Designer Spotlight: A Classic Dining Room by M.E. Beck Design, Inc.

Texas-based designer, Maria Beck of M.E. Beck Design recently shared these lovely photos of a classic dining room she designed for a client in Austin. The space is filled with neutral colors, traditional tufted chairs, and some modern artwork. While we love the play on scale through the long drapes and vertical paintings, we especially love the fact that Maria selected two of the Large Double Twist Chandeliers by Eric Cohler for Visual Comfort & Co. in Hand-Rubbed Antique Brass.

How do you feel about selecting two chandeliers over a dining table? Is this something you would try for a client or in your own home?

The AD100

Thomas O’Brien’s Aero Studios was selected for the 2012 AD100 List. | Item Featured: Extra Large Hicks Pendant

Each year, Architectural Digest publishes it’s AD100 List, which serves as a veritable roster of the “who’s who” in the fields of interior design and architecture. These design professionals are tastemakers and influencers in the world of design. Visual Comfort & Co. is proud to see five of these talented professionals who design lighting collections for us included in the 2012 AD100.

Alexa Hampton of Mark Hampton LLC | Item Featured: Abbot Single-Arm Sconce

Suzanne Kasler Interiors | Featured Item: Quatrefoil Table Lamp

David Easton Inc. | Item Featured: Marais Floor Lamp with Tray

Michael S Smith Inc. | Item Featured: Spencer Table Lamp

ELLE DÉCOR December / January 2012

The December 2011 issue of ELLE DÉCOR features a fabulous selection of interiors from an eclectic pied a terre in Brazil to actress, Hilary Swank’s modern Manhattan apartment. We are thrilled to see our products included in this month’s issue.

The Manning Accent Light by Thomas O’Brien for Visual Comfort is featured as a must-have gift for the 2011 holiday season. This lamp comes in a chic combination of polished nickel and crystal and would look fabulous on any desk.

Hilary Swank’s New York apartment features a pair of our 18” Cabinet Maker’s Picture Lights in Antique Nickel.

California Classic

The December/January issue of House Beautiful might just be the publication’s best issue of 2011. I was immediately drawn into the room on the cover. It is at once polished and inviting and has that quintessential California vibe. Sure enough, once I read the article, I realized that this charming and beautiful home is located in West Hollywood. Each room is completely chic, without any pretense. Every space is perfectly layered and beautifully styled, a given, considering the fact that the home owners are visual merchandisers. Aside from the thrill of seeing such a lovely space featured in the pages of this month’s issue, I was elated to see several Visual Comfort & Co. items in this stunning home.

The grand dining room features Gracie Chinoiserie wallpaper, gingham chairs anchored by a couple of limed wood Chippendale-style chairs, and our Large Paris Flea Market Chandelier.

The homeowners drew inspiration from Christopher Peacock’s classic kitchen designs for the all-white, timeless look of this space. Hanging overhead, a pair of our Grosvenor Single Pendants along with Visual Comfort’s Large Siena Flush Mounts, both in Polished Nickel.

The guest bedroom features dark chocolate walls paired with flowy, ivory fabrics along with our Large Narrow Neck Vase Table Lamp in ivory on the nightstand.

The fabulous guest bathroom is dressed in high gloss black paint and includes classic fixtures like Visual Comfort’s Two-Light Classic Double Library Sconce in Polished Nickel and our Medium Classic Smoke Bell.

The lovely brass floor lamps in this inviting living room look very much like the Anette Floor Lamps from our Ralph Lauren collection.

 

{Image Credit: Amy Neunsinger for House Beautiful}

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! We have much to be thankful for at Visual Comfort & Co. including your business and support. We hope you have a wonderful day with your loved ones. What are you most thankful for this year?

From Russia with Love

While perusing some of our favorite international design magazines the other day, we stumbled upon the November issue of ELLE DECORATION Russia and were thrilled to see our Square Tube Hanging Chandelier front and center, on the cover of the magazine. The issue is filled with stunning, grand spaces and we are honored to see several of our lighting designs among the pages of this beautiful magazine.

Unfortunately, our limited knowledge of the Russian language did not help us to decipher the name of the designer on this project and since we read the issue on Zinio, we couldn’t use a translation tool. Either way, this space is beautifully layered, with a warm, neutral palette as the base for vibrant patterns and textures.

We love the casual, inviting nature of this space. The walls are a lovely shade of grey, which looks fantastic paired with the crisp, white moulding and glossy, black doors. The entire home is perfectly accessorized, with plenty of interesting layers and personal touches.

Upon closer inspection, you’ll notice that this sitting room includes a pair of our Old Pharmacy Floor Lamps along with our Frame Makers 18 Picture Light.

A Chic Bachelor Pad

The guest bedroom in this chic home features a pair of Watson Table Lamps by Thomas O’Brien for Visual Comfort and a Caged Lantern by Eric Cohler for Visual Comfort in Bronze

When given the task of designing a home for a twenty-nine year old professional hockey player, design duo Parrish Chilcoat and Joe Lucas of Lucas Studio opted for a masculine color palette, modern silhouettes, and several pieces of Visual Comfort lighting. The result is a home that is layered, youthful, and inviting—exactly what any stylish bachelor should strive for!

The Living Room is dressed in warm neutrals, organic-inspired patterns and shapes, and our Tripod Floor Lamp in Tudor Brown .

The stairway gives a nod to the Southern California locale, with white-washed walls, a vintage surfboard, and a Large Morris Lantern in Antique Zinc with Clear Glass.

The patio is as layered and stylish as all of the rooms inside of the house. The furniture offers a relaxing vibe with two Brantley Lanterns by Suzanne Kasler for Visual Comfort hanging overhead.

 

{Image Credit: Victoria Pearson for House Beautiful}