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After reading the article in Elle Décor on Cameron Diaz's New York City home, designed by one of my all time favs, Kelly Wearstler, it left me feeling like I needed to go put on my favorite gold jewelry and hit the town for a night out with my friends!

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Cameron's wit and personality make her one of my all time favorite actresses, but seeing these gorgeous pictures of her home shows how super chic and cool she is too! Kelly Wearstler clearly pushed her outside the box (as she is best known to do) but the aesthetic is still very true to Cameron's own style. In fact, the design of her NY apartment can be compared to many of her most loved fashion moments. Let's take a look...

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You can tell that Kelly paid attention to every little detail ---something I can totally appreciate! "Drawers are lined in raw black silk, the back sides of doors are clad in hammered metal, and the interiors of closets are covered in custom wallpaper or in vivid paint." If that description alone doesn't make you feel like getting dressed up or going on a lush vacay, then I don't know what will! Oh, and of course I just love her mix of vintage and custom pieces and her jewelry inspiration seen throughout the rooms.

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Last but not least, can we talk about that emerald kitchen?!? I would be perfectly content living in that room for the rest of my life. And one of my favorite parts... the unsealed brass counter tops that not only look killer but they "...show every water ring and squeeze of lemon juice. They give the place soul" says Diaz. Kinda reminds me of those amazing emerald earrings she wore to the 2007 Oscars!

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I could really go on for days about every detail... which part is your favorite?

Eclectic is a Charleston, South Carolina based full-service boutique interior design firm in specializing in the design of residential projects including entire homes and the styling of individual rooms. We also offer virtual e-design services. Please email sidney@eclectic-idg.com for additional information.

Eclectic is a retail shop/design studio located in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina (just over the bridge from downtown Charleston, South Carolina) selling an array of vintage mid-century pieces, repurposed items, new products and locally made art with a fresh Modern meets Coastal aesthetic.

(Walls are covered in Manila Hemp by Phillip Jeffries.)


I love this bedroom designed by Meg Braff in the current issue of House Beautiful! It inspired this post as did my friend Liz's shirt last night at supper club (I die!).
I am loving green especially paired with a nice, chrisp white! Minty fresh!

Designer Lee Kleinhelter

These last three are all by the infamous Kelly Wearstler.

Still representin' is Kelly Wearstler's Trellis Wallpaper featured in Domino Magazine.

Select one or two types of items then vary the size
of those items to add interest

Use like items to flank either side of your tableau
to create a sense of balance

Vary items in height, shape and texture
to create a sense of movement

Select a color scheme for your tabletop accessories

Create a grouping of like objects but add a "pop" of
another texture or color to keep it interesting

The final stage of decorating is accessorizing which, in my opinion, is the moment when a space comes alive! While adding on this last layer, it can be difficult to arrange items in a pleasing manner without looking cluttered or haphazard. Design professionals like Kelly Wearstler make this process look effortless. She has the ability to arrange a random assortment of accessories creating a cohesive and dynamic tabletop tableau. A tableau is defined as "a striking or artistic grouping" according to Merriam-Webster dictionary. Here are some attractive tabletop tableau's to inspire you as well as some helpful tips to ensure a harmonious design.

~Images: 1) Unknown 2) Nate Berkus 3 and 4) Kelly Wearstler 5) Tom Scheerer

Designer, Kelly Wearstler's Office

Designer, Mary McDonald's Office

Designer, Celerie Kemble's Office

Designer, Laurie Smith's Office

Bare with me...I have been going non-stop since the beginning of December. I am behind in every aspect of my life right now-work, blog, gym, mail, laundry, grocery shopping, catching up with good friends, you name it! I am excited for the cold weather and impending rain this weekend so I can nest and get myself back on track. After seeing two of my organizing clients today, I am motivated to get myself all neat and tidy too. So one of the items on my massive to-do list is to clean out and re-organize my office. I do this every January and it feels...well, as Monica (from Friends) would say...orgasmic! Anyhoo, here are some photos to inspire me (and hopefully you!).
~Images: 1) via decorpad 2 and 3) Kelly Wearstler 4) Domino 5) Pottery Barn 6) Celerie Kemble 7) book Discovering Home With Laurie Smith 8) Unknown

I have a major crush on Joel McHale. How can you not? Funny is hot. His Hollywood home was featured in InStyle in December 2010 and since my scanner has been MIA for months (still have not hooked up the new one! argh!) I am just getting around to posting this. His wife, Sarah Williams, whom he starting dating in college, is an interior designer and it shows! I hear that Sarah and her collaborator, Elizabeth Gordon, both use to work for Kelly Wearstler which makes sense as you can certainly see the designer's regency influences reflected in this home. Ok, so she is married to Joel McHale AND worked for Kelly Wearstler...I'm turning a little bit green.

The concept of hanging plates on a wall is hundreds of years old however it has taken on a new, more modern approach in recent years. Originally a European tradition found in more ornate homes, you are now seeing this art form in all types of settings. The key to acheiving an updated, more modern look is to hang the plates in a graphic pattern or by using solid colored plates in various sizes.

I am about to embark on my first plate wall for a client so I am looking to these photos for inspiration. As you can see, the option are endless. The real trick is hanging them so I would suggest that you plan out your design before getting started!

And perhaps the most famous of them all...

However, I am leaning a bit towards something like this for my client...

~Images: 1) Southern Living July 2009 2) Designer Barrie Benson 3) Designer Courtney Giles 4) via Apartment Therapy 5) Country Home July/Aug 2008 6) via brabournefarm.blogspot.com 7) Brocade Home 8) The Viceroy by Designer Kelly Wearstler 9) House Beautiful 10) Unknown

Like it or not, she's got style.

Despite being from Myrtle Beach (sorry).

And here is where her wardrobe lives...

I am experiencing what one might call Envy.

Finally debuted my new online shop, Eclectic Finds! If you haven't taken a peek, please doso! I will showcase a new item each weekday so keep checking back or better yet, subscribe to the blog and you will be notified each time I post a new item.

Finalized all my forms, systems, etc. for my e-decorating services. I will be giving you all that info next week! But for now, here is a sneak peek of one that I am working on...

Got to go tour The American College of the Building Arts in their campus that is in the old jail of downtown Charleston. Your's truly will be speaking at their event on March 19. I will have more on that next week!

Played 6 Degrees of Separation with some of my design idols...funny how small this world can be! It came to my attention that I have a 2nd Degree connection (meaning my friend is friends/relatives) with Ruthie Sommers, Palmer Weiss, Amanda Nisbet, Angie Hranowsky and Kelly Wearstler(l to r). Look at me name dropping...maybe their design talents will rub off on me by my 2nd Degree association.

Have a great weekend!!!

I have a copy of Better Homes and Gardens Decorating Ideas published in 1960 that my dad found for me at an antique store. I just love looking at old decorating books and seeing what current trends are based on previous decades. Most of the information is still pertinent today; Decorating on a Budget, Choosing Your Furniture and Color Facts. What surprised me was the entire chapter on "home offices," I didn't think people were really working at home until Mr. Brady did it on The Brady Bunch! Check out this article courtesy of flickr in which BH&G talks about the new "casual modern" decor style...interesting how many of the techniques we are using today!

Check out these interior shots. This first one looks a bit like Kelly Wearstler, doesn't it?

~Images: Better Homes & Gardens, published in 1960

I have clients with HUGE walls going up their staircase and I am trying to think of something killer and non-art-ish to hang there. Here is my inspiration...

Designer Mimi Williams

vintage rug beaters

Country Living

Baskets

Designer Kelly Wearstler


Chinese fishing hats

Architectural molds

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Brother and sister-in-law in Ireland

Before I get to it, I want to wish my sweet brother a Happy Birthday!

If you are a design enthusiast then here are some books to add to your Christmas list. Now I own thousands (ok, might be a slight exaggeration) but these are my Top Five books that I refer to often when I need inspiration.

Suzanne Kasler's Inspired Interiors

Celerie Kemble's To Your Taste

Kelly Wearstler's Hue

Darryl Carter's The New Traditional

Victoria Hagan's Interior Portraits

With an honorable mention to...

Domino Magazine's The Book of Decorating

And these are on my Christmas List this year!

Mary McDonald Interiors

Bobby McAlpine's Home Within Us

Allegra Hicks: An Eye For Design

Do you have any "go to" books that you love? Leave a comment!

This dress has been on my mind since last week's Golden Globes.

I love the color jade!

Designer Kelly Wearstler

Elle Decor

Metropolitan Home

Stella & Dot

And I will end with Scarlet's barbecue dress.

Excuse me but I am from Georgia so I had to go there!