Design Hi Low
July 19, 2010
In the world of design I have experienced many highs and lows… (but I think that’s another blog!)…. but no hi/low is as satisfying as mixing unexpected and inexpensive treasures into the interiors we do. I live by the mantra “collected, layered, lived in and loved”.
So, even in the law office we just finished, filled with fine furnishings of leather, mohair, and tiger maple… sits a simple compote with coral pieces. Some old law books anchor a modern lamp, and antique oil paintings are in crazy juxtoposition with the contemporary pattern on the carpet. Even this artwork is a mixture of high and low, one pieces was as little as $40 and one was over a thousand.
So what is your favorite find? And if you’ve mixed it in with your furnishings how did you manage it? OR if you have a piece that’s been collecting dust up in the closet… we encourage you to bring it out! Create your own layered, collected and lived in design, because if it reflects YOU, that’s the whole point!
my favorite is both high and low- its a beaurtiful chinoiserie yellow scretary desk from 1920’s found on craigslist for 300 dollars- stunning- insane and freaks me out I love it so much- it feels like 10,000.00 to me(:
Suzi~I love your style! And looking at design in this way opens all the doors. One of my favorite finds is a trunk I bought many years ago for only $25 at Savers. It’s a beautiful work horse that holds all my Christmas decorations within, our phone on top, and a gold vase of fabric Amyrillis I bought on clearance at Target just to make it even prettier. I love my trunk! And I would put it in any interior and make it work. Isn’t that what you mean? Mix, juxtopose, play, ME! That is the point.