Design and Gardens blog for the Kansas City Homes & Gardens reader
You are currently browsing articles tagged Style.
That’s just what a rug does for both carpeting and hardwood floors — it gives each room a bit more stylish decor that everyone loves. (It’s cozy for your feet, too.) If you’re looking for the perfect piece, check out Knotty Rug, with its large selection of Oriental rugs. And, with this coupon, get a free rug pad with purchase!
Tags: decorating, Knotty Rug, luxury coupon, retail sale, Rugs, shopping, Style
…with these luxurious products, which are sure to make friends and family feel right at home.
Monogrammed Glass Carafe
This stylish water carafe will keep guests hydrated at higher altitudes. williams-sonoma.com
Cashmere Robe
Give your bath a spa-like feel with these simple cashmere beauties (though guests might not want to leave). restorationhardware.com
Square Bean Bag
Bring in this chic bean bag if kids are coming to visit. johnrobshaw.com
Down Featherbed
Top your guest bed with a luxurious layer of down—and treat guests to a night of deep, dreamy sleep. (Then put it on your bed once they’ve left.) scandiadown.com
Madeline Weinrib Rug
Does your bathroom need a boost? Add one of these graphic flatweave rugs to the space—and voila—instant style. madelineweinrib.com
iHome iP90 Alarm Clock Radio for iPhone or iPod
Guests can charge their iPod (or iPhone), listen to their music—and wake up to their favorite play list—all with one device. store.apple.com
Tags: bedrooms, Design and Decorating, guest suite, luxury, Style
Our sister publication, At Home in Arkansas, launched a fabulous new blog series last week with interior designer Tobi Fairley, a Little Rock-based, highly-in-demand talent who also happened to make Traditional Home magazine’s list of top 20 young designers in 2009. We’re just as big fans of Fairley’s work here in Kansas City, so naturally, we’re smitten with her blog, The Traveling Designer with Tobi Fairley, from its very first post. In it, she reveals her favorite New York City destinations and inspirations. The photo below, featuring the Kelly Wearstler-designed Café BG at Bergdorf Goodman, is just one such example. Be sure to click on to see more and subscribe to read more of Tobi’s weekly dispatches!
Read more at the At Home in Arkansas blog.
Tags: At Home in Arkansas, Design and Decorating, Guest Blogger, Little Rock, shopping, Style, The Traveling Designer, Tobi Fairley, Traditional Home, trends
Trendz Market, known for its numerous clothing boutiques, designers and fashion, recently added new elements to the store: home furnishings and accessories. You’ll find designs from Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, Madeline Weinrib, Barbara Cosgrove, Jen Bertrand, High and Dry, Urban Dwellings and Valerie J. Johnson. Stop by 151st and Nall in the Ironhorse Centre. For more info, visit www.trendzmarket.com.
These photos of the new space were taken at the open house on June 10.
Tags: Design and Decorating, furniture, interior design, shopping, Style, trends
In honor of I.O. Metro‘s newest store opening at Zona Rosa and preview party tomorrow night (June 17, from 5-8 p.m., with drinks, hors d’oeuvres and 25 percent off one item), I decided to take a sneak peek at the goods online. What I found was a wonderful melange of silly to sophisticated home decor items that could be incorporated in nearly any home. My favorites?
The timeless Houndstooth fabric seen on skirts and scarfs makes a fashion statement on the floor. This 8' x 10' rug is made of jute and costs $449.95.
I like a little twist to my decorative lighting. Here, the Tyler lamp does just that. $149.95
The true-to-life colors in this piece, called Windor Sky, are just gorgeous and can brighten a room with its turquoise or mute it with its earthy browns. $299.95
No one should take their home decor too seriously, and how could you with these fish statues puckering up on a side table?
Tags: Art, decorating ideas, furniture, Lighting, retail sale, shopping, Style
The “What Inspires You” contest is an unbelievable opportunity. In fact, we’re a little blown away by it! Submit an image (entry form here) and 100 words explaining why the image inspires you, and you could be one step closer to winning a 10-day trip to Paris, a visit to Maison & Objet, and a $10,000 cash prize.
The contest is sponsored by Design Sherpa, and open to everyone, professional or consumer, with an inspired design sensibility. And it only takes a moment to participate.
Here’s an example of a great entry:
Infinite possibility. A blank slate. A fresh canvas. These are my inspirations. What could this room be? Who will visit? What memories will be created here? In the quiet moments of standing in a room-to-be, a million possibilities flash like a old movie reel though my mind. In a split second this room could conjure a french market cafe, a morroccan riad, Notting Hill, a Soho loft. Will the room say mid-century Eames? Classic Dorothy Draper? Cool Vicente Wolf? Or maybe pop art campy kitsch? This is my room and this room allows me to dream.
Now it’s time to get your own ideas cranking. Take a moment to find a photo that inspires you, then explain why in 100 words or less. It could be an elegant living room. A beautiful arrangement of flowers. A formal garden. A kitchen where family recipes come to life. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination.
Anyone passionate and inspired by interior design (18+ years of age and U.S. resident)
To enter is simple. Submit an image that inspires you and 100 words of copy that accompany it. Click here for entry form. Top 100 submissions will move to the next round. For details on subsequent rounds refer to official contest rules. One grand prize winner will be chosen in November for the trip and $10,000. What are you waiting for? You have nothing to lose, and everything to WIN!
Design Sherpa is the leading provider of turn-key social media marketing programs for the design community and industries. Through parent company Network Communications Inc., Sherpa solutions have helped hundreds of small to medium sized businesses take advantage of the revolution in social media.
Contest Updates are posted periodically at the Design Sherpa website and includes notes, comments, observations and updates from the sponsor and from participants.
Tags: contest, decorating, Style
Bonjour, mon amis! OK, so how does a 10-day trip to Paris, $10,000 in cash, the opportunity to visit one of the world’s leading design shows and a chance to blog to the masses sound to you? If we still have your attention, read on…
Needless to say, we’re jumping for joy over the “What Inspires You?” contest, which will afford one lucky winner the opportunity to experience all of the above. As a leading provider of revolutionary social media marketing programs for the home design industry, DesignSherpa (a division of Kansas City Homes & Gardens’ parent company) has announced a nationwide search for extraordinary design sensibility, expression and inspiration.
Want to enter? It’s easy! Simply upload an image that inspires you along with 100 words, which could land you in the quarter finalist contestant pool. The deadline is June 21, so don’t delay. Click here for rules and all the necessary details!
The winner’s accommodations in Paris will be at the super chic Hotel Recamier.
No purchase necessary to enter.
You’d go to Cannes, France, to see the latest films and the hottest stars there to promote them. You’d go to Dining by Design Kansas City to see some of the most creative table settings in the country and the designers who thought them up. This signature fund-raising event, sponsored by DIFFA, Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS, was founded in KC and has become the poster child for DIFFA chapters across the country. This year marks its 20th anniversary.
What’s the big deal about table settings? Well, these tops have more than place settings. Past designers have displayed fish or mannequins as centerpieces, grass place mats, busts, light effects and other unbelievable ideas most home entertainers couldn’t even dream of. Need examples? Below are tables designed by HNTB, Matney Floral and Halls/David Jimenez in previous years.
If you aren’t familiar with the event, participants must create a table for 10 and are given full freedom to elaborate their artistic whims. The efforts of around 40 table designers culminate in a Gala, taking place May 1 at Crown Center Exhibit Hall at The Hyatt Regency. Tickets cost $175 each and are available at www.diffakc.org. Cocktails flow at 6:30 p.m., dinner is served at 8 p.m.
If you’d just like to see the tables without attending the gala, there are two public previews: Friday, April 30, from 5 to 9 p.m. including food and wine and a silent auction (tickets: $25), and Saturday, May 1, from 9 a.m. to noon (tickets: $10).
Tags: Dining, food, interior design, Style
Nowadays, homeowners are looking for furniture pieces that are both eye-pleasing and functional. The Temple Day Bed by The HomePort Collections is brand new, debuting for the first time at the end of January at the New York International Gift Fair.
Also eco-friendly, the day bed is made of mahogany and maximizes space by acting as a couch during the day but reclining into a bed at night. It includes 4 bolster pillow surrounds and 2 Kapok pillow mattresses. (Too bad the dog isn’t included, too.)
Tags: Design and Decorating, furniture, green, shopping, Style
Recently, we visited Off the Vine Design & Cellar, located in Hawthorne Plaza at 119th and Roe. After picking up a couple bottles of wine reserved from our first-ever Cooking School, we took a look around the gifts and decor section of the store. It has almost anything wine-related you could want, but what stuck with us were these cute faux-leather wine purses! Apparently, they are the hit of the season, and perfect for transporting a favorite wine to a party.
Usually $39 each, they are currently on sale for $33. I’m just hoping they’re in stock later this year, too; I have some friends who would absolutely love them! (And my birthday is in April, in case anyone’s wondering…)
