A Melbourne Masterpiece

This morning while browsing through my myriad social media channels, I happened upon a link to a Vogue Living Australia article on the Melbourne home of John Albrecht.  I am so impressed by this space designed by Kerry Phelan, to say it is stunning is no exaggeration.  Take a peak at some of the photos below.

 

                       Interior Design by Kerry Phelan.  Photo via vogueliving.com.au 

                      Interior Design by Kerry Phelan.  Photo via vogueliving.com.au

                     Interior Design by Kerry Phelan.  Photo via vogueliving.com.au

                      Interior Design by Kerry Phelan.  Photo via vogueliving.com.au

To read the article and see the rest of this beautiful home, click here.

Apartment Therapy's Best of 2015

I am super excited to announce that a space I designed for a small condo in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, DC was included in Apartment Therapy's Best of 2015 "Standout Small Cool Homes"!  The homeowner, Chloe, purchased the apartment 3 years ago and brought me in to help her turn what was a dark, moody lair into a bright space reflective of her personality and lifestyle.  You can read the post here.

 

Some Homes Have "It"...

The best designed spaces incorporate the unexpected. These spaces have an “it” factor.  You may not recognize what the “it” factor is when you step into these interiors but you know it is there.  There is something about these interiors hat makes you revere them, makes you stand up and take notice.  The best designed spaces immediately alert your senses that you’ve entered a special place.  They inspire you to want to incorporate some of that “it” into your own spaces. These perfectly designed spaces challenge all of your previous thoughts about interior design and home décor.  They encourage you to push boundaries and use fabrics and textures and colors that you previously considered off limits.   How lucky are the clients who get to live in these spaces? ! And how magical the designers!

 

                                                    Interior Design by Joanna Majewska
                                                             Photo via willabiruta.pl

                                                              Interior Designer Unknown
                                                      Photo via VictoriaElizabethBarnes.com

                                                          Interior Designer Shawn Henderson 

                                                            Photo via Architectural Digest

                                                                Interior Design by Sasha Bikoff
                                                        Photo via PatrickClinePhotography.com

                                                            Interior Design by Grant K. Gibson
                                                                    Photo via decorpad.com                                  

                                                      Interior Design by Kevin and Lee Kleinhelter 

                                                            Photo via AtlantaHomesMag.com

Platner's Chair

I am obsessed with Platner chairs.  Platner chairs are just one of many symbolic icons of mid-century modern style.  They are the creation of Warren Platner and have been around since the early 1960s and they are the ultimate sign of chic sophistication.  Warren Platner moved away from the traditional style of a chair base as applied decoration and designed a chair in which the base became the upright support, as well.  Platner, in all his genius and attention to detail, not only designed the chair but he also designed the method by which the chair was produced.  Constructed using steels rods that are welded to circular framing rods, makes the Platner chair in its most basic form composed solely of steel and air.  It is extremely versatile in its styling and I have yet to see a space where the Platner chair looks out of place.

                                                             Interior Design by Sascha Faasce.

                                                                 Photos via vogueliving.com

                                                          Interior Design by Jonathan Adler 

                                                               Photo via ElleDecor.com

                                                                          Platner Easy Chair

                                                     Photo via M2arquitectura.wordpress.com 

                                                             Interior Design by Tamara Mellon

                                                                  Photo via ElleDecor.com