past projects

lobby entrance

some of you may know that jolene and i met at a hospitality interior design company in the oc. we pretty much started our positions on the same day and we knew a year into our it that we wanted to start a business together. so here we are with a thriving business. jolene and I collaborated on the conceptual design for this hotel "possibly" being built down south close to san diego. i'll be posting some of our past projects here and there to get you all acquainted with some of our past design experience.

library / cafe

lobby seating and view bar lounge

bar / lounge with upper restaurant terrace

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Picture Picture On The Wall...

Family photos and sentimental artwork can really make your house a home. Instead of hanging pieces alone, give your photos and/or artwork a bit more oomph by displaying them in clusters. Try varying your arrangements by number, size, frame style or color - the combinations are endless!

For those who crave a neat and orderly look, try arranging pieces in a GRID. It can be as simple as an arrangement following a straight horizontal or vertical line, or you may opt to design a tight grid creating the illusion of moulding or wallpaper.

A more whimsical grouping, similar to the way old-master pieces were displayed years ago during art shows, is the SALON-STYLE arrangement. Salon-style clusters work great when you have many pieces that are different sizes, or when your walls are an odd shape. Create an eclectic feel by using multiple frame styles and/or colors, or keep things slightly more cohesive by using frames in only one color.

An alternative to hanging all-together is the PICTURE RAIL. This option works well for both symmetrical arrangements and more casual, layered groupings. Use your mantel as a single picture rail, or hang multiple rails on one wall.

When there is little flat wall available, still hang! Here are a few examples of artwork hung over exposed framing or bookshelves. This LAYERED arrangement adds a nice 3-dimensional element to the walls.

This last look is unique as it includes many of the above ideas in one. We love the linear symmetry, the whimsical selection of frames, and the depth created by the layered design. Can't wait to try this out!

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love it...or hate it....or love to hate it...i say love the haters

this just in courtesy of this months vogue and apartment therapy. the highly anticipated sneak peak into the newest personal residence by wearstler. i've been dying to see inside the house for years now and finally today is the day. so what do we think? did she let oliver and elliot design the stairwell...?

in love with these chairs.

love this floor it's similar to the one we did for the hollywood/ broadway residence lobby.

80s to the max...this is what i definitely love to hate...only because i'm a product of the 80s myself. so if feel like i get it.

i feel like this may be more beautiful if seen in person. like the mater bathroom in the last residence the walls are some fantastic book matched stone.

hi versace leopard? love those tall doors with the matching pediments seen though out the home.

An excerpt from the Vogue October feature:

In the new house, even the shoes and vintage hats in her enviably appointed closet are scrupulously color coded—and so are her sons' bedrooms. Elliott's room is burnt apricot, with a bird's-eye maple four-poster bed and faux-crocodile wallpaper, while his brother, Oliver, has Memphis chairs in his cerulean-blue bathroom and a Tiffany-blue tufted sofa. (Wearstler has claimed that her proudest decorating moment was when "my sons told me how much they loved their bedrooms.")

But Wearstler's palette can be subtler, too. In the den that resembles a pickled-oak humidor, she has created a setting for a Roger Moore-era James Bond, complete with horn-legged tables, black-lacquer-and-brass furnishings and objects, ebony leather Chesterfield sofas, and an alarmingly over scaled nude sculpture (torsos, busts, and other statuary abound in the house; "There are a lot of other people living here!" she says, laughing).

so i know i posted this book as book of the week before, but...i just couldn't resist posting again. amanda

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coco chanel's apartment

oh gosh!! which to choose from...my dream watch and possibly jolene's as well unless she's changed her mind and i don't know about it. i want to know which you would choose please tell me.

this is by far one of my favorite scents. a friend of mine who i adore and used to work with would wear it to our company meetings that were usually very boring. smelling this parfume would make them more tolerable. like a good candle. the other funny thing is that our company had a NO perfume policy but she wore it anyway...heheheh by the way it's better if you can get it in the "parfume" but it's sometimes difficult to find. The spray is the next best thing but wear it sparingly.

Henri Robert created N°19 especially for Coco Chanel, reflecting the qualities attributed to her by an admirer: witty, outspoken, supremely confident and intensely feminine. The fragrance was released to the world in 1971, just before her death. The number 19 celebrates Coco's birthday on the 19th of August. (She was clearly a Leo!) Since its creation, N°19 has had a passionately loyal following. Wearers shouldn't be surprised if people ask them to reveal the name of their fragrance ... Coco Chanel was once accosted by an American stranger who wanted to know the same thing. A wonderful tribute, she remarked, for a woman of her age (87!) and for N°19.

had to post this..and in the words of krista browne, "it's just so darn cute".

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Blooms

Who doesn't love the sight and smell of fresh flowers?! We at GEORGE, like most people, find an arrangement of flowers to be uplifting and beautiful. We also feel they should be a NECESSARY accessory. Try to keep fresh flowers throughout your house every day, not just when guests are expected!

Arrangements don't have to be fancy or expensive - a simple vase filled with a couple stems will do the trick on a weekly basis. Have you ever noticed that all magazine spreads include some variety of blooms or greenery?

Experiment with different arrangement sizes, flower varieties, and color combinations to convey your current mood or to set the scene for special occasions. We like tulips and hydrangea for a fresh-cut-from-the-garden, casual feel...

The lush and sophisticated peony lends a touch a femininity...

Use greenery for a more masculine space, or to keep the feel low-key yet interesting...

And lastly, don't forget - while fresh flowers add all sorts of loveliness, limp wilted ones are a bummer! Don't let your flowers sit around past their expiration date.

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