Come Find Me!

If you are planning to head down to IDS West tomorrow, be sure to swing by the Railtown Booth #612. I’ll be there from 10:00am-1:00pm!

Bring your design conundrums and we’ll conjure up some great solutions. 

The Designer will see you now!

Kelly at IDS West

I was at the IDS West show last night and came across Kelly Deck’s Kitchen Installation. This kitchen is absolutely glorious; gold faucet, hardware and stove elements, Slab back-splash and that spectacular, eye catching hood fan. And I just love how clean and simple it is. 

Fall Shopping - For Your Home

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Progress

 

Slowly but surely we’re coming along. I just spent a couple of days on Vancouver Island lifting furniture and making a few final decisions. The house is coming together pretty nicely but there is still so much to be done.

Wise Words

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Art Deco and The Machine Age

I have really been in to this era as of late and am making it my mission to bring back the glory of the roaring 20’s!

There were so many great things going on in the design world at this time, it seems appropriate to go back and pay homage to all things Deco. To me, Deco is glamour, adventure, pattern and graphic motif. 

Art Deco came to North America thanks to the invention and development of planes, trains and automobiles. The movement got its start over in France. Starting with Art Nouveau and developing into Art Deco. The discovery of ancient cultures such as Mayan, Greek and Egyptian uncovered interesting pattern and motif that we see even in today’s designs. 

I believe art deco has a place in our current design trends. You have probably already seen a few of these influences tossed about many interior spaces and not even realized what decade was inspiring the design. 

Sleek Melbourne Style

This house in Toorak, Melbourne is just too cool. The building was designed by Inarc Architecture (Interior design consultation by Allison Pye Interiors). They call it the ‘shrouded House’ because of its angled exterior faces clad in bronzed aluminum battens. To me, the coolest part of the house is the way the tinted glass reflects the sky. It creates an ever changing art façade.

Images Via: The cool Hunter