A North Shore Beach Apartment To Rise And Shine Too

 

When a East Lake Shore Drive client called to requested an interior job for her, North Western University daughters apartment, we said, sorry we don't do apartments. The client politely reminded us that Noir Blanc Interiors had indeed designed her 5000 sq. ft. apartment.  The client had us, as yes we certainly had spent two years working with her on the interior design of her Chicago high rise apartment.  Then she gently suggested, that she would throw in two tickets to The Chicago Lyric Opera and  pick us up in the family private jet.  Several weeks later, Noir Blanc Interiors spent three day's in Chicago, transforming a small 1930 walk up apartment facing the lake, into a cozy, color full, and fun space, that was to every one's delight.  

Keeping in mind that the daughter loved to travel, mixing old with new,  we transformed the small vintage apartment into the ultimate chic and cozy beach decor.  Now our clients, daughter had a place to rise and shine to that was chic and fun, just steps away from the city's north shore beach.  If we do say so our selves, we left the snow and the cold of Chicago on a high note.  

You Can't Go Wrong With The Color Of Love

February is simply a beautiful month for me. It comes all wrapped in a big blue box and tied with a big red bow. It is one of my favorite months for activities and fun. It's the month that often creates a dramatic and exciting set of opportunities for the year ahead. It's a time for taking the first steps, large or small, that your heart yearns to do or accomplish. From creating small rooms in red, to adding decorative accessories of red to your beach house decor, to spreading love to a number of people in your life every day. It's also a time to put yourself first. I love the vibrations of February. I've spent the month decorating a small room in red, to riding high in red Gondola's, mixed with fashions at New York Fashion week. This is the month, to turn up the heat with red.

BG3 by thè cs featuring cherry bags

Miami Bathroom Design

Transforming beach house decor for a tropical Miami home in January is a tropical transformation of the senses. Miami bathroom design is inspired by soaking in the sun on the beach, beautiful tropical gardens, and ocean breezes. We were asked to transform a bathroom that would create a stunning first impression for our female clients guests when they visited her home for the first time. So we searched for a vanity that had a vibrant "cool" color like blue which helps you relax and chills you out. Image our delight when we discover the unusual bath vanities from Ypsilon, the Italian company that creates bath vanities with modern design and glamour. The vibrant color of Ypsilon doll collection was perfect for our beach house decor clients style. The use of blue and glass accent pieces and the blue color became the focal accent to the bathroom space. A splash of color and the perfect luxury for any guest in her Miami beach home.

That's One Thing You Really Need For Sure

It's Funny the one thing my homes have always had is a fully designed table setting. Perhaps it's all my years of working in the luxury gift industry and being around the fine luxury's of interior design. Or perhaps it's the fact that I inherited antique's from generations of women in my family. When the holidays arrive, it's time to bring out your tabletop and fine china and deck the table top!

And yes it comes from the love of entertaining and the art of living well. The holidays are a particularly good time of year to set and design your table with a holiday theme. Pull out your best crystal, place mats, napkins, candelabras, and china to show them off. Set a theme and keep it set. Dresses up your home with this simple, marvelous addition to your table or tables.

You will find looking at your beautifully decorated table will actually inspire you to entertain. I've been doing it for years! An invitation from friends to attend the nutcracker will easily turn into your reciprocating invitation of "How would you like to come for a light pre-ballet dinner?" As a cook, one gets a real joy out of friends saying "this is delicious."

During the Holidays a simple caviar and champagne table is elegant and a late night ambiance for special fun evening out.

Keep your beach house decor holiday festive and your tables set. With the holidays here a girl ought to have a sense of humor, that's one thing you really need for sure!

Winter Beach House Decor

Beach house decor for the winter months can easily be transformed to a rich, romantic, snuggle up and feel warm ambiance. Changing the interiors of a beach home during the month of November and December is a simple chic way to add character to your ocean or waterfront home. From LaJolla, California; to Vancouver, Canada; down to Fort Walton, Florida and up to Newport, Rhode Island; a beach morning and night has a chill factor a home owner must add into their beach lifestyle. Living at the beach in the winter months, does not mean your ocean home needs to take on a cold, damp chill. A few simple interior changes to your beach house decor, can set the mood of a cozy beach home with a loving warm ambiance.

How To Add Winter Ambiance To Beach House Decor

• Add velvet pillows to your bedroom & living areas mixed with touches of houndstooth, wools, cashmere, rich warm colored pillows to your sofa and chairs (put away the summer pillows until spring).
• Add cashmere blankets and throws of the same color palettes of your beach home, now is the time you can go richer and deeper in your colors.
• Add some texture like a Mongolian lamb fur throw.
• Noir Blanc Interiors always recommends investing in duvets, as there are four seasons to my interior design clients homes. Nothing is more luxurious, then having a fresh new look of your bedroom with the simple change of your bedding.
  
• If you have a fireplace in your beach home consider converting it to gas. It adds a glow to your home and is energy efficient.
• Consider adding a gel-fueled fireplaces or electric fireplace to your beach home.
• Adding candles to your beach home in the colder months, mixed with natural outdoor elements.
  

Go ahead beach friends, light the fire, snuggle up, and turn up the charm it's the holidays!