Want to see how much fun some bold colours and patterns can bring to a space? Check out the work below by British interior designer and sculptor Kathy Dalwood. Love the eclectic vintage vibe and the saturated colours.

As I promised yesterday, here is another gem from the portfolio of Jessica Helgerson. I can’t quite decide which I love more. This one is a bit more mid-century while yesterday’s project was a bit more glamourous. Here’s what Jessica had to say about this project:

“A complete remodel of a once run-down split- level ranch house. This project involved removing the existing kitchen entirely to create a bright, airy great room. The existing master bath was removed as well and relocated to the back of the house where it now opens on to a lovely garden. The color palette is extremely restrained throughout with dark ebonized floors, white walls, and splashes of various shades of green. All the furnishings, including the gorgeous rocking chaise, are vintage finds that we reupholstered and refinished, with the exception of the coffee table which was made by Jessica’s husband architect YIANNI DOULIS from a slab of locally salvaged eastern hardrock maple. Antiques – including a pair of Portuguese eel traps hanging over the mantle, the Chinese garden stools, a rustic mirrored cabinet, and the French blown glass demi-john bottles – add a patina of age. The master bathroom cabinets are made of kirei board – an engineered panel product made from the stalks of the Sorghum plant which is grown around the world for food.“

(Photos by Lincoln Barbour)

Jessica Helgerson emailed us the other day to give us a peak into some of her recent work. I was excited because it had been quite some time since I had blogged her work. Let me say that I love colour in my life, but I can’t get over how she can use virtually no colour but white/creams and chocolate brown/black and make it look SOOOOOOO good. Absolutely gorgeous spaces, that I imagine her clients will enjoy for a quite some time, as her design aesthetic is elegantly hip and timeless. So let’s get on with the first project – thanks to Jessica for sending along some descriptions (photos by Lincoln Barbour).

This project is a complete remodel of a turn-of-the-century Southeast Portland four-square. We gutted a small and disfunctional kitchen, back pantry and mud room to create a large and airy kitchen; added box beams to the dining room, separated the entry from the living room with a deep-cased opening which created two ledges for seating or plants, added a mantle, built-in shelves, and two windows at the fireplace; as well as adding a second window, a wood ceiling and wainscoting to the upstairs bathroom. Woodwork throughout much of the house was stained a dark ebony as were the floors on the first floor.

We wanted to create a space that was both glamorous for the Portland hipster couple who live in the house as well as appropriate for the house itself and its period. The new woodwork is designed to look original but the dark stain adds an element of elegance and surprise. With the furnishings we created an eclectic blend of modern and ethnic pieces that are unified by their color and scale. Many of the pieces were custom made locally: the sofa that fits into the bay window; the living room chairs which are cozily upholstered in sheepskin; the dining room benches and table top; and the blown glass sculptures, by Portland-based glass artist ANDY PAIKO.

Anyone else having heart palpitations over that kitchen and ALL the incredible light fixtures? (!!!) Stay tuned tomorrow for another one of Jessica’s projects.

I’d like to wish all my fellow Canadians a Happy Canada Day. On this day I hope you’re all hanging out at a cottage consuming exorbitant amounts of beer and having a fun day off. It’s supposed to thunderstorm here in the nation’s capital which will put a wee bit of a damper (ha) on festivities down at Parliament Hill. Anyhoo, in keeping with the theme of the day, I thought I’d post some photos of red and white spaces. Enjoy – and don’t drink and drive kids.

House Beautiful

design*sponge

elledeco

Sunset

New York Magazine

Eugeni Pons

Tsao & McKown Architects

Beach Studios

Marie Claire Maison

Matthew Gleason

New York Social Diary

Ken Gutmaker

New York Magazine

Blount Design

Tracey Garet

House Beautiful

Lucas Allen	Lucas Allen
Lynn Morgan	Dexter Hodges
Oberto Gili	Nicolas Mathéus
Apartment Therapy	Jason Loucas
Paul Costello	Brian Andriola