Markham Roberts Inspires Me!

  Hey Everyone,
  
        As a designer, we all know that there are those special designers that truly inspire us - Brian McCarthy and Miles Redd do that for me and now Markham Roberts must join this elite club I am forming for myself. 

        Markham Roberts has an exciting, fresh design perspective that cannot be denied - he brings a modern approach to traditional design that is timeless.  If you look closely at any of the photos I am including in this blog I am sure you will find many ideas that you may choose to emulate in your coming projects.  He inspires me to try different color palettes and textures - to be daring in a safe, chic way.  (We all know that sometimes a risk can cost you, how many times I have had to repaint a room - I will never tell!)

      The clients personal style and taste  has been and I am sure will continue to be a important element in his designs.  Take a look at each photo and you will see the personal style of each client - this is an amazing gift that he possesses to infuse his expertise while giving the client the exact home they always imagined.  Here are some of my favorites - Enjoy.....

 Exciting - Inspiring - Beautiful

The man himself, Markham Roberts

Miles Redd

  Hey Everyone,
           I have been SUPER BUSY, but it's all good!  I gave some real thought as to what I wanted to blog about today and being that I am in the midst of changing my two living room sofas I decided I would talk about that.  I love color! My walls are faux finished in a yellow and brown venetian plaster, much like the pallet Bunny Williams used on her Connecticut job a few months back in AD.  Just my luck that it's so similar, looking through that spread made me actually like my choice again.  I have decided that my sofas would be yellow as well.  Just go with it, embrace the color and stand behind it.  I am like most designer, self doubting.  Too many options, so many ways to go - all work out beautifully, but until we commit we are in distress.  I am no longer in distress and it is going to be fabulous!
        That is my point today, Commit to your Color Choice!  I will admit that I have made more than my share of mistakes, mostly with the color pink - but that does not change my love for color.  I have a few favorite designers that are bold and fearless with color.  Mary McDonald, Jamie Drake, Martin Lawrence Bullard and of course Miles Redd.  Miles Redd is my choice for today's blog.  This current month of AD was an absolute joy to read,  Miles use of color in the Bahamas vacation home was delightful to say the least.  Yes, blue is on my color radar so maybe I am partial, but he certainly knows how to put a smile on my face!  Here are a couple of snippets for you to enjoy as well.  :)

This month in AD - Take a Peek!

 Love the China Seas fabric on these sofas, bold and beautiful

 I know you can't see it in this small image, but Miles has taken a set of vintage rattan/wicker chairs

         at the dining table, painted them a light shade of blue and made us fall in love

 with them all over again

Simply Beautiful!

Bravo!

Here are a few more from the past that I believe deserve mentioning. :)

Daring

  

I could totally see myself in this kitchen!

  

This is a color I could never get my husband to agree to, but I LOVE IT!

I should explain something about myself, I don't want to just create beautiful interiors for other people, I want them for myself - always have.  My poor husband has had to put up with quite a bit over the course of our 20 years and unfortunately for him, no matter how busy I am I always find time to paint and redecorate our home. It is so important to me to wake up in the morning and have everything the way I want it.  Many people can live with things not just so, I am not one of them.  That explains a lot of who I am, to those who know me.