Megan and Margaret: 2013

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Kips Bay Decorator Show House

I had a wondrerful time visiting the annual Kips Bay Decorator Show House. This year it is being held in a townhouse on the Upper East Side. There some fabulous rooms and some I wasn't as into. It was harder than normal to take photographs and mine didn't turn out well. Habitually Chic got a sneak peak and took some fabulous photos. Enjoy!

Saturday, May 11, 2013

The Great Gatsby Set

The Great Gatsby is widely acknowledged in the literary world as the great American novel. I haven't seen Baz Luhrmann's interpretation yet but I definitely intend to. I'm mostly excited to see the setting, architeture, and design which should be the perfect companion to this tale. As a nod to literary classics I've changed our blog background to the Osborne & Little "Penguin Cover" wallpaper which features classic books published by Penguin.

Achritectural Digest got a sneak peek at the set and I've posted those photos below. What do you think about the roaring 1920's set and extravagant decor?

Gatsby's ballroom

Gatsby's bedroom. I love the black lacquer bed and the open closet above.

The Gatsby estate.

Nick Carraway's perfect cottage. I would prefer to live here over Gatsby's mansion.

Carraway's cottage interior. Love the piles of books!

The Buchanans' brick estate

The Buchanan's sitting room. I don't love red, but in this room, it's fantastic.

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Claridge's Hotel London

Claridge's is one of the great hotels of London. While in college I went abroad to London and visited Claridge's a few times because of the amazing chandelier! I fell in love with this piece looking at the beautiful details of the hand blown glass. This chandelier is a work of art. The kind of art that you could spend hours looking at and still find something new.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Spring Arrivals

Looks like we knocked spring down and went running into the arms of summer. 78 degrees tomorrow! Here are a few fun new arrivals that are coinciding perfectly with the arrival of Spring/Summer.

Our fabulous cream linen and emerald embroidered 22" pillows. A pair with a simple square border and an English Garden pair.

A better look at the pair of the English Garden design. Emerald is so fresh and I love it with white on this navy sofa. See, I have a little prep left in me!

The color came out very blue in this photo but these have a touch more green in them in person. One set of 22" squares with a chain border and 13" x 20" covered in coordinating gems.

Our driftwood designer delivered some great new pieces this morning. He's trying a few new things like adding epoxy and inserting stainless steel. We have two more traditional style that are not pictured.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Architectural Digest Home Design Show 2013

Acrylic paint on layers of plexi. Amazing depth!

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of visiting the Architectural Digest Home Design Show. the show was filled with art and innovative design that inspired. I highly recommend going as it is open to the public. Here are some of my favorite installations from yesterday. I'll be posting about kitchen design separately!

Love the simplicity and retro vibe.

Such a cozy idea for a garden party.

Adore the background installation.

Fantastic light fixture.

Incredible oversize table lamp gives the feel of a chandelier and generous light.

A lot of vignettes were using stools instead of traditional dining chairs.

Ralph Lauren Dine in Design table.

Monday, January 7, 2013

Emerald in 2013

Pantone named Emerald green the color of the year for 2013. I am personally digging this trend. We're bringing in some fun lacquer boxes, pillows, glass bottle, malachite, and a few other fun accessories.

We're finding inspiration all over the place. Check out our inspiration board on pinterest for more Emerald. http://pinterest.com/summerhousect/emerald/

How do you feel about this being the 2013 color?