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Design Crush: Sadowa Side Chair
My Design Crush this week will have you sitting pretty in chic comfort. The Sadowa Side Chair offers a classic style with a contemporary twist — check out those legs! It's a casual-modern look that's totally transitional. Each chair is upholstered in one of 15 fabrics and six nail designs, or one of 18 leathers, hand-applied by craftspeople at manufacturer Theodore Alexander. The wood finished pictured is NoDa Ebony, the darker of two finishes available for the chair. I think the Sadowa Side Chair would look marvelous in a dining room like this or this, something with a transitional aesthetic. The clean, strong...
Project Reveal: Crisp Transitional Interior Design
Transitional interior design is all about the clean-lined aesthetic of soft contemporary with some more traditional elements to reveal a highly livable — and always beautiful — look. Last week, I shared part of my project reveal, bespoke, bright transitional design in a Dallas home renovation. This week, part two. My team and I were called in to refresh a dull and dated ranch-style house. The owner is a widow who has made many wonderful memories there but wasn't thrilled with the floorplan or older interior vibe. She loves to cook and entertain, especially family, and the house just wasn't cutting...
Color Crush: Spring Wildflowers
Spring is here and wildflowers are poking their sleepy heads up from the greening grasses as everything prepares to explode with color! These beautiful poppies are the centerpiece of my Color Crush this week, which features vibrant shades of red, red-orange, blues, purples, and even a deep green. Love the way nature can put together something that turns heads every time. This color palette is bold and fun — lighter shades of the blues and purples would be a great choice for any room where you want to feel calm. The reds and red-orange would make a dynamite accent color....