WALLPAPER DREAMS

April 28, 2020 in DESIGN PROJECT, INSPIRATION

WALLPAPERED BEDROOMS THAT GIVE YOU THE SWEETEST DREAMS

In our opinion, bedrooms are such an important place and they should be planned well with your design. Often bedrooms are forgotten or maybe not seen as that important because it’s kind of a “hidden room”. However, we feel the exact opposite! Bedrooms are the last thing you see when you fall asleep and the first thing you see when you wake up. It sets the tone for your day and your mood, it’s also a great place to show your personality and have some fun!

A well designed bedroom can rejuvenate you and give you the perfect comfort you need and we feel it shouldn’t sacrifice style. Wallpaper is one way we really like to punch it up in the bedroom.

Here are a few bedrooms we have designed over the years that showcase all the wallpaper feels.

CHIC HIGH RISE MASTER BEDROOM

Lisa Gilmore Design | Seamus Payne Photography

Often high rise living comes with amazing views, but sometimes smaller spaces. For this master, we opted to keep it rather monochromatic with the design, but mixing patterns and textures. This wallpaper has a bit of an urban flair that paired so nicely with more feminine elements. We just love how the horizontal lines lead your eye out beyond the floor to ceiling windows.

BOHEMIAN MODERN MASTER BEDROOM

Lisa Gilmore Design | Native House Photography

Inviting warm tones, layered rugs, modern furniture - the perfect compliment for this space is a wallpaper with an artistic hand. The navy and white hand painted details create the perfect amount of movement and add more depth to the space.

CALMING MASTER BEDROOM

This wall mural has such a tranquil and moody vibe to it. The space leans to be more transitional and calming, however the wallpaper takes it up a notch with the stormy cloud feelings.

WHIMSICAL & CHEERFUL MASTER BEDROOM

This master bedroom is filled with so much sunshine and happiness! We love that our client wasn’t afraid to have a bit of fun with the wallpaper. Monkeys and lemon trees set the tone for this space. Paired with tailored furniture pieces and natural textiles this bedroom is whimsical and chic all in the same breathe.

FASHION FORWARD ART DECO MASTER BEDROOM

Our client has such an amazing collection of Art Deco furniture and lighting, when designing this master bedroom we really had fun pulling together the wallpaper to compliment her stunning headboard. The base of the wall is a monochromatic black abstract design, layered with an amazing embroidered wallpaper on top. Truly layers of decadence.

CHARMING ANTIQUE GUEST BEDROOM

It all started with our clients existing antique bed, we reupholstered it in a beautiful merlot velvet, the gorgeous palm wallpaper in varying shades of pinks and greens makes such a great statement for this guest bedroom suite.

As you can see, we feel that wallpaper is often the perfect element for an added layer of luxury for your bedroom. It’s a great way to bring in style, artistic quality, additional color and texture.

Which of the above styles are you most attracted to?

WASHROOMS WITH WOW FACTOR

April 13, 2020 in DESIGN PROJECT, INSPIRATION

Beautiful tile, perfectly paired wallpapers, lighting that dazzles -

these washrooms create some serious wow factor!

If you have had a design meeting with me, chances are you have heard me say “I love to design sweet little powder rooms, they are like the little jewel box of your home!” I say it a lot, because, quite frankly, I just believe in it that much. That’s a space where you can have fun, get creative and really give your guests something really unexpected when they open the door.

Lisa presenting different selections for a residential renovation

However, as of lately, we have been so fortunate to work with such amazing and trusting clients, that this “jewel box” philosophy has worked its way into the everyday functional washrooms, too!

Here are a few of our favorite washrooms and powder baths with wow factor of the years, no particular order, just beautiful spaces that make us happy!

CHARMING SOUTHERN STYLE WASHROOM

When designing the guest bathroom for this custom home last year, we wanted it to be bright and airy, but have a bit of southern charm, to match the style of the whole property. So we had fun with textured tiles, wallpaper and tiles that showcased hand painted patterns. I love how the window in the shower allows the room to be flooded with natural light. See the rest of the property tour here.

Lisa Gilmore Design | LaBram Custom Homes | Seamus Payne Photography

ABSTRACT ART INSPIRED POWDER ROOM

This powder bath was truly an interesting situation! When diving into the renovation of this home, the house only had 2 full bathrooms… and one awkward hall with lots of doors and a weird closet. Our pal, Brooke, the awesome kitchen & bath designer of Bee Studios, who we collaborated with on this project had the great idea to rework the space and fit in this really great powder bath. So the LGDesign team got to work to make this new washroom a stylish new addition. Beautifully selected tiles paired with chic metal tones all topped off with a great hand painted mural from one of our favorite local artists!

Lead Interior Design: Lisa Gilmore Design | Kitchen & Bath Design: Bee Studios Design | Native House Photography

HIGH STYLE POWDER ROOM

For this modern high rise property we went full throttle with color, pattern and texture. The raspberry hues flow throughout the condo and do not rest in the powder bath. Mixing different tones of marble create an elegant nod to design, while the fun wallpaper, lighting and hardware make it layered and modern. Loving this vibe? Check out the whole property tour here.

Lisa Gilmore Design | DHM Construction | Seamus Payne Photography

BOHEMIAN MODERN WASHROOM

This is another one of the bathrooms we had fun working on with Bee Studios, in the same house as mentioned above with the added powder bath. This bathroom turned out so sweet, just as intended for the 4 year old it was designed for! The house is an older home, so keeping some historic referenced tiles made perfect sense. Then we had fun topping it off with whimsical and modern lighting. All in all, it’s fun, beautiful and something she will be able to grow up with over time! To see more of this modern bohemian renovation check it out here.

FASHION FORWARD WASHROOM

This next washroom is fresh out of the design vault! As in literally, our client just got certificate of occupancy a week ago! We can’t wait to get this pretty space professionally photographed, but for now - this iPhone photo will have to do.

There are so many beautiful things to talk about in this space, it’s hard to say what we love most… so in this case, we will just let the photo do the talking! Stay tuned for when we reveal the rest of the project in the near future.

Lisa Gilmore Design | LaBram Custom Homes

Which of these projects above speak to your personal style best? Are you ready to take your washrooms up a notch with the design? They can be such great conversation starters and provide spaces to really showcase some unique style!

WHEN TILE STEALS THE SHOW

January 17, 2020 in DESIGN PROJECT, INSPIRATION

Artfully selected tile, turns this property into a showstopper!

There are so many elements that go into designing a beautifully curated custom interior. So many get overwhelmed, rightfully so! This is why it is so good when clients know their strengths and weaknesses and when it is time to hire a professional.

What’s even better? When clients allow their designer to push the ordinary boundaries and really allow them put on their creative thinking hats, this project is the perfect reflection of that…

Condos tend to be pretty basic white boxes, you are often limited due to building construction constraints. Sometimes the location of an electrical box in the ceiling isn’t ideal, but it’s not easy to move it due to the building shell. Or maybe it’s not the ideal situation with the floor to ceiling windows to hang drapery, because the ceiling construction just won’t allow you to mount them up there…. the list goes on.

So we have to get creative on ways to bring in the style. With this project, one big way was through tile. With the custom kitchen, we opted for a soft pretty washed white palette, it almost has a nice champagne tone to it, the island a darker gray hue, our all over flooring was a faux porcelain marble. We decided to let the backsplash be the main character of this space:

Lisa Gilmore Design | Custom Kitchen: DHM Construction | Seamus Payne Photography

One thing I can count on almost always saying is “In design, it is important to let it flow, not all the pieces can be a showstopper. It’s like a movie - we need a main character, then we need some pretty important supporting roles to make it all work.”

With this kitchen, I did not waver from that philosophy at all. The beautiful backsplash is so perfectly complimented with the custom hood, the large hardware gracefully dances amongst the cabinets, the counter top is just as beautiful as the backsplash, but a calmer art piece to not compete.

I loved designing this backsplash so much, playing with the beautiful shades of marble to create the shapes. The design flows so seamlessly from the walk up bar to the rest of the kitchen where the range and hood rest. While this is a very busy and bold choice, due to all the other elements, I personally find it quite calming with the rhythm it creates.

To compliment the kitchen, we paired beautiful custom barstools that nestle perfectly within the waterfall edges of the island. Brass details and leather sing with the space and provide a little warmth.

This kitchen is truly a piece of art, a place to entertain friends and family or equally calming to have a nice Sunday brunch at home!

However, the tile eye candy didn’t stop at the kitchen…

I absolutely love having fun with powder bathrooms and turning them into “little jewel boxes” and this powder bath became a jewel box indeed. We installed a beautiful eggplant moiré wallcovering, providing so much saturated color and depth. A custom vanity complete with custom design and fabricated hardware stood proudly in front of this gorgeous marble tile that we lined the wall with from floor to ceiling.

Lisa Gilmore Design | Custom Vanity: DHM Construction | Seamus Payne Photography

We inlayed a mirror on the vanity wall to seamlessly blend with the tile, mounting a sconce directly on the mirror. The space was topped off with a Chihuly style chandelier crown…

Isn’t tile with serious style pretty amazing?! I love how you can transform a space from average and expected to an extraordinary showpiece!

4 FAVORITE WAYS WE LOVE TO MAKE A ROOM COZY

October 09, 2019 in INSPIRATION

When we initially meet with clients about their future projects, often words out of their mouths are: “I love ‘x’ style, but I really want it to be cozy and approachable.” This is exactly how I came up with our mission Liveable Glamour.

So, I wanted to chat about a few things that I feel make a space cozy for all different types of style!

1. ANTIQUE OR VINTAGE AREA RUGS

Hands down, no question about it. An antique, vintage (or really good replica) is my favorite way to create coziness in a space! The patterns and handcrafted quality are something you really cannot compare. I also adore the array of rich color palettes you can find. When I say that I do not mean just deep colors, even lighter colorways can have a very rich quality and depth to them.

2. DECORATIVE MILLWORK

Let’s face it. Drywall can be boring. One way to cozy up a space without adding a dramatic color (or wallpaper) is through millwork. It adds such a great dimension without being overwhelming!

3. WALLPAPER

Come on! Did you really think there would be a blog post without some mention of wallpaper? We all know my love for wallpaper… patterned, textured, bold, simple, all of it - I just love it all! A lot of people have a fear of using wallpaper, just because they cringe thinking of the stuff that was used decades ago. However, technology really has changed when it comes to wallpaper, so rest assured, you can wallpaper to your hearts content!

I really love how wallpaper can transform a room, instant wow factor - and you guessed it: cozy factor.

4. RICH COLOR PALETTE

I realize that this approach is not for everyone. It’s a very bold move! However, if you can handle it, push yourself out of your comfort zone and go really rich and bold with your color palette. I promise, the way the color wraps around you, creates the most cozy environment you could ever dream!

There are a multitude of ways to make a space feel more cozy, this is just scraping the surface! What approach calls to out to you?

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