Roman and Williams: Perfectly Unique and Personal Spaces

Day two of Roman and Williams love.

Yesterday I posted about their commercial work, 

but today the real gems - residential.

Anyone remember this incredible space from Instyle?

Kate Hudson, in her posh hippy haven, designed for comfortable lounging.  

Thank you to Shayna (The Ruffled Snob) for taking me back to this..

No pretentious entry here, but sophisticated choices bring a dose of drama to the laid back vibe.

Warmed hues welcome while the lush textiles invite lounging..

The most spectacular chandelier..

Kid and popcorn friendly style.

Sunday afternonns, here I come..

After all the color and pattern - a dreamy white bedroom..

Really. If I could cut an paste that entire space into my own I would!

So that's Roman and Williams in Cali,

check out how they do Montauk:

In every direction this room offers gorgeous vignettes

The Main living space continues the industrial/organic feel..

Not your usual white beach kitchen :) I love this! 

With all the light here, it's the perfect opportunity to venture into the dark side..

Bedrooms kept simple, with the emphasis on comfort.

note the bureau - how clever is that?

Lastly, the designers set free in a loft.. this is a more typical setting for their design style,

but they rock it!

I think that these pics may eat up the majority of space on my inspiration boards.

I love design that celebrates the occupants of the home,

instead of bowing to what is trendy at the moment, or design "rules".

I hope that we see more people claiming their space as their own, 

and creating spaces that bring them joy!

til next time..

Yea or Nay: Beds Under Windows..

As a compulsive re-arranger (that's another post!)

this weekend I shuffled around our master bedroom..

and the bed landed under the window.

this is a room in progress, so please do not judge me by those awful lamps :)
I haven't found the exact right ones yet and so we are living with
old-shades-plunked-on-too-small-not-as-old lamps..
I have learned the hard way to wait and buy the perfect lamp or I will just be replacing them yet again..

The bedside table are the right height for our enormous bed,
but are going to be receiving a bit of a makeover in the coming weeks.
On a side note, we just added the orange sheets.. which is what started this rearranging madness..
aren't they a little bit of happy?
 I have thoroughly enjoyed waking up to them the past couple of mornings..

But I digress.. beds under windows - it seems I'm not alone



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I've never placed a bed under a window before, or recommended it to anyone for their own space.

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there's the draftiness issue..
although I've been known to crack our window open in the dead of winter for lack of oxygen

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and the majority of the textiles then live in the same spot -

so no curtains, or the curtains must complement the bed..

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then my husbands cousin seriously informed us this weekend placing your bed under a window lets bits
of your soul escape while you are sleeping, which seems rather unpleasant  ;)

of course that goes along with the Feng Shui principles as well, which advocate placing your bed solidly along the back wall to the right of the doorway..

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but with this current layout my bedroom feels enormous!

AND we are facing the fireplace,
with my soon-to-be-recovered chippendale sofa tucked the end of the bed,
 both of which I love..

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Have you placed a bed under a window?

What are your thoughts on this?

til next time..

Miss N's room: the reveal

If you read monday's post,

you know we've just finished Miss N's room.

This what we started with....

you can read more about that here.

It all began with a brilliant azure box Natasha found while we were out shopping one day.

She decided on a blue and white scheme.

Since she has a very dark grey leather chair, and LARGE tv in there, I suggested hits of black as well.

Done.

We (that means I, lol) painted the black walls white -

used Behr paint plus primer in Falling Snow, for the first coat.

It covered incredibly well, but the color was far too warm for a west facing room,

and the range of whites is really limited with this brand (are you listening, Behr?!!).

So, we layered 2 coats of Martha's pure white 

(no tint, straight out of the can - how's that for easy?!!) on top.

That's it, three coats, not too painful after all...

If you are looking for brilliant white walls, this is your paint -

the result was a very bright, slightly clinical space.

We color matched the box into a behr ultra base, as well.

(it's close to Brilliant Sea 520B-6)

This would do for the old cork board we planned to rescue from storage,

the existing mirror she used over her dresser, and a new long wall mirror.

We painted out a wire branch sculpture for an art/jewellry display....

Now, the palette was dynamic, 

but it needed warmth, and no ordinary canary or watermelon would do -

 so enter the fluorescents!

Yup, fluorescents.

Tash's idea :)

She's only this age once, why not let her have a little fun?

We upgraded a vintage dress form, and painted out some frames and canvasses

(I'll post more about the DIY art process tomorrow - SUPER easy)

Would you like to see how it all came together?

the view from the door...

Miss N headquarters - which is NEVER this tidy :)

We added a little zebra to the newly painted bulletin board -

looks like it's painted on, but it's actually a really heavy wrapping paper, shh, don't tell...

Ikea frames - 3 for $5.

With this price point and arrangement,

she can add to this wall whenever she likes.

Rocks and crystals.

It's a fascination, and she finds them EVERYWHERE :)

We corralled the largest and prettiest into lucite trays for display.

The bed.

Dressed with a new duvet and pillows (perfect for a constant "texter").

Framed out with our DIY art and a funny little printout that has sentimental value.

Are you wondering where all the teen "stuff" is?

Well, the dresser holds heaps of bits and bobs...

but what about the umpteen posters?

One is waiting to be hung behind the door...

and the rest live here....

Let's just keep those closed, shall we?!

That's it, the big reveal...

hope you like it, 

Miss N is over the moon, and that will do for me - x