DESIGN LINE: A Few of My Favorite Things

Kelly Taylor, GoLocalProv Home Design Contributor

DESIGN LINE: A Few of My Favorite Things

If you saw the stack of magazines beside my desk your jaw may hit the floor. Our office is bombarded with postcards, magazines, catalogs and other marketing materials daily. There are so many materials, finishes and furnishings to choose from there are times even we get overwhelmed by all that’s available today. But if there’s one thing we have gotten really great at, it’s filtering. Here are some cool things that have hit my desk recently and while I can’t use everything I love in my projects, hopefully I can rest assured that some of you will!

Must-Have Design Pieces For Your Home

Bioethanol fireplace

SIMPLE is the key word with these inserts. No flue. No chimney. No gas. No electricity. Eco-smart fireplaces build into a new wall opening or an existing fireplace cavity.

Photo: www.ecosmartfire.com

Cube side table

In a variety of cool colors, this new side table from Jonathan Adler is a reasonably priced way to add some kick to your living room.

Photo: www.jonathanadler.com

Towering floor lamp

Functional sculpture is my design weakness. If this light column, which comes in a number of sizes and colors, doesn’t make it into one of my client’s homes, it will make it into my own.

The Roy side chair

Blu Dot Furniture’s new upholstered dining chair manages to have a padded seat and be stackable, but even more, it looks really cool and comes in under $200.

Textured tables

Raffia-wrapped tables have been happening in high end design for some time, but now the trend is hitting the main stream, meaning you can get it for less. Textured surfaces are must haves in every home.

Black + white photography

Peter Neumann’s Dunes series is the latest obsession I have in black and white photography. Stunning sharp contrast is classic and never goes out of style.

The Lauren desk

Simplicity is the result of reduction, which is a very complex design concept. This desk represents everything I want in a piece of furniture: functional, simple and sustainably made.

The 21st century toilet

Meet the toilet of the future. It has a motion-activated heated seat, a foot warmer, plays music and cleans itself (and even your bottom) when you’re done. Maybe in a few years you’ll be able to score one of these for less than $4500.

REK bookcase

In both a large and kid-sized version, this unique shelving system transforms the oft-used space dividing bookcase into a visual masterpiece. What’s more: it’s width is adjustable until it completely closes, leaving no single open shelf exposed.

The Eli rug

If you lay a striking pattern on the floor like this Angela Adams hand-tufted rug, your furnishings can be simple and solid and you’ll still have a stunning room. There is no going wrong with a simple palette of black and white.

Kelly Taylor

Kelly Taylor has 15 plus years of experience in the field of interior design. She is the 2012 recipient of New England Home magazine’s “5 Under 40” award for excellence in design as well as Rhode Island Monthly magazine’s 2012 and 2013 Gold Awards for residential interior design. She practices residential and commercial interior design in Providence, Rhode Island. Find her on twitter at @ktidnet, visit her website at www.ktid.net or check her out on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/KellyTaylorInteriorDesign.

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