Sunday, January 23, 2011

Georgian

Hello peeps.
So I am not entirely sure why, but Georgian (like from England) style is my most absolute favorite for architecture. I mean it is boxy and plain, but I don't know...I guess, to me, it looks prestigious and such. It is kind of foreboding to be completely honest with you. Does that make sense...who knows. But I love how it just looks all naturally old, even if you built it today you could still pull off the old world feel. I also can't get enough of the pediments over the doors and all the windows...oh and best of all, Georgian houses typically have colored doors. Hello blue door.
This is a Georgian house...OK more like a mansion, but I wouldn't be caught dead turning this sucker down.
Here are some characteristics of Georgian architecture:
  • painted and panelled walls
  • interior molding
  • dentil molding (looks sort of like teeth...you can see it in the picture above: right under the roof line)
  • raised panel shutters
  • boxy: for better insulation
  • chimneys flanking the sides
  • unadorned window aperatures
  • pilasters (which are the faces of columns attached to walls for decorative effect)
  • columns
  • pediments
  • entablatures
Are you in love? I know I am. One day, I will live in one...I promise.
So imagine opening my blue door and walking into my really awesome Georgian house and you see this in the entryway!

TA DA!!
In. Love.
Why hello beautiful chairs. Get out of town because you are too good for the best of us!

Monday, January 17, 2011

Stylin!

So I was oh so pleased to find these exquisite examples of the effects of an interior stylist/staging artist. Totally want to do this in the future. Preferably working in the wonderful world of home magazines such as Elle Decor and Rue (my favorites). I was adding things to my bucket list recently...my friend Emily told me one of hers, and I had to have it on mine! Sorry to copy you my dear, but it is really quite brilliant--wear a ridiculous hat the Kentucky Derby. Well, some of them are awful silly or just plain dumb, but others are more like life goals and aspirations. Anyways, one thing I added was to style a shoot for J. Crew's catalog. I know it isn't interiors, but my heart will always belong to J. Crew. Oh and my fashion icon (my #1) is Jenna Lyons the creative director of J. Crew.

These are a couple pictures of her home. There are two pictures representing each space: the architect's photo, and then the styled photo. All styled photos were styled by Domino.
Please feel free to indulge in the transformations.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

deja vu

So awhile back I was reading Sea of Shoes and I was rather amazed by her pants...
Not that I would ever wear them, but rather how well she manages to pull the most random and craziest of things off.
AND THEN...I saw this desk thing and deja vu.


I know they aren't the same, but if you really wanted to do an outfit to room, this probably would be a good jumping off point. Sure does have a lot of charm and character.

If you decide you don't like the desk, try this wallpaper:
...and don't ask why, but this picture reminds me of Pinocchio.



Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Why not?

A few months ago, I took an online intro to styling class and these are some of the photos I turned in in the end. My teacher said that I have an editorial style (more like Anthropologie instead of Target).






Fin!

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

France, fashion, and design...oh my!

Where has my head been, you ask?
Not in the best of places, but not in the worst of places either. Paris. French. Minor. What?
When I think of France the first thing that comes to mind is the Eiffel Tower and the second is Fashion.
Obviously I am an interior design student and no, it doesn't have the word fashion in it, but I wholeheartedly believe that without fashion, there is no design.
There are a handful of Coco Chanel quotes that I personally really like. Why can't I form thoughts into words like this. I feel like people always have cooler things to say than me (does anyone else feel like that?).

Fashion fades, only style remains the same.
-Coco Chanel

Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.
-Coco Chanel
...ok, coolest thought ever (well not the coolest, but you get the gist). So True. Her sentences are even architecture: they have structure and strength! Chanel: 1, Me: 0

Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.
-Coco Chanel

Fashion is made to become unfashionable.
-Coco Chanel
Just something that popped into my head, but doesn't necessarily parallel this quote, not that it contradicts it either, is that when searching for pieces, whether that be at a vintage store/flea market or a way-too-expensive-for-my-wallet store, don't look for perfection. This was always my problem. I evaluate and analyze things to death. No, go with your gut and if it has personality, take the deal (hopefully it is a good deal), the perfection will come later when you pull everything together and break it in. No one wants a cookie cutter interior.

Those who create are rare; those who cannot are numerous. Therefore, the latter are stronger.
-Coco Chanel
In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different.
-Coco Chanel
So these two quotes are thoughts I would like to live by, I think. You see, I am a born copier, and this can prove to be a small problem. I am hoping I can keep the copying to a minimum and change it into inspiration.

Now that you probably aren't here anymore unless you are my parents, I will say other things and beat around the bush some more.
I know French would compliment my major well and bring some life to my resume and all, but I also feel like it would significantly broaden my views. Not just knowing the history, but knowing the culture and experiencing it. The language barrier forces you to familiarize yourself with the things that aren't different. Art and design is a universal language and I could use that to my advantage. I am highly considering it (I am scared though because of the workload...and where oh where will those hours go?).  Plus I feel like it would be cool to think in French and actually have an in depth conversation in it without sounding mentally retarded or just knowing a few lines like:
Avez vous deja mange un crayon?
Qu'est-ce que tu as fais, ce weekend?
Parlez vous anglais?
...and sticking out like a sore American tourist thumb.

So here are some pictures from the latest issue of Lonny Mag of an interior in Manhattan of a Parisian inspired interior. I like how it was interpreted because to be quite honest, sometimes french style are a bit too frilly for my liking.





See. This. View. The architecture of the building across the way is the most related to Paris architecture I think, and I love how even when whoever lives here comes out, they can still feel like they are in Paris.
*Note to self: if you like the exterior so much, live across the street from it because then you can stare at it all day!