Bravo TV’s Million Dollar Decorator, Kathryn Ireland, Tells Us How To Summer In France
We love Kathryn Ireland. Her fabric designs are whimsical and bright. They make you feel like you’re on vacation.
Kathryn has a wonderful new book, Summers In France, which features her home and lifestyle there. You will get all the inspiration you need to start living the French way of life in your own home.
Then add a bit of it to your home or garden. Buy some of the wonderful pillows and fabrics now sold through Kathryn’s website.
Need a little help to get it right? That’s what we’re here for. Get started with our design advice!
Designer Windsor Smith Introduces Her Concept House
in Bathrooms, Flooring, Kitchen, Remodeling & Home Improvement Projects, Window Coverings
Interior designer Windsor Smith has poured her considerable talent into designing a new home that looks old and brings the family together. We toured the house this weekend.
All of you will get to see this home in the pages of Veranda Magazine in their October issue and at Veranda online featuring 360 degree views of every room.
Windsor had the help of some major talents to furnish the over 8,000 square foot home. Designers Candace Barnes, Peter Dunham, Richard Hallberg, Tara Shaw, and antiques dealer Richard Shapiro along with Bravo TV’s Million Dollar Decorators Martyn Lawrence-Bullard and Kathryn Ireland did an incredible job.
The kitchen, designed by Windsor, is a standout. Windsor also used her “Room In A Box” online design program (similar to ours) to decorate the boys’ room.
Here are some of our takeaway notes from the house:
~ Use surfaces with patina to make your new home look old. Reclaimed and recycled materials are great options.
~ If you love the look of wood countertops but not the maintenance, consider Black Wood granite. It has a very distinct wood grain.
~. If you’re doing new construction, consider transom windows over interior doorways to spread light throughout your home.
~ Do you really need upper cabinets in your kitchen? Open shelves are very accessible and discourage excess. They’ll also save you money.
~ If you are remodeling, you have an opportunity to use architecture to rethink the way you live in your space. Create family spaces to unite your household. This is especially true for your kitchen space.
Gain Countertop & Drawer Space: Use A Trough Sink Instead of Double Sinks In your Bathroom Remodel
If you’re sharing a bathroom and are tight on space, consider installing a trough sink with two faucets.
A trough sink can work in any style of vanity.
Because it takes up less room, you’ll have more countertop and drawer space in the bathroom vanity.
Accessories for trough sinks can lay over part of the top to create a visual partition between the two faucets. It looks nice to place the faucets on opposite corners of the sink.
Share your experience with this old fashioned type of sink that is being used in new ways. Have you considered it for a bathroom remodel? Click “Leave A Comment” near the title of this post.
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