y'all remember this, right? my technicolor "palm springs" themed window from the la cienega design quarter "legends 2012" event last spring? well, besides the monkey (and teh screen from grace home furnishings with the amazing black crow studios wallpaper), the star of the show was the pair of custom yellow chairs made for me by gina berschneider furniture... and guess what? YOU get an opportunity to purchase them this friday morning during gina's exclusive tastemaker tag sale on one kings lane! (11am EST/ 8 am PST). better get up early and be fast on teh draw- i might be buying them back all for me! i loved those chairs...
the design from teh gina berschneider archives that caught my eye
working with the shop foreman to customize my design, turning their stock lounge chair frame into a pull-up sized chair for my needs.
i always know my upholstered goods are going to turn out great when i work with gina- she oversees every detail.
meeting gina, rolf and their daughter natalie was one the the highlights of my "legends" experience, and i've had a blast working with them ever since! upholstery is in gina's DNA, so our legends collaboration was completely delightful- from picking out a vintage chair design from gina's extensive archives, to visiting the factory to go over the details of the design (we altered the dimensions of the chair to suit our needs while keeping it stylistically in sync with our vision) and we learned lots about upholstery from gina herself (she is VERY hands on- this a family owned and operated business!)
the waterfall desk is a gina berschneider casegood piece available exclusively through the showroom
the "le grand" bolster back chairs and sofa are a personal favorite- overscale goodness for those cavernous so cal living rooms.
now, whenever we find ourself shopping on la cienega, we always stop into the spacious gina berschnieder showroom just to say "hey" and relax and chat for a minute, even if upholstered goods aren't on our shopping list for the day. the gina berschneider showroom also has a fabric sample room right in the shop with gina's own fabrics, as well as schumacher, highland court, edelman leather and loro piana woolens- so whether you want to design your own custom piece or choose one of gina's classic frames, it's one stop shopping from design to fabric!
gina loves an animal print. i knew we'd get along just fine...
and as we said for those of you who can't make it into teh la cienega showroom, gina is coming to YOU this friday via one kings lane!
i love you, chairy!
and when next you find yourself on la cienega, stop in and say hello to gina, rolf and natalie! tell them maison21 sent you!
3 weeks from tonight, jill from material girls, myself, and a dream team of awesome bloggerpeeps will be sitting in the lobby of teh below hotel, laughing over cocktails and recapping our first full day of london design week as part of modenus' blogtourLDN 2012. (be sure to bookmark the modenus' blogtour page for recaps from all of our blogs as we share our london discoveries!)
citizen m, our stylish home in london for blogtour 2012. i'm completely excited as it's walking distance from the tate modern, one of my london must sees! for a tour of citizen m, visit jill's blog.
but before i can even start dreaming of london however, my new assistant and i have to prepare for a presentation so we can get the ball rolling on turning our fabulous new (and totally patient) clients' house into the the home of their dreams...
pattern inspiration from quadrille, clarence house and jim thompson no.9. this is the first time i've done a project with social media savvy clients and pinterest has played an important role- kinda cool. this crazy social media life i live is really paying off! and you people thought i was just wasting time on the internets... ;-)
and last, we've got to get our california home + design "small space big style" showhouse bath finished- 2 weeks until we open to the public, but only ONE week until photography commences! YIKES! but we are feeling a whole lot calmer about the whole thing, as the custom wallpaper we designed with black crow studios went up today and, boy, is it ka-ray-zee kool. we are totes in love! whether you'll love it or not, remains to be seen, but we guarantee that no matter what, everyone will have an opinion!
wallpaper set up by wayne, the wallpaper hanger and the hero of my day today.
last, i want to share with you one of the weird oprah/the secret moments that i don't really believe in, but when they actually happen, i have to question my skepticism. on july 30th, i got the surprise email inviting me to london on blog tour but just three days earlier, i randomly changed the ringtone on my phone to this:
strange coinky-dink, right? oh and later skaters- i'll be absent for a few as i wrap things up, but back after the labor day holiday! (and trust, i will be laboring on the holiday- it feels like no rest until i sleep on the transatlantic flight!)
we are just 3 items away from selling out all our contributions to the one kings lane design blogger tastemaker tag sale and we would really like to sell out of EVERYTHING, so the nice folks at one kings lane invite us back for a tastemaker tag sale of our very own in the not so distant future.
someone must need a fabulous vintage HUGE piece of mid-century wall art? or a cool colorful painting in a striking black frame? or just a chic danish modern ice bucket for their bar? there are just 40 hours left, so come on and help a brother sell out!
maison21 is christian may, a los angeles based interior decorator with decided opinions about design. he'd like to share those opinions with you, to make the world a little bit prettier for the good of all mankind...
