It's the Little Things: Creating Big Moments in Your Home Through The Stylish Small Stuff

REBECCA DE RAVENEL “In my Manhattan apartment I like to mix old and new with a touch of color and a little bit of fun,” says Rebecca de Ravenel. “My favorite things are the collage my father had painted for me, the Claude Lalanne lamp my Godfather gave me and the giant green bottle I bought in Maine that was sent to the Bahamas and then made it unscathed from there to New York. It’s the little things that have a history, the details, the patterns and of course some pretty flowers that make any room come alive!”

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MELISSA RUFTY They say a leopard never changes its spots so designer Melissa Rufty gave this stair runner a little shot of hot pink contrasting trim. “Little custom details,” says Rufty, “Are sure to give your guests something to really talk about!”

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SCOT MEACHAM WOOD “I always find design to be a balanced mixture of nouns and adjectives,” says Scot Meacham Wood. “The nouns (chair, lamp, carpet) are about working with proportion and scale, with a clear eye on function. The details are the adjectives (pattern, detail trim, texture) and where the real fun takes place. In this little view of my own entryway, we’re simply playing with adjectives.

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ALESSANDRA BRANCA Beds shouldn’t just be comfortable, they should make every effort to express your style spirit: from creating a headboard that has the rich formality of a dining room chair to monograms that are anything but monotonous, the doing is in the details. FO L LOWI N G S P R EA D

GARY SPAIN The gilded candelabras, the graphic wallpaper from Sweden, and a custom-upholstered headboard are the classic structural details that hold designer Gary Spain’s room together. “These bold elements, along with the symmetry, allow for my naturally whimsical and eclectic taste to work without it looking too insane,” says Spain.

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MELISSA RUFTY A little breakfast nook off of a kitchen gets a big dose of personality from New Orleansbased designer Melissa Rufty. A medley of patterned wallpaper and fabric are grounded by a rustic alter table.

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GREG NATALE Elevate the every day by arranging simple china into a chic cluster upon a wall. The black and white patterns —punctuated by the allwhite plates— pop against the dark wall. It’s an easy and inexpensive way to turn a blank slate, into a stylish one.

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REGAS When Meredith Kurosko created her stationery company Regas, she wanted the hearth in the studio to be a physical reflection of the Regas teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warm approach to the creative process. It was through the process of collecting visual details to adorn the fireplace that she realized the assembled mix was telling the story of her personal journey towards becoming a business owner.

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INDIA HICKS In India Hicks’ Bahamas home, the sea’s bounty is displayed with a formality that elegantly contrasts with the casual collection of inspirational images gathered below. The effect feels deeply curated and deeply personal.

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GARY SPAIN Gary Spain likes to call this room: “mad chaos in sync. Parisian ateliers, Yves Saint Laurent and color inspired me. The classic lines and familiarity of the furniture and the gilt frames creates the base and then you layer in the details of fun from there.”

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ALESSANDRA BRANCA This bedroom designed by Alessandra Branca is the stylish sum of its many parts. From the zebra rug on the floor to the acid green walls enveloped in her own damask linen for Schumacher, Branca creates a jewel box affect by mixing time periods and rich textures, top to bottom.

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TIM BEDDOW This proves that bathrooms have the potential to be magical spaces. After painting the walls an unexpected color, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s then all about bringing in formal elements from other rooms in the house and taking the focus away from the utilitarian stuff.

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