Alivia's Purple Inspired Design Board!

My dear friends little girl Alivia is about to have her own room for the very first time! Her mom wants to surprise her with a room that is girly but also a room that she can grow into as she gets older. She loves having friends sleep over, so having extra sleeping space is essential. She loves the color purple too! So her mom reached out to me for some design ideas and I have put together this board labeled as #1. I will work up some other options but I have to say I love this!

Starting with my favorite element is the first sample in the far upper left hand corner of geometric wallpaper that would line the walls in her room. The larger geometric fabric would be an accent somewhere in the room. The chinoiserie fabric which is amazing would be the fabric for a few european pillows and a duvet cover that would accent the adorable white and aqua bedding from Serena & Lily. The area rug from Lulu and Georgia and the curtain panels are also from Serena & Lily. Sweet bone inlaid side tables, white gourd lamps, cute elephant stool and mirror from Ballard Designs are the perfect accents to the room. What do you think, do you love or just like it?

Client Dining Room Design Board

I have been busy with a couple of clients these past few months and designs are finally coming together. I am sharing below a basic design board for a client that lives in a historical federal colonial. The rooms have great bones with amazing architecture and wood floors. She desired an eclectic feel but had already purchased quite a few pieces of traditional furniture. So I had to incorporate these pieces in the design. For example, she had her dining room table, sofa, chairs etc. So I came up with this board for her dining room. I am loving the results so far but we are far from being being completed. When that happens, hopefully within the next couple of weeks, I will get some great before and after photos to share with you. For now I hope this is enough....

Masculine Design Board!

I love this leather sofa from Lee Industries and I thought I would pull a design board together just for fun! Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Mid Century Boys Nursery!

Need ideas for your nursery? My recent design board may help if you are expecting a baby boy! The colors and furniture chosen can be easily used during the transition from infant to toddler. Any thoughts?

Industrial Glam Office

Gently pushing clients out of their comfort zone with interior decor is one of the many reasons why individuals   look to interior designers in the first place. You may see something that you love perhaps a wall color, sofa, artwork but you are just not sure how to pull it all together and afraid of making the financial investment and not loving the final outcome. Well, decorators like myself also have to push themselves out of their comfort zones and be able to bring to life the vision the client or they may even have even if they are nervous about it. I did that with this design above. Industrial style decor is not up there on my top favorite styles out right now but I do love exposed brick walls and the some architectural elements of it, for example beams, industrial doors and windows etc. So how did I do bringing some glam into this space? I always love to hear your feedback:)

Turquoise Ikat Design Board!

Tradition with a Twist!

Lately, I have been going a little design board crazy because it is so much fun.............any thoughts??

Loft Design Board!

A wonderful new tool has helped me in creating this design board for an industrial loft. I can pull together any design for clients that would like one. Please contact me and we can discuss options and pricing. Design boards are a very affordable route is designing a room so please don't hesitate to email me at dabriant@gmail.com!

Family Room Design!

A beautiful family that live locally contacted me for some help with their family room and I was HAPPY to help! The have a challenging shape to the room and had a few things that needed to be taken into consideration? Do you notice what it may be?

The kitchen has a really nice long bar height counter top with 4 stools that pushes a bit into the family room space. The couple will be replacing the carpet with wood flooring at some point within the next year so they requested to have another carpet to layer on top of the existing one for the time being. Thinking about moving the stools in an out was a consideration with the type of rug selected. I wanted something that would not make that difficult especially as their kiddies get a little older and will want to do it themselves. The angle of the ceiling and soffit also played into the selection as well as a specific budget, another little one is on the way this week! The wall color will also stay the same for now. Designing with these types of parameters is challenging and fun at the same time. The design is coming together in stages so I should be sharing some more photos soon. But here are some of the selections that have been made together them!

Some of these selections are not a definite but we want to bring a pop of color into the room, so lavender or maybe even a tangerine or coral may be the way we go. I will keep you posted! Thanks for reading and have a great Monday!

Waterfront Living Room Design!

Creating a design for a living room in a NJ waterfront apartment was a great challenge and fun experience. My client is a busy professional single woman looking for a complete update in her new apartment. She wanted to incorporate certain colors lilac and soft blues and also wanted to keep her beautiful armoire that is a cherished possession. She had already begun the design by purchasing the Milo Sofa in cream from Macy's, so with the armoire and sofa already in the mix, my challenge was creating a design using traditional and contemporary pieces. Here are some photos of her apartment when I met with her for the first time!

Wow, what a view! Notice the window frames are a permanent teal blue color and that also needed to be taken into consideration. The angle of the window was another interesting feature and because she doesn't plan on staying there indefinitely, we decided on custom drapes that frame the window on both sides that can be taken with her when she moves. So here is one of the design boards I presented to her and with some tweaking, she has moved ahead with her apartment. Can't wait to see the final results!

What do you think? I certainly love it but I would love my reader's feedback so please leave me a comment below, it would mean so much!

**Update: The turquoise board used here is not the chosen wall color:) There is going to be a painted feature wall behind the sofa (maybe a soft blue) and the rest of the room is off white.

Entry Way Design by Denise Briant Interiors!

First impressions may not always prove true but they definitely make an impression that is usually not forgotten. Well, that has been true in most cases with me......The first space someone walks into your home may be a entry way or foyer, some have grander spaces than others but either way you can have an inviting and welcoming space.

For me a perfect entry has some space to sit and put down what you may be carrying like a handbag or a bag of groceries. I also love the option to sit down and put on or take my shoes off. Jayson Home and Garden has had this great seating piece that I have been eyeing up for a while now. This settee has inspired me to put together a entry way design that has a classic look with an ethnic twist. First, this soft peach wall color would be a great starting point!

via Horchow

via Jayson Home and Garden

via One Kings Lane

via Crate and Barrel

via CandelabraShop

I hope you like this design and please leave me your comments, good or bad, I always love your feedback! Thanks and have a beautiful day!

Baby Girl's Nursery E Design!

A beautiful young family from Basking Ridge, NJ are anticipating the arrival of their first little baby girl! We have been discussing her baby's nursery and they have chosen this beautiful bedding from Restoration Hardware and the canvas baskets. These selections have been the basis for my e-design. Taupe and soft pink really complement each other and are very soothing together. Perfect for a nursery! If you want to know where to find these selections, contact me via email. 

Powder Blue Sofa Design Board!

Last week I came across a green colored sofa that I loved. I lean towards neutral sofas as a safe and a stand the test of time purchase as our taste evolves. But for the more adventurous, a sofa with a pop of color is a great option. So instead of going over the top with this design below I chose a sofa with a soft color as the center of the design scheme. Please tell me what you like about the design!