interior design

You are currently browsing articles tagged interior design.

Last week I found myself in interior design heaven, and all by chance. On a trip to East Cobb’s Merchant’s Walk, the brand new, only three-week old Savvy Snoot and Marty Mason Collected Home joint-store caught my eye. And I was like a moth to a flame. This place captured my design taste to a “T.”

I got the chance to chat with Marty Mason himself—as charming a man as the products he offers. This East Cobb location marks Mason’s third Savvy Snoot store, with the other two in Atlanta and Alpharetta. All are an ideal shopping destination for exquisite high-end, refurbished consignment furniture and accessories, however this new East Cobb location is also home to the very first Marty Mason Collected Home store, whose line is similarly inspired by products carried in Savvy Snoot.

Mason explained that his Collected Home brand’s whole concept is to “mix it up;” mixing styles and genres to create a look as if one has long been collecting pieces for their home from all eras and styles—hence the name.  And hence why I was in love.

Mason’s Savvy Snoot side of the store has everything from small accessories to elegant furniture and artwork that makes for a breathtaking “collected look” living space or a quaint and unbelievably homey bedroom.

And if you thought these consignment pieces were something, you’ll be in love with how winsome the Collected Home products are.

Among the mass of swoon-worthy decor, Marty Mason Collected Home offers gorgeous pottery with a charming story behind it. Inspired  by his grandmother’s 1960′s pottery studio, Kay’s Mud Hut, Mason offers his take on similar pieces (and at an incredibly reasonable price!)

The double “M” logo that Mason has branded has also been an inspiration for many of the designs seen throughout the store. And it’s getting a lot of attention! Particularly the double “M” curtains, (seen below) which come in dozens of fabulous colors!

During my visit I was surrounded by so many marvels, I could ramble on about it all day. Clearly, Savvy Snoot and Collected Home has created quite a unique interior design shopping experience, but to top it off they also have a design bar with a team to cater to your every decorating need.  

Check out their website, or stop by one of their three locations to get a feel for yourself. I promise you’ll be just as impressed as I was. If you can’t find just the right time to fit in a visit, Mason is planning an open house/after-Thanksgiving event with great give-aways and savings …. You’ll be sure to be hearing more about it from me as the time gets closer!

Have you had a chance to visit Savvy Snoot? What are some of your favorite consignment shops?

Tags: , , , , , , ,

Most design authorities will recommend investing in a classic sofa with lifelong potential, but there remain sound occasions to buy IKEA upholstery—a budget crunch, temporary apartment living, decorating a playroom for a fickle youngster, needing a cheerful accent piece, etc. In such cases, British fabric design phenom Tricia Guild and Bemz, a maker of custom slipcovers for the pocketbook-friendly Swedish furnishings, are here to save the day. Guild recently lent her whimsical, modern aesthetic to a cheap and chic line of Designers Guild covers for IKEA chairs, sofas and cushions. The 70-piece Barcelona Collection, which debuted yesterday at Bemz.com, ranges in price from about $55 to $719, depending on the piece, plus a flat $20 for shipping and handling. The Spanish-inspired textiles are made of 100 percent cotton and are machine washable, too. I’m partial to the neutral patterns, but the colorful versions would be vivid complements to any daring decorating scheme. I think the motifs really spruce up IKEA’s very simple shapes beautifully! Here are a few of my favorite images of the new collection below:

What do you think? Will these high-end-look slipcovers take IKEA basics up a notch to full-on glam?

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

In 2006, I spent one blissful summer month studying abroad in Florence, Italy. During my time there, I had the pleasure of meeting Caroline Reehl, a lovely and gifted art student from Ole Miss. I recently came across some of her ceramic work through pictures she had posted, and I instantly fell in love. Her pieces have such a striking feminine appeal—just my style!

In her own words, “My works have a very feminine quality and I want each piece to be as luxuriant, untamed and vivid as the Southern women I have grown up around. I use roses and lilies among my work as a metaphor for these women. The stages of the flowers on each piece are at the peak of their bloom, representing internal strength and external beauty.”

Here are a few of my favorite pieces from her senior thesis show at Ole Miss:

 

I absolutely adore Caroline’s signature flowers, and was excited to learn she’s featuring larger and larger roses as she progresses on her newer pieces. She attributes this to perhaps subconsciously making them just as big and outlandish as typical, but charming Southern personalities. Caroline is currently in her first semester of studying interior design, but with so much buzz generating (she’s already sold over 60 pieces!) she plans to take a hiatus to focus on her ceramic work and open a studio.

To purchase or check out more of Caroline’s work, visit her Web site at carolinereehl.com

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,