Holiday Tablesscapes

This is holiday week and we open the holiday season with Thanksgiving this Thursday... I can't wait!! This is also the time when we decorators like to pull out all the stops with beautiful tablescapes and imaginably creative wasys to decorate our houses or someone elses... Organic tablescapes... colorful dining rooms... mix old with new. It's also the time to use what we have. Haven't we all acquired so many beautiful things over the years?.... Something old accompanied with something new, something borrowed mixed with something blue. This tradition need not wait for the wedding season.  I'm going to California for Thanksgiving.  I plan to take a few items with me to add to the family table... my favorite napkin rings, maybe a silver platter.... hope to post some pics in a  few days.... Until then....I'm thankful. I'm grateful.

Happy Thanksgiving.... Red River Inteirors.

Make it Special

Make it Organic

Make it Beautiful

 

Make it Blue

Make it Red

My Design Picks

Today I'm posting a few of my top design picks in home furnishings. They're unique and would be a great addition to any space. They're fresh...and  stylish.... that's what I like about these designs.The companies represented by these picks have an international flair and represent contemporary style... click the links below to discover more.

 Imola Chair - Bo Concept

The Imola comes in leather,vibrant felt colors and additional upholstery fabric.

 

Kikko Modern Chaise -Contemporary Furniture.com

What a great place to lounge. The headrest are movable...made in the Netherlands

The Austin Chair - Outer Limits

Ya gonna love it...it hugs the body

Metal Blinds in Umber - The Shade Store

A stylish metal shade works well in a contemporary space. Try it in the office or at home.

String Panel Window Treatment - The Shade Store

This innovative window treatment can be used in a small or large space as well as a room divider.

Window Fashion Dealer

I love window treatments. I started selling blinds about ten years ago but decided to become a dealer of several vendors this year. Red River Interiors has always sold drapes and has lots of fabric vendors to choose from... But now we're excited to add the following companies to our line of window treatments... Click the links below for more product information and email us to set up a design consultation.

Hunter Douglas

click on company name to link

Horizon Blinds & Shades

Skandia Window Fashions

The Woven Company

Holiday Guest Room

It's November. We're about to enter the holiday season. Airline ticket prices are down...so, isn't this the perfect time to fly home for the holidays? I plan to head to the coast. No staycation here. I've done enough of that. I do remember my way to San Jose.... California that is... silicon valley... the Bay Area. It's time to visit family and friends. But, if you're staying put and having overnight guest....why not spruce up that unused guest room? You know the one that doubles as an office, craft room and a catch all.
Airline travel can be tiresome and rushed during the holiday season so before your guest arrive pull out all the decorating stops. Paint, de-clutter, buy new bedding, update accessories. Give the room the formality of being the designated guest room. If... only for a week.

Transitional and Glamours
This room has the feel of a boutique hotel

image: Coastal Living

Sleek and Contemporary
Just a bit moody.... Love It

Traditional and Refined
Anyone traveling to the low country?

Where's the girly girl?
Ya got ta love her.

image: Red River Interiors

'Country Living"
Serene small space in the attic

Image: Country Living

For the lady who loves red... I know I do.

image: Red River Interiors

Office Style

I love style and style makers. The designers that influence the style of First Lady Michele Obama have interior style of their own. I love to see offices of creative people....what inspires them and how they work. The shots below of fashion designer Jason Wu and J. Crew Creative Director Jenna Lyons are Mrs. Obama's top style choices. Take a peak with me of the inside of their work spaces. See what inspires them.

Jason in his New York office.... he gets great light in there.

Mrs. O, You're so Vogue... she loves the sweater set look. I'm also loving that comfy velvet couch.

The office of J. Crew creative director Jenna Lyons.
Mrs. O and the girls have a special relationship with this retailer.

Things that inspire Jenna Lyons.

Color is still King

Since my last post on color I've searched for more inspiring color combinations and I've found them. These designers style and use of color inspires me. I love the way designer
Mary McDonald uses orange with blue and green. I also like the subtle use of color by designer Lindsey Harper in her small New York bedroom. Strong color and not so common color combinations are outside the box. Innovative designers are pushing color in design in a greater way. After all who would have thought of painting walls chocolate ? Just a few years ago it was unheard of. Now chocolate is used freely adding drama and sophistication to any space.

Paint manufacturers introduce new colors yearly and many homeowners are willing to take the plunge to update their spaces. I believe....if you're not sure how to use charcoal gray and cherry red in the same room of course....call a designer that specializes in....Color.

Magenta and Lime

Pumpkin and Lime

Persimmon and Blue

Green and Rust

Suzani and Brown

Red and Blue

Blues and Soft Red

Why Color Is King

Every designer knows the quickest and most exciting way to add drama to a room is with color. Most of us are afraid to use it and when we do it's often ineffective. Homeowners should work with a color consultant to assist in coming up with a coordinated color pallet that takes color from room to room. Color evokes lots of emotion. I love cool colors in common living areas with a contemporary style. One of the places I turn for color inspiration is nature. You can't go wrong when pulling a color pallet together pulling colors from nature. I learned this tip from a friend years ago when putting our first apartment together.

When using textiles for drapes and rugs look for dominate colors in the fabrics for accessories and wall color. This is a simple way to start when attempting to coordinate a space.
I always think color should be used dramatically...after all, we don't live in a black and white world.

Lilac and yellow are beautiful contrast in this aster.

I love the way this girl's room mimics the colors in the above aster.

See how this floral patch relates to the space below

Shades of green are soft and calm and work wonderfully in a bedroom.

Soft shades of green create a peaceful here.

Bape Factor

The Bape chair,the Japanese update of the classic Eames fiberglass shell chair definitely provides the Wow factor to any room. The big question is where do you find the chair in the U.S.? Due out soon in Japan we're searching for it's U.S. debut. Any of these chair colors will add splash to a monochromatic space or make a great compliment with the color palette you're working with. The chair should retail for about $500 once it hits our market so... I'll keep my eyes open. I'm a chair lover and this is one I'd love to get my hands on....