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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Where do you go for inspiration?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
My friend Heather just moved into a new apartment and asked for my help in making it her own. I knew that she and I have different tastes — I’m going through an ultra-girly French-meets-modern stage, while she definitely likes things with less frills and cleaner lines.
To give her a quick design overview, we drove through the Howell Mill district before heading to Buckhead. We toured Savvy Snoot for high-end Mid-Century modern design consignment, Ballard Backroom for affordable European knock-offs, and Bungalow Classic (website under construction) for its clean, classic yet ethereal feel. Next stop was Design Within Reach to test her contemporary and modern tolerance, and we finished the day in the brand spankin’ new Pottery Barn at Lenox, as well as Anthropologie for a healthy dose of feminine furniture comfort.
We didn’t buy a thing, but that was the point. For her to envision her new space, she needed to see and touch and feel some real product and design. The result? She discovered she likes Barcelona chairs (photo from Knoll.com, she fell in love with Madeline Weinrib’s carpets at Bungalow, and can get down with a Chesterfield sofa. What did I learn? Don’t pitch any product that is ornate or particularly curvy, and focus on darker woods for her pad. (I also decided that I should just save my pennies and buy those incredible Emeco Navy counterstools for my kitchen. They will last forever!)
When you are short on ideas, where do you go for design inspiration?
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