High and Low.

Remember the zebra padded headboard I mentioned that Grant K. Gibson used in the Elle Decor Showhouse, along side custom de Gournay wallpaper?


Gibson couldn't find the right fabric anywhere, until he strolled through his local Target that is. Yes, I said. Target. He ended up upholstering the headboards with a sheet he found that couldn't have cost more than $50.

I love when designers mix high and low. While the wallpaper cost a small fortune, you can cut costs in other places. WIth good design so accessible these days, you don't need to spend a lot of money to achieve a stunning effect. Not everything has to be a million bucks to make a space look great. And truth be told, it's often the unexpected material that brings a room to life. Sometimes the projects with the tightest budgets turn out the most innovative, because you have to be to make things work.


Check out Gibson's unveiling here, on his blog. It's really amazing. And that bathroom, ahhh. I won't even start! :)


P.S.

Ditto when it comes to fashion. The Olsen sisters know this all too well, as evidenced by the Converse and Givenchy combo seen above.

de Gorgeous.

de Gournay wallpaper is one of those materials in every designer's "dream" toolbox. To have the opportunity to use it in a clients home, or dare I say it, their own space, is a definite fantasy come true.

The beautiful colors and feminine design scream luxury. I can't even imagine the amount of time it takes artists to hand paint each and every panel that end up wrapping a room in timeless beauty.




I stopped dead in my tracks when I saw the custom design Grant K. Gibson commissioned for a teenage girl's room in the Elle Decor Showhouse.




What I especially love about these images is the way a classic element like de Gournay wallpaper is successfully combined with modern items to give the space a current vibe. I'm sure Gibson will do the same, especially since I caught a glimpse of zebra covered padded headboards to be included in the space. Proof that classic doesn't have to be stuffy.











(images: Miles Redd, Boston Design Center Dream Home, Miles Redd, Elle Decor, Massucco Warner Miller)