Tchotchke

I have been seeing the term "tchotchke" used a lot lately. The new store in SanFranscisco Jett Modern has a whole category of accessories called Tchotchke. The Gold Gnomes by Phillipe Starck are my ultimate tchotchke.This is the offical dictionary definition:tchotchke \CHOCH-kuh\, noun: A trinket; ... Tchotchke is from...

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isak

: : lovely patterns at .isak. I think it's a Swedish designer based in Brita...

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White Chic

Patricia Gray Using white in a room can make it have surprising depth - I use several shades of white to bring out the architectural details in a room, or I layer the space with strong forms in different tones and textures of white and use some strong contrasts to outline and bring the white into focus. Some of my favourite...

Category › Color , My Work

Bookshelves

Books are such a wonderful way of personalizing your space. Who doesn't love to be surrounded with all this wonderful inspiration. I think rooms with bookshelves are some of my most memorable spaces. Everyone feels comfortable in these rooms and they are rooms where you want to linger. I have a girlfriend who has a monumental...

Category › Bookshelves , Interior Design Blogs

Clever Design - Device Holder

I found this wonderful holder at an on-line store called A Plus Store. What a clever design. If you are anything like me you have all kinds of things that need to be charged. I have been waiting for someone to come up with a universal charger (if anyone knows of one, please let me know). Everytime I buy a new gadget I...

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Yellow Chic

Imperial Trellis Fabric - Kelly WearstlerFlickr Victoria Hagan Domino Magazine Purple Area Pieces Inc HollyHock LA Design Inc KWID Maison14owallpaper by Quadrille Lyford TrellisColorama I have long had a fixation with the color yellow, although I haven't used it much lately in my Interior Design projects I am always...

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Simplicity

If you are like me and so many others with busy lifes and careers, I am always on the search for ways to simplify my life, organize my work, keep on top of things, file information so I can find it when I need it. So when I came across this book I thought maybe it held the answer.The book Laws of Simplicity offers ten...

Category › Book Reviews , Design Icons