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Your Dream Home! Complete Right Down to Stemware

February 3, 2015 by LuxeSpecs

The trend in New York, Los Angeles and Miami is to sell new luxury properties fully furnished with sumptuous sofas and chairs, art work, sculpture, fine linens, down coverlets, billiards tables, Steinway pianos, custom rugs, pots, pans, stemware, … and generally the “best” of everything.

This is not a staged or spec house look. It is what you would acquire if you could surround yourself with the finest in furnishings AND you had impeccable taste. You see the entire project pulled together and you don’t have to wait. No mistakes or debates about what to choose! You move in immediately! These furnishings are sold on a separate contract.

Many of my clients just like to shop and with some of their acquisitions they enjoyed having the Aha! moment we all have when we see something we love and can’t live without. Would you rather be in the board room, the gym, the sporting event or the recording studio? Then indulge yourself with a professional who can shop but with your taste and needs in mind! Your home is your haven. Make it just what you want it to be.

The Ferrari of Kitchen Ranges

January 22, 2015 by LuxeSpecs

Looking for a statement range for your new kitchen? The Bertazzoni range is Italian luxury and like other Italian designs – high performance with striking lines and colors. Having received numerous design awards and from a six generation, thirteen-decades-old company with the same paint used on Ferraris, you may have the ultimate cooking experience!

Art Makes It Your Home

January 20, 2015 by LuxeSpecs

Make your rooms complete with art that fills the space appropriately! Going to art galleries and finding a piece you love is great fun! Adding textiles, antique architectural remnants, metal sculpture or your own photography will give you a start in personalizing your space and it may not be too costly to afford. From the temporary art shows during prime tourist season to enlargements of your own photos from Costco, you can give your space a fresh look! Call for a design consultation for sizing if you need help! Click here to see my Pinterest board about Art.

There are so many options!

Changing with the Seasons

October 21, 2014 by LuxeSpecs

Summer is over and it is time to bring in the orange for fall! As you can see in these photos, it doesn’t take much – a few pillows, some flowers and you have a refreshed look! If you want to change pillows seasonally, cover changes can easily create a new look. Whether they are professionally made or a DIY project, the same fills can be used so all that has to be stored are the covers! This takes up a lot less space and the pillows are always the correct size for your sofa. Orange for fall, a pretty green shade through the winter holidays into spring and a print with a light background for summer and voila! you are changing with the seasons!

Remodeling Glory

October 7, 2014 by LuxeSpecs

The best part of an interior design career is that every day is different. Today the schedule includes the last few thumb tacks to secure a loose wall hanging that is covering speakers on a fireplace/TV combo wall in a family room. The entire home was remodeled a few years ago. Working with the contractor that owns the home, I did the drawings for the remodel. It included removing one structural wall. The kitchen remodel opened that space to the dining and living area. It became an award winning kitchen and was widely published. Each bath and powder room was addressed as if it were a special art project.

The wall is Dunn-Edwards’ Bungalow Taupe. — *The wall paint is Dunn-Edwards’ Bungalow Taupe*

It was now time for the spaces to advance to a new level! For $2000, my innovative specialty painters glazed the bedroom walls with a warmer neutral, added a variety of warmer colors to a rough textured fireplace wall in the living area and hand shaped the wall of the fireplace/TV area in the family room. I added eight bigger accessories to the kitchen and living areas. We moved two pieces of furniture and voila! The home has a fresh new look!

While attending a church meeting with one of my contemporaries that is a kitchen and bath designer, the contractor invited her over to his home for the first time. Her comment made my day! “I had the pleasure of seeing your work first hand. I have to say I am over the top impressed with your talent!! I have the highest level of respect for an incredible designer. LOVED his kitchen!!”

After working with this couple over many years since the initial remodel, the project is complete and looks nearly perfect (except for that last shelf the contractor needs to finish!) Do you want your home to look as perfect as possible?

Tweet: Remodeling can be such a pleasure for both the homeowner and the interior designer. @dunnedwards

Pinterest: The kitchen picture is already the cover for the Kitchens board. Just link to this post.