Lorenzo Castillo’s Chic Madrid Store

{Lorenzo Castillo’s New Store in the Heart of Madrid}

After many years as one of the most renowned interior designers in Spain, Lorenzo Castillo has expanded his design firm to include a new store in Madrid. The store offers custom-designed furniture by Castillo along with vintage finds from the twentieth century as well as fabrics from his collection with Gastón y Daniela. The store exemplifies Lorenzo’s chic style—juxtaposing magnificent antiques and vintage pieces with modern furnishings and abstract art. Each piece seems to tell a story and lends itself towards creating the type of effortless, layered interiors that Castillo is known for-- spaces filled with eclectic pieces, bold patterns, rich colors, and art from a cross-section of periods, all composed with brilliant panache. Castillo opened his first antiques store in Madrid in 1992, which served as a launch pad for his career in interior design. It seems that all things come full circle as Castillo’s new store allows him to offer his customers access to the same wonderful pieces that inspire his design work.

{Pieces from many eras and styles can be found in Lorenzo Castillo’s store.}

{Isn’t the wall treatment incredible? At first, I thought it was silver leaf, but I am not 100% certain. What I do know for sure is that this desk is absolutely gorgeous!}

{Cool Dining Chairs and Lamps}

{Lorenzo Castillo stocks vintage items from the 1920s-1980s in his store.}

{I love these chairs! The shape and combination of upholstery fabrics is fantastic. The wood inlay and brass trim on the end table are pretty fabulous, too.}

{Each item in this store could be considered a statement piece, yet they work beautifully independently or grouped together.}

{I love everything in this photo—the malachite wall, brass table, accessories, and sconces. This vignette is insane!}

{Another vignette with so many great pieces. I really love the clean lines and worn leather on the chair.}

{The next time I am in Madrid, Lorenzo Castillo will be at the top of my list of places to visit!}

{Images via Lorenzo Castillo}

This Week’s Quote

{Image via Pinterest}

Fabulous Room Friday 05.17.13

This week’s fabulous room is this gorgeous sun porch by one of my all-time favorite designers, Eric Cohler. The room is part of the Adamsleigh Showhouse in Greensboro, North Carolina which Traditional Home sponsored. The house opened last month, coinciding with High Point Market, but unfortunately, I wasn’t able to go see it in person.

This room exemplifies why I am such a fan of Eric’s design work. I love the way in which he mixes classic and contemporary as well as his appreciation of bold color and patterns. His work is always beautifully layered, sophisticated, and chic while feeling fresh, never stuffy.

{First, I am completely obsessed with this gorgeous parchment and brass coffee table from Pearson. Isn’t it chic? I also love the shape of the sofa and the fact that Eric selected a bright, playful ikat for the French chair. He mixes styles and time periods so well. There are several bold patterns in this space—the chair, the screen, the rug, and the striped ceiling, but they all work quite well together and don’t compete for attention.}

{How incredible is this striped ceiling? His Star Flush Mounts are the perfect accent! I noticed that Eric also included a couple of other pieces from his lighting collection—the Rome Floor Lamp and Caged Table Lamp in the sun porch.}

{Image No. 1 via Traditional Home | Images No. 2 and 3 via Apartment Therapy}

Get the Look: Betsy Burnham

{Living Room designed by Betsy Burnham as featured in House Beautiful}

Interior designer, Betsy Burnham’s work is well known for its laidback, sophisticated bohemian vibe. It’s the perfect version of polished California eclectic style. She takes design risks embracing bold colors, ethnic textiles, and almost always includes a nod to Chinoiserie and Hollywood Regency in the spaces she designs.

{Living Room Designed by Betsy Burnham as featured in Lonny}

{Design by Betsy Burnham | Photo via Lonny}

{Pink Quadrille Sofas are the Focal Point of this Living Room designed by Betsy Burnham and featured in House Beautiful}

{Living Room designed by Betsy Burnham as featured in House Beautiful}

If you’re a fan of Betsy’s work, be sure to log on to One Kings Lane on Monday evening beginning at 8:00 pm CST as she will be hosting a Tastemaker Tag Sale featuring some amazing pieces reflective of the style she is famous for. Here’s a sneak peek of a few of the fun finds that will be part of the sale. I love the leopard chair and vintage Gucci ashtray!

Life Lately…

{Fresh Peonies in a Mint Julep Cup to Brighten up my Entryway}

The past couple of weeks have been fantastic. It’s been a bit of a transition period for me. After two years as Director of Marketing at Visual Comfort, I decided in February that it was time to go back out on my own again and my last day there was May 1st. I learned so much while with the company and was able to meet so many fantastic people, but I felt it was time to finally tap into what I know is my calling and start a new chapter. While it is always unnerving to leave a secure job with benefits to start a new venture, I have no doubt that I’ve made the right decision. There really isn’t anything like having the flexibility that comes from working for yourself. I feel like I have my life back and things are just as they should be. I’m not quite ready to unveil my newest project just yet, so stay tuned! I will share everything with you over the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, here’s a glimpse of what I’ve been up to recently!

{Lauren, Meg, and I went to the opening of the Houston Decorative Center’s Spring Market which included a keynote presentation on branding by the handsome John Robshaw and fabulous Mary McDonald.}

{We celebrated Fabian’s birthday. It’s crazy to think that we were 19 and 20 when we first met and now here we are at 31 and 33. Where does the time go? If you live in Houston and you haven’t had Mom’s Chocolate Cake at Benjy’s, drop whatever you’re doing and go order a piece immediately if not sooner. It is off the charts!}

{I was finally able to visit my friend Daniel at his gorgeous store, AREA. They recently moved to a new location and as always, the store is full of chic finds in artfully arranged vignettes. Daniel has an amazing eye.}

{I also spotted this super stylish vignette featuring a plaster console table and some gorgeous brass goodies at AREA.}

{We saw The Great Gatsby this weekend and loved it. Sure, a lot of people are saying it was more style than substance, but sometimes, I’m okay with that. The movie was intoxicating in the best way possible and I can’t get this beautiful song out of my head. Obsessed!}

{I’ve been busy finishing up several design projects around my house for a photo shoot that is happening next week. I had beautiful, new linen curtains with Greek key trim made by The Curtain Exchange and could not be happier with them. They’re gorgeous and transformed my house. I also learned a ton from Georgina, the founder of The Curtain Exchange, so look for a post including everything you could ever need to know about curtains and a full project reveal to come soon.}

{We recently had this custom built-in made for our family room and my sweet and handy husband installed a pair of Dean Picture Lights by Alexa Hampton over the weekend to finish the piece off. I’m really happy with how it turned out!}

What’s new with you? Have you seen Gatsby? I’ve talked to a lot of other bloggers about this and the general consensus seems to be that readers don’t comment as much as they used to. I think Pinterest has a lot to do with. Now, if we see something we love on a blog, we tend to pin it as opposed to leaving a comment about it. It’s always great to hear from you, so please know that your comments and feedback are always welcomed and encouraged!

{All Images via Instagram}