THE NYC DESIGN CENTER: MY FAVORITE THINGS FROM THIS WEEK'S VISIT

 THE NEW YORK CITY DESIGN CENTER IS MY MOST FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP...BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD TO FIND ALL THE LATEST AND GREATEST NEW PRODUCTS FOR MY CLIENTS AND TO SEE ALL THE HOTTEST LOOKS TRENDING AROUND THE WORLD. NEONS, PURPLES, ORANGES,  AND SHINY MATERIALS FROM PLEATHERS TO NAILHEADS....LOTS OF AMAZING NEW PRODUCT ON THE MARKET AND AVAILABLE FOR YOU !

SO THIS VISIT WAS NOTHING SHORT OF FANTASTIC. SOME OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE STOPS INCLUDED LEE JOFA, QUADRILLE, OSBOURNE AND LITTLE, SAMUEL AND SONS, ROMO, SCHUMACHER....I COULD GO ON AND ON......

HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS!!

SUZANNE KASLER FOR LEE JOFA

MOVING OVER TO THE KRAVET SHOWROOM.....LOVE THESE FABRICS!

AND THEIR UPHOLSTERY STYLES ARE EQUALLY AS FANTASTIC AS LEE JOFA

SOFA AMAZING!

WHICH THIS PHOTO DID THE AWESOME WALLPAPER JUSTICE!

AT QUADRILLE

JERRY PAIR

LOVED THIS WINDOW

COWTAN AND TOUT SHOWROOM

GARDEN WEEK: A LOOK INSIDE ONE OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA'S FINEST WATERFRONT PROPERTIES ON TOUR 4/26/12

I AM SO LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE INTERIOR DESIGN FOR THIS AMAZING WATERFRONT HOUSE- PART OF THIS YEAR'S GARDEN TOUR IN NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

NOT ONLY IS THIS HOUSE EXTRODINARY IN IS ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, BUT THE HOMEOWNERS LILY AND ROB REIS HAVE AMAZING TASTE WHEN IT COMES TO DECOR. BOTH HUSBAND AND WIFE ARE INCREDIBLY TALENTED ARCHITECTS AND THEIR EYE FOR DETAIL SHOWS THROUGH IN THEIR BEAUTIFUL HOME. THEY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE AND ART COLLECTION,  AND THEY  LOVE MIXING IN CONTEMPORARY ELEMENTS. THIS WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT THAT I TRUELY ENJOYED....... PURSUING DESIGN WITH ARCHITECTS THAT HAVE AMAZING TASTE IS A GREAT EXPERIENCE!

AND THE RESULT?......MUSEUM QUALITY FURNISHINGS COMBINED WITH KID FRIENDLY FABRICS AND UPHOLSTERY(FOR THEIR ADORABLE 2 DAUGHTERS) EQUALS A FUN TREAT FOR THE EYE!

HERE'S A LOOK INSIDE PREPARING FOR TOMORROW'S TOUR.

MAIN ENTRY

FAMILY ROOM

LIVING ROOM

DINING ROOM

KITCHEN

HOMEOWNER LILY REIS IN HER AMAZING KITCHEN.

LILY FOUND THESE AMAZING PENDANTS-GREAT MODERN ELEMENT NEXT TO THE TRADITIONAL CABINETS. SHE ALSO INSTALLED THIS GORGEOUS HONED MARBLE-AN ARCHITECT THAT CAN REALLY PICK THE FINISHES!

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IN THE BREAKFAST ROOM, WE SELECTED THIS AQUA GRASS CLOTH BY PHILLIP JEFFRIES WHICH TRANSITIONS WELL OFF THE FAMILY ROOM RUG IN THE NEIGHBORING SPACE. THE LANTERN IS ONE I DESIGNED AND HAD CUSTOM MADE

YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME: PART 3

THIS SEGMENT OF "YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME" IS DEDICATED TO MY 5 YEARS OLD SON'S GIRLFRIEND......WHO IS ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS AND DOESN'T KNOW IT.........AND WHO HAPPENED TO STUMBLE ACROSS MY BLOG VIA HER MOM......... AND SHE HAS BEEN EXPRESSING INTEREST IN THE PRODUCTS!! ONE IN PARTICULAR BEING THE "RAINBOW SHOWER"..... (keep in mind this is from the "youve gotta be kidding me" post series!) SHE KEEPS ASKING ME WHERE SHE CAN BUY IT-CRACKS ME UP-I LOVE THIS KID!
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I RECENTLY TOLD THE SWEET LITTLE "GIRLFRIEND" ABOUT A CERTAIN SINK THAT IS ALSO A FISH BOWL...(HER MOM IS PROBABLY GOING TO KILL ME SINCE THEY ARE ABOUT TO EMBARK ON A BATHROOM REMODEL FOR THE KIDS!)....."GIRLFRIEND" SOUNDED REALLY INTERESTED IN THE SINK....THIS IS WHEN I KNEW IT WAS TIME TO STOP TALKING..-HOPE THIS BLOG DOESN'T GET ME IN TROUBLE! BUT I LOVE TALKING INTERIORS WITH MY SPECIAL 5 OLD YEAR FRIEND!

ps-these are products that i totally would not buy!!

PHOTO COURTESY OF: http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/household/bathroom/fish-aquarium-sink.asp

PHOTO COURTESY OF:http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/household/furniture/the-birds-nest-bed.asp

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LOLIPOP BUSHES????? SHE WILL EITHER LOVE OR HATE!

ART INSPIRATION: A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND AN EMPTY WALL

IT'S SUNDAY AND THIS DAY HAS BEEN PERFECT!! IT'S SUNNY AND 80 SOMETHING....SKY IS BLUE AND PEOPLE ARE OUT ON THE WATER!

MY  CLAN OF 4  HAD A PICNIC LUNCH ON THE BOAT-FIRST ONE OF THE SEASON-MY FAVORITE THING TO DO ON BEAUTIFUL WARM DAYS!!

AND THEN THE EMPTY WALL ON THE STAIRWAY LANDING KEPT BUGGING ME-I NEED A MASSIVE PAINTING. TIME TO GET INSPIRED AND GET BUSY!

AS USUAL, I GO TO MY "ART THAT I LOVE" BOARD ON PINTEREST....

 http://pinterest.com/langandlucy/art-that-i-love/ 

FOR INSPIRATION-MOSTLY COLOR INSPIRATION. I LOVE GREENS, BLUES, PERIWINKLES.......WANT THAT IN MY NEXT PAINTING!!

I BOUGHT A 40" X 60" CANVAS...MY LARGEST YET...I CANT WAIT TO GET STARTED. I REALLY WANT SOME BLUE LIKE MY MADELINE WEINRIB RUG IN THE PAINTING. I THINK THIS WILL BE A NICE TRANSITION OFF THE WET BAR SPACE......

SO HERE IS THE EARLY EARLY STAGES OF MY NEW PAINTING THAT I CANT WAIT TO SEE EVOLVE.






COLOR INSPIRATION
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HUGE EMPTY WALL



KITCHEN IDEAS:REMODELING ON THE BRAIN!

I'VE HAD SEVERAL KITCHEN INQUIRIES LATELY SO I HAVE BEEN OBSESSING ABOUT THE LATEST AND GREATEST DESIGNS OUT THERE!

ONE KITCHEN REDO IN PARTICULAR IS FROM A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE IN NORFOLK BUILT IN 1926...STILL HAS SOME OF THE ORIGIONAL CABINETRY AND EVEN A BUILT-IN IRONING BOARD.....LOADS OF CHARACTER BUT THE HOMEOWNER NEEDS IT FRESHENED UP. THE CEILINGS ARE 10 FT AND I REALLY THINK CABINETS UP TO THE CEILING WOULD MAXIMIZE STORAGE SPACE AND BE BEAUTIFUL.....

THESE FANTASTIC KITCHENS HAVE REALLY INSPIRED ME!

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