Lauren Liess & Co. Shop Tour

This past weekend we went to the opening of Lauren Liess's new shop in Great Falls, Va.  We were welcomed by Lauren and Dave and spent a few hours visiting with them and taking in all her beautiful fabrics and market finds. Her exclusive textile line is overwhelmingly beautiful and the quality and colors are more amazing in person.

The ambiance is warm and inviting in a home-like setting.  Lauren is so open to sharing her ideas and future plans and is a genuinely lovely person inside and out. Dave was pretty great, too!

I hope you can visit her shop, but please be sure to check out her portfolio and textile collection at LaurenLeiss.com and follow her life as a Mom of three boys, shop owner and uber talented designer on her blog, Pure Style Home.

Happy journey to Christmas!

Designer Watch: LMD

I came across the portfolio of Lynn Morgan Design.  Her style is "to have a clean, crisp, dramatic look with a touch of whimsy while maintaining a traditional approach."  I'd say we're already kindred spirits. That's me-- a touch of whimsy. Here is one of my ALL TIME favorite kitchens:

I'm currently loving purple accents!

Look at this glass counter top...LOVE

Wouldn't this be a fabulous tween room?

You've probably seen her work featured in House Beautiful, Coastal Living ,At Home and Elle Decor.  Feast your eyes on her beautiful website and tell me what you think. 

Great Designers are my inspiration.

Field Trip to DC's

Darryl Carter

After visiting the DC Design House last week, Bethany and I visited  Darryl Carter's new design studio and showroom at 1320 9th Street NW. When we rang for an appointment to enter, we were met by his assistant Charles, whose eloquent and private tour transported us into a bespoke world mixing old and new, American and European, vintage and collected, handcrafted and modern-all at the same time. I felt like we were in a boutique in Belgium or privy to the most guarded designer secrets. This is the first level and all you see when you enter.

...then upstairs to multiple floors of collected pieces.

There is beautiful furniture of his own design like this linen sofa with a tilt side arm.

And collected finds like this S-shaped ceramic 2-piece sculpture that Charles said may be used for an outdoor shower in a Florida client's home.  So chic, right?

He has partnered with Urban Electric for his signature lighting pieces like this Naylor Court lantern:

We learned of his weekend home in The Plains, Va, a horsey town we are very familiar with and love that he surrounds himself with animals and nature.  It was a glorious experience and heightened our appreciation of Darryl Carter and his amazing talent.

If you want to see more of his work, his DC rowhouse was featured in a beautiful article by Elle Decor. His fabulous books are The Collected Home  and  The New Traditional.

Enjoy!

Nancy

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Talent alert!

Sometimes you just happen upon a picture that stops you in your tracks, like this one did to me:

This Lake Shore Estates, Chicago home by Kara Mann captures my heart because of the chandelier (a Serge Mouille ?), the view, the dining room table, those Nano doors, the clean, neutral tones... oh my! 

Here's the master bath in this home:

Thank you Stone Textile Studio for introducing this talent to us. See more in their Love This House series.

Nancy

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