Inspired by Clements Design

Always looking for like-minded design vibes, I came across the fabulous Los Angeles firm of Clements Design.

We love this organic California eclectic look, where traditional elements meet modern.  

Design elements to notice:

• edited minimalism
• organic design
• mix of natural materials
• neutral design scheme with subtle color accents
• light and dark contrast
• lots of natural light
• collected artifact
• dramatic art                                               

Interestingly enough, this is the former home of designer Kelly Wearstler, 
and the two designers rooms are shown in a side-by-side comparison in a great article in My Domaine.

      

                   I hope you are enjoying the winter months 'nesting' in your home!

Monday inspiration

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This is a fun design with an eclectic mix of contemporary art, rustic elements, industrial vibe {in the coffee table}, black- white and neutral color scheme, statement chairs and lights, lots of texture and green plants.  I love it, do you?

{Another example of how white couches always work!}

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter and have a great week ahead!

Eclectic, rustic chic lodge country, French, Scandanavian....what?

I am loving the "lodge" look this winter. A kind of "rustic chic" where if you take away any of these architectural details and you could easily be in a contemporary NYC apartment or a beach home.  Funny how your surroundings and the architectural elements can move you into a different style of decorating. This is really eclectic I suppose since it is a mix of country and contemporary.

I love the earthy quality with natural elements mixed in with sleek surfaces, luxurious materials and a minimalist  look.  Add a fire in the fireplace and I'm hooked.

What would you call this style?

Nancy

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Decorating Styles Part IV: Eclectic

Decorating Styles 

    by Powell Brower Home 

By now you've figured out you may be Traditional, Contemporary or Country, with all their trendy additional names, but what if you are NONE of those?  Then my guess is you are ECLECTIC in your decorating tastes.  That means you like something of each style, all pulled together.  It doesn't really work well if you just collect and buy without a plan, so first and foremost with this style is to 1. start with a plan (an eboard, for example) and 2. pick a color scheme.  You may take inspiration from these interiors:


                         Part IV:  Eclectic

                                              

These are fairly extreme examples, even cluttered. "Eclectic"can also be simple:

As you can see, there's a pattern -big play on words- with these rooms.  Eclectic style is:

• bold
• vibrant
• globe trotting
• tribal, ethnic
• bohemian
• mix of patterns
• whimsical
• mixture of all styles 
• comfortable
• working environment, not 'untouchable'
• unmatched, collected pieces
• timeless

Some suggestions to help you make some sense out of an eclectic mix of furnishings and accessories is to start with a neutral backdrop and just add color in your accents; style areas that give the eye a rest from the busy-ness of the other parts of the room, as in a console table vignette. You want your room to look fun and evocative, not chaotic. Real Simple has some good tips on this subject.  

From your comments on the other parts of the series, it sounds like many of you are traditional with some eclectic mixed in.  Let's see tomorrow how we pull all the styles together and make any style up-to-date.

Is your style eclectic?

Nancy

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far east movement

Did you see this business on OKL on Saturday?

                                                                   Source: onekingslane.com via Bethany on Pinterest

Very swoon-worthy in this pic.

                                                                    Source: grahamandgreen.co.uk via Bethany on Pinterest

I'm not sure what part of my brain this came from, but the mirror inspired all of this:

I feel like this is the kind of collected eclectic room that some dude that wears velvet loafers has in a treasure-trove of an apartment in some chic downtown area.  By day he runs an upscale thrift shop, but night he entertains with specialty cocktails like St. Germaine and Champagne.  It's not quite Asian, not quite antique, but just chock full of stuff and it may smell like a well-worn Persian rug in there.  There should be a token stack of books on the black chair, too.  I'm afraid of clutter, but if I wasn't, these would be some of my favorite things.

You're welcome.

-Bethany