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Restoration Hardware Edmonton

Laura Bielecki — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:28:03 +0000

Its Time… Restoration Hardware is finally coming to Edmonton!!!

Restoration Hardware Gallery Store

Just in time for the Christmas shopping season the store will open its 9,100sq.ft. store this Saturday in its brand new Southgate Mall location. This is the second Restoration Hardware store in Alberta. The first one opened 2008 at Southcenter mall in Calgary with great success. This location will feature their new “gallery” store design with a warm loft look and feel. This Gallery concept showcases higher end products for a designer clientele. These new store pieces all worthy of both the hospitality and residential market.

Restoration Hardware Holiday Dining Room

Restoration Hardware was founded 30 years ago in California and has since become a leading purveyor of fine furnishings for home, hospitality, baby and child. With more than 100 retail and outlet locations across Canada and the United States they offer a broad range of products from bed and bath linens to sink into deep sofas, hardware and rustic to chic lighting.

If you appreciate quality, craftsmanship, design and sustainability and have a decent budget Restoration Hardware will turn your House into a dazzling masterpiece of a home. Their pieces have a Ralph Lauren type quality to them with rich smoky masculine leathers, button tufting and linen which is right in line with my design style!

Restoration Hardware Living Room

The Resto staff are all warm, bubbly and super excited about the company, its values and the great product lines they carry. When you pop in be sure to speak to my great friend Stefannie and the Store Leader Dawn, tell them I sent you!

Restoration Hardware Furniture and Accessories

Happy Christmas Shopping!!

Edmonton Furniture Stores

Laura Bielecki — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 03:45:23 +0000

I have really started to fall in love and appreciate Edmonton for all it is and the great potential it has. Watching the beautiful river valley turn a thousand shades of gold and auburn over the last few weeks has been a beautiful way to wake up everyday from my downtown apartment. The city is growing with new revitalized community’s, the downtown market on 104th, the international city center airport re-development competition, the quarters development, and future downtown arena. I am really looking forward to watching this tight knit and artistic Albertan city turn into a vibrant metropolis on the world map.

I haven’t blogged much about Edmonton or the events around the city and I think its time that I beam in on all it has to offer for design. I have visited numerous furniture stores around the city and am impressed with the traditional to contemporary diversity of product. Below I will share a brief glimpse of some of my Edmonton furniture store faves! If I missed anything else thats fantastic in the #YEG furniture world please make sure to let me know!

In the blooming new corner of Jasper and 124th street lies an array of furniture and clothing stores, art gallerys and my favorite Mousy Browns Salon. Henry’s furniture on Jasper is a little design oasis that feels like home the moment you step in. I was greeted with welcoming staff and the cutest of pooches. They carry many warm, woodsy and designerly lines for the home including Steven & Chris’s line from Decor-rest, Enigma and Van Gogh Designs (which is also carried by the Urban Barn). I love that they carry Sunbrella fabrics, Crown wallcoverings and Planika fires!

Henry's Fine Things

Just around the corner from Henry’s is the grandiose McElheran’s Fine Furniture which boasts a girl next door store with a bright red door that holds all of their sales items. Make sure to check it out for beautiful ready to take home couches (I drool on them each time I walk in!). McElheran’s carries everything from the purely upper-crust old school Americana to trump mattresses to elegant contemporary pieces. These items are all heirloom worthy and can stand the test of time in the right environment. They carry: Sherrill Furniture, Theodore Alexander, Hickory White, Althorp, Sligh, Precedent, Century Furniture, Drexel Heritage, Durham, Hancock & Moore, Thayer Coggin and Maitland Smith to name a few!

McElheran's Fine Furniture

On the more contemporary side Dwell Modern has an excellent collection of Europes finest lines from Jesse Italia to Moooi and Moroso.

Dwell Modern Furniture

29 Armstrong is modern and edgy with thought provoking avant-garde furniture, lighting, wallpaper and accessories from around the globe. Most of their items have an Eco friendly touch and all of their items have attitude. Located right downtown on the 104th street market they are easily accessible and great to throw at cocktail party at. My first experience with this little showroom was for an IDA (Interior Designers of Alberta) meet and greet cocktail party.

29 Armstrong

Le Belle Arti is a high end furniture and lighting store with a contact division to aid Interior Designers. They carry a vast array of brands, my favorite being: B&B Italia, Ligne Roset, Herman Miller, Knoll, Ingo Maurer, Artemide, Snaidero Kitchens, Ecosmart Fire, Agape and Kos.

Le Belle Arti

Posh at Home is a cute little store right downtown on Jasper Ave that has contemporary furniture, lighting, accessories and bedding. They also offer custom services for Hunter Douglas Blinds. Great to check out if you are doing a stroll down Jasper on a beautiful fall afternoon!

Posh At Home Edmonton

Cottswood is a furniture paradise on Mayfield road. Stop by for a long stroll through their residential haven for transitional to contemporary furniture and accessory lines. They carry a large selection of all your residential basics and can make your home warm and at peace. For you bargain finders they also have a clearance center!

Cottswood Furniture

Last but certainly not least is Inspired Home Interiors Edmonton’s only Knoll Studio dealer. They carry Colexion Perez and G Romano from Montreal, Bombast from Vancouver, and Gus Modern from Toronto. They also have the ever delightful Kartell and Tema Home which I am hoping to see this year in Milan for the 50th anniversary of Salone Internazionale del Mobile! Congratulations to owner Alana for her 10th year in business!! Stop in and have a look at their great showroom and be sure to say hi to Alana and Karley for me.

Inspired Home Interiors

Gold Interior Design Products

Laura Bielecki — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:00:58 +0000

Kelly Wearstler China by Pickard titled Mulholland

All that glitters should be gold! I have a long hisotry with obsessing over shiny objects, mirrors and other such feminine frosting. Nothing can make a space look more regal and rich than touches of gold. Gold symbolizes strength, health, riches and extravagance. As a precious metal gold represents excellence and praise but overdone it suggests deception, worthlessness and greed. The products I have presented here push the limits of gold without pursuing the negative effects of the metal. It is to be used in a glamorous and/or dramatic setting and can be an effective accent in a contemporary and stark space.

Austen Writing Table by Madeline Stuart

Gold touches speak of character, timelessness, detail and have an exotic quality. Paired with whites the color is feminine and soft and with black is masculine and dramatic. It can also make deep reds, blues and green seem just as rich.

Qin gold vanity

Tulli Zuccari Ameli white ceramic console washstand

Regia Srl Chalis gold sink

Cima Arredobagno Dream sink collection

High Back Sofas and Chairs

Laura Bielecki — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:59:36 +0000

High Back Sofa from Taylor Llorente furniture New York

I love this sofa because it reminds me of Karl Lagerfeld with his sky high collar and rich black textures. I can easily see him sitting here with a martini and a hot model for a photo shoot.

Karl Lagerfeld Design Inspiration

I have always had an infatuation with high back sofas and chairs. I’m not sure if its just because I am tall or that I like the comfort of having my back fully protected but I always manage to spot these great pieces from a mile away.

I love how they can add drama and substance to any hallway, storefront, hotel or lounge and how they can make a room within a room.

Sculpted wing arm sofa design 302 by Taylor Llorente Furniture London and New York

I love this piece for its dramatic curves and stunning color. It would make for a very dramatic entry or a great prop for a photoshoot. I can see it in a high end lingerie or clothing store.

John Hutton Corsica Sofa by Holly Hunt

Such a natural beauty this sofa is both masculine and feminine and can fit into any home both contemporary or traditional depending on the color chosen. Anything by Holly Hunt is a one stop shop to a gorgeous interior if you have the pocket for it. I visited the showroom in Chicago to sit in all of the pieces I have specified through the years and never actually seen, yes they are even more splendid in person.

Suzy Wong Highback Loveseat by Kenneth Cobonpue

Put a few of these rattan sofas next to your pool and you will be the envy of all of your friends. The proportions are beautiful and can frame in some lovely seating areas.

Custom Banquet Sofa by NLP Furniture

Custom furniture is always a designers best friend for Hotels and retail environments. NLP has some great examples of custom pieces on their website. Let your imagination soar and take your concept to the limit!

Calla Sofa by Chinz & Company

This feels like such an Audrey Hepburn sofa, soft and feminine with strong curves and style. It would look lovely perched in my living room or in my future walk in closet.

Shelter Loveseat by Edward Ferrell

I love this piece by Edward Ferrell for ef-lm.com good structure and not heavy looking. I also have a minor obsession with bolster pillows which most certainly complete this piece. This loveseat also looks lovely in leather!

SG High Back Dining Bench and chair by Taylor Llorente Furniture

Same collection but in two different finishes this piece proves that it can go super feminine or ultra masculine. I love the twisted legs and criss-cross stitching detail. All the white one is missing is my monogram large scale in the center of the back!

Austrian Residential and Hospitality Furniture

Laura Bielecki — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:52:21 +0000

Donna Sofa by Hans Hopfer

In 1903 Joseph Hoffman and Kolo Moser started the Wiener Werkstätte known in English as the Vienna Crafts Studio based on quality and craftsmanship. After a long history in 1986 Kapo took over the company and still runs it today. Below are some of their great creations!

Consider using Neue Weiner Werkstaettes moderne and klassik collections for high end residential and hospitality spaces that require quality craftsmanship, timeless details and environmental consciousness. Some of these pieces have been represented through Roche Bobois since 1969. Hans Hopfer was one of the main designers who invented “seating landscapes” like his castell collection.

Walk in Closet by Neue Wiener Werkstaette

Magnus lounger by Annette Hinterwirth

Player sofa by Hans Hopfer

Boheme timless lounge chair by Annette Hinterwirth

Weekend Soft by Jan Wichers Klassik Collection

WW39 wall system by Neue Wiener Werkstaette

Jesse Italian Home Furniture

Laura Bielecki — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:29:21 +0000

Brian Sofa by Jesse

Jesse modern furniture from Italy is an ever growing brand with international reach. They were recently at Salone del Mobile in Milan and I cannot wait to see them on my own trip to the show hopefully in 2011. Jesse can be found in Canada in both Montreal and Toronto but has not yet hit the Western Canadian market. They are known for their rich textures, lacquered surfaces, oak and walnut wood veneers and textural fabrics. The company has great sofas, tables, credenzas, beds and impeccably crafted wardrobes.

Jesse Logo

Jesse Home Furniture at Salone de Mobile Milan

Jesse Home at Salone del Mobile in Milan

Jesse Night Collection

20 Headboards to Inspire your Bedroom Makeover

Laura Bielecki — Mon, 31 May 2010 02:48:54 +0000

Every Bedrooms statement piece comes from the Bed itself. The best investment you can make in the bedroom for aesthetics is the headboard. Styling your headboard can show more of your personality and can create a statement of your individuality. From Rod Iron to Stainless to wood to fabric headboards are nearly as diverse as the average womens closet and finding one that truly represents who you are can be like finding the perfect prom dress.

I myself am personally on a mission to find my perfect headboard and I will explore every avenue before making my final decision. And when I find it…. I will know.

Below are some amazing headboards for inspiration. Let me know which one you like best!

1. orange, black and comfy

2. Kelly Wearstler can always make a headboard chic and unique

3. Modern and sleek graphic lines

4. Black, White and Bold

5. Swirl Headboard

6. Bold Hotel Room Rendering

7. Padded Walls!

8. French Blue Headboard

9. Double Wingback Headboards

10. Pointy Chinoisery

11. Unique and Shapely

12. Rich Padding

13. Katie Ridder Headboard

14. Ornate and Shapely

15. Padded Luxurious Walls

16. Ornate and Pretty

17. Velvet Tufted

18. Tall and Tufted

19. Wrap Around and Comfy

20. Pretty Tall

Zebra Print Home Decor

Laura C. Bielecki — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:12:44 +0000

Zebra Print Interior Design Products

Zebra can make for a bold and flavorful addition to spice up any room without adding any color.

The great products shown are:

www.zgallerie.com Zack accent chair approximately $750.00 I love this piece for how sharp, tailored and sophisticated it is. Add some red wall covering and a chandelier to have a romantic and invigorating bedroom retreat. OR you can even throw it in the living room with a plush sofa, glass and mirror for a dramatic statement with rich textures and visual stimulation.
www.venfield.com Zebra cubes with nickel nail head- These little stools show how sexy a little shape and some zebra print can make an accent piece of furniture.
www.nibarugs.com Zebra Area Rug – this piece is a super soft cut pile area rug that is perfect to sprawl out over and more cost effective than the real deal.
www.olystudio.com Sophie Chair – The best way to make a Renaissance old world charm room feel more contemporary, exotic and dramatic is to add Zebra Print to a classic piece. Oly Studio did it wonderfully with this Sophie chair. What other animal prints can we throw at this piece?
www.weaversart.com- luxury and texture collide when you make a hide area rug. For the more exotic animal aware maybe consider having www.kylebunting.com make you the same thing in cow hide.
www.olystudio.com Hadley bench- thin, crisp and sleek this piece is so feminine and eye catching. Consider having to of them at the foot of your bed- a his and hers to use only for putting on your fuzzy zebra print slippers!
www.vivariniglass.it Zebra collection- Vivarini has a beautiful glass collection with elegant forms, colors and textures. A great way to add a hint of Zebra without the fur.
www.venfield.com Zebra chair- This is a very well tailored piece and a great example of a way to bring back grandpas old wingback chair. Sit two of these in an entryway or in front of your fireplace for a cozy and inviting conversation starter. What a great way to inspire reading in front of a fire!
www.carinilang.com Zebra Brown- Simple, feminine and subtle this piece is a more gentle approach to bringing animal print into a room. The color makes it quiet but not boring. Great for a living room or bedroom and also appropriate as a wall hanging.

More Fun Zebra Products:

Aquamass Zebra Bathtub

The EXTREME Zebra chair

Horchow.com Zebra dish set

Neimanmarcus.com Sunflower Chair

And some great Interior Design with Zebra:

Zebra Bedroom

Charcoal Living room with Zebra Accent

Zebra Staircase Hollywood Style

Enjoy your black and white Zibra Chic additions!

RED Color Scheme

Laura C. Bielecki — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:15:03 +0000

The emotionally intense color red in North America positively evokes thoughts of joy, celebration, passion, lust, love and romance. This color can fight with itself between representing rage and anger to willpower and courage. It is North America’s second favorite color- the first being blue. It can stimulate the appetite which is why many restaurant designers include red elements in their designs. Red is the color most easily recognized by the human eye making it great for signage or standing out in a crowd. When it comes to color theory in Interior Design and decorating red is your number one knock out!

Below I am showing the seductive and romantic side of red that added in small touches can make any space have a passionate vibrance.

Drapes www.halfpriceddrapes.com
Floral Arrangement www.insideavenue.com
Chandelier www.lamurrina.us
Couch www.interiorinternet.com Mary Reilly Sofa
Drawer Table www.interiorinternet.com aspa drawer table
Chair www.lillyjack.com louge chair
Coffee table www.sawayamoroni.com
Vase www.midcenturyglass.com

Jesse Italian Contemporary Furniture

Laura Bielecki — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:20:45 +0000

Established in Italy in 1920 Jesse furniture has had strong roots in high quality furnishings. Today as a global company it has captured a prime spot in the contemporary marketplace. Sleek lines, bold style, craftsmanship and fabulous marketing have made its products valuable and chic. My favorite items include all of their bookcases and their closets. If you are ever in Washington be sure to visit their new showroom. Take a look at their website to enjoy the many makings of Jesse!