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Home Design Inspiration: Refined, Elegant Style
Today, I'm bringing you some home design inspiration that's elegant and clean-lined with a high-end refinement. This new-construction home in Richardson, a suburb of Dallas, was a two-year project and everyone is thrilled with the results. The homeowners brought us onboard during the planning stages and we helped pick everything from floorboards to finishes inside and out — we even helped find the tile for the swimming pool. They wanted a European-style exterior, but a soft contemporary interior and we assured them that could happen — involving a professional interior designer from the get-go creates a cohesive, curated look. I love...
Color Crush: Copper-Roofed Old Church
One of my favorite parts of travel is seeing historic buildings — there's always so much to learn when you go somewhere new. This week's Color Crush color palette comes from a photo of a copper-roofed old church with some wonderful hues. This is a common site over parts of Europe, the copper that has turned a green color, contrasting with a terra cotta colored roof. The beiges, grays, and browns of the walls and steeple act as a neutral backdrop for this color palette, with teal and terra cotta as pops of color. This would be a dynamic choice...
Design Crush: Midcentury Modern Dresser
I love furniture with a sculptural element and my Design Crush this week offers just that. The Revo Midcentury Modern Dresser offers unforgettable style that's elegant and functional. This four-drawer console chest from Butler Specialty Company is alluringly finished in dark caramel and the four-corner tapered post frame exquisitely supports the drawers and their contents. Crafted from gmelina wood, this dresser has finely tailored and textured white leather-and-chrome handlebar drawer pulls. Open them to reveal English dovetail construction with smooth maple interiors. This piece measures 40 inches wide by 16 inches deep by 34 inches high and would look marvelous in a...