baroque to neo baroque to just plain bad...

intricate, heavily carved, plasterwork

carved, gilded

large turned legs mixed with neoclassical straight lines, using modern materials
stylized and flattened, what would normally be carved in baroque furniture



flattened form, carving depicted in intricate line drawing

when a design trend reaches this point, maybe it's time to move on to something else. say goodbye to big scale damask, white lacquer, and chandelier graphics. it was great while it lasted. at first i couldn't get enough of you, now i can't stand to be with you. so long... on to the next trend

Sparkle and Shine this Holiday Season!

Easy to make modern decor (designsponge).

Snazzy glass ornaments mix vintage shapes with new colors (cb2).

I love editing for Christmas. Limit your palette to one color, or one range of colors. You can use the other ornaments next year, or each room could have a different color story (purecontemporary.blogs.com).

Modern take on Baby Jesus! :)

Pillows!

Just LOViNG the new pillows I bought for my oyster leather sofa! :) Both were purchased from Pier 1. I'll have room-shots as soon as I move into the new place. :) Next: I need a textured rug !

chandeliers

While on the subject of lighting, I discovered a cool little website called "chandeliera" (http://chandeliera.com/)

Check out some of their stuff!

lighting

Lighting is SO important! Don't kill yourself over the fact that you don't have recessed lighting in your house. Those are actually pretty worthless! Humans are upright beings, our eyes are attracted to light. Why light the floor? Try washing light up or down a wall to attract attention toward a design feature. Create different lighting schemes with switching so you can change the mood with the flick of a switch. Don't forget accent lighting. They're like little pieces of jewelry you hang throughout your space.
Repeat after me: down-lights are worthless *unless you're in a flooring showroom*

black and white moments...

hot chairs

I just can't get enough of these! An oldie made new with fabulous fabrics!