Friday, August 3, 2012

House of Honey ... South Bay Living

I find as I grow in my design business that I appreciate so many different styles.  I truly love them all.  While I typically consider myself "traditional/eclectic" I see the beauty in each and every Genre of Design ... and can find a love of many looks.

Not only what I am exposed to on a daily basis, but the fact that I had the opportunity to live on the West Coast gives me an "other coast" perspective ... which I love!

1st Dibs introduced me to Tamara Kaye-Honey and I was thrilled to look into her portfolio and found she updated a beach house in Hermosa Beach.  What struck me is that I was so familiar with the structural design of this space.  I lived in Redondo Beach for five years and was so intrigued by the architecture.  Very different than what I had grown up with in the South.  This was my first real world venture!


Apple Green Leather Banquette ... luscious!!   Now I will tell you, and please don't be offended Tamara, I am not a fan of all these horse heads that are out and about right now.  They remind me of the "GodFather" I just cannot move on.


This reminds me of this chest that Barbara did ... for the ORC!



 Back to House of Honey!


The Wallpaper Feature is stunning!  And just note the skin on the floor mixed with the wrought iron railings.  I would probably have recommended to rip them out.  Instead they are a focal point of this design.  I would have been wrong ... I am liking it.


Ikat on a Red Chair ... need I say more?

Thank you Tamara!


xo,


kim

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

ORC Reveal Week #6 ... This is It!!




This is it!  Can you believe ... 6 weeks already where Linda invited 20 bloggers to participate in the  One Room Challenge.  Okay, one had to give it up.  It's okay ... we get it, life happens.  But 19 of us continued on and I have to say through this little project friendships deepened and stress levels heightened!  But most of all, the fun we had made it all worthwhile!  And for me ... thank goodness for a precious client who let me invade her home time after time for photos, regrouping, trying things over and over ... and just plain putting up with me!  I love you Liz!!

You can see here where it all began ... and here it is ... well, let me show you some detail shots before you get the whole thing. After all ... it took 6 weeks ... you should have to wait a few minutes before you are introduced to the entire Keeping Room!!





The fireplace is now a true focal point of this Keeping Room ...


I love the details ... and who couldn't use a little "pear" in their life ...


The bling of the floor ... 


The Brimfield Suzani pillows ... which I have to tell you that I purchased for $60.00 and just spied them last weekend at a little boutique in town for $120.00 each ... oh yeah!!


We warmed the firebox with ferns for the summer ... back to birch in the winter ... moveable art!


More Pear ... 


and more ... pear and suzani ... in case you missed them ... 


And here ... what you have been waiting for ... the whole shebang!



A close up!


the side ... Glamour Shot!


I cannot get enough of these Suzani Pillows!




This room has been so much fun to work on.  My sweet client and her family make it all the more fun ... and the knowledge that this room no longer looks like this ...



But looks like this ... 





And now houses a MudRoom and a place for her family to "Keep" for a long happy life!


These past six weeks have been fun and I have learned so much from my "Lady" Challengers ... please stop over and check out all that has been happening. I have no doubt you will be amazed ... and thank you so much for sharing all this with us!!

xo,


kim



Beth - Chinoiserie Chic                    Lauren - The Cottage Mix
Sherry - Design Indulgence             Lindsay - Everything LEB
Barbara - Hodge:Podge                   LisA - Lisa Mende Design
Tiffany - Living Savvy                       Jessie - Mix & Chic
Linda - My Crafty Home Life           Alison - My Little Happy Place
Danylle - Nana Moon                       Nicole - Nicole Scott Designs
Julia - Pawleys Island Posh             Jennifer - The Pink Pagoda
Bethany - Powell Brower Home      Lindsay - The Pursuit of Style
Emily - Rue de Emily                         Lindsay - Sadie + Stella






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