Vixen

Yes, I'm writing about black and purple again.  Why not?  As someone said to me last week, "You can never have too much of a good thing.".  Actually, Ralph Lauren's new showroom design inspired this post.  Ralph Lauren is now featuring their Brook Street Collection which includes this fabulous black leather tufted sofa vignette atop a velvet plush wool vivid purple rug.  It's drop dead gorgeous and luxury, luxury, luxury.  Actually, if I had it my way, I would choose Lee Jofa's all silk plush Tibetan rug in deep amethyst.  One word comes to mind when I think of this color palette and look, Vixen. 

Photo: Ralph Lauren Brook Street Collection

Photo: Ralph Lauren Brook Street Collection

Photo: Susanna Spiel, Harper's Bazaar Arabia via http://www.fashiongonerogue.blogspot.com/

Photo: Ralph Lauren Brook Street Collection

Photo: Ricky Bag, Ralph Lauren via google images

Photo: Nico for Harper's Bazaar Spain via http://www.fashiongonerogue.com/

Photo: Ralph Lauren Brook Street Collection

Photo: Susanna Spiel, Harper's Bazaar Arabia via http://www.fashiongonerogue.blogspot.com/

Urban Cowgirl

"I design movies. I don't design clothes." - Ralph Lauren, Portrait of a Collection

Photo: Missy More http://www.fashiongonerogue.com/

Photo: Western Interiors

Photo: Lee Jofa Marlow mohair

Photo: Dean Isidro for Cosmo http://www.dustjacketattic.blogspot.com/

Photo: Elle Decor

Photo: Design, Kathleen Rivers, Southern Accents

Photo: Ralph & Ricky Lauren's Colorado Ranch

Photo: Alvaro Beamud for Urban via http://www.fashiongonerogue.com/

I have always loved this series of photographs by Roberto Dutesco featuring the wild horses of Sable Island. Just beautiful.
Photo: Photographer, Roberto Dutesco, "Love Bite", Horses of Sable Island via http://www.seedsandfruit.com/

Emeralds & Oscar

Last week on twitter, I wrote that after seeing the Oscar de La Renta green silk fabric made in to dramatic drapes at the Lee Jofa showroom, I now must design a room with shades of emerald green, both light and dark. That is where it all begins just like an electric shock, as Nancy describes as I mentioned in my last post. We always seem to find the fabrics...the design and then the project appears. This happens a lot. So, I'm looking forward to designing with emerald green soon.

I must have a photographic memory. This is the only explanation I can find for the random associations I make when creating a design. So here we go again, emerald green. I see the movie Great Expections, with Gwenyth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke. The entire movie has a thread of imagery, clothing and cast shadows of emerald green. I can't help but notice it while watching the movie realizing that it draws me in. For me, emerald green creates the mood of mystery and a sense of the exotic.

Photo: Keira Knightley, Atonement, Source: http://www.gracemagazine.wordpress.com/

Photo: Veranda Magazine

Photo: http://www.stylehive.com/

Photo: Designer, Mary McDonald

Photo: http://www.reefcorals.com/

Photo: Designer, Kelly Wearstler, The Viceroy Hotel

Photo: Givenchy Source: http://www.bagbliss.com/

Photo: Designer, Kelly Wearstler, The Viceroy Hotel

Photo: http://www.theedgeofsanity.org/

Photo: Joan, Mary & Nancy in front of Lee Jofa's fabulous Oscar de la Renta emerald green silk.

Photo: Angelina Jolie Source: http://www.jewelry.com/

Photo: Iman wearing Oscar de la Renta Source: Harper's Bazaar

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.

Electric Shock of Amethyst

Yesterday while working at the BDC, Nancy and I were on our way to pick up some fabric samples when the elevator door opened and I got as Nancy often describes, an "electric shock". The new window at Webster & Company is drop dead gorgeous featuring a palette of gray and amethyst. I guess I was on to something. You know what I mean if you follow my posts. Then, this morning on twitter, Canadian House & Home Magazine tweeted "Update your home with purple! Get inspired by these gorgeous rooms in every shade from lilac to aubergine: http://bit.ly/97u0s7". I have included some of their featured spaces below.

Purple is luxury, magic, mystery and passion.

Photo: Working at the BDC yesterday, Webster & Company window.

Photo: Some of yesterday's electric shocks at Webster & Company, smokey gray purple lampshades. This was interesting since Nancy and I are waiting for a amethyst silk lampshade we had custom made for a client to arrive.

Photo: Mario Testino Source: http://www.froufroufashionista.blogspot.com

Photo via Canadian House and Home http://bit.ly/97u0s7

Photo: Steven Meisel Source: http://www.dustjacketattic.blogspot.com

Photo via Canadian House and Homehttp://bit.ly/97u0s7

Photo: Steven Meisel Source: http://www.dustjacketattic.blogspot.com

Photo: De La Cuona

Photo: Nancy a couple months back in the studio propping a layout of aubergeine and amethyst for a client.

Photo: I forgot I took this photo with my phone. This is Nancy's Easter gift to her granddaughter Sage. What a lucky little girl. Notice that fabulous lavender tulle.

Photo: Nancy and I often create two different designs for one space to give a client two totally different options. This was Design #2, we all chose Design Plan #1, for FRINGE Boutique. The wallpaper is Lee Jofa and it is stunning. I plan to definitely use this on a future project.

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.

Design Boston 2010

I was honored to be a speaker on Kravet's Social Media Panel at Design Boston 2010 at the Boston Design Center. The most fun was spending an evening with this great group of talented women. Thank you ladies for your friendship and support.

Photo from left to right: Joanne Dee of Joanne Dee Events & Blossoms of Andover, me, Designer Kim Williams, Nancy, Designers Mary Rose and Joan Marchand from Cape Cod and Barbara Bucklin of Lux Interiors, Custom Drapery Workroom.

My girls found a pre-party....with champagne of course!



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.