Tuesday Trend Watch: If These Walls Could Talk

If you’re untrained, enhancing a blank wall means painting it a color or hanging a piece of art. But if you’re an interior designer, you know that a blank wall is a vehicle for creating focus, one of the fundamentals of design. In the interior designer’s arsenal for addressing a blank wall there are two tried-and-true techniques: installing a gallery wall of framed art or applying wallpaper with a grand-scale pattern.

But recently we’ve added another technique to our toolbox: geometric applications of millwork. I’m not talking about the conventional wainscot, bead board, board and batten, and shiplap. But flat stock millwork applied geometrically to create focus while also adding two other fundamentals: pattern and texture. Below are perfect examples of this technique.

Laurie Gorelick InteriorsJuly 27, 2021architectural millwork, millwork, flat stock millwork, wall decor, feature wallsComment

Tuesday Trend Watch: Shearling Upholstery

A little late to the party here (it ‘s June and we’re having a heat wave in the Boston area)! But I did notice over the winter (when it might have been more of an urge), a trend to cover upholstery in natural and faux shearling. Heavy Scandinavian influence (no wonder!). And found mostly on cushy, cozy chairs. Perfect for snuggling mid-pandemic.

Laurie Gorelick InteriorsJune 8, 2021design trends, scandinavian design, shearling, sherpa, boucleComment

Boomers' English Country Style is Back! But as Grand Millennial Style

What goes around comes around, right? Sequentially, in the last decade we’ve seen the re-emergence of mid-century style followed by some 1970s Milo Baughman style. So it’s no surprise that 1980s English Country Style is making a comeback. But under a new name: Granny Chic or Grand Millennial Style. In this post, I’ll feature the cornerstones of Grand Millennial Style with the work of designers who illustrate it best.

Laurie Gorelick InteriorsNovember 20, 2020Comment

Raising Cane

Maybe you haven’t noticed but cane is having a moment. Although it’s been around for ages (really!), it’s undergoing a revival. IMHO it’s been resurrected by DIYers who have transformed vintage caned furniture. That has inspired furniture manufacturers to bring new pieces to market.

Laurie Gorelick InteriorsOctober 16, 2020cane furniture, interior design, design trends 2020, design trends, cane cabinetsComment

Why You Need Biophilic Design Now

With the corona virus pandemic keeping us sheltered at home and wreaking havoc on our psychological fitness, now is the time to incorporate biophilic design into our homes to lessen the virus’ impact on our mental health. Biophilic design is important because it’s proven that connecting with natural environments induces relaxation, improves productivity, lowers our blood pressure and reduces stress, tension, anxiety, and fatigue. And yet, we spend 90 percent of our lives indoors. By bringing nature indoors, in a way that impacts all of our senses, we can boost our overall well being.

Laurie Gorelick InteriorsSeptember 30, 2020Comment

RIP Sir Terence Conran

Like Edith Wharton before him, and Martha Stewart after, Terence Conran was a tastemaker who created a lifestyle.

Laurie Gorelick InteriorsSeptember 16, 2020Sir Terence Conran, tastemaker, lifestyle expert, retail experience, modern designComment

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