dwellings and décor

The designers for All the Bells and Whistles who designed this spectacular space below have a distinct look and style to their interiors. I would describe it as very LA with a mid century feel and class. They make beautiful one of a kind custom furniture for their clients which I think is why I say their designs are so unique. I feel like if I ever go into one of their spaces with a similar feel I could say “Hey I wonder if this space is designed by All the Bells and Whistles”. I highly recommend checking their site out to see more of their designs like the cash wrap for the retail store Milo and the Bar for Aubergine Restaurant.

Images and Design from All the Bells and Whistles found via Design Sponge

Below are some beautiful green bedroom interior images from my photo collection. Green will most likely give your space a natural style so if you want to glam it up a little adding shiny metals and white painted furniture is just stunning. Check out Greg Natale’s photo in the last image top left. You will notice that most designers chose to compliment the green with beautiful rich woods and white linens. I just love this look. As you may have read from a previous post one of my favorite colors is green. I am even doing my whole wedding in green and white. I picked out my bridesmaid dresses last week and I matched the color of the dress to a Sherwin Williams paint swatch so I can send the dresses to the girls. The paint sample is called Shamrock which is perfect because we are going to Ireland for our honeymoon. I guess it’s meant to be.

Clockwise from top left: 1. Ellen McDermott 2. Nicole Hollis 3. Maisons du Monde 4. Noah Webb

Clockwise from top left: 1. Dowling Kimm Studios 2. An Indian Summer 3. Bil Huber 4. Adeeni Design Group

Clockwise from top left: 1. Greg Natale 2. Maspar 3. Skonahem 4. Jeremy Samuelson

There is so much talent that went into this amazingly gorgeous interior. The Gramercy Park Hotel located in New York City is filled with custom designed furniture, finishes and details and much of the art was done by well known artist Julian Schnabel. They used furniture from many different time periods and they describe the interior design as Bohemia reinvented for the 21st century. I love how there were able to keep it elegant and sophisticated with so many vivid and extraordinary colors. I hope you enjoy these stunning images and have a great weekend!

All images from Gramercy Park Hotel

A couple of weeks ago I was proposed to by my boyfriend now fiance of three years. I have been thinking alot about how I want the wedding to look and feel and I decided that our theme is R & R for Rachel and Ryan or Rest & Relaxation. My ring is my great grandmothers engagemnet ring which I absolutly love! It has one sqaure diamond in the middle and two little diamonds on each side with a platinum band. It has a vintage feel to it so I want to incorporate a vintage style to the wedding as well. I love the color green and I think it has a very relaxing feel to it so green is my main color. Over at the Coco + Kelley blog there is a wedding inspiration contest if you havent heard already and I entered this board. You had to pick one of her interior spaces and design a wedding around it. The interior image I chose is at the bottom right hand corner of my board. I am pretty excited about this and there are some great entries. You can check more wedding inspiration boards over at Coco + Kelley’s Flickr page.

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1. Big Bouquet on table 2. Cake 3. Write a note image 4. Hanging cards 5. Flowers in wood tray 6. Ottomans overlooking ocean 7. Invitations-Meadow 8. Flower girl dress 9. Bouquet 10. Wedding dress 1 11. Big Bouquet 12. Table Setting 13. Dress 2 14. Outdoor reception photo 15. Bubbles 16. Hair Design 17. Bridesmaid dress 18. Invitations

A big thanks to Snippet & Ink for keeping me inspired!

I recently came across this first tropical living room image from EKB Interiors and it made me want to go through my large library and find other blue and green spaces. Blue and green are my favorite colors so naturally I am very drawn to these dwellings. I especially like when blue and green are with white; it gives the room such a clean and fresh look. You will notice many of these interiors have a tropical style to them but not all of them. Blue and green can work beautifully in traditional settings as well. In fact I think when you add blue and green in traditional style interiors it gives it more of a playful feel instead of feeling too stuffy or pretentious.

Clockwise from top left: 1. Scott Sanders 2. EKB Interiors 3. Anyway Artists -Paul Whicheloe 4. Domino Mag

Clockwise from top left: 1. Keith Scott Morton 2. Megg Braff 3. David Hicks 1970 4. Light Locations

Clockwise from top left: 1. Frank Roop 2. Wish.ca 3. DPS Interiors 4. Timothy Kolk

Today I wanted to post interiors that are summery and fresh looking so I decided that green and coral interiors would be a good choice. I love the feeling of the two colors together because they create a nice balance for the space. The serene and peaceful green with the vibrant and lively coral red makes these spaces feel balanced emotionally. You will notice that in all of these interiors that green is the main color for the room and the coral is an accent color. The designers of these spaces did this intentionally because when using coral or red tones in abundance it can make for an unpleasant environment. So when decorating with red tones make sure to use them as accent colors like in pillows, artwork and rugs. When people are looking for paint color advice and they want to use red on the walls I always recommend to only use it as an accent color. A lot of Red in a space can make your heart beat faster and cause other emotional feelings like anger and rage but adding red in small amounts can be great for a space because it can uplift your mood and bring energy and cheeriness.

What I like most about the selections of these interiors is that they all bring a different style. The first image on the top left hand corner has this funky tropical country feel to whereas the one next to it on the right is more clean and minimal. (Check out the filled in fireplace behind the bed.) The image in the middle is much more contemporary because of the stripes in the rug and bedding. I am enjoying the playfulness of the interior and it is a perfect bedroom for that active teenager. The image on the very bottom is more modern because of the clean lines in the bed and abstract artwork. I hope you enjoy these great images and please comment below and tell us what you think.

Rachel Mallon
www.roominabook.com

Clockwise from top left: 1. Scott Sanders 2. Civility Design 3. Real World Houses 4. Timothy Kolk