A new challenge is music to a designer’s soul…when that challenge comes mid-project the music is taken to a whole new volume.
Working on a lovely French country home…redoing floors, choosing light fixtures and furnishings, aging ironwork…all in a slightly subdued traditional palette, the client adds a striking abstract painting to the score!
Integrating this piece into the evolving melody, we decided to play to its strengths:
color and more color!
I think the result sings!!!!!!
As a designer, rarely have I seen a painting that has the potential to drive an entire project.
Although this photo shows only a portion of the piece, my heart flutters…..
In my dreams I would design a contemporary cottage with plastered white walls, dark, metal-trimmed glass doors and windows, hung only with sunshine and starlight;
open to oaks and lemon trees, gravel paths, mustard fields and mountain views.
Upholstered pieces slip-covered in white Belgian linen,
paired with minimal accent colors drawn from the rich hues in the painting,
and scrubbed pine, white ironstone, well-used vintage linens for everyday use.
in my dreams……….
thank you to Erika Marie Carter for the dreamy inspiration
and to Porch for introducing us
3823 Santa Claus Lane, Carpinteria
Filed under Art, Garden, Inspiration, Interiors, Nature
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