Sweet Details

This grand piece is in the family room portion of the great room I have been telling you about. I showed you a beautiful detail in my last post and now I will show you a sweet detail. As you can see this media cabinet that I designed follows the contour of the stairs and enables a great amount of storage and display. Let's take a closer look...

Here is the contents of the left cabinet next to the television. Do you recognize them? These are another Cyan Design find ~ the game pieces from Monopoly ~ a game that my client enjoyed playing with her family while growing up. She has many fond memories of those times.




I love the antique silver finish against the dark walnut wood. I also love that she smiles every time she looks at them. That is the best part of all!

Thank You Hickory Chair!

Hickory Chair is one of my favorite furniture companies. They offer so much customization and diversity it's sensational!

I was featured on their blog yesterday. You can see for your self their lovely furniture in action.

Thank you Hickory Chair for being the best at what you do and for featuring my work!

BeautifulX2 Curio Tables at Home

Here are my smallest BeautifulX2 Curio Table in ivory in their temporary home. I think they are lovely drink tables. My friend, Pam, thought a grouping of these at varied heights would be fantastic. I couldn't agree more. They were designed to be as such either the same table at varied heights or different size tables grouped together. What did I place inside of them?

Nothing yet. We're getting ready to move so I haven't placed the seashells in them my daughter collected on one of our vacations but I think the off white shells will look splendid on the blue background.

Here is the distressed black one (size 22" diameter) in my client's home. The picture is awful as I forgot my camera so I snapped this with my Blackberry. They look fabulous in the room. A pair flank a floating sofa.

Here is why I love these tables so much... this is going to get personal. Stop now if you do not want to see me naked :)

You may have seen this vignette before in my master bedroom. I replaced the glass and crystal table (you see it off to the left) with the 22" table. I always thought the glass and crystal table was beautiful (still do) but it was just a bit too small ~ disproportionate to the chair and floor vase. Also, I think the bedroom is a very personal place. A place to have see beloved art and memories pertaining to one's relationship with their spouse (partner, lover.... you get the picture). I love this vignette. It is very meaningful and precious to me. The art is of a passionate embrace. Now ~ just below it is...

a picture of me when pregnant with Lauren. Below that inside the table is Jim and mine wedding album. Cheesy?? Maybe but I love stuff like this. Placing precious thoughts and memories together. This vignette is my life with Jim.

That is why I designed the BeautifulX2 Curio Table series. Elegant and sleek on the outside ~ beautiful... and filled with happy memories on the inside ~ beautiful... hence the BeautifulX2 Table.

My Media Cabinet at Home

The media cabinet I designed for my private furnishing line was placed in its new home today. The piece is 11' tall so it took a bit of muscle to install it but I have to say ~ I love it. The doors function exactly the way I designed it due to specialty hinges.



When the doors are open and placed in the parallel position to the cabinet, they stay that way. They do not swing. I adore that feature especially since it is such a large piece. The door swing is quite fantastic so this stay in place feature is a must have.

This project is almost finished. I'm looking forward to having professional photos taken so you can see it in its entirety.

I still have not come up with a name for the cabinet. Any ideas?

Paula Grace Furnishings Preview

I thought a little preview of my Media Cabinet and Curio Tables would be nice. These pictures are literally in my fabricator's workshop or just outside ~ not very fancy but they look good even in these surroundings! I adore the clean lines and little surprizes.

Here are the ivory BeautifulX2 Curio Tables ~ the 12" and the 22". I'm using the 12" as drink tables and the 22" to display a wedding album.

I love the stretcher, toe cap, and finial details! Isn't that the sweetest thing??!

Here is the Media Cabinet. I have not named it yet. What do you think it should be called? This one is quite large as it was sized for a two story great room application. I love the softness of the arcs and the pizazz of the bronze - silver finish. The mirror will reflect the light and beauty of the rest of the room.

Fabulous!

Classic Style

I just love Anne Hathaway. She seems like a Hollywood starlet not spoiled by the razzle dazzle that comes with her craft. She is alway impeccably dressed. Anne has such a wonderful, classic style ~ long, flowing hair, fantastic smile, and casual demeanor. She also happens to be a very good actor that has beat the odds of starting young and staying clean and focused.

Lovely, just lovely.

This dress in particular struck a chord with me. The elegance of it. It reminded me of days gone buy when women would be a bit more demure in their appearance. I appreciate that more than seeing one's bulging cleavage. Believe me, if one has breasts to flaunt, this dress will do the trick as it hugs the body and shows off Anne's curves. I find I am drawn to the classic with a modern twist. My BeautifulX2 Curio Tables (see yesterday's post) is all about just that ~ an update of a classic.

Here is the creme de la creme ~ the surprise of the backless. I adore the backless dress when the front is demure. It's a wow factor as classic as they come. This type of dress always reminds me of the touch of surprise and wow by upholstering the back of a chair in a sensational fabric while keeping the rest of the fabric simple.

It's like keeping one's make-up simple and then experiencing the pop of the ruby red lips.

For me this translates into the pop of color in a predominantly neutral room.

contemporary living room design by miami interior designer Pepe Calderin

I adore these classics especially in a modern interpretation. That's the underlining current in the furnishings I design. I'm looking forward to unveiling them piece by piece for you. I hope you enjoy it.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Paula Grace Furnishings ~ BeautifulX2 Curio Tables

My BeautifulX2 Tables are featured in the Spring Home and Design Magazine. I was looking in the marketplace for curio tables. These table were conceived when I didn't find what I was looking for ~ a more contemporary version of this classic table. I love displaying mementos and precious trinkets in my own home and in clients' homes but I don't like the dust that invades them. For example I have my wedding album on a table in our living room. The lovely black cover shows every speck of dust that lands on it. So I designed these elegant current tables for just such things. I'm placing them in a couple of my projects where mementos will be displayed in one and gorgeous fabric in another. I can't wait to show you the pictures after the installations. This is the second case good to my furnishings line. The first is a media cabinet being built as I type.

Here's the picture that appears in Home and Design ~
Here's a few good things to know about them ~

1. They are eco-friendly (maple wood from sustainable forests, finished in low VOC paint or stain, and are made in the USA).

2. They are available in four sizes 12" x 18", 15" x 22", 18" x 24", and 21" x 28". They also may be customized to any size (I am going to size it as a cocktail table for one of my clients).

3. And five standard finishes are available in matte or gloss ~ white, black, ivory, gray, and red. Custom colors and stains are also available if a finish sample is provided.


4. They have metal toe caps and stretchers (silver or gold finish).

5. In the center of the stretcher is a beautiful crystal finial.

6. The inside bottom may be upholstered in any fabric supplied plus the bottom comes out with ease for reupholstering.

7. These tables are so versatile. They can stand alone or in a grouping.

Here they are in the full rendering...

I think they are quite impactful in a grouping.

My furnishing line will be added to my website this week. I'll add to my collection as I design and fabricate pieces.

If you would like more information about my BeautifulX2 Curio Tables, please drop us an email at furnishings@paulagracedesigns.com.