Posts Tagged Sonoma County Interior Designer
At Home Bars-Via Napa Interior Design
Posted by Irene Turner in Entertaining Sonoma Style, Product/Trend Alert! on May 10, 2012
I don’t know if it’s the influence of Mad Men and the revival of Mid Century Furniture, or not, but at home bars are hot…and so are pretty cocktails!
Pink Margarita's-image via There Goes the Cup Cake
While I’m not a big fan of hard liquor, some of the frothy and prettily colored drinks are appealing. And when entertaining, being able to offer guests an alternative to wine is something new, for us here in Sonoma County.
From simple bars set up on a tray that can move with you, Continue reading “At Home Bars-Via Napa Interior Design” »
Downsizing & Rightsizing-via Santa Rosa Interior Design
Posted by Irene Turner in Downsizing/Right Sizing, Product/Trend Alert! on March 13, 2012
ALERT, THIS NEW TREND IS GROWING: The buzz word is downsizing, I prefer to call it right sizing. For some, in fact, it is going smaller. Many of the baby boomers are now empty nesters who are getting older and want to live a simpler and easier lifestyle. They are in fact down sizing, whether it’s a smaller home, or, fewer of them.
Baby Boomers looking for smaller, functional and efficient housing-image via Napa Cottages
Also, there is a core group of young first time homebuyers who’s sensibility is to live a simpler way of life. They are rebelling against the age of consumerism and want to live a life that harkens back to their Grandparents. This includes smaller homes, vegetable gardens, co-op buying and living. I see this quite a bit here on our Northern California coast.
And for others, there is a desire to create a space that flows with the way they really live their life, and truly fits their needs; not some cookie cutter McMansion created by a developer as a business investment. I call this right sizing and it is part of the Slow Home movement. Some signs of this are: Continue reading “Downsizing & Rightsizing-via Santa Rosa Interior Design” »
Farmhouse Tables-via Santa Rosa Interior Design
Posted by Irene Turner in Entertaining Sonoma Style, Interior Design & Renovation, Product/Trend Alert! on February 23, 2012
What is it about old farmhouse tables that seems to have such allure? They’ve always been around-from the old world country tables to the new knock offs available on line and beyond. I know I’ve always appreciated them, but never more then now living here in Sonoma County Wine Country!
image via artilleriet on tumbler
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Home Office-Part 1
Posted by Irene Turner in Interior Design & Renovation on April 29, 2010
Do you work out of an office in your home? I do…
This all began when I asked my husband if he would trade home offices. We’ve been in our home 6 years…he has the renovated double car garage as a office and sound studio…I have the smallest and darkest room in the house. Hmmmmmmm… Recently my husband opened an office out of our home. It’s bright, cheerful, good sized…AND he still has the 2nd largest room in the house as his part time home office. Somehow, this real estate equation isn’t working any more.
I truly believe that “space matters”…it affects your mood and productivity. AND…
He agreed! He gets that my productivity will shift and increase as his has, when I increase the size of the room I sit in most of the day! The new room is lighter and has…vaulted ceilings…a large french door to the outside…an expanded view….and of course moving means fresh paint and a whole energy shift. If you really listen to the words, you get it.
The result of all this…I get to contemplate exactly what I want to create. How do I want to feel? What do I want to produce? In essence…I am my own client, and get to go through the design process. As I’m really into creating the best space possible to move forward in, I begin with research…reading and researching some of my favorite web sites and blogs as further contemplation, inspiration, and a reminder of what I want to include.
One of my favorite blogs and a good source of information is Elizabeth Chamberlain’s Space Lift. She is a feng shui and green consultant. Recently, I received her weekly newsletter (I signed up for them on her site) regarding the set up of your desk according to Feng Shui principles…perfect! She states that the most important areas to pay attention to with Feng Shui are the places where you spend most of your time. For me that is my office! Her tips will help not only to kick-start the energy cycle in my surrounding area, but it will help re-enforce my goals as well.
And, from another of my favorites, Marie Burgos blog post on Feng Shui for the perfect Home Office Design…with her list of what to think about and do. Such as: Continue reading “Home Office-Part 1” »
If Sound had a Color
Posted by Irene Turner in Color on April 27, 2010
I’ve always had a fantasy of being able to see music. I once was involved with stage set design for a program that included music. I wanted to assign a color to each note and then actually see what the music would look like on a big screen. I guess it comes from being a visual aficionado. Recently this thought cropped up again and I started perusing the internet to see what was out there. Continue reading “If Sound had a Color” »
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