Showing posts with label home shops. Show all posts
Showing posts with label home shops. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

ONE TO WATCH IN BOSTON: LIZ CAAN INTERIORS

Designer Liz Caan in Newton, Mass.

Striped awnings with a scallop edge, trimmed boxwoods and big windows beckon on a charming country street corner. Liz Caan Interiors is a gem of a store in the leafy Boston suburb of Newton, Massachusetts. Offering interior design services and shopping, Caan has filled her suburban store with bright accessories, modern accents, artwork, upholstery,  and lighting with color aplenty.  The all-white space has a fresh vibe, and the addition of exuberant accents makes gift giving and decorating with a final layer of color a snap. I have been wanting to cover her great shop for awhile, so when she sent over these new photos I knew the time had come!

Colorful accessories on etageres mix with lanterns, patterned pillows and painted accessories

A quiet spot in the window with an Indian inlay chair and pops of charteuse

Wonderful pops of color mix in accessories for every room

A Cole and Sons lattice wallpaper on a wall adds pattern to the mix

Seen from another angle, the place is packed with things to make a home more fun

This is the all white work area where Caan and her design staff work away

Black biz cards with gold writing add a glam touch

Need entertaining essentials? Look no further

From animal prints to geos crisp accessories dot the interior

Add an element of quirk with hat pendant lights

A gilt chair and bone side table in the window

Liz Caan Interiors combine of the moment color schemes with bold patterns in crisp and fresh spaces:
 A sitting room in a stables is sophisticated yet cozy

A bedroom with dark wood paneling is softened by light upholstery, modern accessories and pattern

A living room in blue and eggplant with a graphic geo rug and large scale photography on the wall

 A bright ikat carpet sets the color scheme in an entryway

With grey cabinetry and a white marble-topped aqua island, the kitchen is light and airy

 A black and white striped mud room makes what can be a messy cluttered place bright and welcoming



Monday, March 12, 2012

STYLISH SHOPPING IN THE SUN: LETA AUSTIN FOSTER BOUTIQUE


With a well-edited selection of home accessories from far and wide, you will find the best of everything in Leta Austin Foster, the heaven-on-earth Palm Beach boutique tucked into Worth Avenue's special enclave, 64 Via Mizner. You are in for a real treat from the moment you step inside this Palm Beach-based interior designer's shop. Culling especially stylish wares for chic entertaining, loads of sumptuous bedding, unique gifts, hard to find home fragrance, elegant old world children's clothing, and more, the shop is a one stop hop. Organized in rooms, you will be so caught up in the wonderful mix you will find it hard to leave. Every classic design carried has a design story, rich history, and craftsmanship, the hallmarks Foster is known for. I take you through the highlights as best I can, but nothing can substitute being there, with Foster leading the way, sharing her finds.

A wall of shelves hold boudoir pillows of every design and embroidery style.

Incorporating monograms, matelasse and fabric, Foster can create special monograms with fabric detailing for one of a kind bedding.

Terry towels of every design

Beautiful refined monograms done by hand in France

A bed made up in custom linens set for breakfast in bed. You will find Julia B. custom bedding as well as many other stunning options.

My mom, designer Nancy Marcantonio, and Leta Austin Foster reviewing the design books at a recent trunk show with The Printery.

Printery papers make thank you's quick and easy.

An extremely well edited assortment of writing papers and place cards with resort-chic motifs.

Charming and special, these bright Italian hand-printed papers on waste baskets, desk blotters and picture frames are imported from Italy.

Walls lined with every classic and new china pattern imaginable.

Shoppable vignettes pair table elements that Foster likes; placemats, napkins, flatware and china are inventively coordinated.

Imported Italian Palio flags china.

Porcelain for the coral affecionado.

Monogrammed tea service and china in a soft green

A crisp nautical arrangement.

Palm Trees in pink and green.

Pierced plates with green accents.

Handmade porcelain from France.

Custom painted porcelain trays with monogrammed laminated pastel zebra mats in the background.

Embroidered tip towels for every mood.

Cocktail napkins in small prints and bright colors are easy to give for hostess gifts.

more!

Porcelain works of art, these potted flowers and lettuces in aged terra cotta pots add an element of surprise.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

STYLISH SHOPPING IN CT: BOXWOOD HOME AND INTERIORS

Mother/daughter design duo's are always fun to cover, given their influence on one another and design dialog that becomes second nature. The New Canaan, Connecticut - based mother-daughter interior design firm and retail design shop Boxwood Home & Interiors, brings a fresh traditional- with - a - little - contemporary design perspective to New Canaan. After opening September 2009, Petra and Whitney Roberts have been the go-to source for hostess gifts and decorating with flair for the picturesque town. Petra has been designing for years, and Whitney joined her 8 years ago after working for Ralph Lauren. With over 25 years experience , they design projects from gracious formal homes in Connecticut, country retreats in Kiawah, ski houses and beach resort homes in Nantucket and Florida. The end result is modern functionality and comfort with style and sophistication. Visit them at 44 East Avenue as you go down the hill from the center of town.


Photos courtesy of Boxwood
The ladies: Whitney and Petra Roberts

The facade with striped awnings in New Canaan, where cute awnings are de rigeur

Fresh watermelon mohair throws and crisp white upholstery in the store, that has a fresh take on traditional style with a wide selection of fabulous accessories and gifts, including a lamp from Bee Line Home.

The shop, filled with spring shades of turquoise and lime.


The pillow library where a sofa can get a second life. Petra and Whitney draw their inspiration from travel and fashion as well as magazines. "All these elements reinvigorate you! They get your creative juices flowing and get you excited! This is so important as a designer because it keeps you growing, current and even in some cases ahead of the times," says Petra.

The pillows go on forever...

Nautical napkins to grab for summer entertaining.

Blue and white china and napkins are always great for summer parties.

Rustic hand painted tabletop in chocolate with pastels from Bulgaria mixes with linen napkins.

BOXWOOD INTERIORS:

A Florida dining room


A cheerful peach and blue living room


Zebra at the windows and neutral sofa's punched up with lively peach and blue throw pillows

A dining room with Gustavian chairs and Chinoiserie chandeliers

A relaxed library with a slip covered sofa

A warm living room with taupe upholstery and sofas face en face

A round dining table encourages conversation and high backed chairs add comfort

A guest room with twin beds in blue and white

An entry hall with rustic touches and hanging lanterns

A Connecticut living room with neutral and zebra upholstery

Wide plank floors and light wood complement the white stucco

An entry brightened with pops of yellow in the striped rug and gilded console

The breakfast table of salvaged wood matches the antique shutters

A Swedish bench with bolsters and throw pillows in Connecticut