Style File: Boho Chic

I love a touch of boho chic in design.  It's a stylish way of making a glamorous space more casual and inviting.  I'm really into the idea of adding something unexpected, vintage lamps, a mix of prints and textures with pillows or a bold statement of color through art. 

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Russell Smith via

New Ravenna Mosaics Ikat Collection

Roberto Cavalli via

www.vogue.com, Lulu DeKwiatkowski via www.trailsofinspiration.com

Designer, Windsor Smith

Casual entry via Canadian House and Home

Designer, Martyn Lawrence Bullard via

Designer, Martyn Lawrence Bullard via www.elledecor.com

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Rachel Hazelton is an Interior Designer from Middleton, MA with design projects in Andover, MA, North Andover, MA, Lynnfield, MA, Boxford, MA, Topsfield, MA, Boston's North Shore and throughout New England.

Houzz.com

Have you discovered Houzz.com?  What a fantastic site for home owners and designers.  Designers share their work and homeowners can scan thousands of images to save in online idea books.  Definitely check it out.  You can visit my Houzz.com profile via the Houzz green button below. 

Rachel Hazelton Interior Design

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Rachel Hazelton is an Interior Designer from Middleton, MA with design projects in Andover, MA, North Andover, MA, Lynnfield, MA, Boxford, MA, Topsfield, MA, Boston's North Shore and throughout New England.

Happy Holidays

Rachel Hazelton is an Interior Designer from Middleton, MA with design projects in Andover, MA, North Andover, MA, Lynnfield, MA, Boxford, MA, Topsfield, MA, Boston's North Shore and throughout New England.

Color & Design: Black Walls

Black defined is the absence of all color.  Chanel said, “Women think of all colors except the absence of color.  I have said that black has it all. White too. Their beauty is absolute. It is the perfect harmony.”.  Rather than overpowering a space, black walls actually recede and allow art, objects and furnishings to stand out.  Notice in the powder room by Windsor Smith below, the black walls create a backdrop allowing the carerra marble and nickel sink to stand out.  If the walls had been gray or any medium value of color, the effect would not be achieved.  Layered black on black, set against crisp white trim or paired with accents of rich color, black will always add style and sophistication to a space.

"I've been 40 years discovering that the queen of all colors was black." -- Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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Aerin Lauder's home via www.elledecor.com

Nate Berkus for shoe designer, Brian Atwood, photo by Simon Upton via www.elledecor.com

Designer Kelly Wearstler

Sex and The City via

Designer Windsor Smith via http://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=82833

Whist at The Viceroy Santa Monica by Kelly Wearstler via tumblr via www.desiretoinspire.net

Turner Davis Interiors via http://www.decorpad.com/photo.htm?photoId=82695

Ralph Lauren Home www.ralphlaurenhome.com via www.decorpad.com

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Rachel Hazelton Interior Design for FRINGE Boutique www.shopfringe.com

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Rachel Hazelton is an Interior Designer from Middleton, MA with design projects in Andover, MA, North Andover, MA, Lynnfield, MA, Boxford, MA, Topsfield, MA, Boston's North Shore and throughout New England.

Trend Report: 2012 Color of the Year

Pantone has announced the 2012 Color of the Year as Tangerine Tango.  Tangerine is super chic paired with touches of turquoise or bright pink.  Check out my mood board for inspiration via the link below.

Mood Boards
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Interior Designer from Middleton, MA with design projects in Andover, MA, North Andover, MA, Lynnfield, MA, Boxford, MA, Topsfield, MA, Boston's North Shore and throughout New England.

Destination Design: Baby It's Cold Outside

Hotel Matilda San Miguel de Allende

Baby, it's cold outside.  As I mentioned before, I'm not designed for this weather.  Wouldn't it be fabulous to just jet away to a chic boutique hotel in a tropical locale for the weekend?  (Sigh) One of my favorite architectural design firms is the eponymous, McAlpine, Booth and Ferrier.  Their design of Hotel Matilda in Mexico is the ultimate in casual luxury.  From the spa to the pool to the black chandelier in the dining room...ultra chic.

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Photos via google images are Hotel Matilda San Miguel de Allende Mexico www.hotelmatilda.com

Design by McAlpine, Booth & Ferrier http://www.mcalpineboothferrier.com/

Rachel Hazelton is an Interior Designer from Middleton, MA with design projects in Andover, MA, North Andover, MA, Lynnfield, MA, Boxford, MA, Topsfield, MA, Boston's North Shore and throughout New England.

Random Inspiration

I really need a tumblr or pinterest account for the rolling and random images that I find in my process of working and finding inspiration for design.  This post will have to do.  Glamour and refinement with an edge.

Daphne Guinness via

Petit Trianon via cote de texas

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Daphne Guinness, photo by Bryan Adams for Harper's Bazaar UK

Daphne Guinness via www.inspirationcrave.wordpress.com

Wizard of Oz via

Rachel Hazelton is an Interior Designer from Middleton, MA with design projects in Andover, MA, North Andover, MA, Lynnfield, MA, Boxford, MA, Topsfield, MA, Boston's North Shore and throughout New England.