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Simeone Deary firehouse
The bar area of the Detroit Foundation Hotel features a monumental chandelier cum art installation illuminating the interior and beckoning from the exterior.

Where There’s Smoke: Simeone Deary Transforms Adaptive Reuse Projects

When it comes to adaptive reuse, Chicago-based Simeone Deary Design Group, co-owned by Lisa Simeone and Gina Deary, is on fire.  Take the Detroit Foundation Hotel for example. Located in downtown…
Simeone Deary Design Group, Lisa Simeone, Gina Deary, Detroit Foundation Hotel , Charmant Hotel
one-of-a-kind home furnishings
Blue Ocean Traders, whose found pieces are pictured above, sources products from all over the world. “It is at the heart and soul of our brand,” says owner Jason Mulvene of the brand’s found objects. “We draw direction and inspiration from the design and handicraft that has come before us.”

One-of-a-Kind Furnishings, Antiques Bring 'Wow' Moments to Showrooms

We’re living in the Age of Experience. Consumers are looking for the next Instagrammable moment and are looking to show the world the things they’ve done and the things they have that make them…
Blue Ocean Traders, Creative Co-op, The Antiques Diva, Toma Clark Haines, Jason Mulvene
Stacy Garcia design trend chromatic
Photo Shown Clockwise from Top Left: Nhow Marseille Hotel by Teresa Sapey + Partners, Stacy Garcia Commercial for Artline Studio – Wavelength, Ambrose Chua via unsplash, Felix Dubois-Robert via unsplash, Robert Katzki via unsplash, George Kedenburg via unsplash

Trend Story: Chromatic Palettes Play Up Playfulness

Envision a world devoid of complexities and full of colorful abstractions and artistic expressions. An embodiment of Miami’s Art Basel and influenced by the ‘you do you’ perspective, Chromatic…
design trends, color trends, Stacy Garcia
Wendy Glaister living room

Last Look With Wendy Glaister

Wendy Glaister of Wendy Glaister Interiors was taught to use an artist’s eye for home design at an early age. She brings a discerning eye to each project, fusing practicality and playfulness,…
Wendy Glaister, Wendy Glaister Interiors
Historic Home Interior Design Fernando Rodriguez
Fernando Rodriguez and his team were mesmerized by the history of their most recent design project in Old San Juan.

Old San Juan Home: 500 Years of History — Inspiration and Getting Started

Editor's Note: Stewart-Rodriguez is renovating a 500-year-old home in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. On the historic registry, projects such as these can be equally inspirational and challenging. This…
Fernando Rodriguez, Interior Designer, Historic Home Design, Old San Juan, Stewart Rodriguez
Idea Board Luxury Resources

Style Board: Whole-Home Luxury Resources

Luxury furnishings offer customization, quality and unique silhouettes.  The Revelin motion sofa is part of Bradington-Young’s customizable upholstery program, Luxe for Living, which offers more…
Bradington-Young, Global Views, Theodore Alexander, Jonathan Charles, Hooker Furniture
Last Look Allen and James

Last Look With Stephanie James and Patti Allen

Stephanie James and Patti Allen are award-winning designers and co-owners of Allen and James Interior Design in High Point, NC. The designer duo has specialized in building personal relationships…
Stephanie James , Patti Allen, Allen and James Interior Design, John-Richard, Chaddock
Miranda Kerr

Bringing Fashion Home: Miranda Kerr Shares the Inspiration Behind Her Collection with Universal Furniture

This October High Point Market saw a unique collaboration in home furnishings. Australian-born international supermodel Miranda Kerr teamed up with Universal Furniture to launch the global style icon…
High Point Market, Universal Furniture, Miranda Kerr, Royal Albert
Stacy Garcia Studio 11 Summer in NY Coconut Lounge
Coconut Lounge W Downtown. Photo by Marc Richardson

Studio 11's Coconut Lounge Brings Summer to New York

As much as we try to get excited for a change into the cooler seasons, we all know how much we still crave those warm summer days…especially if you’re a New Yorker. But it’s not only the radiant…
Stacy Garcia, Coconut Lounge, Studio 11, W Downtown, Summer in NYC
Legrand luxury products group

Legrand Partners With Luxury Products Group

Legrand, a global specialist in electrical and network infrastructure solutions, has partnered with Luxury Products Group (LPG), the nation’s premier buying group of luxury kitchen and bath products…
Legrand, Luxury Products Group, Angela Coffman, Jeff MacDowell
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