Designer Notes

Vibrant hues against backdrops of deep black and bright white add an energetic, futuristic flair to your living room.



Earthy browns and tans, reflecting the colors of rock, stone and soil, will be trendy for some time to come.



The living room is a place to de-stress and unwind, and color can be an important element in bringing together style and a playful sense of whimsy.



A focused color scheme of red, orange, tan and black transforms the space from bland and boring to vibrant and modern.



Add accent colors to a basic color scheme to make the room pop!

Accent Throws

Staying Classy

A throw placed over a sofa's armrest allows for a sophisticated, classic look for this living room.

An Elegant Presence

Matching a throw with pillows gives the living room a touch of elegance.

A Pop of Color

Adding a brightly-colored throw adds an unexpected pop to the living room.

Faux Fabulous

Using a faux fur throw adds texture and warmth to the living room.

Neutral Beauty

A neutral-colored throw ties all the colors in a room together.

Glass Vases

Everyone needs an assortment of great vases for creating artful displays of flowers or dried botanicals. Add a personal touch to your collection with Pottery Barn monogrammable Square Vases.

Contrasting rounded interiors and square silhouettes make displaying floral arrangements easy and elegant.

Heavy bases and handblown sides support delicate dahlias as well as flowering boughs.

All vases available at Pottary Barn and my store.

Paris Art

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One of my sons travels with his firm, as a Senior Consultant for Cooper Design Group, based in San Franciso.

Chris Noessel is a senior consultant at Cooper. His industry experience ranges from owning a small, museum-focused company in Houston to working with Microsoft's futures prototyping group in Seattle. For marchFIRST he was Director of Information Architecture, conducting research and design for notable web sites such as Apple, SEGA, and Harmon Kardon. He was one of the founding graduates of the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea. He is currently writing and speaking about a work being coauthored with Nathan Shedroff about how science fiction and design influence each other.



Chris, sends me gifts from many of his travels from around the world. He will be leaving for Asia soon, OH, do I love...Asian anything!!!!! FYI, he also designed the logo for "Serenity In Design" which you see at the top of my website.

I had the art framed at a local frame shop in Charlotte. Judy Horn at, fast frame, was able to assist me by selecting a matt that would not cover the signed writings and brought the colors together beautifully.

Be sure to click all of the links in the article for a little history of the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. The other links allow me to introduce my son to you. If you live in Charlotte the link for the frame shop will show you directions and services at Judy's website.

Classic Attic

Looking for treasures! Classic Attic is a consignment store seeking antiques and fine home furnishings. Are you getting ready to move, redecorate or just clean out some rooms? Now there's a better way to spring clean. Empty YOUR attic into the CLASSIC ATTIC!

New arrivals daily, LOVE,LOVE, LOVE this zebra print accent chair!!!! The perfect focal point for any room.

Perfect for the bedroom, or dorm room. This is a fresh design print which could give you a great color splash accented with browns and celery, greens and rust.

Ahhh, the perfect wing back chair, with the ever so popular mini print which blends with most any decor.

Located right in the midst of Myers Park, SouthPark, Eastover and Dilworth, Classic Attic is tucked behind Park Road Shopping Center next to The Gardens of BlackHawk Hardware. We're specializing in antiques, finer accessories and decorator pieces - especially those one-of-a-kind items.

Looking for treasures?

Don't have anything to sell but you're looking for that perfect table, armoire or Oriental rug for a special place in your home? Classic Attic is the finer consigner. Come by soon and check back regularly, the treasures are moving quickly and inventory is coming in every day.

Call Ede Graves at Classic Attic (704) 521-3750 for details on how to bid farewell to those items just taking up space (and make some money at the same time) or stop in and pay us a visit!

Hours of operation:

Mon- Fri 10:00 am- 6:00 pm

Sat 10:00 am - 4:00 pm 4301-C Park Road

Charlotte, NC 28209

(704) 521-3750

Conversation Pieces

The rune bed curves face inward to create an imaginative sleeping environment.
Poplar wood

Paper softwall is a beautiful, lightweight, freestanding wall that can be arranged into almost any shape, or easily compressed into a compact sheaf and stored away.
softwall dampens sound and can both absorb and transmit light.
The paper softwall is made from 400 layers of honeycombed translucent white,
fire-retardant paper, bounded by natural wool felt ends.
the thick felt ends fold to create handles when the wall is open, and form a casing when the wall is compressed.

Outdoor yin&yang four seater sofa pvc webbing, stainless steel, sunbrella upholstery available in sand or walnut

Mama-Inspired by organic structures and departing from the standard form Roderick Vos of Design Studio Maupertuus cloned the chosen shape and created a beautiful assemblage. Surprising in its apparent simplicity it ranges from gilded to understated matte.

Sponge Vase

Indoor Croissant Sofa made of pvc webbing, stainless steel, and sunbrella upholstery

Twentieth Collection hand blown mirrored glass pendants in hues of silver and gold.

The Neiman Touch

Collectibles

Capiz-Shell Mirror

This has been a guide to John Richard Collections, the ultimate in home decor accessories and more upscale home collectibles . Horchow and Neiman Marcus carry his Collections.