A little piece of the interview from House Beautiful:HB: You're a standard-bearer for unimpeachably chic design. You're also irrepressibly playful. How do you combine these aspects?
JONATHAN ADLER: I think a room should be 95 percent chic. There needs to be a solid foundation of good design, functionality, and harmony. Then you have the remaining 5 percent to layer on a playful vibe. If a room is merely playful it's usually wildly unchic. Conversely, if it's too chic it's dry and off-putting. I try to strike the perfect balance of chic and cheeky — an inclusive, unsnobby sort of buoyant spirit.
HB: Is there a danger to using a programmatic approach to color?JA: Decorating is an inherently dangerous sport! The danger of this approach is not knowing when to stray from it. In other words, in the dining room, the programmatic choice would have been to do the chairs in turquoise. But if we'd done that, the room would have looked impersonal. Instead we threw in the wild card of lemon yellow. I love those vibrant Chinese Chippendale chairs around the modern Warren Platner table — they add a festive and electric vibe to the room.
To read the entire interview and view the rest of the house, click here. To visit Jonathan Adler's website, click here! PHOTO CREDITS: HOUSE BEAUTIFUL
To read the entire interview and view the rest of the house, click here. To visit Jonathan Adler's website, click here! PHOTO CREDITS: HOUSE BEAUTIFULOh! And P.S. - Happy Cinco de Mayo! Margaritas anyone?
I do adore those gorgeous yellow chairs in the second image. The use of white is also amazing!
ReplyDeleteLove the owl umbrella stand in the 4th picture :)
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! What a beautiful place! He is so talented and courageous!
ReplyDeleteI read the article in House Beautiful too. I love white being used as a backdrop to splashes of colour.
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL home. happy to discover your blog. :)
ReplyDeleteinteresting painting all of the floors white. like starting with a blank canvas, no interruptions. genius. i love the entry way photo with the chair plunked right there in the hallway. and the lights above, want those too! :)
ReplyDeleteI heart the happy turquoise blue balanced with the striking dark chevron rug.
ReplyDeleteI would send you a margharitta right now if I could! I loved the intimate look into these rooms :)
ReplyDeleteLOVING the blues and greens!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I saw that story in House Beautiful and ripped it out for my inspiration binders right away. I love your blog, keep up the gorgeous work!
ReplyDeletexo Katherine aka. Urban Flea :)
www.urbanfleadesign.com
Scrumptious!!
ReplyDeletefirst off...you are adorable! second, I LOVE JONATHAN ALDER! Great pics and post! Thanks for the design inspiration! P.S. Check out some cool bathroom pics I just posted on my website! Let me know what you think of them..They are pretty modern though! ; )
ReplyDeleteI love Jonathan Adler too! And I am particularly in love with this project of his. I'm really drawn to the pops of turquoise!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous space!!!!!
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