My Houzz: a town house that is Big on style - Hillary Taymour fashion designer behind the shop of women based in New York Collina Strada has always had big ideas about design. At age 10, she had already planned overhaul of its complex room which included an acrylic floor with sand below, the walls of the fish tank, a boat-shaped bed and integrated lights in the floor so you can see the submarine design in the night.
it applied the same kind of creativity in 2014 when she started renovating his small New York apartment he equipped his simple, modern aesthetic.
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Houzz at a Glance
who lives here Hillary Taymour and three years Blue Merle Pomerania, Powwow
Location Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City
Size 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom bathroom
who lives here Hillary Taymour and three years Blue Merle Pomerania, Powwow
Location Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City
Size 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom bathroom
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Before photo
before the amount of natural light that came into space was amazing, despite being on the ground floor, 'said Taymour his apartment. As founder of the clothing line for women Collina Strada, she is always traveling to fashion shows and other events. The apartment has high ceilings, and she immediately saw the potential of them for luggage and equipment.
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after One of the biggest Taymour design decisions made was to break down the wall to the second bathroom to create more living space. "I wanted the kitchen to be very involved in the living room feel more open and light. It was a big decision but necessary, "she said.
Taymour also uses the kitchen island as a workspace for planning concepts, hold meetings and sort last minute flight arrangements.
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Taymour also uses the kitchen island as a workspace for planning concepts, hold meetings and sort last minute flight arrangements.
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One of his preferred choice of design is the exposed masonry, especially here in the bathroom. "It's subtle, but it adds an interesting element that makes the room more beautiful and special, she said.
air plants, Hibiscus Flowershop.
air plants, Hibiscus Flowershop.
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overall, the apartment was a step down in size from the previous Taymour home in Los Angeles, which had an entire room dedicated to his clothes. "To avoid making too my little room, I ended up taking 12 inches on the bathroom to allow dressing, she said. "When it came down to it, literally every inch counted. Taymour went with mosaic tiles for flooring and subway tiled shower area.
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for Taymour, interior design is an extension of fashion design, and she go her own interiors + social studies. "It was always what inspires me and has been a fun, creative process for me to clear my mind of the fast-paced world of fashion, she said. She designed the full-length mirror, called object B, in her living room, and is an example of mounting sensitivity to make functional art.
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Taymour describes his style as "modern minimalism with a comfortable approach New Age '. His room, with warm brick walls that make up the palette clean bedding, illustrates this vision.
hanging wall, Julie Thevenot.
hanging wall, Julie Thevenot.
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the mix of esthetics from New York and Los Angeles is apparent on her dressing table, which is accessorized with sunglasses, pink quartz crystals and a cactus.
Dresser, Restoration Hardware. Terrarium, Urban Outfitters. Pyramids, healing crystals. Painting Suzannah Wainhouse.
Dresser, Restoration Hardware. Terrarium, Urban Outfitters. Pyramids, healing crystals. Painting Suzannah Wainhouse.
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other mirrors + Taymour for social studies, D object is displayed in an alcove in her room.
Connections dining chair, Overstock. Fado lamp, Ikea.
Connections dining chair, Overstock. Fado lamp, Ikea.
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powwow is sitting in front of three conceptual Taymour designed stools.
Object E stools + social studies. Private Parts :. 2 carpet, cold picnic
Object E stools + social studies. Private Parts :. 2 carpet, cold picnic
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Right + social studies is made in New York. Marble and glass are cut in Williamsburg, and the wood is shaped in Bushwick, another area of Brooklyn.
painting on the left, Gail Stoicheff.
painting on the left, Gail Stoicheff.
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'I love my apartment, but I dream, Taymour said. "I have two dream spaces: one being a, minimum large white room with white floors and white work table that disappears into the distance. It is a house that is so sterile, I can just be alone, draw and create, with zero distractions design or other influences, Taymour said.
"My second dream space would be a great, open, modern structure north of the state or perhaps the desert somewhere. I want to live in a beautiful modern house, perhaps next to a waterfall or hot spring.
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"My second dream space would be a great, open, modern structure north of the state or perhaps the desert somewhere. I want to live in a beautiful modern house, perhaps next to a waterfall or hot spring.
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