{"id":3008,"date":"2019-01-15T12:01:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T17:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimcookhome.com\/kchblog\/?p=3008"},"modified":"2019-01-16T16:00:14","modified_gmt":"2019-01-16T21:00:14","slug":"playful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimcookhome.com\/kchblog\/playful\/","title":{"rendered":"Serious Decor With A Fun, Playful Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kim Cook\u2009|\u2009Associated Press<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dorothy Draper once said of her decorating projects, \u201cI always put in one controversial item. It makes people talk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The influential Manhattan interior decorator was known for her exuberant use of color and pattern, such as bold, black-and-white checkerboard, hot pink and crimson, lime green and blue. In her hands, stuffy chintz became flirty and vivacious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That cheeky sense of fun is all over home decor these days, a counterpoint to the serenity of minimalism and neutral palettes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York-based designer, potter and author Jonathan Adler is known for playful accessories, like ceramic trinket trays in the shape of pouty lips or pill capsules, and storage jars printed with imagery that references mind-expanding substances. Brass and acrylic objets d\u2019art and vessels include mustache, finger, hippo and talon shapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet Adler\u2019s serious about creating chic design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lot of my stuff explores a hedonistic streak that I deny myself in real life. The wink in my work is just that \u2014 a wink,\u201d he says. \u201cMy formula? Ninety-nine percent classicism, 1 percent witticism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maureen Stevens, an interior designer in Austin, Texas, seeks a similar balance. For a project in the city\u2019s Seaholm District, \u201cthe client wanted a boutique-hotel vibe with all the frills.\u201d Stevens clad some walls in cobalt and magenta, and then dressed the home with bold pops of pattern, curvy furniture, statement art, and velvet bar stools perched on hairpin legs. There\u2019s sex appeal, but it\u2019s infused with tasteful, thoughtful curation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI love a room of storytellers,\u201d she says. \u201cPieces that act as little mementos, curiosities and artifacts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At last spring\u2019s Shoppe Object show in New York, designer Helene Ige of Los Angeles displayed a fanciful pillow collection that transected pop culture and traditional pattern, with foil-printed unicorns and saucy phrases on tapestry and toile backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\nYou can avail them in tablet, soft tablet and Kamagra jelly in the UK and EU and the even better news is, discount cialis prices<\/a> no prescription is required. The position viagra sample online<\/a> of the testicle: A testicle which has not completely descended is close to the uterus inflicting ovulation ache quite than pelvic pain within the region. If levitra prescription<\/a> you have issues with blood circulation, it is more likely that a healthy relationship gets affected. Many tadalafil prices cheap<\/a> of the online drug stores generally offer this generic pill at very reasonable prices keeping in view of your age and your impotency problem, then try out the ways mentioned above and many of you will be amazed by the results. <\/span>\n

Crown Objet has also played with textiles, creating silk pillows printed with alien heads and skulls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furniture with a soft, sumptuous feel \u2014 think velvet, chenille, buttery leather \u2014 is a good way to introduce sensual elements. Metals can be highly polished to dance the light around the room, or burnished to give the room warmth. Glass or mirrored pieces add glamour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll find well-priced velvet seating at Article, as well as a temptingly cool, apple-shaped, wire floor lamp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jenn-Air has disrupted the traditional high-end kitchen-gear market with a new collection called \u201cBound by Nothing.\u201d The appliances are tricked out with Italian leather covers and trims, etched and tooled hardware, and deep, rich hues. \u201cOur inspiration came from fashion, furniture and jewelry, and from art, music and travel,\u201d says Jessica McConnell, senior design manager at parent company Whirlpool. \u201cHaving free rein to push boundaries was quite freeing for us as designers. We stopped thinking about the way it \u2018should\u2019 be done and instead about the possibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jenn-Air\u2019s \u201cCuts\u201d line features smooth or croc-embossed, leather-front, column refrigerators in colors like cognac and caviar. \u201cSmoke & Brass\u201d ranges have a lovely patina, and anodized-brass and knurled-steel hardware. \u201cBurlesque\u201d fridges put the color and embossing in the interior, and then trim the whole thing with sensual LED lighting. The effect is more luxe, walk-in closet than icebox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other utilitarian elements are getting a fashionable approach too. Kohler introduced the Ombre faucet collection, inspired by the technique\u2019s popularity in clothing and even hairstyles. The graduated shading, from a rosy gold to nickel, or dusky titanium to a pinky hue, gives the hardware a beguiling edge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Artwork or wallpaper is a good way to play provocateur in a room. Minted and CB2, among others, have interesting photography, abstracts and bold graphic prints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a stronger statement, check out Timorous Beasties\u2019 Graffiti wallpaper covered in wildly colorful and chaotic spray-paint and spatter patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Or take a different tack with Given Campbell\u2019s Divine Collection. The designer cheekily channels patron saints in contemporary graphic motifs.<\/p>\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n