Orange You Lovely

How great is this Hermès-inspired dining room/library? Designed by Bob Brown, the room features a beautiful orange lacquered Parsons table and floor-to-ceiling shelving used as both bar and bookshelf. This design is everything I look for in a room--comfortable, functional and super chic.

Photo via Atlanta Homes

Beautiful Home: 02.24.10

Gorgeous home of Mayer and Beau Buisson designed by Barbara Howard in Buckhead and featured in Atlanta Homes and Lifestyles.

For the living room the designer aimed to create

a space perfect for entertaining, but also comfortable

enough for a quiet night at home for the couple.

I love the fireplace and the natural palette, which

makes the roomcalm but also elegant and sophisticated.

I think this eating area off the kitchen is great. The

look of the varied seating really lends added interest.

I adore the zig zag settee in the dining room,

I'm pretty much a sucker for unique and mixed

seating. I also think its pretty great that the fabric

chosen is not only chic, but functional.

“They’re a young couple and have lots of nieces and nephews, so they were a little worried about the fabric holding up,” says the designer. “It’s just a cotton, but it actually has a thin vinyl coating. You can’t see it or feel it, so it still appears very elegant but is also durable.”

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