lovely walk in closet

How pretty is this walk in closet, it was designed by Shelley Cahan of Shelley and company. Love the greek key on the shade and look at that huge tassel hanging from the lamp.

Could this be a DIY project?

images via

Love the doggie with a gold ball necklace

Meet Mariska from I used to be snowwhite

Do you know the blog´´I used to be snowwhite but I drifted´´? It´s written by fellow dutchie Mariska Meijers who was a lawyer before she became a talented  artist and designer for her own brand Mariska Meijers Amsterdam.
I had the pleasure of meeting her at the Meet the blogger event held in Amsterdam 25th of june this year, I noticed her happy and open personality, she even showed me how the zoom option on my Iphone worked, I had no idea before.
To give you and idea what Mariska designs:

this is my fav pillow

Nature inspired designs, so pretty right?

Mariska on the right in her booth at the New York NYIGF

Thanks Mariska for helping me with my Iphone, I am proud of you being so succesful in doing what you love most!

Ana Spiro´s new online concept store launch tomorrow

Over at Will from bright bazaar I saw that Ana Spiro´s online store launches tomorrow, 

yay excitement as until now it was only possible to drool over her lovely images (as me not living in the lovely aussie land), and from tomorrow it´s possible to own your own piece of Ana Spiro.

They do ship international, but only small items.

images by bright bazaar

Diane Bergeron

Diane Bergeron´s house was published on many blogs and magazines, probably you have seen images of her work and her house many times before.
She was featured in the Spanish AD magazine, the dutch residence and now also on the Adore magazine

Diane has been an Interior Designer for over 20 years, styling homes all over the world. She has a fresh approach to design and use of fabric have earned her a renowned reputation among designers and clients.

Reading her blog, I noticed that she loves rummaging around an estate sales to find some vintage treasures, she is a woman after my own heart.

Maybe that´s why her house appeals to me so much, she has mixed cheap and expensive together, she has used a lot of Madeline Weinrib fabrics and rugs and she loves faux bamboo, ikat and she´s not afraid to use color and bold black and white stripes, chevron or zebra in her interior.

Designer secrets from Peter Marino

When I begin with a new client, I always...
Listen. The client talks; I listen.

The mistake most people make when doing their own designing is...
People often know the hues they want but are unaware of the changes in value and intensity that can make or break a color combination.
                       
                                           I have been so mezmerized by this picture, Christian Dior in Paris
The most unusual request from a client was...
To convert two huge bedrooms and baths into a 95-foot-long dressing room.

For someone who wants a big look on a small budget today...
Keep it simple. One good piece of furniture or art is all you need for a room to come alive.

One of the best things right now to collect for an investment is...
Emerging artists’ work: both art and commissioned furniture.

In the area of home electronics, people are asking for...
Uni-switching systems: One button and all the shades go up or down; one button and all the lights go on a preset, on or off; one button for temporary control.

In the next ten years the most important thing in design will be...
Aesthetics and comfort, just as always.

My biggest design mistake was...
Creating a “Salon des Refusés.” I took everything that my clients refused and furnished a room full of leftovers at my country house.

My favorite room to design is...
The library. I collect rare books and drawings, so I’m inevitably drawn to that space—much more so than to the living room or the family room.
                      
                                                                 Louis Vuitton store Paris


I change my own interiors...
Monthly. I move my paintings around and always change the entrance hall. Before, it was 17th-century drawings by the Italian set designers the Bibienas; now it’s white paintings by Robert Ryman and Miguel Barceló.

There are many rules designers should bear in mind. One is...
Place something bought in the current year in every room.

The order I follow when I design is...
Make sure the architecture is great, first and foremost—as everything else is easily changed.

Every home must have...
A soul.
                
Design likes and dislikes...
Likes: Anything real, artistic license, intelligent architecture, Southeast Asian hand-loomed silks.
Dislikes: Copies of antiques, copies of existing rooms, window treatments, unflattering light.

My personal dream house would be...
A glass box on a green hill.

Who or what has influenced my style...
Marella Agnelli, Jean-Michel Frank, Victoria de Rothschild, Andy Warhol, Fred Hughes, Fernand Léger, Louis Kahn.

Three essentials for entertaining are...
Good food, served quickly. Good company: a mix of people. A relaxed host and hostess who enjoy themselves.

If I could live anywhere (other than where I am), it would be...
I would never consider leaving New York. Ever. Not for two nanoseconds.
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