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Zen Home: Designing Peaceful Interiors

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Zen Home: Designing Peaceful Interiors

Feeling the drain? If you’re like me, you love the hustle! But, we can easily burn out if we don’t have a refuge for serious downtime. We all look forward to relaxing at home after a long day of work. However, your house can be just as chaotic as the office if your interiors aren’t designed properly. Is your personal space designed for rest? To promote tranquility and create a stress- free environment, keep natural elements in mind. Earthy architectural materials, like stone or wood floors in simple linear patterns, are key factors for a zen home. Even if you don’t have that option, add texture and softness with layers like a wooly shag rug or a tweed carpet in hallways or underneath furniture to anchor the arrangements. One of the blogs I follow, Fresh Home, suggests the rug be a similar shade to your flooring or in earth tones like beige, brown or gray. This harmony will reduce contrast, appearing calm and restful.

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I also believe that fresh florals and lush green plants add so much to our living spaces. I always have potted orchids, in chic vessels, around the house. Clusters of cut flowers look fantastic and modern in a single color. Another cool blog Canvas, by  Saatchi Art, notes that green plants help purify the air and provide a restful vibe. Part of the jet set? Low-maintenance sculptural succulents like aloe, jade and rubber tree are great choices. Care is minimum and their clean lines compliment cool, contemporary artwork. If you love art like I do, visit Saatchi and you’ll be hooked.

 Via ModGreenUS.com

 

Aquariums are also very relaxing and I love the sleek look of a modern salt water tank.  Still, I think I would prefer a more natural Koi pond and I fantasize about incorporating one into my landscape someday. These graceful carp represent strength, courage and good fortune. I can use all of the good luck I can get, but fish are quite a commitment! For now I settle in a comfy spot and play  Zen Koi from Landshark Games and Lucky Koi by Pocketfruity. Within a few minutes, my stress starts to melt away. I also enjoy art that features water and the beauty that lies within.

 Koi on Pale Ochre by Lily Greenwood

 

As you can see, the interior design of your space has so much to do with how it feels to be there. But don’t forget function… Another key component to a zen home is minimalism. In other words- limit your stuff. Cluttered spaces make cluttered minds. Everything you own should have its place. Organize your closets, cabinets and shelves with cool boxes or colorful woven baskets. Keep supply drawers neat and orderly with pretty drawer liners and dividers. This way, surfaces are clear and distractions are limited. All the fun containers in my son’s room, below are from The Container Store.

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Upcoming Rizzoli Book: Designers Entertain

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Upcoming Rizzoli Book: Designers Entertain

All good things take time- the best are worth waiting for. I am thrilled to be a part of a new BOOK, just green-lighted by the premier publishing house Rizzoli, featuring topnotch interior designers entertaining at their own homes. It will be the perfect how-to, full of luscious photographs, by Michael Hunter, and insider secrets! My esteemed colleague and mentor, Pam Kelley, and I put together a rainy Sunday supper in her lovely Highland Park cottage. I cannot wait to see the results!

The unusual and memorable fabric above, Pearl River in Jade, was designed in 1918 for F. Schumacher and remains in their Classics Collection. We mixed the print with a fun powder-blue plaid and a lively collection of antique silver, colored glass and modern florals. As proud as we are of our own soireé, we are just as excited to be featured along with famous colleagues across the country! I wish I could tell you more…be ready, Spring of 2018!

Filed Under: INSIDER'S DIARY Tagged With: classic, dallas, designers, entertaining, fabric, interior design, pam kelley, print, rizzoli, rizzoli books, schumacher, shelly rosenberg, shelly rosenberg studio, sunday, supper, texas

DESIGN YOUR NEW CONTAINER STORE CLOSET

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DESIGN YOUR NEW CONTAINER STORE CLOSET

No more boring closets! The Container Store’s new luxury closet system, TCS Closets,  leaves our beloved mainstay, wire-bound elfa, in the dust. The quality here is impressive- who wants to invest in closet components that will chip, stick or sag over time? TCS Closets builds from the ground up with a thicker 1″ Thermofused Laminate material in six finishes and strong dovetail joinery. Features include glass doors, lighting, soft-touch closures, and elegant hardware. The options are as exciting as they are limitless. I am thrilled to have partnered with this organizational power-house to show you just how GORGEOUS a closet can be. This is a space we experience every single day. It deserves design as much as any other room in the house.

_tcsclosets_moodboards3My first design board centers on the soft Satin Oak finish. Its natural undertones happen to be a perfect compliment to Pantone’s 2016 Color of the Year, Rose Quartz. Here, I create a feminine dressing room for the modern sophisticate. I am a wallpaper fanatic, so this is often my jumping off point. I started with a geometric beauty by Osbourne & Little. Blush crushed velvet by Clark & Clark for Dura Lee soothes a lively leopard print. Futuristic lighting, Vise by Bec Brittain, nods to the future, yet glamorous glass knobs, soft brass accents and textural baskets reference the past. And you must have noticed the most fabulously decadent acrylic hangers on the planet, right?!

tcsclosets_moodboards5The Flint finish let me explore deeper, yet still soft, hues. I just adore Mary McDonald’s Park Avenue Python wallpaper for Schumacher and it led my design toward earthy tones like mossy green, straw and bronze. Ankasa’s Maroc Anchor for Beacon Hill fabric plays into my rain forest vibe in an embroidered, primal pattern with a hint of metallic luster. I also included a luxuriously life-like, pebbled shagreen by Edelman leather. My imagined center island- built lower for a traveler’s easier packing- is topped with a Tiger Eyes Vicostone Quartz surface.

_tcsclosets_moodboards6The TCS Ebony finish reminds me of a moody lounge; perhaps a more masculine take on old-school glamour. Deep blues and rich cognac shades compliment the inky tone. I imagined light gray shearling, subtle ivory fabrics and polished chrome for contrast- aren’t these sleek hangers sublime? And are you not swooning for Lindsey Adelman’s Burst pendant in Gray?! Sophisticated layers also include a Scalemandre velvet, a Phillip Jefferies metallic grass cloth wall covering and Robert Allen’s Greek Key braid.

We all want a fantasy closet- why not give yourself a customized, personal space that you can enjoy? The Container Store launch is perfect opportunity to upgrade this often overlooked area. Watch for more design ideas on Part 2 of my TCS Closets Design project. Can’t wait? Read more on their blog Container Stories!

 

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Passion and knowledge are the two components that Dallas-based Shelly Rosenberg believes govern her authentic success. A self-proclaimed Renaissance woman, Shelly is an accomplished and multi-faceted advocate for the creative community. [Read More]

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