A great way to soften a room or add some pop is to drape fabric or upholster an accent wall. It can be unexpected and add fun or sophistication, depending on the fabric that you select. Below are some great ways to pull off this look in your home. If you are planning on draping fabric, it is important that you use hardware that cannot be seen. This is one place that drapery hardware would be a distraction.
Take a look at this breath-taking room in Laguna Beach, California. Not only are its ceilings glass, but one wall has glass doors that collapse to completely remove the wall, and the adjacent wall is all windows. This is a most glamorous way to feel like you are outdoors. The interior design is quite simple and elegant, complimenting the phenomenal architecture. This room begs for entertaining. It is a “live” room, because the art of a sunrise or sunset is ever changing…we at Colby Design love it!
Walter Lee Culp Associates is one of the premier interior design showrooms in Dallas. Their product lines are some of the most beautiful and elegant lines available. With everything from textiles to wall coverings, furniture, lighting and accessories, Walter Lee Culp has your home covered. Below are a few photographs from a fraction of their manufacturers.
Larsen Fabrics
Zoffany
Ironies
Dennis & Leen
For more from Walter Lee Culp Associates, visit www.wlculp.com
When it comes to specifying our interior selections, we often rely on Harway Supply in Austin for our appliances. They are both friendly and knowledgeable, and they carry all of the best product lines.
“At Harway Supply Inc., we believe that high expectations lead to exquisite kitchens. By combining a timeless aesthetic with a high performance design, our kitchens have the storage, ease of use, and personalized style that meet your family’s needs. Let our experienced and professional staff firmly ground them. Harway Supply’s combination of design and appliance expertise is a point of pride for us. Our sales staff attend classes and training sessions sponsored by the manufacturers we represent, allowing us to answer every question you may have and ensure that the products you’re buying meet your needs.
As members of the National Kitchen and Bath Association, the Texas Capital Area Builders Association, and the Custom Builder Council, we are equally as informed about the latest knowledge that we can pass on to you. We provide dream elements—professional design and appliances—for dream kitchens. Even the best chefs marvel at the planning that goes into each detail. Beyond at-home chefs, Harway Supply extends its services to all corners of the industry. We welcome interior designers, contractors, builders, and architects to combine their design professionalism with our own.
We invite you to sit down with our sales professionals and discuss your vision. What do you need in terms of performance and style? What are your cooking needs? Whatever your needs, we design to meet them. Our knowledge will help you envision your new space. Our trusted installers will complete your project, using the same care in your home as if it were their own.”
For more on Harway Supply, visit their website at: www.harway-supply.com
When most people think of stairways, they think of a way to get to a second floor. Most builders, architects, and interior designers pay some attention to stairs, making them aesthetically appealing, but you’ve never seen anything like these stairs that follow. They look like they defy the laws of physics…cantilevered and hovering, like modern art.
Stepehen Antonson is an amazing sculptor. His material of choice? Plaster. Chalky, white powdered gypsum, mixed with water, “is the stuff of dreams” to the artist. Antonson was inspired when a friend came back from Paris raving about plaster furniture and lamps made from plaster, circa 1930. He began making creations for he and his wife, and the rest is history. Now, Antonson is a one-man-show, working for interior designers on commissioned pieces. We think his things are very artful and fun.
For more, visit http://www.stephenantonson.com .
Interlocking Rock by Modular Arts is an amazing collection of products that fit together seamlessly to produce eye-catching accent walls or back splashes. The joints are invisible and the interlocking system adds to joint stability and accurate alignment, not to mention a quick installation. The non-combustible mineral modules come in panels, blocks, and tiles, sure to fit any application, and are easily trimmed on-site for easy installation. For more on this innovative product for your Austin interior, visit www.modulararts.com.
We first became acquainted with Mary Senders, owner of In Your Space Collaborative Arts, about 7 years ago and were immediately impressed with her professionalism and ability to take our schematic design and turn it into something beautiful. If you are looking for the best in old world plaster, murals, or custom painted furniture, In Your Space is it.
Front entry dome mural done for Colby Design
Study dome done for Colby Design
Dining room mural done for Colby Design
Color Effects
Color Effects
| “The In Your Space team has created award-winning custom wall finishes in both commercial and residential spaces. Combining centuries-old plaster techniques with modern materials and an artist’s flair for color composition, In Your Space helps to create spaces that are unique, timeless and inviting.
In Your Space works with luxury home builders, commercial contractors, interior designers, and directly with individual homeowners to make each finished product a reflection of the client’s personal taste and style. Unlike process or technique faux finishing, our artists study architecture, design, and classical art to inspire the re-creation of authentic wall design. Each space is a blank canvas that is transformed into not merely textured walls, but a fully created atmosphere that is the backdrop for the design of |
Tromp L’oeils
Stone & Brick Effects
Scrolls
For more, visit www.inyourspaceart.com
Bendheim has been supplying architects, builders, interior designers, and home owners with innovative glass for over 80 years. The application that we are most interested in is their architectural series. These beautiful pieces of etched glass could look absolutely amazing in your Austin home as a partition, an architectural detail behind a mirror, a shower enclosure, a glass insert into a cabinet front…the possibilities are endless. These durable surfaces resist finger prints and staining, and are sure to add interest into any interior.
Lucite, or acrylic, is a beautiful material that furniture makers translate into good design. It adds glamour and sophistication to any room. Check out some rooms below that have Lucite furniture. There is a certain amount of class that has been added by the transparent pieces in them. Another great thing about Lucite is that it can go with any style…
