Albert Hadley

Decorating is not about making stage sets, it's not about making pretty pictures for the magazines; it's really about creating a quality of life, a beauty that nourishes the soul.
Albert Hadley

I love the bright colors that Albert Hadley uses. They act like punctuation marks. In the top left photo there is a hint of a bright orange door reflected in the mirror above the canary yellow sofa and a red zig-zag table. A constant that seems to be in all these photos is the use of black to ground everything. I think every room should have a touch of black. He also uses the most interesting shapes in furnishings and accessories, which seem to stand out all the more when they are juxtaposed with the bright colors and black.

photos via Peak of Chic

Category › Design Icons

south end open studios 2007

: : the south end open studios was fabulous as always. Boston was showing of it's best side, clear blue sky and brisk, fresh air. but, my timing must have been poor, I missed the people I had hoped to meet, and the flea market was a bit disappointing. does anyone know of a good flea market in Boston?

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Beige is Magic - Albert Hadley

Beige is atmosphere. It's bisque, it's ivory, it's cream, it's stone, it's toast, it's cappuccino. It's, well, it's magic. Albert Hadley

It's Iconic - David Hicks

It's Trendy - Allegra Hicks

It's Magic - Hotel Luxe Marrakesh

It's Atmosphere - Michael Taylor

It's Inspirational - Michael S. Smith

It's Gracie Wallpaper
Interior Design by Greg Jordan

It's Tranquil - Antonia Hutt

It's Masterful - John Saladino

It's Elegant - Alberto Pinto

It's Refined - Barbara Barry

It's Memorable - Something's Gotta Give

It's Chic - Vicente Wolf

It's Comfortable - Cote de Texas

It's a skinny steamed milk with a shot of vanilla - Andree Putman via Studio Annetta This picture is for you Liberty Post

Beige is atmosphere. It's bisque, it's ivory, it's cream, it's stone, it's toast, it's cappuccino. It's, well, it's magic. Albert Hadley
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Category › Color , Design Icons , Wallpaper

10 Most Influential Design Bloggers

The Home Rejuvination Blog is having a contest for the 10 Most Influential Design Bloggers. Who provokes you to think about design? Who do you long to read each day? Who inspires you? Cast your vote for your favourite Design Blogs. Vote by email today!

Category › Blogging

Architectural Digest Kitchen

I have been getting a lot of inquiries about this kitchen that I designed that was featured in Architectural Digest December 2006. It has also been featured in Western Living Magazine August & September 2007.

Millwork & Cabinet Design Patricia Gray Inc.

Countertops Patra Stone Works

Appliances Miele

Kitchen Sink & tap Cantu

Lighted shelves Living Space

Glass tile Interstyle

Photography Roger Brooks

I didn't want electrical outlets to be cut out of the glass tile backsplash so I had them mounted in the bottom of the upper cabinets.

Category › kitchen design , My Work

new collection from mod green pod

: : Last year, at the South End open studios I stumbled upon .mod green pod's. studio. Mod green pod founder .lisa. is local to Boston, but her partner and sister-in-law .nancy. lives and works in Austin, Texas. Together they started .mod green pod. , an organic cotton home textile company. I just received an email from .nancy. with a press release for their new line of home textiles, the .sprout collection. with patterns named after their own children.

I hope to stop by their studio on Sunday and pick up some samples and maybe have a chance to meet .lisa.

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Gracie Studio Wallpaper - News Flash

I had a call from Mike Gracie from New York yesterday. Mike is the president of Gracie Studio Wallpaper. He was kind enough to let me know the following about the wallpaper in this photo:

"The antique paper was purchased by Michael Smith in England, and Gracie restored and added to it. It had a lot of poor old restoration which we had to redo, and it was also not large enough to fit the room so we handpainted additional sections. Gracie's artists are expert at meticulously reproducing antique originals so that the design, coloration, and even level of antiquing are virtually indistinguishable from the original."

Mike Gracie
Gracie, Inc.

419 Lafayette Street

New York, NY 10003

Mike Gracie has also consented to an interview with me. So stay tuned for his interview. Thank-you Mike for clarifying the details of this wallpaper.

Category › Wallpaper