Bathing Beauty
What do you wrap yourself up in after a morning shower or relaxing soak in the tub? Imagine reaching for a towel in something colorful and vibrant or possibly a striped pattern is your style? I love Missoni’s colors and patterns, available at Bloomingdale’s & Restoration Hardware offers a thick and luxurious texture that is hard to beat. Pottery Barn has a great assortment of romantic picks and the hot pink number from Natori is one of many vibrant & fresh colors available. Macy’s offers Ralph Lauren & Barbara Barry at Neiman Marcus, for the basic whites our friend Bed Bath & Beyond.
Make a Splash - With an Old Tub!
I am an interior design student and I recently had the amazing (and fun) opportunity to intern and work with Anastasia on some wonderful projects. If we where to have worked on a bathroom project together, I may suggest a claw-foot tub from Urban Ore to bring a splash of character to the space. With a deep cleanse, anyone of these tubs could make a beautiful addition to many different style bathrooms, plus they are budget friendly too!
Ruby
Urban Ore
900 Murray Street
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 841-7283
Shower Me Baby; Cool Shower Curtains Now
A shower curtain, such a small detail in the bathroom, yet it can add a wonderful & unexpected pop of energy, color or romance to your showering experience. From $20.00 -$150.00, store bought to custom made have some fun with your shower curtain today! One of my current favorite custom lines is from John Robshaw Textiles, the medley below? Urban Outfitters, Anthropolgie,Pottery Barn, Sprout Home, Martha Stewart and Restoration Hardware.
Bedroom Furniture; bedside tables, chest of drawers on a budget.
Redoing your bedroom on a dime? Check out some of these budget friendly bedside tables and chest of drawers where of course style is essential. When considering new chest of drawers Ikea is your go to place for serious budget conscious pocketbooks. Something to keep in mind; when purchasing product from retailers like Ikea, West Elm, Cb2 and even Crate & Barrel assembly is required. Just a few details to consider, how much time do you have on your hands? Are you handy with a drill? May want to include in your budget a handy person to come and put it all together for you! Not shown here but may want to check out , Target, Macy’s & if you like “do it yourself projects” consider a trip to Urban Ore or Omega Salvage.
1. Ikea-England Chest of Drawers (2 drawer) $199.00, 2. Ikea-Malm 4 drawer $179.00 3. Ikea-Malm 3 drawer $79.00 4. Ikea “Mandal” 4 drawer $179.00 5. Ikea ” Mandal” 2 drawer $ $49.99 6. Ikea “Malm” 2 drawer $49.99 7. West Elm Niche 6 drawer chest of drawers $699.99 8. Pottery Barn “Charlotte” bedside tables $ 179.00 9. Pottery Barn “Mandalay” $199.00 10. West Elm Narrow Leg Storage units $249.-$699.00 11. West Elm “Niche” nightstand $199.00 12. Pottery Barn “Carrie” pedastel $229.00 13. Pottery Barn “Julia” $199.00 14. West Elm “Cube Cutout” $249.99 15. CB2 ” Latitude Grellow” low dresser $499.00 16. CB2 “Proof” nightstand $149.00 17. CB2 Harvey Carbon nightstand $99.95
Sexy Sectionals
Sofa sectionals can be a great choice for your living, den and or tv /media room. These sectionals show a diverse range from style to price! My favorites? Ligne Rosette, B & B Italia. Sectionals making an appearance here? Roche Boboise, Lignette Rosette, B & B Italia, West Elm, CB2, Room & Board, Crate & Barrel and ……..Ikea.
Faiella Design is able to offer to the trade discounts on pieces from Retailers like, Roche Boboise, B & B Italia, Ligne Rosette. To learn more send us an e-mail, af@faiella-design.com.
Chairs With Flair
Looking for that perfect chair? Not just any ordinary chair? Well then the world is your oyster! Maybe you would like a style that is whimsical, eclectic, refined or maybe something sophisticated? If your budget is, okay pause and…… let’s just say you are willing to spend a little extra if you find just the right piece? Then looking at “to the trade only” product may be an option for you. What does to the trade only mean? To the trade is design product available and through designers and or architects only. Typically to the trade product can be found at any of the numerous design showrooms at the San Francisco Design Center.
Some of my favorite designers’ product available at the San Francisco Design center? Barbara Barry, Victoria Hagan, Laura Kirar. A handful of my favorite showrooms at the San Francisco Design Center? Baker Furniture, Coup D’ Etat, De Sousa Hughes, A. Rudin, are just a few. Shopping at any of these showrooms is a dreamy experience, everything is beautiful, interesting, top notch where coffee, cookies, and even cappuccinos are served while you wait for samples and or an available sales representative.
To learn more about shopping at The San Francisco Design Center go to our services page under Shopping and Purchasing, http://www.faiella-design.com/services_shop.html.
“Anastasia in Water with Chair”- Marija Vidal, Images at MarijaVidal.com
Red D’Urso Chair available retail at DWR
10 Favorite (Retail Found) Sofas
Are you in the market for a new sofa? If so it can be an overwhelming process. A few questions you may be asking yourself, what size? What style? How much to spend? Where do I go? How do I know it’s a good quality? A few quick tips: measure the space you are thinking of putting your new sofa in so you have appropriate dimensions, take along a paint swatch or other fabrics that are currently in the room with you when out shopping. Determine your budget. Once these small but helpful details are in place your ready to go.
All these sofas vary in size, color, shape, comfort, price and can be found at, Crate & Barrel, Williams Sonoma Home, Restoration Hardware, Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams, Room & Board.
If your budget is $1200.00-$5000.00 then any of these pieces will fit the bill! Final word, sit in any piece of furniture you are thinking of purchasing! ……………take it for a test drive, it’s worth your time and in the end your pocket book!
I Like Wall Jewelry
Looking for that perfect mirror? A round up of some beautiful wall Jewelry for your home or office. This is a great mix of pieces from popular retailers like West Elm, Pottery Barn and a few high end pieces from to the trade vendors like Baker Furniture.
Baker Furniture, Therian, Anthropologie, Plantation Home, West Elm, Restoration Hardware, West Elm, Pottery Barn.
Prices:$35.00-$3,500.00
Whimsical Walls
Wallpaper is all the rage. Join the fun! Wallpaper can be a fresh and stylish application for any accent wall in a room, giving it just the right amount of pop or interest. Or try it in a powder room! A powder room can be a great spot for unexpected ceiling to floor patterns of color. I love some of these designs from Osborne & Little, Cole & Son and Manuel Canovas.
All Wallpapers available through Faiella Design
Summertime Fabric Inspirations
A sampling of summertime inspired fabrics. They feel crisp clean, whimsical, colorful and well, summertime like.
Manuel Canovas, Osborne & Little, John Robshaw Textiles, Schumacher, Cowtan & Tout
All available through Faiella Design