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Wallpaper Designs That Have Been Talked About For Years

Tom Scheerer is one of America's favorite designers. His design style always sides on classic arrangements that are upscale with a comfortable approach.   His work has appeared in the top design magazines such as Elle Décor, House & Garden, Architectural Digest, and House Beautiful, which includes him annually in its list of America's "Top 100" designers. After graduating with a degree in architecture, Scheerer formed a design partnership with now famous designer Jeffrey Bilhuber.  It was no surprise that their interiors landed in every national magazine in America.  Then in 1995, Scheerer formed his own Manhattan-based decorating firm, and since then has been tremendously successful.

He has always emphasized color and texture over purely decorative.  Fussy furniture (Read More.....)

The Best Reproduction Empire And Regency Furniture Designs

Jamb has established a worldwide reputation for dealing in superior quality antique fireplaces and having one of the finest reproductions collections. Their reproduction chimneypieces are made by highly skilled craftsmen who use traditional 18th and 19th century techniques and use the finest marble and stone to produce a beautiful authentic appearances.

Jamb also produces a collection of reproduction lighting, furniture and garden ornaments.

Here are just a few of their amazing reproduction furniture pieces:

A mahogany settee in the manner of George III, the Augusta sports an elegant, serpentine shaped upholstered back and over-scrolled arms. The exquisite padded, cushioned seat rests on an (Read More.....)

Decorating With Vivid Color- Designer Andrew Gn's Apartment Part 2

Augustus, the king of Poland at the turn of the 18th century, amassed more than 24,000 pieces of china. Gn says he shares the same love.  He bought his first piece at age 16 and the endless fascination has never subdued. The walls in (Read More.....)

30 Accessories To Dress Up A Red Or Pink Room

Pink & Red Living Room -Miles Redd Architectural Digest

Almost every magazine has covered Miles Redd's Home and even though it has been several years, his color choices remain to inspire thousands of people. Lets face it, it takes a lot of guts to choose candy pink in the living room, but Redd shows us it can be done to a state of brilliance.

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How To Decorate Using Red and Pink

- Pink rooms are best when they are paired with red. Red is the primary color of pink and the two shades go hand in hand. Consider adding the color red in bright splashes seen in abstract art. (Read More.....)

Neoclassicism At It's Best - 60 Of The Finest First-Class Decorating Fabrics In Blue- Part 1

Carolyne Roehm's books, Passion For Interiors, and A Passion for Blue and White are valuable sources for ideas decorating with blue and white.

Neoclassicism At It's Best - 40 Phenomenal Fabric Choices in Green Part 2

If you love neo-classical style, then Passion For Interiors, and A Passion for Blue and White are books that need to be in your library.

I couldn't help but stumble across a negative review by Raewyn for Passion For Interiors.  She ends her review saying she borrowed the book from the library and she will be leaving it at the library, as the (Read More.....)

Neoclassicism At It's Best - The Top 30 Red Decorating Fabrics Part 3

In A Passion For Interiors Carolyne Roehm takes you on a tour through three of her best design projects: her Georgian home in Connecticut, her New York apartment,
and a ski lodge in Aspen.

Get a preview of what to expect of two of these homes in this previous post, showing a picture of the house she designed in Aspen for her beau Simon Pinniger, and a picture of her Georgian home located in Sharon, (Read More.....)

Thomas Hope - Regency Furniture Designer

We are familiar with the interiors and furniture of Thomas Hope chiefly through his 1807 book, Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, and its exquisitely restrained plates composed of thin black outlines on white grounds, free of all shading, shadow, or color. And so, faced here with more than 400 color illustrations of the real spaces and objects, we are dazzled by their vigor and presence. The images are just as elegant as the ones in his book but, with their outlines filled in, even more (Read More.....)