Happy New Year!
Design Clique’s Top 10 Blog Posts
First, a very special thank you to everyone who stopped by Design Clique in 2010 to read what we have to share. Hopefully you find the content helpful, informative and fun. Have ideas on how we could make our blog better in 2011? We’d love to get your feedback! Click here to let us know what you think. Now…
Design Clique’s Top 10 (most read) blog posts of 2010
9. Different chairs around the dining table… yay or nay?
7. Double duty: Home office and guest room
6. Mid-century Modern Furniture
5. Guest post: Modern Homes in DC (thanks Modern Capital)
How Do You Vastu?
This How Do You Vastu? Entry was sent in by Misty Gray, a BFA candidate for Interior Design at GWU. She is also a student of the NEWH (the Hospitality Industry Network) and a student at the Art Institute of Design. Misty’s design scheme is beautifully put together and portrays a sense of mid century design. The way she juxtaposed the organic shape of Vastu’s Harmony sofa against the geometric shape of the Lexington bookcase and Rodin & Pau coffee table is very effective and creates an aesthetically pleasing space. Thank you Misty for showing us How You Vastu!
Flickr finds: Jade and chocolate
Inspired by some gorgeous shots of a jade and chocolate office space featured on Delight by Design, we decided to do a round-up of interior design projects with a similar color palette.
How to revitalize an unused fireplace
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New to the showroom…
A few of our Herman Miller pieces have arrived. We’re expecting quite a few more items from Herman Miller to be delivered in the new year (so stay tuned!), but these were the first items to arrive…
Airia Desk
All that glitters is…
… gold. Great lyrics from ‘All Star’ by Smash Mouth – remember that song??.
1. Bella mirror
Design Direction
Do you have a challenging space or need some design guidance? Design Direction is a chance for you to submit photos or videos of your design challenge(s) and a Vastu interior designer will provide you with some help. Every Wednesday we will feature one reader’s submission.
“I am buying a new house on the water. I want to make it warm but I need to use my old furniture that is black and red leather, black and red carpet, and also a glass coffee table. How do I combine it with my dream of a warm, light and woody living room?”
Ray says…
Hello! Congratulations on your new home! In order to achieve a warm, light, woody living room, I would consider introducing some Asian-inspired motifs. Silk embroidered pillows, wall hangings with black script, roughly hewn wooden bowls and vase – think Shanghai in the 1920′s. Read more
Places to go | Folks to know – DC
Do you enjoy good food? What about great service? Then you should try Ripple in Cleveland Park. The menu features seasonal ingredients from local sources, over 50 wines by the glass starting at $6 a glass, and over 50 wines by the bottle starting at $50 per bottle. The restaurant has become a favorite with the Vastu staff and a few of our clients. We loved the lobster ravioli and the potato leek soup. YUM!
To keep up with what’s happening at Ripple, you can follow them on Twitter or join them on Facebook.
Pets on (really great) furniture
We couldn’t get enough of the adorable pets on Knoll furniture featured on Curbed.com, so we decided to share a few with you here.
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