December, 2009 - Browsing by month

This expert Seattle interior designer lives in urban Seattle in a condo. So adding the holiday touch to my place is different than many of you who live in a single dwelling. Many of my clients use greens inside and outside for holiday decorations. As I write this post there are 12 days to Christmas! Here is a beautiful example from my fellow designer and friend, Tobi Fairley.

If you live in an apartment or condo, restrictions may limit your decorating. But this simple door hanger or something similar is a solution. Image courtesy of Amazon.

The patio is a grand opportunity for decorations, large or small. Others will be delighted to see the lights you share.

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As my readers know, this expert Seattle interior designer, enjoys the Pacific Northwest magazine in the Seattle Times Sunday edition. This past Sunday a 2,850-square-foot home with one bedroom, two offices and 2 ½ baths offered images of the art collection of David Pollart in the Millennium Tower condo. My eyes were dazzled with the depth and breadth of the artists mainly from the Northwest. This is a great story and I encourage readers to enjoy the entire article.

I love to design bathrooms and am a winning designer of a master bath on the HGTV Designer’s Challenge series. When I see a spectacular one I am mesmerized.

This is the description, “Clint Brown’s life-size plastic woman, whom Pollart calls “Peggy Sue,” stands in the powder room. Reflected in the mirror is Frida Kahlo painted on glass by Walter Lieberman. Pat Richon crafted the walls: Venetian plaster covered with encaustic embedded with thistle seed and banded in stainless steel.” For some guys, it’s baseball cards. For Pollart, it’s art writes Rebecca Teagarden.

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As an expert interior designer practicing in Seattle, I don’t see snow (except last year and please no repeats!) on the ground. But I do have many memories from my Midwest roots and living experiences. Even without snow on the ground, the clear, crisp weather makes the mountains and ranges visible with snow so I am inspired to decorate my fireplace mantel. Here are some inspirations from Houzz.

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This expert Seattle interior designer thought November sped by way too quickly! Now the real countdown is upon us. My clients and commenters ask about quick fixes… things they can do easily and inexpensively to prepare for the holiday entertaining schedule. No matter how casual, informal or elaborate, somehow you sense the eyes are likely noting your decor and sharing a conversation or two afterwards. How about a few quick updates that will leave holiday guests with a lasting good impression. Here are some thoughts:

• Painting is first — and the most economical . Out of time to paint the entire room? Paint one wall as an accent. Choose the wall that anchors furniture or the facing when sitting down.
• Add a mirror - a big, bold-framed mirror and put some wow in your room.
• Area rugs add instant character and are an excellent value for your investment.
• Drapery panels, ready made, finish a room. Don’t be skimpy though… add extra if the window is wide.

See these examples from Restoration Hardware

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This expert Seattle interior designer loves the history of design richly woven in Seattle as her inspiration. Take for instance, Nancy Corzine.

As Nancy Corzine grew up in Seattle, WA, she absorbed family inflences which continue to influence her design. Her father was a wood work artisan and her mother a weaver. “My father had built a loom for my mother; it was enormous and sat in the middle of our living room. Instead of gorilla, we called it the 900 pound loom in the room.” says Corzine. Corzine’s father hand-crafted something else when she was a little girl that would serve to foreshadow her future occupation, it was an exquisite doll house. “I constantly re-decorated the dollhouse. I played with it for hours on end.”

She opened her first showroom on Melrose Place in Los Angeles in 1983. The rest is history as Corzine’s furniture, fabrics and lightening fixtures are represented in showrooms around the world and her own retail lifestyle stores in locations like Palm Beach and, yes, Southampton. For over 25 years her signature designs and interior design installations have graced the homes of celebrities worldwide.

Her new book serves,as an instructional manual for achieving the glamorous look that is the signature of Corzine’s design style.

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