Black House and White Shutters? Black and White patterns, color scheme…REALLY an ACHROMATIC scene.
21 Jul
I have always been a fan of black and white together. Recently I came across a new collection of plates Kate Spade designed. So, this gets me on a roll. I see black and white everywhere and from there to here I share my flare! The thrill of the hunt and gathering of inspiring design finds to include in this blog has been great fun. Black and white is a wonderful color scheme in a room. I like to add a pop of orange, red or blue and tone down some of the black with a gray rug or paint color. Beige, tan and brown hues can pull the room together quite nicely as well. A room is described as having an achromatic color scheme if the colors are only, black, grays, whites, tan, beige and browns. This is a very sleek and modern look.
I am on Cape Cod for a few days. My cousin Dorothy is getting married this weekend. Lots of pics to post on the most beautiful Gray homes with white trim later this weekend. Oh, and don’t forget the flowers, they are AMAZING!
Dramatic entrance
Details
Black and White room. FAB!
White kitchen with splashes of color. Aerin Lauder, Elle Decor
White and Black kitchen
Alice LaneBreezyEdgewater Tile, Morocco
The Wave
Interior Design mimics fashion. What is on the runways will be in textile design everywhere.
Arabesque
Kate Spade Black and White Plate
Make it beautiful everywhere! Dorothy
Kate Spade Black and White polka dot pattern plate. LOVE IT!
Kate Spade Black and White Plate
Kate Spade Black and White Plate
- Familiar Stranger by Linnea Heide
INMOD Pendant Light, http://www.inmod.com/
Lee Jofa Pays Tribute to Hand Blocking with Heritage Collection:
16 JulHand blocked fabric can add that special element of surprise to any room. This is a beautiful collection. I am thrilled to post this on my blog. 
What’s your style???
20 Jun
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High style!
This is a great alternative to the standard bed frame.A blend of colors and stripes in bold pops of color give this room a warm and lively feel.
- High style!
I come across so many photos of beautiful rooms. I can design a room in any style and color combination a client desires. The first step is the question, What IS your style! This is not a question I ask but more a question answered through observation of person, place and things. Here are photos of many beautiful rooms. What’s your style?
Excellent example of how to blend style with organization is a studio setting.This is a great alternative to the standard bed frame.A ladder is not only a stylish statement but also utilitarian. With this ladder high places are no longer out of reach.Pink is a wonderful color to bring in to a room. Flowers too!Many wonderful hours will be spent in this conversation piece. A modern, eclectic style.Walk this way...This closet is designed to make one's dressing time an event. Love it!A blend of colors and stripes in bold pops of color give this room a warm and lively feel.
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The fabulous colors from Tina Turk
31 MayA QUICK POST! I took this photo today. Love this MOD print!
Cheers!
Design by Tina Turk
Interior Design follows Fashion
8 MayHere is an article recently posted on H&M’s (LOVE this store) website. Fashion dictates the trends we will see in the Interior Design field.
Fashion has a longstanding love affair with interior design and furniture. Maybe it’s not the most obvious of inspirations, but this spring, interiors are rocking the fashion house.
In the early 00s, avant-garde designers such as Hussein Chalayan and Martin Margiela made collections based around the idea of wearable furniture and while not exactly spawning a big fashion trend they pointed to the fact that fashion can find inspiration and beauty anywhere.
Scroll down to this season and you’ll find the wonderful dresses of Mary Katrantzou with trompe-l’œil patterns depicting actual interiors from old issues of Architectural Digest and World of Interiors. Blue curtains in photographs turned into blue fringes on the dress, a chandelier into a necklace. Katrantzou’s dresses dazzled the fashion crowd and had Tim Blanks of Style.com gushing that the concept was “so artful, but so elementary that it made you wonder why no one else had attempted it.”
Strangely enough, another distinctive micro trend for S/S 2011 is the use of tassels, seen here at H&M in belts and blouses, while houses as different as Louis Vuitton and Emilio Pucci put them on bags. Where do you often find tassels? You guessed right, as ornaments on furniture.
At the same time we’ve seen the rise of interior design blogger Todd Selby and his blog The Selby, documenting the houses of creative people together with the inhabitants. Proving there’s a link between fashion and furniture, he has since landed campaigns for fashion brands such as Dockers and Converse.
Even for the fall season, interiors seem to be in vogue, but this time it is the seats and details of cars that have piqued the interest of fashion designers. Ann-Sofie Back together with Phoebe Philo at Céline both based their collections around cars and their sumptuous designs, showing that even the most masculine of worlds can be turned into beautiful and feminine clothes.
Fashion meets Interior Design. Photo H&M.com
article from: http://www.hm.com/us/
Dwell Studio for Target, Fab Finds by Candace Olson and others…and Washington D.C in the Spring.
17 Apr
Courtesy of Dorothy Durbin Designs
- Photo courtesy of Dorothy Durbin Designs
- Photo courtesy of Dorothy Durbin Designs
By Poliform Description Ubik walk-in closet with back panels, movable shelves, floor chest of drawers and shirt holder in Canaletto
- The Washington Design Center is filled with GREAT IDEADS!
I am amazed at how quickly the Washington area steps out of winter into full blown spring. Everything looks so beautiful with the bright green leaves sprouting on the trees. Flowering trees of pink, white and purple. What a time for inspiration. I have collected some photos over the past few weeks. Check out some of my FAB FINDS! Dorothy
First and foremost, Dwell Studio at Target. Check out the line of linens available at a price that makes good design affordable to EVERYONE!
Dwell Studio base 941
The beauty of Spring begins with a longer day.
13 Mar
Lighter colors and plenty of sunshine. Today was a great day to walk around Reston Town Center. Do you have a dark color drapery or maybe a heavy velvet you have loved on your windows all winter? It is time to think about an update for the spring and summer. Put away the furry blankets and pull out the cotton weave. Purchase a pretty, flowering plant and hang some fresh, light colored sheers on your windows for the Spring an Summer. Here comes the sun! Beauty is all around us.
Dressing up the outdoors!
3 Mar
The trend, we are living in space outdoors. This is a great place to add an addition to your home without building walls or a ceiling. You may want to run electricity for lighting etc. Water is a whole other question. Do you want a fountain, a pond or a pool. Maybe just a super outdoor kitchen/bar area with running water. Oh the options are endless. So many beautiful arrangements running through my mind. It is outdoors week at the Washington Design Center. Check out some of what I have have spotted.
http://www.dcdesigncenter.com/dcdesigncenter/index.cfm/outdoorweek/
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Bathtubs, which one is perfect for you?
22 FebA bathtub can be a place to escape to at the end of a long day. It can be the compliment piece in a bathroom.
Here is a FAB FIND!
Progress Lighting, SPOTTED, a fabulous Chandelier!
14 FebSpark a magical atmosphere with Chanelle. Graceful glass beads surround a classic frame. Optional pleated crème chiffon shades available to complement the hand applied gold and silver layered leaf finish.
Color from Loophouse has fabulous handmade 100% Wool Rugs in an amazing array of colors.
13 FebLoophouse
loophouse is a contemporary design studio based in London, specialising in custom handmade 100% wool rugs and related products including wallpaper and accessories.
Wall Art!!! LOVE IT!
13 FebJust mad for this new Wall art from Loophouse.
loophouse wall art
Floors are not the only place where rugs can make an impression.
As wall art they can have a huge impact, adding a warm, human touch to any modern, space and softening the acoustics in open environments.
Wall space can often lend itself to bold artistic expression and it allows the design team to experiment with more delicate and innovative materials and techniques to produce dramatic results.
FIND OF THE WEEK! THE BARCELONA CHAIR!
10 Feb
I DREAM OF OWNING ONE OF THESE ICONIC CHAIRS SOME DAY!
Lighting and Lamps spotted!
9 Jan
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I have had this thing about lighting and lamps these past few days. I photograph them, spot them on the internet and dream up new designs for lamps and chandeliers. Lighting can make all of the difference in how a room looks and feels. Take a look at some of my
photos. The lamps finish the rooms in some photos. In others, the lighting could make a huge room warmer, like the large chandelier that drops down bringing the eyes with it.
Enjoy!
Link
http://dorothydurbininteriordesign.blogspot.com/2012/05/dorothy-clicking-her-heelseclecticism.html
28 May
Cumberland Chair – Safavieh Home Furnishings
16 Aug
Cumberland Chair – Safavieh Home Furnishings.
I simply love chairs. This color is IT for the coming season. Teals, blues and green hues are popping up everywhere in design.
