Photography by, Patti Gabriel Photography
Dining Room: Before
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One of our passions at The Design Source LTD is giving back to our community. Our Boho Gypsy, Glam Dining Room was designed for a one day event to benefit a local St. Louis charity, Haven of Grace. Haven of Grace serves young, homeless pregnant mothers and their children, supporting healthy moms and newborns. Another passion is collaborating with our industry partners as well as STL artists and entrepreneurs. This stunning custom home built by Slavin Runyan, www.srhomesstl.com/ offers a beautiful "context" for our glamorous "contents".
Step by Step Luxe Gypsy Dining Room
Photograph by, Patti Gabriel Photography
Below we provide you with design tips and secrets for achieving this creative, Luxe Gypsy Vibe!
First Step
Decide what you want your "POP of color" to be. Careful curated use of color adds drama, pow and WOW! Color serves as the focal point in this Dining Room and it can in yours too! I pulled in Benjamin Moore's Highlands Green to lacquer the mid-century credenza in honor of the color of the year, 2017 and just because I LOVED IT!
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 Photography by, Patti Gabriel Photography | Other dreamy colors from Benjamin Moore to add a "POP of color" are:
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Second Step
Art, Art Art! Your artwork makes your space. Art is 100% personal, art is all about anything that moves you and inspires you! PERIOD!! Select art that touches you in some way because these pieces will live with you over many years and, many times, over your entire life. Art becomes a familiar companion for you and your walls, giving you peace, memories and joy each time you pass by. Make certain that you invest in what inspires you!
 |  Photographs by, Patti Gabriel Photography |
Third Step
Lighting is KEY! Lighting is one of the most important aspects of your space. Lighting adds the wow factor to your room. It enhances your furnishings and accessories and imbues your space with personality! Lighting is mood work and task work and soft glowing work in a space. Do not overlook or underestimate the beautiful layers lighting creates when artfully selected to achieve a myriad of specific effects in a room. The more layering the better. Lighting is becoming a wonderfully sophisticated addition to a room, like fine jewelry, adding a rich completion and contemplation.
These are 3 lighting fixtures that we cannot live without! We are so eager to use these lighting fixtures for your home! If you are interested in these lighting fixtures, please call us!
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Fourth Step
Add furnishings! Mix it up and definitely create a collection that feels as if it has been collected over time. Pieces must play together in ways that feel good and balanced, in harmony with one another and the space. Below are the various selections in our Boho Glam Dining Room-WOW! Quite an assortment, right? But look at how these pieces flow together and yet what distinguishes them, too!
 Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Parsons Dining Table |  Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Ansel White Tibetan Fur Chair |
 Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Ada Side Chair |  Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Beverly Bar Cart |
Fifth Step
Dining Rooms offer an endless array of accessorizing opportunity! For our Boho Glam we layered leafy, bold green placemats, mother of pearl chargers along with three plates! Stunning, fun and really unexpected. Table top should be fun! Even the most serious settings will delight your guests if you think outside the box and add just a touch of anything unexpected! HAVE FUN! Think THEME and let your mind and heart go!! Our Dining Room features simple repetition of accessory pieces-Color is key with shapely bottles dancing across the length of the table and gold encircled marble balls adorning the mid-century buffet. Boldly scaled, crisp white lamps offer wonderful contrast with art and buffet; the scale, though unexpected, works because they balance the bigger than life art resting on the buffet.
Photography by, Patti Gabriel Photography
 Photography by, Patti Gabriel Photography |
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Sixth Step
Fresh flowers or succulents invite nature to the table. Always add fresh flowers to your dining experience! In our Dining Room, individual bud vases hold inexpensive coppery blooms adding just the perfect additional color to the table while keeping the organic peace of the setting. Succulents adorn the mid century inspired bar cart resting on a reclaimed wooden tray-wonderful contrast and another infusion of nature! Our little secret: The darling succulents are really edible CUPCAKES from La Patisserie Chouquette www.simonefaure.com/ bakery in STL! Yummy, fun AND a great twist on natural elements feeling at home in a glamorous Dining Room!
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