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70 Park Avenue Hotel New York

{ Series: Inspired by Hotel Design } Lobby of 70 Park Avenue Hotel is inviting in a relaxed, elegant and understated glamorous fashion. Intriguing wall sculpture graces the lobby of the 70 Park Avenue Hotel. Lobby sitting area captures the graceful, sophisticated and glamorous style essence of 70 Park Avenue Hotel. A stylish chandelier reminiscent [...]

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White Gold Tile Flooring from Trend Aureo Collection

We LOVE Trend tiles and will be featuring several of their breathtakingly BEAUTIFUL tile flooring and walls tiles at The Decorating Diva.com. Trend captures the very essence of luxury living as illustrated in the above image. This gorgeous room located in the17th century Villa alle Scalette (Trend headquarters) in Vicenza, Italy features luxurious floor and [...]

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Lapiz Ceramic Wall Tiles by Artisan Natalie Blake

Natalie Blake is an artistic genius and we fell in love with her incredible, beautiful and moving sculptural ceramic tile artwork displayed at the Ann Sacks booth (for Kohler ) at the recent Kitchen & Bath Industry Show. We’ve selected a few of our favorites (it was hard to narrow them down – so many [...]

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Tema Home Scatola Armonica Sideboard by Miquel Vieira Baptista

We’re huge fans of Tema Home and are always delighted with each magnificent design piece they bring to market.   The Scatola Armonica sideboard, designed by Miquel Vieira Baptista, was inspired by a musical instrument box.  The beautiful laser-cut designs on the Scatola Armonica sideboard doors are based on the paper fold and cut technique. The [...]

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$1 Million Dollar Diamond Studded LuxTouch Tiles by Pietra Firma

We think even Lady Liz Taylor would be slightly green with envy at the above wall dressed in stunning diamond encrusted wall tiles by Pietra Firma. LuxTouch wall, flooring and ceiling tiles are hand crafted with each individual black marble tile: “ …inlaid with 95 brilliant cut diamonds, mother of pearl and abalone. The centre [...]

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Barcelona Sculptural Ceramic Wall Tile by Natalie Blake Studios

Natalie Blake Studios creates wall art that captivates the imagination and the Barcelona ceramic tile collection proves it. The Barcelona sculptural ceramic wall tiles are elegant, beautifully textured and are richly colored with awe-inspiring hues of red, orange, blue and green. Photo courtesy of Natalie Blake Studios. Home Decor Buyer Resource: Natalie Blake Studios

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Luxury Linen Care – Washing Fine Linens and Bedding

When you purchased your luxury linens you made an investment in quality materials. To protect your investment we recommend that you use the following laundering guidelines for washing your fine linens and bedding. Before You Start Always wash your luxury linens and bedding separate from all other items of clothing. If there is embroidery or [...]

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5 Tips for Buying Luxury Linens & Bedding

1. Thread Count is typically listed on the packaging. Thread count is determined by the number of threads per square inch of fabric. The higher the count the softer and more silk-like the material. It is important to note that as the thread count climbs, so does the thinness of each individual fiber packed into [...]

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Sferra Diamante Luxury Bedding Collection

We’re huge fans of Sferra fine linens and beddings so it’s hard for us to keep our enthusiasm from overflowing this post, but we’ll give it a try. For starters, as with all Sferra linens, the Diamante collection is a complete sensory experience – from the first touch. Remember as children how we looked to [...]

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Renaissance Blackstone Chicago Hotel

{ Series: Inspired by Hotel Design } Photo: “Hubbard Place Lounge”   Photo: King Guest Room Lakeview Photo: “English Room” conference room   Photo: “The Barbershop” dining and conference room. Photo: Lobby   Photo: Exterior view Renaissance Blackstone Chicago Information for the Renaissance Blackstone Chicago (Marriott International) Images copyright of respective owners. Courtesy of Marriott.com.

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Rustic Glamour Decor for Urban Lodge Living Room

{ DESIGN LOOK BOOK} Rustic Glamour Urban Lodge Living Room Look Book { DECOR & ACCESSORIES} Impala Accent Sculpture – Clayton Oxford  { SEATING} Black Jack Sofa – Cantoni { TABLES } Tahoe Large Coffee Table – William Sheppee USA Ltd. { RUGS} Chapparral Ostrich Rug – Capel Rugs { LIGHTING } Leaf Chandelier – [...]

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Beaded Ethereal Purity

{ FASHION INSPIRATION } Givenchy white beaded and feather gown. (Fall 2009) { DIVINE DESIGN } Pearls White Decorative Pillow with dressmaker details – Natori  Fashion Images Courtesy of Fashion Week by Berns. Property of Berns Salonger/Photos by Kristian Loveborg. Images copyright of respective owners.

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12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 10}

DESIGN FOR THE BEDROOM  Luxury bedding “Murano” collection – Signoria Firenza DESIGN FOR THE STYLISH HOME OFFICE                       Butterfly Mirrored Desk from The Platts Collections DESIGN FOR THE WALLS   “Say it Again” painting by Heiner Meyer. DESIGN FOR THE TABLE   Barbara Barry “Curtain Call” design for Wedgewood dinnerware and tabletop. DESIGN FOR THE [...]

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12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 7}

DESIGN FOR THE BEDROOM “Evening Sky” silk charmuese bedding collection – Donna Karan Home DESIGN FOR THE STYLISH HOME OFFICE                 Pombai bookcase with white doors for the sophisticated office at Tema Home. DESIGN FOR THE WALLS   Curtis Jere Wall Sculpture “Monument” from 1st Dibs. DESIGN FOR THE TABLE     Union Street Glass Sienna [...]

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12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 6}

DESIGN FOR THE BEDROOM     “Marianna Poppy” luxury bedding  – Ann Gish DESIGN FOR THE STYLISH HOME OFFICE   Laslo French Deco Chair from Ferguson Copeland. DESIGN FOR THE WALLS     Giselle red coral (faux) mirror from Made Goods. DESIGN FOR THE TABLE   Red, white & gold holiday dinnerware and linen collection from Kim Seybert. [...]

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12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 5}

DESIGN FOR THE BEDROOM Anne de Solene Hydrangea (Mondaine/Prestance) Duvet cover, sheets and pillow shams. DESIGN FOR THE STYLISH HOME OFFICE         Glass Genie Bottle Lamp-Tracy Glover Studio DESIGN FOR THE WALLS   Lady in White Oil Painting by Impressionist Artist J. Beaudet DESIGN FOR THE TABLE    Unique, modern interpretation of the classics:dinnerware & [...]

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12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 4}

DESIGN FOR THE BEDROOM Luxury duvet from “Delphine” collection – Serena & Lily DESIGN FOR THE STYLISH HOME OFFICE            Collins Chair by Morris Lapidus at Dennis Miller Associates. DESIGN FOR THE WALLS  Audrey Hepburn poster from Art.com. DESIGN FOR THE TABLE    Royal Copenhagen Blue Flower Braided dinnerware. DESIGN FOR THE LIVING ROOM  Ami [...]

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12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 3}

DESIGN FOR THE BEDROOM Modern Bed with upholstered headboard by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia. DESIGN FOR THE STYLISH HOME OFFICE       Add classic style to your desk with this vintage hobnail milk glass flower vase -Shorely Chic DESIGN FOR THE WALLS  Reassembled mirror from Anthropologie DESIGN FOR THE TABLE Set of Three Ceramic White [...]

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Eclectic Glamour: 12 Days of Design Christmas Gift Guide {Day 2}

DESIGN FOR THE BEDROOM Vintage Gilt Louis XV French Style Toile Upholstered Bed – French Garden House DESIGN FOR THE STYLISH HOME OFFICE Little Black Dress Laptop Skin from Designs by Lolita DESIGN FOR THE WALLS Tinted Brass wall sculpture “Ceremonial Song” from Artisan House DESIGN FOR THE TABLE Alencon Rouge dinnerware from L’Objet DESIGN [...]

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Glimmer & Shimmer: Home Decor & Design Trends 2010

“Glimmer & Shimmer” is our eighth defining design trend from The Decorating Diva.com’s interior design and decor trends report for 2010. Each day, starting November 30th through December 9th, a new post highlighting our forecasted design directions will publish.  Please subscribe to our RSS services (feed or email), follow us on Twitter or become a [...]

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Bisazza Debuts Showroom at Design Miami 2009

Bisazza debuted it’s fourth U.S. flagship store in the Miami Design District on Tuesday night amidst the excitement and enchantment of Design Miami 2009.  The elegant and glamorous Miami flagship store was designed by Italian architect and director of the Bisazza Design Studio, Carlo Dal Bianco. Rosella Bisazza tells me that Carlo, in addition to [...]

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Eco-Redefined: Home Decor & Design Trends 2010

ECO REDEFINED Eco-Friendly takes on a new meaning; shifting from focused on the environment (ecological) to focus on the (eco)nomy. Concerns over climbing unemployment, massive debt, home foreclosures and the overall bleak economic forecast has homeowners looking to economically friendly solutions to their home decor and furnishings purchases. This new twist on “eco-friendly”  means seeking [...]

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12 Days of Design: Christmas Gift Guide {Day 1}

DESIGN FOR THE BEDROOM Schlossberg Sophia Luxury Bedding at Bonswit   DESIGN FOR THE STYLISH HOME OFFICE Audrey File Tote & File Folders from Sorting with Style  DESIGN FOR THE WALLS Bucharest Charcoal Art Print by Amy Butler for Artaissance DESIGN FOR THE TABLE Gold Coral Table Runner from Chilewich DESIGN FOR THE LIVING ROOM [...]

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Crystal Chandelier at Eden Roc Hotel Miami Beach

The Eden Roc is one of my favorite hotels in Miami Beach, and one in which design inspiration beckons from every angle, every wall and, yes, even the ceiling. Case in point, the  Art Deco inspired crystal chandelier that illuminates the Eden Roc’s lobby.

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Tree of Life Multi-Color Ceramic Wall Tiles from Natalie Blake Studios

The Tree of Life sculptural ceramic wall tile (amazing wall art in our eyes) from Natalie Blake Studios is a richly colored, hand crafted  visual delight. Photo courtesy of Natalie Blake Studios. Home Decor Buyer Resource: Natalie Blake Studios

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Luxury Bedrooms Illustrated – Get Inspired

Jackie Von Tobel inspires with her gorgeous illustrated luxury bedding, furniture and drapery illustrations. Below is a sampling of Jackie’s artwork – which will be included in her new book “The Design Directory of Bedding & Bedroom Furnishings” due out in Fall 2009. The coordinating drapery and window treatments shown are from “Design Directory of [...]

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Hot Bedding Trends 2009

Luxury linen design trends for 2008/2009 encompass: a wide range of styles from chic, tailored contemporary designs to rich, opulent traditional styles; a varied range of colors from crisp whites to spa-blues to bright orange hues; a diverse set of global influences with ethnic design styles borrowed from Mexico, China, Morocco and India. The only [...]

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Vera Wang Luxury Bedding

Vera Wang, the talented and elegant designer, known the world over for her exquisite wedding gown designs will now be bringing her style and grace to luxury linens and bedding. Home Textiles reports that: Linens will be sold exclusively online and fulfilled by Vera Wang for six months. Then, beginning in January 2009, the company [...]

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Sferra 1891 Bedding Collection for Fall 2007

Sferra the manufacturers of high quality Italian fine linens and bedding has announced that it will be debuting a new bedding collection aptly named 1891 (the year Sferra was established). The collection will be available for viewing to the trade at the August 2007 New York International Gift Fair (by appointment only). According to the [...]