Greetings, friends!
With the Paris summer Olympics just getting underway, I’ve been reminiscing ahout our trip earlier this year. Travel has always been a major source of inspiration for my work and this trip was no exception. I wanted to share with you some of the beautiful art and design we saw while visting Pompidou Center and LV Fondation, two of Paris’s contemporary/modern art museums. These were some of my favorites from the trip – masterful examples of color, form and composition:
![SEINE PHOTO PARIS](https://tamaraheatherinteriors.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SEINE-PHOTO.jpg)
Enjoying a cup of chocolat chaud on a chilly day in Paris
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Clockwise from top left: Henri Matisse painting, Verner Panton sculpture, Mark Rothko painting, LV Fondation Museum designed by architect Frank Gehry.
Project Spotlight: Re-Making a Home in SouthPark
We were just finishing up furnishing my client’s previous home, in fact, still waiting on a few pieces of furniture to be delivered, when they called me with a surprise. They just bought a new home and planned to move everything to SouthPark! Space planning revealed we could re-use most of the furniture we’d purchased for the prior home (great news!) We set to work right away to add a few needed pieces and personal touches to turn the new space into the welcoming and elegant home the client desired. Key project elements included:
- Per the client’s request: a showstopping home office, which is the first room you see upon entry into the home. We fully furnished and decorated the space using rich colors and glamorous pieces.
- New lighting fixtures throughout, with selections focused on elegant and unique pieces to better reflect the client’s style.
- New paint colors and wallpaper in select areas to add richness and depth to the space
- Art, mirrors and accessories to fit the scale and color palette of the new home. Built-in shelving was accessorized with decorative objects, baskets and boxes.
![OFFICE DESIGN SOUTHPARK HOME OFFICE DESIGN](https://tamaraheatherinteriors.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/kelley-office.jpg)
We chose a champagne colored waterfall desk with chevron grain, set off by a deep navy wallpaper by Liberty of London. An amethyst and gold butterfly print, a selection we’d made for the client’s prior home, made the perfect focal accent. The fabulous pendant light is by Forestier.
![LIVING ROOM DESIGN SOUTHPARK LIVING ROOM DESIGN](https://tamaraheatherinteriors.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/kelley-lr.jpg)
![KITCHEN DESIGN SOUTHPARK KITCHEN DESIGN](https://tamaraheatherinteriors.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/kelley-kitchen.jpg)
From top: the client’s home office, living room, and kitchen.
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I met ceramic artist Miru R. at a popup shop at High Point Market and was enthralled by her work. Her wide range of hand-built pottery includes the sweet floral pots shown here, as well as more contemporary styles in dreamy wash glazes and horsehair raku. I brought two pieces home but wanted everything! Shop her work under “one of a kind” pieces at Shop Seagrass.
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We were meandering the St. Ouen flea in market in Paris, when an American voice greeted to us in English. The friendly man turned out to be Andre Lahori, a Chicago-born artist who’d taken up residence in Paris. We were completely taken by his work – a display of wooden wine boxes that he paints in in colorful, one-of-a-kind graphic designs inspired by Paris. He took us into his little studio, and showed us more of his work – intricate glass etchings, which he creates on bottles and glassware. What an amazing talent! Find his work at Mis En Bouteille.
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There’s nothing better than furniture that happens to be practical, cleverly designed, attractive AND affordable. This little side table by Unfnshd hits all the marks. It comes flat-packed to reduce shipping waste, and assembles in seconds with a notched design that requires no hardware. What a handy little piece for a kids room or casual space (I bought one for my office!) Order at Unfnshed.
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