Guest Blogger Jill Williams Takes a Dip!
Jill Williams is one of our amazing interior designer at Kerrie Kelly Design Lab. She resides in Chico, but works with us in the heart of Northern California. One of her favorite spots is at the ‘ole watering hole in her hometown. See what she has to say about it! Bidwell Park in Chico, CA …
Jill Williams Tours Chico’s Bidwell Mansion
Guest Blogger and Kerrie Kelly Design Lab Designer, Jill Williams, is inspired by her hometown of Chico, California. Recently she toured Bidwell Mansion to understand architectural history in her own backyard—see what she found! We are fortunate to have a wonderful example of Italianate-style Victorian architecture here in Chico. The Bidwell Mansion is a 3-story, …
Jill Williams Adds Arches to a Gracefully Modern Chico Home
Arches, whether naturally occurring, as they are in Moab, UT or manmade as dramatically exemplified by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, are structures of beauty. Our very own designer from Kerrie Kelly Design Lab, Jill Williams, recognized the visual benefits of arches and incorporated them extensively throughout the design of a new home recently …
I Heart NYC and Utique!
We already know NYC has everything, but sometime once you get to terminal 5 at JFK for the trek home, you want something more than a Dunkin Donuts coffee. And at first thought a vending machine isn’t gonna cut it—or is it? You can get just about anything out of a vending machine these days. …
Our Latest Venture: My Interior Design Lab
I started a multi-media project over a year and a half ago with my dear friend and filmmaker, John Mounier, and the support of Pearson Publishing. Some of our interior design icons filmed in June of 2010 and many later, but we are finally coming to the end of the project called “My Interior Design …
Add a Bit of Texture: Fret
Watermark Wallcoverings has some of the most interesting textural wallcoverings around. My most recent favorite is named “Fret”. Fret’s linear interplay of overlapping parallel and perpendicular design provides an otherwise raw pattern with a feeling of sophisticated structure. Constructed of 100% Jute, Frets provides a space with stunning depth and natural texture. It is sold …
Kyle Bunting’s Flume Hide Rug
Our good friend and hide expert featured in my book, Home Décor: A Sunset Design Guide, Kyle Bunting, has done it again! With Kyle’s groundbreaking collection, he has redefined how hide is used in interior applications. Recognized foremost for his collection of luxury hide carpets and wall coverings, his company also supplies hides for architectural …
Lilly Pulitzer Partners with Lee Jofa
Oh, how I love preppy prints! The preppy prints of Lilly Pulitzer have been racing out of the closet and into the home. First, bedding and bath goods with Garnet Hill last year, then a line of furniture with HFI Brands earlier this year, and now the Lilly Pulitzer for Lee Jofa collection of interior …
Designing the Ideal Home for Wounded Warriors
Working with the Livable Design by Eskaton team and interviewing Michael Graves for Pearson Education, I have recently become aware of the Wounded Warrior Project in Virginia. Most injured U.S. service men and women returning from war must adapt to a home, even if it complies with Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines. The soldiers find …
LED Wallpaper Illuminates Design
Phillips just teamed up Kvadrat Soft Cells to unveil a brilliant new breed of luminous wallpaper that could forever change the field of mood lighting. The beautiful textile combines sound-absorbing properties with LED lights to cast a colorful low-energy glow over any interior space. The walls are capable of displaying a broad range of LED …
