Tag Archives: Katie Ridder

March 10, 2009 · 3:08 pm

Montage: Violet Interiors

ed-apri“Violet, you’re turning violet, Violet,” has always been one of my favorite lines from a movie. The sentiment is certainly fitting this season, as rosy purples, sweet lavenders, and deep aubergines persist in decidedly violet décors. I’m not a big pink person, and an overly obvious lavender feels a tad treacly, but violet, oh violet. Although violet was declared the new “it” color last year, Elle Decor is certainly still smitten (newest issue – April 2009 – on the left). And so am I.

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Photos: The Style Files, Katz residence, Domino, Jeff Andrews, Skona Hem, Skona Hem, Kaite Ridder, The Style Files, Apartment Therapy, Cookie, Living Etc., Living Etc., NEA, Apartment Therapy, Katie Ridder, Domino, Domino, Living Etc., Domino, Living Etc., Apartment Therapy, Living Etc., Sara Story, Living Etc., Apartment Therapy, Living Etc., Eric Roth Photograpy, Domino, Apartment Therapy, Domino, Domino, Domino, Design Your Wall, The Style Files, The Style Files, Verve Designer Collections.

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March 7, 2009 · 9:45 pm

Montage: Zebras

I’m not the biggest fan of the animal print, but I must admit that these zebra print patterns achieve a certain pop. Jonathan Adler lurves zebra – three of these rooms are his designs. Two are boutique hotels designed by Kelly Wearstler. Mostly the poor guy’s skin is found on the floor, but it occasionally makes an appearance on upholstery. I like the zebra paired with pink, even if it’s reminiscent of the Good & Plenty. (Are those still around?) My favorite is the gray drapery next to the desk with the Chinese Chippendale chair – so subtle. Ashley Whittaker’s blue zebra print room is anything but subtle, and made quite the splash in Domino. It’s Rose Cummings’ Zebrine, the red version of which I actually featured in “Cover Ups,” the first piece I ever did for the Globe magazine.

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Photos: Viceroy Palm Springs Hotel designed by Kelly Wearstler, Eric Roth Photography, Domino, Shelly Riehl David, Erin Gates, House Beautiful, Wendy Blount, Jonathan Adler, The Tides South Beach designed by Kelly Wearstler, Palmer Weiss, Jenna Lyons’ dressing room, Katie Ridder, Nate Berkus, Domino, Margaret Ann McEver, Jonathan Adler, House Beautiful, Ashley Whittaker in Domino, Apartment Therapy, Jonathan Adler, Domino, House Beautiful, Living Etc., Ashley Whittaker, Sara Story, Domino, Domino, Domino, Domino.

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March 6, 2009 · 3:20 am

Montage: Adler Bamboos. Others Too.

In order to redeem myself, or at least prove that bamboo really is a style statement worth making, I’ve collected some chic examples, including two rooms designed by Jonathan Adler. I so love his lime Chinese Chippendale chairs. I think they’d be great in my dining room. A lot of these faux bamboo pieces have become really trendy, thanks to Kelly Wearstler and her dedicated followers of the Hollywood Regency style. Maybe too trendy?

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If you’ve decided you love the look, here are a few fab finds.

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Rooms: Jonathan Adler, Jonathan Adler, unidentified Boston area designer, Domino, Erin Gates, unidentified, Architectural Digest, Urban Source Chicago.

Furniture: Pieces, Pieces, Jonathan Adler, Main Street Fine Art & Antiques, Design Your Walls, Williams Sonoma Home.

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February 15, 2009 · 7:37 pm

Montage: From Boho to Bollywood

Boho chic may be as passé as Sienna Miller’s latest affair but Hollywood’s love affair with films à la India (c’est toi “Slumdog Millionaire”) [see this recent WSJ article for more Hollywood/Bollwyood collabs], I’m thinking designers will be tempted by the colors, forms, iconography, and overall free-spiritedness of South Asia culture and style. Here are some photos plucked from the pages of beloved magazines and blogs showcasing a strong infusion of hippie chick goes to Mumbai with grace and restraint.

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Photos: Domino, Domino, Domino, Living Etc., Living Etc., House Beautiful, Domino, House Beautiful, Skona Hem, Apartment Therapy, An Indian Summer, Domino , An Indian Summer, Katie Ridder, An Indian Summer, Architectural Digest, Living Etc., Katie Ridder, Domino, unknown, Marni Elyse Katz.

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