Designer Spotlight: Wick Design Group

In one of my favorite magazines, Western Interiors, I read about a designer Will Wick of Wick Design Group. So, obviously I googled him and found his website and portfolio. I found his interiors clean and calming but not necessarily simple. He is based in San Francisco and is very attractive...not that that has anything to do with his design. OR DOES IT?? www.wickdesigngroup.com

Here are my favorites slash interesting ones:

I like his use of primitive type woods with more refined materials. Oh yeah, and ZEBRA.

Amazing drift wood over the mantle but the shell in the fireplace scares me.

Zebra pillow! And I really like that LV trunk as a side table. Nice bookcase displays too.

Clean bathroom.

This was the image that caught my eye in the Western Interiors.

Clothing is framed on the wall. Interior design meets fashion? People are very enthusiastic about this trend but I'm not sure. What do we think?

On the website, there are items hand picked by Will Wick from his travels or otherwise. Check them out because there are some fabulous vintage pieces.



Alicia B.

WEEKEND

Have a great weekend all! I hopefully will be going to this (above) exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt Museum, the best museum in NYC!!



Alicia B.

Zebra. In or Out?

It seems to me that there is a bit of confusion about the trend of Animal prints. Are they in? Are they out? Or are they timeless like pearls and a popped collar? Here are some examples from interior design and fashion. Looks like zebra is SO HOT RIGHT NOW. What do you think?

Miles Redd

Target Rug

Todd Romano. I .......adore this room.

Todd Romano

Domino Mag. I love putting rugs on top of sisal.

Manhattan Street Barrier. ha.

Gumps ottoman.

Horchow Chocolate Zebra Wing Chair

J Crew ballet flats. Leopard can be hot too!

McBeth Collection. Fun pink accessory.

I just found this article in Real Simple about how animal prints will always be coming back. They say go for the most authentic looking ones; ie. black and white, not loud colors such as above. I think its fine for a silly file folder though. http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/gallery/0,21863,1709685-10,00.html




Alicia B.

Upper West to Midwest

From an article today in the NY Times, I found this spread about a family that moved from the upper west side of Manhattan to good ol' Minneapolis, MN. They moved into an old mill and renovated it themselves! That's my ultimate design dream; to move into an old factory, an old church or just an old Victorian house with secret passages. To be honest I think the family did a pretty good job but I would have left more exposed walls, and chosen different furniture. Something about the furniture they chose doesn't work for me. What do you think?

Exposed stone wall. I approve.

I do think this door is quite cool though.

This is my fave. The enormous exposed beam with those pieces on it--love.

This bathroom is amazing, but to me it doesn't say "old mill," it says spa in Mexico.

I suppose I am a bit critical but when you move into an old mill, I demand rustic industrial perfection! Don't put a Barcelona chair in there! There was too much mixed in there for me to be happy with it. Here is the link to the article. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/04/garden/04minneapolis.html

Alicia B.

Ballsy. Love all??

I just came across these pieces from Designer Pages this morning and thought they were worth sharing. These are some various furniture designs using tennis balls. I'm not sure how these will actually translate into a real room but they make for fun sculpture especially if you love tennis, as I do. They actually are made from reusable parts--tennis balls so they could be considered green! My boyfriend (above) has been begging me to let him buy us one--perhaps I'll give in.

Tennis Ball Bench. Designed by Tejo Remy and Rene VeenHuizen

Tennis Ball Chair By Will Holman

Ball Boy Bench Designed by Charles Furniture

Alicia B.

Fall nesting week

A wonderful blog called The Inspired Room is having Fall Nesting Week- so I thought I would post some more of my fall decor. I still have several boxes to pull out of the attic- but due the fact that I only have 8 more days till baby- it may not happen.

To see some of my other fall decor click on this post

A forgotten Space: Stairs

One of the elements that is the most overlooked in design can often be the stairway. Seems obvious but how often do you really think of it? Its not a room perse, but is a very important element; it can make or break a foyer, front hall, or whatever room it happens to fall into. There are many different ways you can treat the stairway. Paint the steps, stain the wood, put a runner down, paint a faux runner. What about the banister? Architectural elements? Mouldings? Art? There is actually a lot to think about.

Below are some fun examples:

Sisal carpeting runner.
Robert Stilin

A painted red runner.

domino mag

Crayola stairs
Domino mag

Reverse painted runner on natural wood.
Domino mag

Stairs slash counter top
I Beam Design

Ornate architectural element
Gil Schafer

Striped runner with large scale wallpaper.

Jed Johnson

Orkney Chair on the landing.
Orrick and Co

Alicia B.