Showing posts with label special. Show all posts
Showing posts with label special. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Setting the Stage for Fine Dining - Design Ideas

Fine dining comes in all shapes, colors, materials, styles, locations, and styles!
Trust me, each image is filled with FINE design ideas
 that will make any gathering a FINE event.

The chandeliers , the table, the fireplace...too fine for words!

Love the bright, the rustic, the antique, mixed.
And the patent leather on the chairs is practical.




Thoughtful, creative displays makes guests feel special, welcomed, and mighty fine:



Fine ~ !

 Very fine elements; cheerfully, eclectically combined:

Location, location, location, with a glass garage door, 
and combined with a glass chandelier. 
Very fine indeed!

Simplicity, mixed materials and textures, and a bit of shine:


The pool, the golf course, the sun, the flowers, the drinks...yep, it's Fine.

Once again we have Location,
 along with plenty of rustic, romantic charm,
  and a view.


A sense of privacy, with the sun, the water, the plants --
 it feels like this spot was arranged for an escape 
with a selected, wonderful group of friends.


A pretty table setting always gets the family excited about dinner -- and grateful to you -- even if you still haven't anything in mind except the 12-Minute Special:  boiled spaghetti with warmed up (any kind of) sauce. Put out a chunk of fine  Parmigiana-Reggiano cheese, chop up a head of  Romaine, add some really good salad dressing, and you are done. Make sure the adults have a nice glass of wine. Light the  candles, stick the breadsticks into  a rustic jar in the middle of the table ...that's FINE dining, folks.




Have a great day!
xo
Valerie

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

An Amateur Ponders Interior Design

Some apparently simple choices make this room special.  What is not so simple is making the actual choices,  and coordinating them so that it all works. I usually move through the design process with fuzzy ideas, and then I don't know how to properly source the elements and work with/with-IN a budget. 
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Maybe some of the magic is in that little touch of the unexpected, that somehow works:
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Such a relaxed, casual effect:
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This one produces an "Ah-h!" from me:
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As does this.
The chairs are a brilliant choice for a long evening of dinner, drinks, and conversation.
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This is genius.
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The lower cabinet doors are not really my"style" but the overall effect of everything in this room brings to mind a joyful, messy kitchen that could be changed around easily with accessories. So I love it. 

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Simple? Or not?  ( I am sure NOT.)

~Valerie