“Denise helped me create the Master Bedroom Suite of my dreams. We spent time together discussing what I envisioned and then her experience and creativity helped pull everything together. She is a true professional. She has great insight and wonderful ideas. I would highly recommend her and will be using her again…”
July 4th is considered the start of summer, but you don’t need the holiday to enjoy this custom upholstered bed and bedding in red, white & blue! The headboard fabric is in a vibrant red with small white stars. The reversible duvet has thick stripes on one side, and a blue knit weave on the other. Perfect for the tween-to-teen youth.
Storm King Art Center boasts rolling hills filled with unbelievable steel and abstract art sculptures. I chaperoned on a school class trip and was inspired and felt so at peace. The kids were amazed with the scale and beauty of these art forms set into the beautiful upstate NY landscape.
“Denise of DW Design and Decor LLC was a pleasure to work with. I found Denise to be creative, flexible and extremely knowledgeable. She has gift for color and design. She turned our wish list into a beautiful reality and in doing so transformed my home from drab to completely Fab!!! I would highly recommend her!”
Spectacular colors were seen in a vast array of unusual orchids at this special event held in the Spring. Mother Nature has certainly given us a beautiful palette to work with for our gardens & our homes!
The interest in travel to the Middle East that had earlier spawned a vast travel literature in Europe caught on in America as well. At international expositions, governments of the Near East erected pavilions in which objects and parts of buildings were shown and afterwards sold to American. The Metropolitans collection has continued to grow….
Artist Eric David Laxman sculpts substantial and elegant pieces. His chosen materials are metal and stone. He takes those raw composites and energetically transforms them into something at once very real and highly conceptual.
Watch how a small area can be transformed from a sleeping area into a lounge area before your eyes. Remarkable engineering! This was the highlight of my visit to the ICFF, International Contemporary Furniture Fair, NYC 2012
Sotheby’s was founded in London on March 11, 1744, when Samuel Baker auctioned “several hundred scarce and valuable books” from the library of Sir John Stanley for a few hundred pounds. Since then, Sotheby’s has distinguished itself as a leader in the auction world…
Once a major whaling port with two dozen whaling ships, this town is rich in history.
Located on the “other fork” of Long Island, opposite Montauk Point, this quaint town is not only beautiful in the summer, but comes alive with Holiday Magic in December too!
Retailers & Designers from all over the world come to visit and purchase from the 14 million square feet of furniture & accessory showrooms, housed in 180 buildings…
Juxtaposition and Contrast, Color and Texture. This fall is all about making a statement, often using pieces you already own, but in new mode..
“The role of the designer is to not only create a unique design that satisfies all of the needs and functionality of the room for the client, but to know how best to pick and choose, and where to find the items.” Just part of the evolving role of the Interior Designer…
“Denise is a pleasure to work with. Professional, creative and invested in seeing our project through to our liking.”
Kips Bay Showhouse in NYC always proves to be the most inspiring to visit…
The annual Architectural Digest Home Show at Pier 94 in NYC attracts the work of many manufacturers and artists. There is also a special section called ‘Dining By Design’. Dozens of wildly creative dining environments are created and on view as part of a fundraising gala event, to benefit AIDS research.
The common element throughout is good design. There’s always a reason why an element is chosen for a certain place, whether it’s a colorful painting in a room or a specific fabric on a chair. There’s also a functionality to every item that is unique to each project’s solution. It’s sort of like an oversized jigsaw puzzle with a place and reason for each piece.
“Your rooms are like a painting. Each component is a brushstroke to create the whole picture. It’s magic every time!”
