East 54 Condo in Chapel Hill
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A couple living in Chapel Hill gave me a call to help them with their new home. From the moment I stepped in the door, I knew they had great style. The newly built house had wonderful bones. From the light fixtures, to all of the surface selections- it felt right. They put so much energy in the building process, that they just “hit a wall” when it came to the design of their dining room.
The owners wanted a casual yet sophisticated room where they would be able to comfortably entertain friends and family. To blend in the with rest of the house, we talked about contrasting modern and traditional pieces. The wife wanted the dining chairs to be a pop of color amidst a more neutral backdrop. Here is what we came up with:
Before:
After:
I had their pine buffet repainted in a custom gustavian gray finish. I also replaced the existing hardware with antique brass knobs. My clients barely recognized it when I had it delivered! I love how the Louis XVI gilded mirror accentuates their nice tall ceilings.
Filling in the open space to the left of the buffet, I added a fiddle leaf fig tree to breath life and character to the room. The white gourd lamps add a soft glow when they are having dinner at night.
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Enjoy!
image: via Benecki Homes
Let’s rewind. The first week of April, I attended High Point Furniture Market. During this week, High Point is transformed into an exciting, bustling design mecca for esteemed designers and manufacturers from around the world. It is not unusual to run into some of the most respected and renowned figures of this industry in the showrooms. However, I must admit, I was completely starstruck when I had the opportunity to meet Suzanne Kasler.
Suzanne Kasler has always been a huge inspiration to me. Her interiors are classically beautiful and quite perfect down to the details. In a previous post, I mentioned that her book sits on my bedside table. What I didn’t mention was that it has tags and notes sticking out of it that reference ideas that I want to incorporate in my own projects. It seems that every time I look through the pages of her book, I notice something new.
Not only is she a wonderful interior designer, she is a product designer for Hickory Chair, Visual Comfort, Soicher Marin, Safavieh and Lee Jofa. She is also designing a line for Ballard Designs.
Need I say more?
I’ll let these pictures speak for themselves:
Suzanne and me in the Hickory Chair showroom! I could tell she was passionate about her work as she showed me her favorite new pieces in the furniture line. She was so down to earth….. I was in heaven.
Here are some pieces from her line:
Here are some pictures of her work:
One of my favorite parts of Easter this year was watching my adorable niece and nephew go on an Easter egg hunt. Meet Jack. Isn’t his little outfit the cutest?
