“I think that the bedroom should always be where one starts and not where one ends,” Alessandra Branca of Branca, Inc. in Chicago. “If you aren’t happy, if you aren’t rested, if you aren’t at peace, then it doesn’t matter what you do in the rest of your home.”
“I needed to find a way to put the bed in front of the window and have it look like an interesting architectural feature—and not like I had no other option,” Robin Gannon of Robin Gannon Interiors, Lexington, MA.
“I wanted to play with this contrast of dark and light at an extreme with varying textures and monochromatic shades,” says Fernandez. The linen stools offer a chic spot to sit amongst abstract oil paintings by Fredy Villamil and a Doug Henders masterpiece at the end of the hall.
While researching for the project, Nievera Williams of Never Willams Designs, Inc., discovered a simple photograph of a fountain edge in the Taj Mahal, which inspired the garden’s sinuous curves and intricate patterns. “It was only this tiny detail on a piece of marble, but it was absolutely beautiful,” reflects Nievera. “It immediately hit me: Taj Mahal, Mughal style, Persian gardens. That's what we are doing.”
Can’t wait to see everything!
The rain that appeared midway through the outdoor opening celebration festivities in the garden just made for more time and enjoyment to view the wonderful interiors.