Design Obsession and Crushes: Black and White + Girl Designers

It's no secret that I'm a fan of black and white.  

When I first saw Jenna Lyon's apartment seven years ago in Domino Mag, I was totally awe struck.  By her.  By her style.  Everything about her.  Especially by her daring black rooms and trim color.

This bathroom got a bajillion repins on my pinterest page.  I can see why.  The old school subway tile meets noir black trim.  Totally digging it.  Not sure who the designer is.  Let me know if you know:)  Plus the David Hicks pendant that is all over the web right now, is one that I'm really coveting for our kitchen, butler's pantry, and nook.

 And my new design crush:  really falling hard for designer Bailey McCarthy.  I just discovered her this week, and I must have been living under a rock to not know who she is as a designer.  I love that she's from Chicago too.  {Midwest designer!} But all I can say about her is she's rocking it with her latest.  What about this bathroom above?!  Classic, COOL, black-to-brass bath that I am just utterly dying over!

Here's my shop exterior with nothing but...black and white of course.   That's my little guy running off in the foreground.  One of these days I hope to do a post about the before and after of this building renovation and reface.  You wouldn't recognize the before as the same building.  

Here's the kitchen progress this week.  We decided to paint all the trim black in this room to break up the all white cabinetry and appliances.  Our walls will be all subway tile with grey grout.   Our honed marble countertops and drawers, brass hardware are all going to be installed today!  By next week, our kitchen should be complete, minus the banquette, and refinished ebony floors.  Boy, this has been fun!

Happy Friday!  What are you all doing this weekend?

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xx
sharon

Happy Holidays!

We're loading up to head over to Ma-Mas house.

This vw bug gives me sweet memories of my dad's old blue bug that all my eight siblings + me + parents would all pile into on a regular occasion...usually to go to church. {our station wagon was always on the fritz} Never mind seat belts or car seats. The three of us youngest girls would squeeze into the tiny back cubby and blow our breaths on the glass and then draw tic, tac, toe games.

Happy Safe and Best Holidays!

Sharon

Blue Opulent Christmas

This Grand Opulence post has me playing "Blue Christmas" right now. It's also making me daydream of what I might do with a certain house in my neighborhood that was recently purchased after not having being touched since the 1960's. Imagine stepping into the set of Sound of Music.

If I were given the chance, {along with a few gold coins} to either:

A. buy it

OR

B. decorate this grand home,

I would definitely gravitate towards giving it a classic-traditional, yet refreshing twist of style.

This is Aerin Lauder's East Hampton home, which was featured in the December 2007 issue of House and Garden magazine. {image via Habitually Chic}.

Stay tuned for a newly painted cobalt blue dining room by Sharon Taylor designs, coming up this week...