sarah richardson: design inc.

Design Inc.

was a fabulous TV show

featuring

Sarah Richardson

and a team of designers.

The show launched after 'Room Service'

and before 'Sarah's House.'

How cheerful is this nursery?

Anybody else remember this

fantastic episode featuring a yurt?

Yes, a yurt.

Google it.

No kidding.

Inside the yurt!

Find more samples from Design Inc. here

and Sarah's portfolio here.

FESTIVE 5 Ways: Sarah Richardson

Sarah Richardson

1.

Aqua and turquoise

even in December.

Senior designer for SR Design, Lindsay Mens

2.

String bling on a candelabra.

(Been doing this myself for years.)

Senior designer, Lindsay Mens

3.

Feather boas, baby.

House and Home

4.

Red ribbon. Period.

Tommy Smythe

5.

Okay, Tommy's living room

isn't 'holiday'

here necessarily,

but like the designer,

it's awfully fun

and fabulously festive.

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Sarah Richardson - 5 benches.

Lou Lou

In my world,

Sarah Richardson

can do no wrong.

She strikes such brilliance

in her furniture design,

and I can't wait to someday

be able to find her pieces

in the U.S.

Enjoy her benches!

Liza

Alexander

Jude

Quinn

Thanks so much for stopping by,

and hope you'll follow so I can

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See more of Sarah Richardson's furniture and work here.

Sarah Richardson - 13 Farmhouse Chic Inspirations.

Sarah Richardson

has a new re-do

 I can't wait to tivo on HGTV 

you can watch online at hgtv!

(LOVE adorable sidekick TOMMY, BTW.)

Sarah's House

proves 'farm' and 'chic' can co-exist,

and these images from hgtv.com 

highlight the innovative design.

Visit Sarah Richard Design and another

post here for more pretty.

1.

Antique corbels

create balance when adding lots

of modern enhancements to a farmhouse kitchen.

2.

Shades of grey

work magic with stainless appliances.

3.

Comfy high quality barstools

upholstered in a fresh print (oilcloth!) add more luxury and comfort-value than rustic old antique stools or metal French ones we might expect to see.

4.

Farmhouse architecture means

you don't have to take yourself too seriously.

More farmhouse chicness here.

How inviting is this farmy foyer?

Rosy doors and hardware are pure genius.

5.

Expensive or boring

stairway runners

have no place here.

6.

Paisley,

dots, a herringbone-ish quilt, and

a rooster on a clock  juxtapose beautifully

(it's illegal in some states to use 'juxtapose' like I just did).

7.

Not every piece of

wood furniture

in a farmhouse must be painted!

(A white painted 4-poster would maybe have been 'the expected' here.)

8.

Burnt orange, apricot, and garnet 

punch up neutrals

without overwhelming.

(Honestly I have no idea how SR accomplishes this...

that's why it's design voodoo...

also, am I the only one who sees Jesus

in the wood grain of the clock? 

VERY farmhouse rock and roll, Sarah.).

9. 

Seriously. No words.

Unicorns, a crown, a crest...

the piece deserves to have a home designed around it.

10.

'Farmhouse' can be

romantic

and feminine.

11.

Sometimes the bones of a farmhouse are worth honoring.

Here, SR went renegade with her kitchen design...

and built a

lower counter/cabinet

so the window could live on...

flippin SMART and inspiring.

12.

Oodles and oodles of beautiful showing-its-age 

maple hardwood flooring.

13.

Restful spaces

in a farmhouse can feel clean,

not cold, 

nostalgic yet modern.

Thanks so much for stopping!

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*Blogged elsewhere about Sarah Richardson's work here (cottage), here (furniture), and here.

sarah richardson - a dozen inspirations.

1. The power of pink.

2. Ceiling fretwork in an otherwise quiet room.

3. Art works hung with 4" spacing in mind.

4. A console table that's there, but it isn't.

5. A bag of metal shells can become art.

6. Horizontal stripes rule (unless they're vertical...those rule too).

7. Crisp and clean always wins.

8. Beachy doesn't always entail a lifesaver on the wall.

9. Lucite curtain rods work it in a closet.

10. Laundry room chic = laundry rooms do not have to look like laundry rooms.

11. Grayed down colors are not depressing to live with when you get them right.

12. Soft and feminine can also feel modern.

Sarah Richardson always gets it right.

And I think it's because

she gets it.

Functional beauty, smart design, and classic with a twist.

all images, Sarah Richardson Design