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Isabelle
Bosquet
Garden,
“A Garden Party”
As founder and principal
of Manhattan floral
design company Fleurisa,
Isabelle Bosquet has
created floral arrangements
and decors for scores
of stylish parties and
events. Her eBay Showhouse
"non-garden"
is an outdoor oasis
not intended for weeding
and trimming. Instead,
the backyard area is
meant for entertaining
friends, having parties,
sipping champagne and
spending afternoons
reading. By incorporating
elements like whimsical
wire furniture and life-size
angels, Bosquet transformed
her space into a heavenly
and very relaxing patio.
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Sheila
Bridges
Dining
Room, “Let's Dish”
Sheila Bridges, founder
of Sheila Bridges Design
Inc. and host of the Fine
Living network's "Sheila
Bridges Designer Living,"
has decorated a dining
area perfect for intimate
dinners or formal parties.
Bridges decided to forgo
the traditional dining
room table and focus instead
on ceramic dishes as the
central theme. "While
I can do without a dining
table, I can't do without
a nice plate," explains
Bridges. "If unexpected
guests show up, just grab
a plate off the wall and
make it a dinner party!"
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Shawn
Henderson
Breakfast Room, “More
Than a Nook”
Shawn Henderson, head
of a New York City-based
design firm, has developed
a breakfast room that
gives the term “casual
dining” a whole
new meaning.
From a pink suede sofa
(courtesy of the old Enron
offices) to a pair of
matching modern Danish
arm chairs, the space
mixes modern pieces with
clean contemporary lines.
Bigger than your average
breakfast room, this space
features both a dining
area as well as a sitting/lounge
space to accommodate a
variety of uses.
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Thomas
Jayne
Living
Room, “Mirror, Mirror
On The Wall”
Thomas Jayne, owner
of Thomas Jayne Inc,
has created a dramatic
foyer and living room
with flair. “Modern
decoration is about
layers of objects, made
or collected, presented
in a useful and ideally
artful manner,”
says Jayne, whose initial
eBay purchase of vintage
wallpaper serves as
the room’s key
element. By putting
seating on one side
of his living room and
a big table on the other,
Thomas created symmetry
and a frame for his
space. The other elements,
including mirrors, paper,
photographs and fabric
are treated in a mosaic-like
fashion in an attempt
to fuse function and
art.
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Lulu
deKwiatkowski
Master
Bedroom, “Not Your Parents'
Bedroom”
Lulu de Kwiatkowski,
owner of fabric and
design company LULU
DK, has worked her way
up the ranks to become
a true presence in the
design industry. The
tone of her feminine
yet edgy master bedroom
is set by bold gemoetric
wallpaper. Her space
mixes Eames era décor
with bright folk art,
a large oriental antique
bed with a Knoll credenza,
and a red-lacquered
table with a white cowhide
rug. Together, the elements
create an air of youthful
elegance swirled with
a touch of whimsy.
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David
Netto
Nursery, “The Stylish
Baby ”
David Netto, a New York
City-based furniture designer,
has made a nursery fit
for a little prince or
princess. The room is
an original mix of past,
present and future, blending
1970s retro pop elements
with Upper East Side sophistication
and clean Danish Modernism.
Polka dots and intense,
happy colors are juxtaposed
with delicate white relief
to keep the room fresh
and fun. A ‘Picnic
in the Park’ theme
incorporates a series
of colorful botanical
prints, grassy green carpet,
a lacquered picnic table
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Katie Ridder
Sitting Room,
“Curio Cabinet”
Katie Ridder, head of
Katie Ridder Design &
Decoration, turned an
ordinary space into a
global-inspired “cabinet
of curiosities.”
Her room of collections
features eclectic items
from all over the world—including
everything from sea urchins
and tiles to an antique
bone lobster from Shanghai
and a framed ship diorama.
“I imagine someone
living here who is sophisticated;
who is a traveler and
likes to collect organic
things—things from
the sea, and lands that
have been abandoned,”
explains Ridder.
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Matthew
Patrick Smyth
Library, “High-Tech
With a Taste of Traditionalism”
Matthew Patrick Smyth,
who has his own design
firm in New York City,
has created a library
which blends the old with
the new. Smyth selected
a pair of light pine bookcases
as the focal point of
the room and built a freestanding
fireplace mantel to capture
the Old World charm of
a traditional library.
Featuring items such as
a 42-inch plasma screen
TV, a Dell 4600 computer
with LCD monitor, presidential
busts and classics-filled
bookshelves, Matthew’s
room mixes new gadgetry
with sophisticated and
conventional décor.
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David Lees
The Home Gym,
“Fitness Getaway”
David Lees has redefined the idea of what a home exercise room can be, by transforming a windowless, low-ceiling basement into an exotic “fitness getaway.” “Rather than making exercise a chore, I wanted to create a fun experience where one can escape from the stress of everyday life, and be transported to a tropical paradise.” |
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