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Looking for a little design inspiration? You got it! Today for our Friday favorite, we are sharing with you some of our favorite design books at the moment.
1. Clinton Smith – At the moment, three new tomes are wrestling for space on my nightstand, and I can’t get enough of any of them: Rooms to Inspire in the City by Annie Kelly, architect Bobby McAlpine’s The Home Within Us and designer Thomas O’Brien’s American Modern.
2. Kate Abney – I know it’s cliché, but Domino: The Book of Decorating is such a wonderful resource for someone like me who’s just starting out. Celerie Kemble’s To Your Taste is great, too. It really shows how to create transitional interiors that reflect individuality—with a Southern spin. I saw Bazaar Style at an outdoor market once and almost bought it—it’s such a neat collection of eclectic spaces. Oh and Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens People. What a dream.
3. Rachel Cardina Lasserre – Lately, I have been on a French style obsession reading French Home by Josephine Ryan. I also look forward to reading photographer Todd Selby’s new book The Selby is In Your Place as soon as I get my hands on a copy!
4. Heather J. Paper – Admittedly, I’m fickle when it comes to design books; I tend to love the one I’m with. At the moment, it’s Alessandra Branca’s New Classic Interiors. But ask me tomorrow and it may well be another!
Now, it’s your turn! Share with us what’s on your coffee table or nightstand.
Tags: Alessandra Branca, Annie Kelly, Bazaar Style, Bobby McAlpine, Celerie Kemble, Clinton Smith, design books, Domino: The Book of Decorating, French Home, French style, Friday favorite, Gardens People, Heather J. Paper, Josephine Ryan, Kate Abney, New Classic Interiors, Rachel Cardina, Rachel Cardina Lasserre, Rooms to Inspire in the City, The Home Within Us, The Selby is In Your Place, Thomas O’Brien’s American Modern, To Your Taste, Todd Selby, Vogue Living: Houses
Finding a good-looking stamp is sometimes tough, right? I don’t know about you, but it just makes me cringe when I have gone through a lot of hard work to make a cute thank you card and then have to stamp it with Bart from The Simpsons. However, the U.S. Postal Service has been on a roll the last few years. I loved the Charles and Ray Eames stamps it released in 2008 and The Quilts of Gee’s Bend collection in 2006. Oh, and I must not forget the King and Queen of Hearts stamps that came available the week I sent out my wedding invitations last spring! In addition to all these beauties, the Postal Service just issued 10 new designs that celebrate the abstract expressionist artists of the 20th Century, including all my favorites: Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Barnett Newman and Robert Motherwell.
Which brings me to our next Friday favorites… our favorite artists. I know it is tough to narrow down to just one, but let us know which artist you are crazy about right now! And if you happen to like abstract expressionists, don’t forget to order a few stamps here!
(Image credits: 1. Ben Berlow, installation view of mixed media on found paper 2. Les Demoiselles D’Avignon by Pablo Picasso 3. The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt 4. Three Flags by Jasper Johns)
1. Clinton Smith – I’m a sucker for works on paper. One of my favorite artists at the moment is Ben Berlow. I recently bought a piece of his from Callicoon Fine Arts in New York and I love it. Now, I just have to have it framed!
2. Sejal Bhima – Picasso
3. Eric Ashley – Rembrandt
4. Heather J. Paper – It’s so hard to pick one favorite artist! For glass it’s Dale Chihuly, sculpture is Deborah Butterfield and painters depends on my mood. I’m more drawn to American artists so, for today, I will have to say Jasper Johns.
Tags: Barnett Newman, Ben Berlow, Charles and Ray Eames, Clinton Smith, Dale Chihuly, Deborah Butterfield, Eric Ashley, Friday Favorites, Heather J. Paper, Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns, King and Queen of Hearts, Les Demoiselles D'Avignon, Mark Rothko, Motherwell, Pablo Picasso, Rembrandt, Sejal Bhima, stamp, The Quilts of Gee’s Bend, The Return of the Prodigal Son, Three Flags
Ahhh… spring is near and all the blooms are beginning to bud. I love it! My husband, Michael, and I went on a walk a few nights ago around the neighborhood and there was a Saucer Magnolia tree in full bloom. It was so pretty, it instantly made my day. Flowers have that effect on us. It’s crazy to think about, but true. Flowers lift us up. In college, I volunteered for Perenity, where I made flower arrangements for hospice patients. It was so rewarding. Not only did I find it to be very therapeutic and a wonderful getaway from endless hours and many sleepless nights of design work, but I really enjoyed working with my hands, smelling the sweet aroma of fresh-cut flowers and making small bedside arrangements that I knew would brighten somebody’s day.
We all love flowers, but do you have a favorite? We do!
(Image credits: 1. Erica George Dines via AH&L 2. Erica George Dines via AH&L 3. Mikkel Vang 4. Erica George Dines via AH&L)
1. Clinton Smith – Quince
2. Kate Abney – Peony
3. Rachel Cardina Lasserre – Magnolia
4. Heather J. Paper – Sweet Pea
Tags: AH&L, Clinton Smith, Erica George Dines, flower, flowers, Heather J. Paper, Kate Abney, Magnolia, Peony, Perenity, Quince, Rachel Cardina, Rachel Cardina Lasserre, Sweet Pea
Before spring comes and strikes us with vibrant colors like Pantone’s 2010 color of the year, Turquoise, I would like to make one last nod to the moody hues that I have been swooning over for the last few wintry months. There is something mysterious about dark rooms that I just love – they are dramatic yet calming and softly romantic.
I find myself pulled toward the stormy shades of these rooms…
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Photographed by Melanie Acevedo via Moodboard
(Image credits: 1. Erica George Dines via AH&L 2. Apartment Therapy
3. Erica George Dines via AH&L)
1. Heather J. Paper – Sherwin-Williams Sealskin SW7675
2. Clinton Smith – “The Veuve Clicquot Orange” like
Benjamin Moore’s Mandarin Orange 2018-20
3. Katy Wharton – Benjamin Moore Plum Royal 2070-20
4. Kate Abney – “Raspberry,” like Sherwin-Williams’ Cerise SW6580
5. Rachel Cardina Lasserre – Ralph Lauren Surrey TH28
Let us know what color you can’t get enough of! You can join Heather and me on the darker side or team up with the rest of the AH&L staff with their bright and bold hues.
Tags: AH&L, Benjamin Moore, Clinton Smith, color, dark, Friday Favorites, Heather J. Paper, Kate Abney, Katy Wharton, moody, Pantone, Rachel Cardina, Rachel Cardina Lasserre, Ralph Lauren, Sherwin-Williams
In March we started a new department called Design Dossier and I (like Heather’s post last week) am loving it! Each month it is about an Atlanta tastemaker’s favorite things and Amy Morris, our first “contestant,” definitely set the standard high!
I’ve always enjoyed a good game of categories, so I decided it would be fun to focus on staff favorites every Friday. This week, it’s all about our favorite music of the moment:
1. Clinton Smith – Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix
2. Rachel Cardina Lasserre – For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver
3. Kate Abney – I and Love and You by The Avett Brothers
4. Heather J. Paper – The Essential Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen
What albums are you listening to at the moment? Let us know!
Tags: Amy Morris, Bon Iver, Clinton Smith, Design Dossier, For Emma, Forever Ago, Friday Favorites, Heather J. Paper, I and Love and You, Kate Abney, Leonard Cohen, Phoenix, Rachel Cardina, Rachel Cardina Lasserre, Rachel Lasserre, The Avett Brothers, The Essential Leonard Cohen, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
