Moving Along

Just a few shots to show you where I am in one of my projects.

YIKES!

Awww, that's a little better. The custom cabinets start to be installed tomorrow. That will be fun. A few more weeks and we'll be ready for a party. Your invitation is in the mail :)

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.

Lauren's Room #1

Here is one of the fabrics Lauren, my eight year old, chose for her bedroom makeover. Sasha by JF Fabric in black and silver. This room is going to be fun and interesting!

Grand and Serene

traditional living room design by atlanta interior designer Dillard Design Group, LLC

I love the grandness, elegance, simplicity, and serenity of this architecture. The design group's use of neutral textures continues the love affair. Nicely done.

Photo compliments of Houzz

Rooms with a View

contemporary dining room design by vancouver interior designer Claudia Leccacorvi

contemporary family room design by vancouver interior designer Claudia Leccacorvi

tropical pool design by san francisco interior designer Jacobs Design, Inc.

contemporary living room design by san francisco architect Sutton Suzuki Architects

traditional porch design by portland interior designer Garrison Hullinger Interior Design Inc.

There is always something quite special about rooms that bring the outdoors in or are seamless with nature. We've had tastes of Spring so I'm getting myself ready to be one with nature ~ again. I wish I was a snowbird but I'm not. I do love many scenes in winter but I enjoy the feel of warm breezes. It won't be long now!

Photos compliments of Houzz.

James Swan ~ This One's for You!

Some of you may 'Like' James Swan and " Things I Hate About Your Home. I know I do. It's all in good fun. I smile every time I look though the photos he puts together. Sometimes I think it is just an unfortunate situation. I have one of those on my hands right now. I joke about it with her all the time. I tell her that one day she'll find me in her home with a can of primer. "I know, I know," she says. But she is a loving wife. You see her husband painted this Rembrandt. A faux treatment called 'rolling.' I have seen rolling. This is not it. I call this Anxiety Attack...

Look left, look right, look up... its always there. I tell her I have to close my eyes when I am in this powder room because it makes me anxious and dizzy. But inevitably I have to open my eyes for fear of falling and cracking my head on the sink. Here's the thing... if I fall and crack my head and blood splatters on the walls and ceiling, could you even tell??!! I think not. I would lay there, helpless, TRAPPED.... my heart is pounding as I type... I'm starting to sweat.... UUGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, I'm good. I realized I'm just sitting on my sofa looking at something that will change very soon ~ the primer is in the trunk ;-)