A Room For Dreaming
It's Wednesday, time for Thoughts On Home Decor, and we find ourselves -
Where: Boca Raton, a French Regency style estate. Room: the loggia - where dreams are dreamed, and maybe... just maybe... become reality.
This room is exquisite on many levels. Situated off the pool, its feel is lightened literally with the large expanses of glass, and figuratively with the trellis work on the ceiling. Definitely a light-hearted touch, evoking gardens and garden architecture.
The entire room is enveloped in a deep taupe - furniture, draperies, walls - comfortable, soothing and practical for its proximity to the pool and gardens. But the designer skillfully accents the rich color with a cocktail table topped in ivory colored stone, and a fanciful shell chandelier. It's a room that invites you to linger - to take a break from your busy day - and relax. The mood is peaceful and inviting.
(The owners of the home are frequent travelers to Paris - note the Picasso statue rocking in the chair by the window.)
Yes, this room is quite grand; but its feel can be duplicated in much smaller rooms. It's a matter of comfortable upholstered furniture (think sinking into clouds,) a monochromatic scheme of subdued colors, and natural accents. Of course, light is a huge factor, and the more you have the better. But just as the designer did in this room, you can bring the outdoors in through the strategic placement of lush plants, beautiful flowers and other natural decorative elements (note his use of shells and a single piece of fruit.)
This is a room for reading - a room for contemplation - a room for dreaming. And everyone should have a room to dream in. As Carl Sandburg said: "Nothing happens unless first we dream."
Chandelier - Christa's South Antiques & Seashells, West Palm Beach, FL
Table - Paul Ferrante, Inc.
Interior Design - Jeffrey Hitchcock, Los Angeles, CA
(Photo: Kim Sargent, Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
Do you have a room you love to spend time in? Send a photo and share it with us.
Where: Boca Raton, a French Regency style estate. Room: the loggia - where dreams are dreamed, and maybe... just maybe... become reality.
This room is exquisite on many levels. Situated off the pool, its feel is lightened literally with the large expanses of glass, and figuratively with the trellis work on the ceiling. Definitely a light-hearted touch, evoking gardens and garden architecture.
The entire room is enveloped in a deep taupe - furniture, draperies, walls - comfortable, soothing and practical for its proximity to the pool and gardens. But the designer skillfully accents the rich color with a cocktail table topped in ivory colored stone, and a fanciful shell chandelier. It's a room that invites you to linger - to take a break from your busy day - and relax. The mood is peaceful and inviting.
(The owners of the home are frequent travelers to Paris - note the Picasso statue rocking in the chair by the window.)
Yes, this room is quite grand; but its feel can be duplicated in much smaller rooms. It's a matter of comfortable upholstered furniture (think sinking into clouds,) a monochromatic scheme of subdued colors, and natural accents. Of course, light is a huge factor, and the more you have the better. But just as the designer did in this room, you can bring the outdoors in through the strategic placement of lush plants, beautiful flowers and other natural decorative elements (note his use of shells and a single piece of fruit.)
This is a room for reading - a room for contemplation - a room for dreaming. And everyone should have a room to dream in. As Carl Sandburg said: "Nothing happens unless first we dream."
Chandelier - Christa's South Antiques & Seashells, West Palm Beach, FL
Table - Paul Ferrante, Inc.
Interior Design - Jeffrey Hitchcock, Los Angeles, CA
(Photo: Kim Sargent, Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
Do you have a room you love to spend time in? Send a photo and share it with us.
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