Decades of Style

Thanks to my new favorite online vintage store Capmbell's Loft, I found these amazing interior images from the 60's and 70's. They're all so transcendent and contemporary that personally I can't believe that they aren't present day images, but that's just me!

Inspire me

I've been insanely in inspired by the Philadelphia Collection events this week. Between the fashion shows and the people watching during the parties I realized how drastically fashion effects interior design and vis-versa. There are so many similarities in color, patterns and textures that it really is hard to tell what came; first the chicken or the egg. In saying that, I mean who inspired what: Has the pantone color of the year "Honey Suckle" inspired all of the jewel tone frocks I've seen so much of walking the runways and flocking into parties? Or did those bright hues strike cord with the powers that be in the interior design world?
So, I'll now turn the question over to you: Do you  think the fashion world has a huge impact on the interior design world?

Either way, whatever you decide remember to have fun with your wardrobe choices and spaces!

Orient Express

I have always been a huge fan of furniture and accessories inspired by Asian culture. Here are a few of my favorites. Not only are they beautiful but they're also vintage, which also happens to be an obsession of mine!

Art Deco Cabinets circa 1930

James Mont Ceramic lamps circa 1960

Mirrored and Silver Leafed Dining Table Circa 1950

Gilt and iron bamboo King sized Poster Bed Circa 1960

Shagreen Cocktail table 20th century modern

Ok, so this desk isn't Vintage but it is pretty impressive

Animal House

I've always been a huge animal lover. Unfortunately because of my schedule I've never been able to have pet of my own (Sad face).  Luckily about 90% of my clients have wonderful fur babies that I can visit every time we meet. For most people their pets are a huge part of their family and it's very important to me that when designing I don't neglect that fact. Until recently finding beds, cages and scratching posts that didn't make your living room look like PetsMart posed a bit of a challenge.
However being the researching maven that I am; I was up to the challenge. I was able to find these chic, affordable and fabulous pet accessories.
Who says having a pet means ugly metal cages and beds that don't match anything? Not this girl!
So whether you have a feline, canine or canary check out a few chic pet products that are ideal for any home.

A Lucite dog bed & feeding bowls! Am-ah-zing

A feeding bowl made from bent plywood covered in a walnut veneer... So chic

Diamonds aren't just a girls best friend!

Sleeping eggs are so cute and  they're great for a cat or small dog

If James bond had a cat, he would sleep here!

The pod, ideal for a vintage inspired space!

This great bed doubles as an end table

Dual purpose scratching post and bed, made from corrugated cardboard

The FatBoy Dog Lounge bean bags are great and available in a multitude of colors

This modern bird house great for indoors and out

This perch is functional and pretty

Any small dog would love to call this modern dog house home

Pull up a chair

During these scorching summer months between the BBQ,  garden parties, camp-outs and pool lounging you're probably going to be spending as much time outside as you do inside. So why shouldn't your yard be as fabulous as you living room? Here are a few chairs to jazz up your outdoor space.

This chair is just cool, but not for the faint of heart!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The classic Adirondack chair with a twist

The Flux chair is chic, light weight and folds flat for extremely easy storage

Stackable fabulosity, sure to add a bit of edginess to any garden party

Happy Fourth of July!!!

Happy fourth from the Apt.30 Crew to you and yours :) We hope you had an amazing weekend! 

Shore thing

Summer is here and I officially have beach fever! Very luckily I've always had the luxury of living at least an hour away from the beach. But for those of you that may not have that option, or like so many of us are just way to busy to get there; here are a few chic items that can bring that shore directly to your home.

Hammered Metal Seaweed inspired bowl

Decorative Starfish Bowl

Sterling Sliver Sea Urchin Salt and Pepper shakers

Faux Coral paper weights

Silk Embroidered throw pillow

Capiz shell decorative pillow  

Bejeweled Tortoise napkin ring

Sterling Coral Napkin ring

 

Fossilized Seashell Sculpture 

Organic driftwood and capiz bowl

Hampden bound

Two weekends ago during the Memorial day holiday the Apt.30 crew hit the road with some amazing friends and discovered the best thing in Baltimore since John Waters! Hampden Village. This little town has more vintage shopping in a 3 block radius than most large cities. It was store after store of hidden treasures. Clothing, jewelry, and furniture. Oh the furniture! You know I was in heaven.
One of my absolute favorites and a MUST see is a store called Denova.  This cozy two story retailer is a Mecca for all things mid century modern and danish modern classics. The pieces are off the wall amazing, the condition that they've been kept in is phenomenal and their prices will not break the bank.
I mean come on! I wanted to take everything home..... but we all remember my Dumpster Diving incident....(just in case you were wondering, the chairs will finally be finished shortly!!).

 The second store that we all loved was less vintage and more surreal and edgy. At Trohv; the items are all new and vintage inspired but the way they play and push the boundaries of design and function is great. There were large scale images of the anatomy studies of the human body hanging from the ceilings (see the image below, it's not as gross as it sounds), a fleet of paper airplanes suspended over the check out counter, old school wooden lunch tables with retractable stools attached. The store is just fun, they have a definite aesthetic and I really enjoyed it.

The next few stops were a hodge-podge of vintage wonderful!! Old records,comic books, art nouveau hair accessories, turquoise refrigerators and a cherry red 1960's carry-on we all now lovingly call Jeanne!

Oh and let's not forget the amazing breadpudding the size of your head from Cafe' Hon.
Hampden village is a must see and I will definitely be visiting again for the Hon Fest, I hear it's going to be a blast... think Mummers on crack!