New Issue of Adore

Happy Sunday!  As for my easy weekend reading this is a new release I'll definitely need to get my hands on...know why?  Come on now, your first two guesses don't even count!  You should KNOW why if you've been following for long... 

I "adore" (no pun intended!) these PINK chairs...not only the color, my fave, but this style.  We recently installed a client project using this style too.  "Simply Irresistible"...and I haven't even seen the inside of it yet!

Hope your Sunday has been a relaxing one!

Ta-Ta!

Image via Adore

Room Rescue

Today, I think I will share one of our current design projects that we  have just completed...wanna see?  It's the dining room of one of our clients we have been working with a room at the time.


It all started like this...on an inspiration board for our clients...

The inspiration board did just that...it "inspired" our homeowners and they decided it was time to give this room the green light to move forward with the makeover.  So, we placed the orders for all the "beauties" that would soon go in this room...as they opted for our "turn key" service.  


A lovely warm cocoa oval dining table, with a star-burst top, takes center stage in the room.  It has two 20" leaves available so they will have room enough for their guests (however, the room is fairly small so actually only one can be used). It was just the perfect style for their tastes! I love the clean lines with that little taper flair on the bottom of the legs.

Next, the buffet...decided to use the matching buffet in this room design since (1) the room is small and (2) since they have an antique china cabinet that they also wanted to keep in this room (shown on inspiration board).  We simply moved it to another wall and placed this lovely buffet on the largest wall.  This way we won't have too many different furniture finishes going on in this small space.

Now, this buffet would not look complete unless it was surrounded with some color...right?  And, we needed the right colors since the walls are painted with Sherwin Williams "Brevado Red" shown here...

Are you ready for some accessory reveal?  OK, here is the hand-painted oil painting we selected for this project to go over the buffet and on that Bravado Red wall...not only did we carefully select it for the colors (which you've just GOT to see with the rug...a bit later!), but also for the framing which was perfect for the decor and also for the size...these are all important factors when selecting just the right accessories for your room...Here it is (oh, did I mention...she just absolutely LOVES flowers!)

Isn't it lovely?

A pair of these beautiful, also hand-painted, porcelain lamps in green, gold and red now frame out this artwork on either end of the buffet.  The colors pull from the colors in the picture and bring in another pattern - a striped swirl.  

This really doesn't show the beauty of the colors well, but it's the best I could do for now...until we show you the real room reveal with everything in place from this make-over!

Are you now ready to see what kind of chairs we selected to go around this table?  Ah, they are beautiful....and no, they don't match the set...nope...we needed an element of softness and wanted to showcase more green in this room...here is the style. You can see the REAL thing soon.  These were custom-made in a luscious velvety green fabric that we also selected...different (and darker!) from this green shown here from catalog.

And I saved the thing that grounds the entire room for last...the rug!  I spotted this newly released rug at the High Point Furniture Market in April actually, knowing that we'd be doing this client's dining room when we finished another one of her projects...and I just knew it was THE one for her!  It has just recently been made available for shipment and finally came in (remember me being so excited when it came that I posted about it!!).  After a long wait for it...Here it is...

The colors are so lush and vibrant and it is absolutely perfect for her room.  We have been so excited as this entire project has unfolded...and so have our clients!  Once all of these were in, we topped it all off with those much needed accessories...you know, the "jewelry" that helps make that final WOW factor in a room! Since it was so near Thanksgiving we did Fall accessories (and are now getting ready to change seasons for her with new Christmas accessories!).

Well, being as this is the first room I have shared and unfolded this way on here...I hope you have enjoyed it.  I promise to reveal the entire room with pictures real soon.  I may even share "before" pics too. Thanks for sharing any opinions that you'd like to...and...let us know if you'd like to see more room reveals this way.


Remember, if you'd like to make YOUR room a little more..."Simply Irresistible"...then let us know!

Have yourself a "Simply Irresistible" Day!

Photo Credits:  Alpha & Omega Interiors, Vendors of Alpha & Omega Interiors Design Team

Banquette Seating

Banquettes are really a hot item these days...especially in the world of interior design. 

ban-quette, noun
\baŋ-ˈket, ban-, 1b is also ˈbaŋ-kət\
a. a long upholstered bench
b. a sofa having one roll-over arm
c. a built-in usually upholstered bench along a wall 

Even the furniture manufacturers seem to have noticed this hot new craze and are coming up with more free-standing banquette styles and options. I simply love them! They can hug the wall area to save space and they also provide a different look to the room by not having all those chairs around the table. They are actually quite comfortable as well.  Take a look...

I love the use of a banquette here...under the stairs...which is sometimes an area that is just neglected since it's such an unusual spot and homeowners can't usually visualize what could work here.  Isn't this a really cozy spot now?

How about this bright and sunny dining corner...see the difference it makes to the room without having the other "chairs" around.  This one is a built-in with custom cushions and throw pillows.

Look at this one would you...a total transformation of this dining room no doubt. See what I mean about the many styles now available.  I love the soft curves of this one that seem to follow the curve in the table.

I love the elegance of this tufted banquette used in the dining area and paired with three white chairs.

Another tufted banquette that the designer worked into this elegant dining room for the purpose of additional seating (used behind the table and chairs). Very dramatic...don't you think?  Lovely!

What about this skirted free-standing banquette used here..."Simply Irresistible"...wouldn't you agree?

I must admit...I simply love any designs by Windsor Smith.  I can so relate to her design taste and style!  This banquette is one designed by her ... take a closer look...(and before you go, look how she even used a white upholstered bench on the other side of it!!)

I  think this one is simply stunning!  That's all I can say, oh, and stunning at the tune of  $9,250.00, which would, by the way, blow my budget to smithereens  !!! Oh well....maybe some day, right?

Remember us doing the post on the ghost chairs?  Well, look at this cozy little corner...a banquette used with these fun chairs.  Such a great idea for a small space...all with a huge punch of color!

This one takes us back to more of that southern traditional style...but I like it too.

More fun color in such a small space

In case you are interested in adding one of these to your space, here are a few of our top choices that we use.

A timeless classic from Swaim, Inc. also available in many fabrics.

Another one of our  Swaim classics...don't you love the back of this one?  It's not as formal as the tufted back, yet gives it a great classy look...along with the curves.

This one is from Hickory Chair and has a similar style back as the one above but with straight lines and no curve.


Banquettes are now so popular that one even made the front cover of May's issue of one of my "fave" magazines...pick up a copy today and I' m sure you'll find it makes for some pleasant reading....well, "looking" anyway!

So...what do you think? I do believe breakfast nook and dining room seating is evolving into something much different than before...what a great new look.  Ok, I must admit...I need a kitchen make-over NOW so I can add one of these beauties!!! Be sure to let us know what your thoughts are on these lovely, yet very functional 

B-A-N-Q-U-E-T-T-E-S.

Be sure to make it a "Simply Irresistible" Day!

Photo Credits:  House Beautiful, Elle Decor, Veranda, Southern Accents, My Ideal Home, Better Homes and Garden, Decor Pad, Amanda Nisbet, Swaim, Inc., Hickory Chair.

*I TRY TO CREDIT ALL IMAGES, IF THERE ARE ANY PHOTOS OR IMAGES HERE THAT ARE NOT CREDITED CORRECTLY OR YOU WISH THEM TO BE REMOVED, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL GLADLY OBLIGE. THEY ARE BEING USED HERE FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSING INTERIOR DESIGN. THANK YOU!