Expertise: Bob Wright’s Art Installations
[gdlr_image_link type="image" image_url="" link_url="" alt="" target="_blank"]Put down the hammer. Call an expert. Call Bob. Bob Wright portrait by Billy Weeks for Nashville Interiors. A painting by Nashville artist Ed Nash is in the background. Chattanooga. When Songbirds was ready to hang more than one hundred guitars on the wall in anticipation of the grand opening, they called Bob.
Design Challenge: A Gallery-like Expanse of Wall
A fine art commission is a meaningful holiday gift. CHATTANOOGA. Interior designer Cirsten Weldon completed the main living and dining rooms for her client in Collegedale, but faced one major design challenge that required a custom, imaginative solution. Design team: Interiors, Cirsten Weldon, Eurasian Designs Artist, Alex Loza Suárez, Loza Studio and Atelier THE DESIGN CHALLENGE:
Wallpaper: Living with Texture and Pattern
We asked two designers to share rooms they’ve wrapped in paper—and we were not talking a mere accent wall, stairwell, or tucked away powder room. Paper, not paint, transformed the two large spaces into rooms that balance their vitality with an invitation to kick back and relax. Both designers defied the stereotypes of wallflowers to bring pattern and pulse to
Taking Notes at the O'More College of Design Show House
[gdlr_image_link type="image" image_url="" link_url="" alt="" target="_blank"] FRANKLIN. The 2016 O'More Show House featured a 1919 brick and stucco Craftsman-style bungalow on West Main Street in downtown Franklin. The 5,200 square-foot cottage highlighted the work of Middle Tennessee's finest design professionals, many of whom are graduates of O'More College of Design or serve as faculty and mentors. Designers included: Dana Goodman and Crysta Allsbrooks Parish
Field Notes: Ten Take-Aways from the Jr. League’s Missionary Ridge Showhouse
[gdlr_image_link type="image" image_url="" link_url="" alt="" target="_blank"] CHATTANOOGA. The Junior League of Chattanooga is hosting a Designer Showhouse series of tours and special events to raise funds for its vital community projects. 'A Gatsby Affair' is set for Friday, June 3, and a wine tasting will be a hit on Tuesday, June 14. If you live in Atlanta or Nashville the tour is worth the short
Making Space
Nashville Interiors knows that storage is design challenge, especially as we seek to simplify our lives and ‘rightsize’ our homes. Here are tips to optimize storage in every room in the house from some of our go-to Nashville area design pros. BATHROOM “One of my favorite bathroom options is a pullout cabinet with an outlet in the back so you
Getting the Light Just Right
Nashville Interiors wants to shine a little light on the vocabulary and versatility of proper lighting. AMBIENT LIGHTING Ambient lighting requires layers of light to create a specific mood. “You want an even distribution of light throughout the room and you can accomplish that with a good placement of lamps,” says Clay Isaacs of Lumen Lamps. “Multiple light sources makes
Timeless Trends
[gdlr_heading tag="h3" font_weight="bold" ]WHAT WILL LAST?[/gdlr_heading] Smart Use Of Space “Some people say ‘downsizing,’ but I like to say ‘right-sizing.’ The up-and-coming generation doesn’t necessarily want homes that are too big. Lifestyles are not that formal anymore.” – Alan Looney, Castle Homes “People are going smaller and for quality. People’s lifestyles have changed and this has made them rethink the
