The DB Files » Interior Design

Mad Men

diane — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:50:09 +0000

Season 4 of Mad Men premiered yesterday in the US! Very excited to watch another dramatic season and I can’t wait to see all the beatutiful 1960’s costumes and decor.

Sixx Design

diane — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:06:40 +0000

On my recent trip to NYC for the launch of Susanna Salk’s Room for Children I was lucky enough to meet Cortney and Robert Novogratz from Sixx Design. As parents of 7 children, yes 7, they are such an inspirational team and do an amazing job at converting ‘wrecks’ into fabulous, stylish homes. Their design aesthetic mixes old and new (which they do flawlessly), and combines interesting finds from overseas as well as an impressive collection of artwork from young artists.

If you haven’t heard of them (where have you been?!), have a look at some of my favourite images below, or jump on their website at www.sixxdesign.com

Images courtesy of Sixx Design

You can also catch this amazing duo on Bravo TV’s 9 by Design. The series follows Cortney and Robert’s life over a 6 month period, during which they worked on 6 huge design projects including the Bungalow Hotel, a 10,000 square foot glass house on Manhattan’s West Side Highway and the conversion of a gun shop located on the edge of Soho into a stunning home. Although it hasn’t been released in Australia yet, I have been able to watch the series and absolutely love it!

As if all that wasn’t enough, their new book Downtown Chic is also available and contains most of their projects up to now. I just received my copy and can’t wait to start flipping through!

Arbre de Matisse

diane — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:54:02 +0000

How amazing does Tory Burch’s breakfast room look decorated completely in China Sea’s Arbre de Matisse. Despite the excessive use of the beautiful fabric, she has made it work and has created a really fun room! I would love to sit there everyday for breakfast.

The same room was then transformed into a lounge for Tina Barney’s photo shoot of Tory’s Spring 2010 collection. I love how everything blends together and the only thing that allows you to distinguish what’s what is the brush fringe on the pillows!

The Arbre de Matisse print, inspired by Matisse’s work, is one of Quadrille’s most popular fabrics. Below are some pictures of how other designers have used it.

Images courtesy of Habitually Chic

Arbre de Matisse is available from Diane Bergeron Interiors.

Bookshelves

diane — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:27:36 +0000

Bookshelves are not just a place to store your books… They’re fabulous places to arrange your books and display special items (artwork, photos, candles, sculptures etc…) which can really make a feature out of the space while also creating loads of character. Here are some inspirational bookshelves which really add to the rooms they’re in.

Most images courtesy of Lonny Magazine and Apartment Therapy

Country House

diane — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 01:20:57 +0000

As we’re in the process of doing up our little weekend hideaway, I have been searching for inspiration everywhere and came across two of my absolute favourite country houses: John Loecke and Jason Oliver Nixon’s Monkey Cottage and Sixx Design’s Great Barrington House.

Monkey Cottage, an old one room school house, is the most charming cottage. I just love the yellow door!

Images courtesy of Country Living

Great Barrington House, the Novograd’s country retreat, is another beautiful house which has inspired me a lot! Again, the yellow shutters are absolutely stunning.

Images courtesy of Sixx Design

Now I can’t stop thinking about going down to our country house for the weekend! I can’t wait to snuggle up in front of the fire and start reading my new book.
Have a fabulous weekend!

LivingEtc Cover August 2010

diane — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:32:20 +0000

We just want to say a huge thank you to everyone at LivingEtc in London for the article in your August issue. We’re thrilled to be on the cover and have an eight page spread!!!

Winter wonderland

diane — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 22:00:45 +0000

I’m in complete denial about how cold it is in Melbourne at the moment. So I thought I should get into the spirit of winter by sharing some inspiring winter retreats. Who could complain about the weather if you lived in this cozy hideaway designed by Ralph Lauren?!

Images courtesy of Habitually Chic

Black & Spiro invite

diane — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:04:47 +0000

I’m so excited to have just received our invitation to the opening of Black and Spiro’s new Brisbane store.
Of course the invite was in true Anna style – vibrantly coloured and enclosed in a bright pink envelope

Thanks Anna, we hope we can attend!

Domino is back…

diane — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:16:38 +0000

We are all extremely excited about the news that the beloved archives of Domino magazine are back online…finally! We all have brides.com to thank for making the eagerly awaited archives accessible again.

The tiny, yet seriously stylish apartment of Tori Mellott, the decoration editor of Domino.

Keep checking brides.com for more Domino updates…and have fun!!!

Mary McDonald and Quadrille

diane — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 05:23:05 +0000

In this month’s House Beautiful magazine Quadrille’s new Kazak fabric is featured again in the whimsical yet sophisticated tent design by LA based interior designer Mary McDonald. McDonald uses scores of bold colour, pattern and texture in her design (including fabrics Saya Gata and Meloire Reverse by Alan Campbell through Quadrille) while maintaining balance across the room.