Master Suite -

We installed a sitting are in this Master Suite last week. The client asked that we work with her existing chaise, because it is so comfortable for her to nap in. So we took it from a butter yellow to a chocolate linen with a metallic finish – Robert Allen Metal Alloy in Pewter. We topped it off with a raw silk pillow from Shine adorned with Swarovski crystals – Magnolia Twill Tussah with Clear Stones. D’lish!

The origami table in a stripey wood brings some of the energy from “his” chair over to her side for a nice balance. We added a floor lamp for a little height, and to make for a nice reading spot in the evening.

The central chest is Michael Weiss – mirrored front drawers with classic contemporary ring pulls in chrome. “His” chair is also by Michael Weiss in a zippy pattern to give the area a little designer buzz. New draperies in a Beacon Hill linen with a metallic taupe lining. (Wish I had a tight shot.)

Shine Magnolia Twill Tussah Pillow

The Breakfast Nook -

We reupholstered the banquette in an indoor/outdoor fabric that is 100% acrylic! I know you’re thinking “ooh gross”… but it’s white pattern is raised and has a soft pile. you’d never suspect! This family has five young kids and it had to be smart! We installed the Magnolia round 60″ table in dark oak. We did custom finishes to the Newton Side Chairs. We used an orange wood frame to relate to the orange chairs in the Barbara Barry French chair fabric.

The front of the chairs are upholstered in an off-white ostrich leather, easy to wipe clean. The back of the fabric is black and white ticking to relate to the black and white banquette fabric.

The Serena Drum Pendant casts a spell on this room with it’s magical graphic arrangement of capiz shells. We used the client’s saucers to complete the little plate arrangement on the wall. She inherited her Grandmother’s teacup collection. They were too cute to go unnoticed! So now she can adore them daily!

Detail of Barbara Barry Window Treatment Fabric

This is the bedroom of their 13 year old daughter, Allison. This is my dream come true. Thank you Allison and Laura for allowing me to have all my furniture dreams come true and finally be able to make a queen platform bed entirely out of pink mohair!!! Now you want to pet it, don’t you? It’s scrumptious! As are the other details EVERYWHERE in this room. The draperies, the bedding, the pillows, nightstands and rhumba lamps both by Shine.

This console is by Currey and Company and the Oly Sophie lounge chair is upholstered in zebra hair-on-hide. The Essex floor lamp is also by Shine. What a great space to flop on the bed as a teenager and know that everything is right in your world!

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This is a great transitional space. Between rooms, before the stair tower… a wide open area with plenty of shelving for the best books and albums. We added a desk to the space to make the area a bit more useful. Not just any desk – the Sophia by Oly with a pieced limestone top in a herringbone pattern. We selected this side chair for the back! And we called out the details by using a dark slubby silk so it would relate to the desk’s dark finish. The hair-on-hide rug underfoot makes the space feel collected over time and brings an organic shape to a rather straight area.

We custom upholstered the Duncan chair by Oly to get this just the way we wanted it. Modern, graphic, Classic, French – everything in one chair. There was only room for one. So it had to do it all! And that color? Smokey lilac – it’s totally undeniably gorgeous! Oh! And the lamp – they are gold cranes from a line called Shine.

Before entering the Master Bedroom of the Brady home, you pass through this vestibule that sets the stage for what’s to come. It’s like an appetizer before a great meal. We introduce the room by showing off a little leg(s) of this faux bois demi-lune table in antique silver. We topped it off with a crystal lamp, three clear wing butterflies and a pair of leaded crystal vases. Simple in color palette, all very serene – but then look closely at the textures of each of these in the collection. There is so much to admire – from delicate to dynamic… it’s all there.

Welcome to the Master Suite!

I am so pleased with how this room has come together. It’s sophisticated finishes give it that timeless feel. But the metallic strokes make it radiant! The feeling is luxe! You simply couldn’t stay in a hotel suite that’s this lovely! The room is bathed in natural light, that is soon to have it’s views framed in by sheer drapery that will add depth and opulence to the room! (As if it couldn’t get any better?)

We started in the space by selecting the rug first. A wool and silk hand-knotted rug by Julie Cohen. It’s silvery, with dots of golden taupe. This rug is best when you walk on it with bare feet!!! Ever walked on silk? It’s heaven on earth! Once we made that selection we chose a traditional style bed that reads like a tufted wingback chair. Then the x-based ottomans at the foot of the bed are upholstered and tufted croc leather washed in a metallic finish. We used a silver-leaf on the ottoman bases.

The antique gold starburst mirror above the bed brings a central focus to the room and adds glamour.

This little gem is made by Shine and is covered with Swarovski crystals.

Opposite the beds are a pair of “Just Right Chairs”. They are upholstered in a quilted diamond pattern fabric, and finished with bronze furniture nails. The silver twig side table and the Cooper gold leaf floor lamp add that extra shine to the room.

The Master BathroomI had to let you take a peek around the corner into the Master Bathroom. I could spend all day in here. The fabric memo folded over the back of the chair is what we will make a roman shade out of! Graphic. Bold. Metallic!

It’s a story… of a lovely lady, (Yes, this is the tale of the Brady home… but sung to a much different tune.) This has got to be one of the greatest homes I’ve ever had the privilege of working on since we opened our store. Located in the awe-inspiring neighborhood of the Ridges in Summerlin, Las Vegas, sits this beautiful warm-contemporary meets traditional home. We’ve been working with the homeowner, Laura, on furnishing the home for about a year and a half now.

She flew us out last month to do window treatments and show us the last few areas that need finishing touches. I couldn’t resist showing you the photos we took while we were there. I should wait until the window treatments are up to share the photos… but it’s still magnificent, so take a peek!

Entry/Dining/Living Rooms – Here is an establishing shot to help you get your bearings. The entry is located directly across from that leather settee. Beyond it to the right is the Formal Dining Area, and to the far left is the Living Room.

This is the Formal Dining Room. This custom walnut table we designed and had built in L.A., is anchored on Thomas O’Brien’s Caruso Rug in Ocean, hand-knotted from wool and silk. The sloping side chairs are in an off-white leather, the host and hostess chairs are in a bronze shagreen leather – if only I had a tight shot of the leather – It looks like it has goosebumps and has been washed in a warm metallic finish. Looking at them gives me goosebumps.

I’ll never forget the day Laura and I were talking over the plans for this room and we decided to do the Elizabeth Armoire by Oly in this space… I knew it would be spot-on with the rug and the clean reflective finish of the mirrors in the doors would add that sparkle. Then Laura suggested that we do two! And I thought… Why didn’t I think of that? What could be better than the Elizabeth Armoire? Two of them! Brilliant!

The Living Room – I love this room! It’s so easy to be in. There is enough interest to keep your eye moving… but everything gets along so well that you feel relaxed. The finishes are sophisticated, the shapes are timeless.

Take the Chesterfield sofa for instance, a totally traditional style done in a contemporary bone leather. It’s these answers that continue to flow throughout the home! We anchored the room with a Martha Stewart, hand-knotted wool and silk rug, Faux Bois in White Birch. The round coffee table is finished in a deep rich brown stain with a mirrored top. The chairs are through Palecek. The floor lamp is from Shine! The room is flooded with the best natural lighting which makes these high-end finishes dance! Look at that silk pattern dance on the rug! GULP.

The sofa pillows are Giraffe Hair-on-Hide, Popcorn Silk in Tobacco, the Komaki Ball Pillow, and white-on-white animal print sculpted velvet pillow is custom Alice Lane.

That is all for this post. Stay tuned for the Master Bedroom shots tomorrow!

This past weekend, over the 24th of July, made for a great 3 days of installation for the NieNie project. The Nielsen’s had to leave town, which made it even more fun to transform their basement Family Room while they were out! We are still so overwhelmed by all the help we had from each of our expert subs! They generously donated their time and talents during their holiday. We are so grateful for their skill-set and attention to the details. Everything turned out exactly perfect! (Can’t wait for Stephanie’s response!!)

The piles of books removed from their shelving, waiting for their new home to be installed… and then each will be carefully placed one by one on the new built-ins.

First, we had to take down the wall brackets used for her old shelving to make way for the new built-ins. Next, take down the plasma T.V., rewire and move to another all so we can patch and paint all the holes. Clean-up the messes we made. Suzanne’s sweet Momma York came over and shampooed Stephanie’s rugs. Magleby’s then installed her beautiful built-ins which are now housing her precious books and game boards.

The wall where the brackets and shelving once were. Make room for Magleby’s…

The darling little retro-glam semi-flush mount chandelier. She’s a beaut!

Jonathan Law and Josh Torgerson, his assistant, relocated the plasma T.V. to this smaller wall, installed the surround sound, hung the chandelier and did some other high-tech cable hiding stuff so Steph won’t have to look at black cables connecting all of her devices. Thanks Jonathan! You’re super smart! For help on your next project you can reach Jonathan at (801) 529-7814.

Mark Magleby installing the wall of beautiful custom shelving.

Thanks Mark! They are perfect! Stephanie is going to squeal! (Mark took 85+ hours out of his busy week as a realtor, and put on his cabinetmaking hat to build and install these beautiful cabinets for Stephanie and her family.)

Then the custom furniture comes in! Just like the characters in a great film, each piece took the stage. The sectional with the red striped welting! The darling Belle chair! The smart articulating lamp! Afterward our dear friend Geeta hung the roman shades which married everything together perfectly! Meikel Reece then photographed the finished product and we couldn’t be happier with how it turned out!

Whew, what a great weekend! Big round of applause goes to our installation crew: Tom Hall, Gary Brown, Geeta on curtains, Mark Magleby, AV Extraordinaire Jonathan Law, Momma York, Photographer Meikel Reece, Suzanne Hall, and the rest of the Alice Lane employees who helped manage this project!

And now for the finished product…

The details always tell the story…

Thanks to the Nielson family who let us invade their darling home. I loved the time I’ve been able to spend with Stephanie. There is a special feeling in their home I wish the whole world could experience and we are grateful for the chance to try and make her life a wee bit more comfortable.

xoxo,

Jess

One of the best parts of our job is getting to work with other amazingly talented individuals. Jeremy is one of these people. He is the Owner/Design Principal of Northland Design Group. They specialize in making us look great for our clients. Whenever we get a chance to refer or work with him we know it’s going to be fantastic.

Enjoy!

I love this pool, everything from the cobblestone patios to the limestone pool deck. The pool house is beautiful and charming as well.

This Frank Lloyd Wright inspired home does a wonderful job of seamlessly integrating into it’s surroundings.

How fun is this custom gate door?

This is where it all began. We built this home over 8 years ago on the East Bench in Farmington, Utah. (I hesitate to show these pictures because my taste has evolved. I chose paint and finishes back when red and green were in their prime…)

The home has great architectural bones and a lot of charm. The steep roof pitches offered great volume and made the small footprints in each room seem grand, but still intimate. The finish work was bold and simple. We modeled it’s character after the homes built in the 1920′s.

The home in my heart is still a little home that hugs you when you walk in. I believe in the not-so-big house. I think something charming and welcoming but well-appointed is a great way to live!

So… take a gander at my first custom home… my design laboratory, if you will.

Entry

Entry

Family Room

Kitchen

Kitchen

Breakfast Nook

Master Suite

Master Suite

Jane’s Bedroom (She was 3 when we moved.)

Guest Suite in the walk-out basement

Ahhh home! This is a space that we installed about a year and a half ago for my parents. It’s their living room, located right off the entry and kitchen of their home. It’s not one of the rooms that you walk by and look at and think how lovely it is, but never enter or sit in it. This room gets used and everything must be comfortable! We couldn’t use a cocktail table in the center because that’s where all the grandchildren wrestle and spread out the train tracks and toys.

It’s the greatest gathering spot in the house not only because of it’s central location, comfortable furniture, and proximity to the kitchen, but not having a television in the room really allows us to sit down and talk to whomever is in the space playing with a baby, or already engaged in another conversation.

I could go on and on about how I feel about useful living rooms… But I know you just want to get to the pictures, so here they are:

One of the great things in this room is the paint! We used a Ralph Lauren color called Cottage Hill. It’s actually the brown color in all the built-ins in our store. It looks olive during certain times of the day in this room. They did the suede texture, which means they stirred sand into the paint to give it this soft velvety look! It’s RICH!

Trophy Lamp by Arteriors – My Mom’s got a thing for trophies!

Spool chairs in black on black with an off-white herringbone back cushion. These are classic! They float in the room so you can enjoy their back side from the kitchen. I just love these chairs from every angle!

My mom has been collecting old trophies since forever… We used to tease her for it, but look how stunning the line up is on her mantle! You were right Mom! They are gorgeous.

I had to sneak this one in, though it’s not the living room. This is the master bedroom. We recently had this bolster custom made and monogrammed with my parent’s initals for their king size bed. It turned out great!

Darling wire bird cage hangs in the bedroom. Available still at Alice Lane! It adds such whimsy to any space.

We are big fans of Hyrum Bates. We happened upon his work back when we were living in Farmington and asked if he would help us make our dream come true of designing a charming little shop in Orem. I had the ugly building and a sketchbook full of ideas – I just needed his know-how to make it charming.

We asked Hyrum to be a guest blogger to showcase some of his work:

The first is “Residence on Flint” -

“The Stair Hall is the circulation center of the home, giving place for art, a grand clock and playful stair-railing giving nod to the owner’s Scandinavian Heritage.”

“A kitchen is the heart of any home and this one is no exception. I love the way the strength of the green walls and ceiling is not too overpowering because the white cabinets have a power of their own. This kitchen is designed to be fully utilized and experienced – from its functionality for cooking, to sitting and watching, working at the desk and displaying art.”

“The simplistic and detailed Powder Bath was designed to be an art ‘gallery’ allowing the color to be displayed through the art. Yet the modern ‘hatbox’ commode and ‘farmhouse’ sink become the stars of this show.”

“This room was inspired by the beaches of Southern California. The warm sandy color of the ceiling and upper walls lend coziness to the creamy white lower walls. Blues and bright whites remind of the sky and clouds, water and waves. The perfect Master’s Bedchamber.”

“Formality gives way to warm invitation in the Sitting Room. Soothing blue reigns supreme, but is calmed by white and the natural light of the dormer from above. The double ‘farmhouse’ X gives life, texture and scale to the taller wall of this retreat.”

Clarkston Manor – “I love the stateliness of the French Formal/Chateau style… it is timeless and classic in its very essence.”

Parley’s Way – “This was a remodel, taking the existing, 1950′s one-level brick home down to the foundation and creating a completely fresh look was exciting. The porte cochere (drive-thru) was an innovative way to get the upper level the desired size and still maintain access to the garage at the rear.”

Bountiful Home – “I love the eyebrow arch window and how it is the star of the show for this particular elevation of the house. Craftsman details nod to the Arts & Crafts style.”

Kentucky Downs – “This too is a remodel/addition project designed in collaboration with Judith Clawson. The desire to give the home an ‘Arts & Crafts’ architectural style allowed the home to command a stronger street presence and give it a ‘face’ that only rarely will forget.”