DesignCandy: Furniture

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Monday, August 12, 2013

This Table Needs to be in my Loft

Well, I am back to work after being out of the office a couple days on vacation last week. This morning I had to do that awful task of sorting through those emails that have piled up, but surprisingly it went pretty fast until one email derailed me for a minute. I fell madly in love with this table that was featured in the recent Architectural Digest issue for July/August. I just had to share it with everyone!

This beautiful table called The Barnsley Table from Bernhardt Interiors has a patterned bone inlay to with a black ebonized finish. Can you say breathtaking?! It would look great with all the colors in my loft & would be a great contrast with my modern Panton Chairs...see them here.

All photos via Bernhardt website

I have to say thank you to our local Bernhardt representative, Meredith, who sent me the email! Don't be surprised if I post a follow up post with it in my loft!

peace & love,
Lindsey

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Trending: The Bold Racing Stripe

It's incredible how adding one big fat stripe can instantly modernize a super traditional piece of furniture, or bring interest to a lackluster one.

I've been finding myself drawn to this look more & more lately for those very reasons, especially when done in stark black & white or bold global patterns! I might have to go get some painters tape & start priming my boyfriend's dresser this weekend!

all photos via pinterest or houzz

peace & love,
Lindsey

Saturday, April 20, 2013

Tied Up & Knotty

all photos via Accessories by ASH

This is knot your average friendship bracelet!

Get ready to go overboard for these Accessories by ASH- Allison Hertzberg's line of friendship bracelet inspired adornments.

Hertzberg was first introduced to intricate knotting techniques by fishermen while working on a documentary in Main. Between lobstering & filming, she picked up the basic nautical loop & was hooked- pun intended. Now she twists a& knots belts, bracelets, necklaces, and headbands in her downtown NYC apartment. She uses a sea of multicolor cotton, nylon climbing rope, & vintage chains she has come across at estate sales.

Take this lighthearted look into summer months with neon colors or you can keep it classic for an all year round look with cascading metal chains. Either way you got a good catch- again the pun was intended.

peace & love,
Lindsey

Friday, January 11, 2013

2013 Color Inspiration: EMERALD

Whether you dig a natural version or go for one with polish, Pantone is predicting you'll treasure Emerald Green over the next year!

Emerald is a hue taken directly from nature. What I find most interesting about using emerald in decor or fashion is it has a split personality. Emerald has moods that are downright granola & then it can transform into a glamorous diva at a moment's notice.

Here are a couple ways to make your visitors & friends green with envy by updating your wardrobe or home with this season's hottest hue!

peace & love,
Lindsey

Thursday, September 27, 2012

What's your Mood?

image via pinterest

When I walk into someone’s office or workroom & look around at their own inspiration board, I feel like I can get an immediate sense of whether they are a left-brained (logical & analytical) or a right-brained (spontaneous & intuitive). Now I know that all creative’s make the most of their right brains, but some of us creative minds tend to toss a large percentage of mathematics, meticulousness, & left-brained order into our creativity. Where does your board fall on the spectrum? Are you a full-blown right-brained creative type, or are you obsessed with detail & symmetry? Check out your own inspiration boards — do they reflect the way you work?

The left-brained creative type tends to start with the pieces & work up to a whole. They are the analytical types who create extremely detailed, geometrically exact designs. When I look at these examples, I see someone who added pieces to the inspiration board until it was an entire picture from start to finish. I see pieces that fit together perfectly, like a puzzle, & a completely cohesive color scheme.

image via houzz

image via pinterest

image via houzz

Perhaps the most left-brained of creative professions is the field of architecture. Architects are masters at blending science & art. It would shock me to find anything but an exacting, perfectly spaced & aligned inspiration board in an architect's space. When creating mood boards, there are those who stay within the lines & those who do not even see the lines. I would suggest that the designers of some of these mood boards have somewhat of a few left-brain tendencies. Each bit seems to have been meticulously added to the whole, creating a board that is precisely full without moving further than any of the edges.

As you go to the right-brained side of the creative world, bulletin boards tend to loosen up. There is no longer this bit-by-bit conception of the entire board. Rather, the ideas seem more like they are plucked out of some creative place & mixed with ease. These boards seem like a happy medium between the precision of a left-brained creative & the lack of restrictions of a right-brained creative.

image via houzz

image via pinterest

image via pinterest

Right-brained creative’s cannot seem to stop their creativity. Their ideas seem to spill out of them on any given surface. The little scraps of inspiration find their way onto other surfaces: tacked to the wall, pasted on the ceiling — wherever their designers can find the room to articulate their ideas. The characteristic of a right-brained creative type is the presence of chaotic creativity. Right-brained creators think of the large picture & then make it come about whether it is right or not.

image via houzz

image via pinterest

So, now it is your turn. Please share your inspiration boards in the comments below. Upload your photos or tell me about the boards you have created. Are you a right-brained or left-brained creative? Does your inspiration wall reflect that?

peace & love,
Lindsey

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Electrifying Summer Style

The second that Summer officially arrives, the city explodes in a simultaneous celebration of thrills like food from food trucks, yummy cocktails, & great company while hanging outdoors- preferably by the water. Sundresses, shorts, sandals or flip-flops, & straw hats are the comfortable summer attire for most.

Lighter & brighter colors, like neon, are everywhere in the fashions, interiors, & even in the outdoors. I think it is a great Summer trend that everyone can try. So embrace these brighter colors & get inspired!