If you’ve ever fallen in love with a bold piece of furniture, only to wonder how you’re ever going to make it work in your home, you’re not alone. The talented ladies of Avenue ID are breaking down everything you need to know about seamlessly blending your new favorite piece into your design, plus the GM prints that will pair flawlessly with each style. Whether you take a hint from the texture, color palette, or style of that must-have furniture piece you can’t resist, there are plenty of ways to design an entire room around a single piece of furniture. Don’t believe us yet? Keep reading to learn Ashley and Andrea’s trade secrets…
NEUTRALITY
Image via Lulu and Georgia
Sometimes the absence of color is as powerful as its presence. If you opt for neutral, double down on the texture for richness. Make sure all your naturals work well together. Pay attention to hue. Decide if you’re a warm white or a cool beige person and stick to it. There’s something about the serenity of a natural palette that calls our name after a busy day at the office. Neutrals also come in the form of finishes and materials too. The custom bell installation we designed for the Kimpton Amara in Sedona plays up brass and wood in similar hues to give you a warm, rich sense in the lobby of this hotel and spa.
PLAYING UP SHAPES
Image via Ferm Living
Playing up shapes in any interior can be tricky territory to navigate. We suggest picking your favorite and running with it. We’re currently obsessing over anything rounded. Curved sofas, lounge chairs and statement tables are unique, unexpected and add a lot of personality to any space. Most of us don’t have the opportunity to recreate this beautiful bar at home—but that doesn’t stop us from using all these beautiful curves for inspiration! For big time impact, round out those everyday architectural elements—like these rounded countertops and architectural features pictured above at Fish by Jose Andres—to infuse a softness to the overall design.
ACCESSORY INSPIRATION
Image via The Ramble Hotel
Sometimes it’s a little accessory, like a patterned throw pillow, that can drive the design of an entire room. Take our guest room design at the Ramble in the RINO area of Denver as an example. Everyone fell in love with the classic romanticism this floral pattern embodied. So, we decided to pay homage to that little pillow by basing the color palette for the entire room around the colors from the pillow fabric.
Image via The Ramble Hotel
ARTWORK & PHOTOGRAPHY
More often than not, the driving force behind all of our interiors is fabulous, show-stopping artwork. It could be passed on from family, found at a flea market, commissioned, bought from Gray’s collection, you get the point! But whatever it is, it should speak to you. Maybe it conjures up memories of somewhere you’ve been—or maybe it highlights someplace you’d like to go! We love the bohemian nature of the collection of photography we curated for the SLS South Beach.
LAY IT DOWN
Image Via Loloey.com
Speaking of art, oftentimes in our hotel interiors, we turn to custom made rugs and carpets to lay the foundation for the overall design. Case in point, our custom rug collection for the Italian based carpet and rug company, Loloey. We love a good floral here at Avenue, but sometimes a good floral is hard to find! We dreamed up a number of concepts that bring a contemporary edge to the traditional floral motif and we’ve been finding these patterns happy homes in our interiors ever since. That said, when pulling from your rug for inspiration, pay attention to color palette, texture, and motifs to direct the rest of your space. Case in point: this maze print beautifully mimics the angular and cut-out patterns from the rugs above.
Image Via Loloey.com
WALLPAPER
Image via La Serena Villas
In the world of interior design, wallpaper is the comeback kid. Wallpapers are back in a big way and we’re all for it in every way. From lovely little lemons, to great big palms, to cute, colorful paisleys, today’s wallpapers are providing an endless source of inspiration. At the REVOLVE suite at the Palms in Las Vegas, we installed the classic banana leaf pattern to evoke a sense of sunny California’s playful, retro vibe. At La Serena Villas in Palms Springs (above) we utilized a Latin inspired paisley for the property’s signature restaurant.
Image via The Palms
We don’t know about you, but styling a room around one piece of furniture seems totally possible now, thanks to these tips!
Do you have a statement-making piece of furniture that could use a space to shine?
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Photos: Gray Malin, Avenue ID