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<em>Claret - a dark purplish red</em></h4>
Fall is truly here as the evenings are cooler, the leaves are changing colour and the rain is starting to set in. Definitely makes us think of cozy nights at home by the fire with a glass of red wine! October's colour of the month is inspired by the fall leaves, the hearty wine and the darker evenings.
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After a few glasses of champagne (in the cutest vintage glasses) we were up early and off to the <a href="http://friezenewyork.com/" target="_blank" title="Frieze New York">Frieze Art Fair</a>. With "VVIP" passes secured by Mr Wilson we had early entrance to the fair - the art was, of course, amazing but so was the people watching. Strictly from an interior design point of view, some of the most striking pieces were very abstract with a play on painted texture. One of my favourites was by Davide Balula at the <a href="http://www.galerierodolphejanssen.com/artists/41-davide-balula" target="_blank" title="Davide Balula">Galerie Rodolphe Janssen</a>. His technique involves laying out patterns in wood, burning it, and making an imprint of the charred wood on canvas. <br />
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The next day was spent on the Upper East Side at the Kips Bay Decorator Showhouse. This the 42nd year for this fundraising event and the house this year is a historic mansion next to The Palace Hotel. I am sharing the photos below from Architectural Digest!<br />
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<a href="http://www.trishknight.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/AD-KB-Daryl-Carter1.jpg"><img alt="Designer - Daryl Carter" class="normal size-full wp-image-1094" src="http://www.trishknight.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/AD-KB-Daryl-Carter1.jpg" height="600" width="900" /></a> Designer - Daryl Carter<br />
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All the walls in this room will be papered in a fuschia grass cloth from <a href="http://phillipjeffries.com/" target="_blank">Phillip Jefferies</a>. This colour is intense, so to balance it we have selected a wide gray and white striped drapery fabric, floor to ceiling on two walls of windows. The butterfly mobile can be purchased on <a href="http://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/128175128/custom-graduated-butterfly-mobile-diy?ref=related-2" target="_blank">ETSY</a> in many different colours and configurations. <br />
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This room is for a little girl who loves her horse. We are taking a sophisticated approach she can grow into using saddle coloured leather, soft pinks and greens in houndstooth and herringbone, antique silver trophies and ribbons framed in shadow box like bouquets of flowers.<br />
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The girls in this house are lucky enough to also have a dedicated room for play. There will be an area to watch TV, a loft for sleep overs, and a dedicated space for arts and crafts.</div>
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<a href="http://www.bcliving.ca/bc-home-and-garden-magazine" target="_blank">BC Home + Garden</a> asked me to participate in their monthly feature <em>Ask an Expert.</em> Inspired by a client, I put together these tips on creating the perfect master suite! The rendering is done by <a href="http://pinterest.com/allyspinoo/" target="_blank">Ally Spino</a> - one of my junior designers.</div>
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I recently decided to lighten up my home with a white tulip table. I like the tension created when mixing different styles or decades in one space. Although I had liked my Ghost Chairs with the previous dark wood table, they felt too light with the Saarinen table and so the search began for the perfect chairs.<br />
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I love how this iconic table works in any interior with any design style.<br />
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I took a trip to London last spring, one night in a Gastropub I ordered a <a href="http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Beef-and-Guinness-Pie-230754" target="_blank">Beef & Guinness Pie</a> wanting to try something "local". It was so delicious I have been trying to recreate it ever since. This recipe from Epicurious comes close!</div>
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Just in time for Christmas, she has published a beautiful cookbook! I bought one for a friend and have on my Christmas list too - I can just imagine spending hours on a rainy afternoon reading cover to cover and flagging recipes for future dinner parties...Oh, to have free time!<br />
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We did this in the 80's and loved it. It only makes sense that it is time to revisit the warm, shiny finishes on everything from faucets to furniture! Over the past few years we have seen them in the high end markets, and they are now making their way mainstream.</div>
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I love this counter...the edge detail is brilliant, the tone of the wood works beautifully with the brass hood fan and gold faucet. </div>
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This renovation was featured in Canadian House and Home - this kitchen is interesting for so many reasons - the gold toe kicks, recessed pulls, herringbone floor, open fire...</div>
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You could try this at home! Pick up inexpensive white chairs from Ikea and some fabric paint.</div>
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This playhouse is part of a much larger project I have been working on all spring. It sits at the back of an acre size property in West Vancouver and is just waiting for the little girls who inhabit this home to arrive for the summer and bring it to life!!</div>
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The playhouse is bigger than it may appear! The main floor has a kitchen, eating area and lounging area. The front veranda has 4 adironack chairs complete with matching pool towels in case you want to take a dip in the infinity edge pool.</div>
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Did I mention the windows are glass, the house is insulated and it has electricity!!</div>
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The kitchen of this home was originally separated from the dining room and family room with walls on either side. In the renovation process, I opened this room up not only by removing the walls, but also by eliminating the upper cabinets, the "sunshine ceiling" and adding a window that runs the length of the room. </div>
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The family that lives this in home loves the mix of old and new. To accomplish that in the kitchen, I used classic carrara marble for the counters and backsplash. The range is La Cornue in a matte black finish. I had the range hood custom made to run wall to wall with a ledge deep enough to hold a cook book but then painted in chalkboard paint for a bit of fun. </div>
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Sun filled master bathroom! I utilized the existing skylight and lined up the waterfall tile pattern underneath it. </div>
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Fabulous powder room! Thanks to the bold wallpaper this tiny bath is filled with blossoms floor to ceiling. The vintage mirror has an etched retail of a flower basket.</div>
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I also have a new addiction - <a href="http://pinterest.com/tknightdesign/">Pinterest </a>- I am sure many of you can relate!! It is so easy and a great way to file and store inspiring photos. I will be posting some pictures of my projects, but will mostly maintain the integrity of the Pinterest concept by pinning inspiring images - from travel and food to fashion and decor. If you haven't created your own pin boards yet, I highly recommend it! Let me know when you do!<br />
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I am spending some time over the next couple of weeks having recent projects photographed. Stay tuned to my <a href="http://www.trishknight.com/">website</a> for updates!<br />
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After 2 years in my Kitsilano design studio it is finally time to move on to a bigger and brighter space. Although there is lots of commercial real estate available in Vancouver right now, it was not easy to find the perfect location. Too big, too small, too dark, too far from my home and clients...</div>
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After a couple of months of searching the soon to be perfect space materialized. The new studio is in an old character building in a funky light industrial neighbourhood, filled with creative types, open high ceilings, and lots of natural light. With a bit of negotiation the landlord has agreed to paint everything, change the windows, upgrade the lighting and renovate the bathroom. I will take some "before" pictures in the next couple of weeks, in the meantime - here are some inspiring office spaces!</div>
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The Capri Collection is a great new line available at <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/category/products.jsp?link=Capri&categoryId=cat1760215">Restoration Hardware</a> - hard to believe it is even outdoor furniture! <br />
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If you have not been to <a href="http://www.broughaminteriors.com/">Brougham Interiors</a> new location in the <a href="http://thearmourydistrict.blogspot.ca/">Armoury District</a> you now have a great reason. They carry beautiful outdoor lines like <a href="http://www.gloster.com/">Gloster's</a> Cloud Collection and have an entire showroom devoted to the outdoors!<br />
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You can be stylish without a huge outdoor space, or budget - take a look at these chairs available at <a href="http://www.spencerinteriors.ca/instock_outdoor.html">Spencer Interiors.</a> The Viento chair by Bonaldo is stackable, in stock and starts at $190.<br />
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The tables above and below are by <a href="http://www.cane-line.com/">Cane-Line</a> - a furniture line from Belgium also available at Brougham Interiors. The dining table has a square stainless base with extendable top. I love the "On the go" tables - easy to pick up and move around as needed on your patio.</div>
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I can't decide what I want more...this table and chairs from B&B Italia's Canasta Collection, or just to go on holidays to where ever this photo was taken! Available at <a href="http://www.informshop.com/index.php/by-room/outdoor/canasta.html#image1">Inform Interiors.</a><br />
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This is another great new look for Restoration Hardware, and so unexpected. The <a href="http://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod1861058&categoryId=cat1760211">Mulholland Collection</a> uses Sunbrella straping with brass frames to create a mid century look.<br />
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On Saturday night, I had the pleasure of sitting in row 10 for the last night of the North American leg of Sting's Back to Bass Tour. The music was great, and antidotes entertaining, the lighting really well done and Sting looked amazing. </div>
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One of the things I love about being a designer is the relationships I build with my clients. I get to know their lifestyle and their families while designing their homes. No question when you see Sting you know he is leading a clean and healthy life which made me wonder what his home(s) would look like...</div>
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These pictures are from Architectural Digest's article on the London Home he shares with his wife Trudie and their children. I was very excited to learn it was designed by one of my favourite architectural firms <a href="http://www.sheltonmindel.com/">Shelton, Mindel & Associates</a>.</div>
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I love the way they brought light through the house including the lowest level. They were able to raise the ceiling from 7' to 9' and add the sky light over the over the table this room to make it bright and welcoming.</div>
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These next three are from their Lake House in the English Countryside. Sting spoke about how the rolling hills of barley inspired him to write Fields of Gold.</div>
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These are from Jan 2011 Architectural Digest and focus mainly on the landscaping surrounding their Tuscan home. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18366335793031082039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594170401676564375.post-86047207809074071872011-11-10T00:19:00.000-08:002013-03-16T00:16:23.193-07:00White On White (and a touch of Grey)Inspired by the Yabu Pushelberg interiors of the newly opened "The Room" of The Bay, I started to think about some of my favourite white paint colours. Anyone who has ever picked up a paint fan deck knows that not all whites are created equal. There is a full spectrum of whites - some are warm, some cool, others tint beige, pink, yellow or blue. The <a href="http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/welcome-to-benjamin-moore">Benjamin Moore</a> OC palette has more than 140 colours all considered "off-white".<br />
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The one thing that all whites have in common is a need for natural light. If you paint a darker room all white, it will tend to look a bit grey in the shadows. This isn't a bad thing, if you like grey like I do, and you might even consider pairing white with grey in the same room - such as white cabinets and grey walls or carrera marble.<br />
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My favourite Benjamin Moore whites are Cloud White - great overall warm easy to live with white. Simply White - a bright clean white without too much grey. Decorator White - classic and popular white with designers, looks great with greys and blacks. Super White - revered by many American designers as the perfect white. Although it is not part of the Canadian Benjamin Moore colour line up, the formula is available and can be mixed at any Ben Moore dealer.<br />
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My favourite Benjamin Moore greys are Kendall Charcoal & Overcoat - both great for mill work and walls, Days End - one of my favourites for interior doors, Revere Pewter - beautiful for kitchen cabinetry and Chelsea Grey - great mid tone colour. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18366335793031082039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594170401676564375.post-17149788481125685092011-10-18T20:43:00.000-07:002013-03-16T00:17:29.820-07:00Melinda Ritz InteriorsThe November Architectural Digest features the eclectic Beverly Hills home of Ellen DeGeneres & Portia de Rossi. Designed by architects <a href="http://www.buffsmithandhensman.com/">Buff & Hensman</a> and further expanded on by decorator <a href="http://www.melindaritz.com/newindex.html">Melinda Ritz</a>. I love the personality that comes out in these photos, and the lived in, collected look of this home.<br />
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Melinda Ritz design philosphy is to create homes that truly express the lives of the people who inhabit them. The fact that her background is in set design makes perfect sense. She won 3 Emmy awards and 7 nominations for Will &Grace - one of my all time favourite shows!<br />
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My most fashionable friend Lisa called me yesterday with an invitation to attend the grand opening party for The Room at The Bay. With a full work schedule and not a lot of time or energy I re-accessorized the black dress I wore to work with some fabulous jewelry and headed out completely unprepared for what I was about to experience.<br />
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The 23,000 sq ft <a href="http://www.yabupushelberg.com/">Yabu Pushelberg</a> designed space is a new shopping experience for <a href="http://www2.thebay.com/theroom/">The Bay</a>. It is much more like a Parisian department store than one I expected to find in my own backyard. This really should come as no surprise since Yabu Pushelberg is also responsible for the beautiful interiors at <a href="http://departmentstoreparis.printemps.com/core_values/history/en/pages/index.aspx">Printemps</a>. <br />
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The party was very well attended, complete with fashion designers, models and the beautiful people of Vancouver. As much as I appreciate fashion, while Lisa was checking out the clothing, I was absorbing the decor. White walls, white floor, crisp clear lighting perfect for highlighting colour and small accents of black throughout. On the back wall, thick white shelves decorated in beautiful shoes with a flutter of white sculptural flowers seemingly floating above.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1UZJZzQXQ3fT97ATG32FmWessGcMb3frxDExyv1hGVx-navNUSmR6AGaFtxlw4sNcJEwofvJPQL-PIAdlK2yr6aFbe4Rm7WLhcit2FNHFFlg1nm4vZ9ZXH91rdD5EUMPr3hAfvIzj1gY/s1600/ombre+shower+curtain+anthropologie.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18366335793031082039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594170401676564375.post-60662749136315853142011-08-13T21:02:00.000-07:002011-08-13T21:02:26.338-07:00Fixtures LivingFriday, I had THE BEST experience shopping for plumbing fixtures and appliances with my San Diego client. <a href="http://www.fixturesliving.com/">Fixtures Living</a> is like no other shopping experience. Upon arrival, we were offered cappuccinos, lattes or an Arnold Palmer (lemonade ice tea blend). As we walked around the showroom assisted by Raychel we were amazed at the vignettes and the product lines available. Fixtures Living quite smartly had local designers and builders create each of the individual bathroom and kitchens - showcasing not only their personal style, but beautiful tile and lighting available through San Diego suppliers, as well as the plumbing fixtures and appliances available at the showroom.<br />
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After narrowing down the style for the faucet and sinks and discussing appliance needs Raychel led us over to the restaurant where lunch was being served for everyone shopping at Living Fixtures on Friday! Over the course of our lunch two of the owners came over to introduce themselves and refill our Arnold Palmers. <br />
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Fixtures Living has really gone back to basics with their attitude towards customer services and how they treat their employees. I wouldn't hesitate to refer them more business in the future.<br />
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In September they are opening their third store in Costa Mesa. I can't wait to see it - apparently it is even better (if that is possible).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love the wood sink<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This rock wall is back lit.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These walls are steel with jade(?) carved medallions lit from behind.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Custom stainless steel sink and work area</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Restaurant in Fixtures Living</td></tr>
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Between the heat and the hacienda I am reminded of last summer's three week holiday to Tuscany. Although my time is split between Vancouver and San Diego, and I am working long hours, it is easy to draw a parallel between the two locations. The home I am working on has me thinking of an architecture style that crosses between Old California, Spanish Colonial and Tuscan - while considering the client's European antiques, cleanlined upholstery and contemporary art collection.<br />
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Here are some inspiring villa's from around the world!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">San Paolo - Italy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Casa Crystal - California</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Costa Rica</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Italy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Florence Italy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Costa Rica</td></tr>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18366335793031082039noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-594170401676564375.post-32523932444821414962011-06-16T21:33:00.000-07:002011-06-16T21:33:27.927-07:00Rancho Santa FeI have just started a new project with one of my favourite clients in California. I am excited about this for many reasons (not just the weather). My client has purchased a large hacienda style rancher with tons of potential. Here are a couple of photos to get started!<br />
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<div align="center">These pictures were taken when my client purchased the house. Over the years previous owners have eliminated the character of this home by painting out all the details in shades of beige.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> I can't wait to add character and life back to these rooms!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Stay tuned for updated pictures over the next few months!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18366335793031082039noreply@blogger.com0