DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT: MEG BRAFF

FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, MISSISSIPPI BRED DESIGNER MEG BRAFF IS A TREMENDOUS INSPIRATION WHEN IT COMES TO CASUAL CHIC INTERIORS. MEG LOVES INTENSE COLOR.... AND ISN'T AFRAID TO USE IT! ....MEG EXECUTES COLOR SO IT'S JUST ENOUGH WITHOUT BEING OVERDONE. SHE'S PREPPY AND CLASSIC AND CREATES COMFORTABLE SPACES...HER DESIGNS ARE TIMELESS WITH A NOSTALGIC EDGE. I LOVE HER!!!!!..... AND HERE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE DESIGNS BY NEW YORK BASED DESIGNER MEG BRAFF!!

PHOTOS COURTESY OF......

 http://www.southernliving.com/

http://www.housebeautiful.com

http://megbraff.com

BEFORE AND AFTER: VIGNETTE REDO!!

SO I KNOW IT WASN'T COMPLETELY NECESSARY.....BUT I REALLY WANTED TO REVAMP THIS LITTLE SITTING AREA.....IT WAS ONLY 3 TINY PIECES OF UPHOLSTERY-SO NOT A BANK BREAKER (OOPS, FORGOT THE BARSTOOLS-HAD TO REDO THOSE TOO!)....AND THE BLUE BENCH HAD KIDS HAND PRINTS ALL OVER IT..AND THE CORD WAS KINDA DATED......SO I HAD A GOOD EXCUSE TO EXECUTE MY NEW PLAN!...HERE IS THE OLD SPACE (AT CHRISTMAS TIME)

OLD BENCH WITH MY FUTURE TRIM DESIGN....USED MASKING TAPE....LOVE MASKING TAPE!

OLD SPACE

 NEW CHAIRS!

 NEW BENCH IN OSBOURNE AND LITTLE TEXTURED SHINY VELVET

 THIS KITCHEN SPACE IS IN THE CENTER OF THE HOUSE-ONLY ONE WINDOW.....BUT NEW SHINY VELVET ON BENCH HAS AN ILLUMINESCENT (IS THAT A WORD?) QUALITY THAT GLOWS-I LOVE IT!

 REUPHOLSTERED OLD BLUE BARSTOOLS IN WHITE PLEATHER

SHOPPING NEW YORK: DAY 2

NOW THAT I AM DONE FABRIC SHOPPING, TIME TO MOVE ONTO SOME OF MY FAVORITE RETAILERS IN NEW YORK CITY. ON THE LIST:

ABC HOME AND CARPET

http://www.abchome.com/

JONATHAN ADLER

http://www.jonathanadler.com/locations.php

 CB2

http://www.cb2.com/

 AMONG OTHERS-THESE ARE MY MUST SEES!! MY BIG MUST SEE ARE THE RUGS AT ABC HOME AND CARPET-MADELINE WEINRIB'S SPECIFICALLY!!!THE COLORS, THE PATTERNS-WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE? SEE FOR YOURSELF.....

YES, EVEN PILLOWS-LOVE THEM ALL!

JONATHAN ALDER STORE ON COLUMBUS AVE-UPPER WEST SIDE

I LOVE YOU RUG!

THESE CHINESE GARDEN STOOLS-TO DIE FOR....LOVE LOVE LOVE THE GOLD!!

THESE RUGS ARE AMAZING-HEAVY DUTY, AVAILABLE IN ANY CUSTOM COLORWAY, FANTASTIC PATTERNS!!! IM AS CRAZY ABOUT THESE AS MY MADELINE WEINRIBS!

LOVE THIS LUCITE / WOOD CONSOLE-ONE OF MY FAVS!

THE PILLOWS....I LOVE!!!

CB2 ON 3RD AVE AND 58TH STREET-MIDTOWN

THIS IS MY FAVORITE BARSTOOL IVE SEEN IN A WHILE. LOVE THE WOOD-GREAT WAY TO ADD WARMTH AND MODERN TO A KITCHEN.

PERFECT FOR A KID IN THEIR ROOM OR A DEN

FUN CONTEMPORARY ACCESSORY TO UPDATE A BOOKCASE

FANTASTIC CASUAL POT AND FANTASTIC PRICE!!!

THE NYC DESIGN CENTER: MY FAVORITE THINGS FROM THIS WEEK'S VISIT

 THE NEW YORK CITY DESIGN CENTER IS MY MOST FAVORITE PLACE TO SHOP...BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD TO FIND ALL THE LATEST AND GREATEST NEW PRODUCTS FOR MY CLIENTS AND TO SEE ALL THE HOTTEST LOOKS TRENDING AROUND THE WORLD. NEONS, PURPLES, ORANGES,  AND SHINY MATERIALS FROM PLEATHERS TO NAILHEADS....LOTS OF AMAZING NEW PRODUCT ON THE MARKET AND AVAILABLE FOR YOU !

SO THIS VISIT WAS NOTHING SHORT OF FANTASTIC. SOME OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE STOPS INCLUDED LEE JOFA, QUADRILLE, OSBOURNE AND LITTLE, SAMUEL AND SONS, ROMO, SCHUMACHER....I COULD GO ON AND ON......

HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS!!

SUZANNE KASLER FOR LEE JOFA

MOVING OVER TO THE KRAVET SHOWROOM.....LOVE THESE FABRICS!

AND THEIR UPHOLSTERY STYLES ARE EQUALLY AS FANTASTIC AS LEE JOFA

SOFA AMAZING!

WHICH THIS PHOTO DID THE AWESOME WALLPAPER JUSTICE!

AT QUADRILLE

JERRY PAIR

LOVED THIS WINDOW

COWTAN AND TOUT SHOWROOM