Dark and cozy.

Ray Booth

Loving this Foyer. The Mural with the Dark trim.........I need it in my life!!!

That Turquoise Daybed needs to be in my bedroom........by the time I get home today!

I'd never move from that sofa!

If you haven't been to Mrs. Howard's in Atlanta.....just put it on your bucket list.

I'd never go out to eat! EVER.

Let's Get Away!

The Delano Hotel In Miami.......I picture myself in the pool with a Drink and my bestie!

I mean, who doesn't love the lake!?!

I would have parties and friends over 24/7......and maybe a photo shoot or two!

I'm shopping for a bathing suit as we speak!!

I would swim under the water with my eyes open allllllll day LONG!!!!!

Speechless.......

My kind of tent party!!!

Beautiful Rooms

Ray Booth of Mcalpine, Booth & Ferrier Interiors

A home for sale in the Hamptons.

Melanie Turner, ASID. Turner Davis Interiors

(My Favorite)

Mcalpine Booth & Ferrier A hotel they did in Mexico. Amazing!

Bill Ingram (Love the over sized door)

It came to life!!

So, for one of my classes we had to design a light fixture from scratch and design it around one of our favorite designers. Clearly, I chose Kelly Wearstler because of her creative sense and ....her love of gold and metals!

  My light fixture was designed with scrap wood I had from previous projects. I used gold paint that I mixed in with some faux painting techniques I had up my sleeve to create the illusion of brass supports for the shade and a bronze base. I wanted the grain in the wooden shade to show through so I watered down the paint, and used a Drapery ring for the finial......it kind of pulls through the look of a modern lantern.?

The "Came to life part refers to the fact that we're building a lake house for a client and they were in need of some interesting standing lamps for their outdoor "Areya" ;-)  that wouldn't blow over. Btw. They're 5 feet tall too!!

I love them!! From a school project to a real life client's house!!! ;-)  I post some pics once the house is done  with them in the space!

A little paint goes a long way!!

So I was bored last weekend and wanted something to do and I thought about how boring my hallway was. I've always loved KellyWearstler's foyer in her house with it's funky, modern wallpaper in it and thought why not do something like that!! I wanted my treatment to have a little more strength to it as well as have some sort of architectural quality.

This was my hallway before, not bad but kind of boring don't you think?
I wanted the design to mimic 18th century Louis XV wall paneling......

I really love it, I just lightly free handed some lines on the wall with a pencil and went over it with some leftover paint. It would have been even cooler if it were two different shades of a brighter color!!!! Hmmmmm, lol

A taste of the past!

So I was going through my computer and cam across this picture of my old bedroom from when I lived in Montgomery. Apparently I wanted to be a 60 year old antique dealer who lives in Savannah Georgia?? I don't know but damn was I traditional!!

My taste has definitely changed since then, now I enjoy white walls, with a touch of modern, and traditional pieces mixed in and less pattern!