Bedroom

“Personal collections such as art and antiques always inspire the process of design and produce uniquely composed spaces.”

—Shelby Ames, interior designer

SOURCES: Room design, furnishings, art, accessories: Shelby Ames Interiors Lighting: Inline Lighting & Electric Supply Paint: Rainbow Paint & Decorating Interior doors and windows: Southern Sash Supply

weet and feminine, but not overly so—that was

SShelby Ames goal for this upstairs guest bedroom. e San Antonio-based designer recently launched her rst fabric line and used it as the starting point for this space. “I wanted to keep the room soft and feminine yet clean-lined with accents of antiques and modern art,” Shelby says.

Here, the designer introduced “Paisley,” a hand-screened, printed linen in a soft coral and seafoam on a natural linen, e fabric is seen on the beds and draperies. Shelby paired it with Leontine Linen coverlets and shams. Traditional appointments include antiques such as the silver Louis Phillipe mirror and the 19th-century pine French chest.

Between the beds, a custom plaster side table by Alabama craftsman Ben Bludsworth adds a graphic, modern edge, as does the uniquely shaped ceiling xture from Inline

Lighting & Electric Supply.

Accessories including the pair of brass swing-arm lamps, the petite pink lamp, botanical artwork over the beds, and an Oushak rug complement the designer’s debut “Paisley” fabric.

Designer

Shelby Ames, Shelby Ames Interiors

San Antonio, Texas 210.849.6293 shelbyamesinteriors.com IG: shelbyamesinteriors Shelby Ames Interiors is a full-service interior design firm. Shelby lived in the South for five years, spending time in Birmingham and Auburn, Alabama, as well as Nashville, Tennessee. After graduating from Auburn University’s interior design program, she worked for seasoned designers in both Dallas and Houston, Texas. Shelby launched her own firm in 2014 and moved her office to her hometown of San Antonio, Texas, in 2017. Throughout the years, the designer has kept in touch with her creative Southern friends and has loved spending time in such a design hub as Birmingham. Currently, Shelby is focusing on several new construction projects, as well as the launch of her first textile collection for Shelby Ames Textiles. She is looking to continue her work in the South and hopes to expand to projects along the Alabama or Florida coastline.