Interior Design Minimalist

Do you ever go to fancy restaurants and wish you can buy the dinnerware?  The ones that are so cool and make everything look better?  Well, we saw some at the Dallas show and we thought we'd share it with you.  It's so cool, and not too expensive either.  The line is made in Germany--very contemporary and sleek.

Here are some examples:

You can buy them directly at the vendor's web site.  They are sold in Euro.

A couple of people have contacted us about the TV cabinet/desk in Carrie and Big's apartment so we thought we'd tell you where you can get it.  It is designed by Thomas O'Brien for Hickory Chair and it's called the Hailings Secretary.  




To see more product specifications click here.

Did you see Sex In the City II this past weekend? We thought it wasn't as bad as the reviews said it was... Seriously, don't you think the critics take this movie a bit too literally?  After all, the movie is all about the clothes and the fantasies...

Anyway, did you like the bed in Carrie's and Big's apartment? We do. And we know exactly where to get it too.

The bed is made by Vanguard Furniture and you can see it here (it is shown as tufted but it's an optional feature.  You can get it untufted plain as shown in the movie.  The nail heads can be changed to polished nickel  as well).

The fabric, which is what made the bed, is by Kravet Couture and it's called Velvet Gate, pattern number 29868.  Shown in the movie in black/white, it is also available in other colorways. The fabric is a linen/velvet combination. Very, very pretty in person.  You'd love it.


The fabric is priced at $149/yard but you can get it for $104/yard at the Kravet fabric section on our site. Enter the pattern number "29868" (the quotation marks is recommended for precise search) and you can see all the colorways available.

JWe were researching ideas for a client's baby room and came accross this picture from Elle Decor.

Don't you  love the fact that it's not all pink?  If you like the green nightstand, you can find them at Bungalow 5. In addition to green, it comes in pink, red, white, beige and black as well.  Produc specifications and pricing info can be found here.

Do you watch 9 by Design on Bravo?  It's on Tuesday night and it's about a couple in New York with 6 or 7 kids and their design business.  They are self-taught designers making a living by fixing houses for other people and flipping houses themselves. 

Anyway, if you watch the show you'll see that the show's opening has a geometric wallpaper background that is also used in their living room (in purple!).




 If you like that pattern, you can find it at Cole & Sons Wallpaper.  It's called Hick's Hexagon and comes a few colorways.

To read more about Sixx Design, click here.

We saw this picture via Coco + Kelly today when were trying to do everything possible to procastinate working.  You see, when you run your own business there is no such thing as a day off! 

But we shouldn't complain.  We love, love working for ourselves.

Anway, if you like the wallpaper shown here (it's very bold and dramatic in person), you can find it at Cole & Sons wallpaper. The pattern number is 77/1102-CS and it comes in three colorways.

You problably have seen this mirror quite a bit. It's quite versatile, and we find it adds a little touch of glamour whereever you decide to hang it.

You can find a better version of this sunburst mirror here. It is made by Global Views and comes in both gold and silver.  The mirror is 39.5"' in diameter and costs $498 including shipping.

Did you see the loft featured in the NY Times today?  So gorgeous!

To see the rest of the pictures, click here.

In case you want to know where to get those striking chairs, a similiar model can be found at Alphaville. They are sold for $300/pair.

We saw this item at one of our favorite designers's web site, Gary Hutton.  We love the simplicity of it.  It looks great by itself, but it'll look really pretty with an orchid plant and some moss too.

You can find the clam shelf here.

You've probably seen this chair quite a bit.  It's very popular with the Hollywood Regency crowd like Jonathan Adler or Kelly Wearstler. 

You can find similiar chair in black and other colors at Guildmaster. They are priced at around $1150 per pair plus shipping...

We ran accross this picture from Redcover and we thought you might like it.

If you like this look, you can get a similiar chaise from Noir:




This one runs about $1300 or so with shipping...  Contact us if you need help with it...

We thought we start a new feature called "where did you get that"?  This is because many times we browse through a picture of something that we like, be it clothes or furniture or anything else, only to find the source not listed.

Does that happen to you?

In this feature, we'll do our best to show you where to get this stuff.  Some of the stuff might be things we carry, some might be other stores.  We'll hope you'll find it helpful!

The first one is from Lonny Magazine (have you seen it? It's quite fabulous).  The blue stool can be found here in various colors.  It costs $288 with free shipping.

Do you need help finding something? Email us a picture along with your email address and we'll do our best to help you find it.