing inside other people's homes. Whether it is a house museum or a holiday tour of homes, I can never get enough. I especially love it when the spaces are classic and grand, yet truly lived-in and comfortable, like these rooms in the home of the fabulous Kate Spade.

Parquet floors and gilded Italian mirror? Check. Place to throw your bag and coat when you walk in the door? Also, check. Outrageously large Aubusson rug and perfectly pinch-pleated drapes? Check. Cozy fire and comfy place to snuggle up and read? Again, check.

This is the kind of real living I am thinking of: casual glamour at its best. I am not talking about having the most expensive fabrics or furnishings, but being able to seamlessly marry comfort with beauty. Not an impossible challenge at all!

Living room in home of Andy and Kate Spade - photo via The Selby

Have a great day!