Enjoyed a lovely soiree in NYC!

A couple of months ago I was notified by Jason Kontos, editor & chief, that I was selected as one of the this year's Top 50 Designer's for New York Space's magazine.  I was thrilled and honored when I heard the news.  There are no words to express the joy in being recognized at such a level.  

In celebration New York Space's magazine hosted the Top 50 Designers event at SICIS's Art Mosaic Factory a beautiful three floor venue in downtown NYC.      

Celebrating with my team....Towsend, Beth, & Alden.

Editor & chief of New York Spaces Jason Kontos. 

A full house of talented people!

Clodagh, congrats on your Top 50 recognition! 

Another top 50 recipient Patricia Healing from HB Home and Michelle.

Great color combination....it's all about color for me!

The best way to predict the future is to invent it. Alan Kay 

Guest Appearance at the Hampton Designer Show House!

Meet & mingle with 

Eileen Kathryn Boyd

at the Hampton Designer Show House

Wednesday August 3rd from 11:00am to 2pm

 

A great opportunity to learn what inspired the

Pool House Sitting Room she created at this years show house.  

Find out what products, vendors, and manufactures she reached for.

Take advantage of having Eileen on site to ask her your design questions!

Showcasing her EKB fabric line from Duralee!  

Learn about the fabrics, her inspirations for both patterns and colors.

Learn how her travels to Nantucket inspired these images!

Learn how fashion came into play with these stylish beach bags!

So much to talk about....hope to see you then!  

Location:

Hampton Designer Show House

1224 Scuttle Hole Road

Bridgehampton, N.Y. 

Room:

Pool House Sitting Room.

Put a grain of boldness into everything you do-Baltasar Gracian

Saturday's soirée at the Hampton Designer Show House!

This past weekend the Hampton Designer Show House kicked-off with a hugely successful gala on Saturday.  Here are some of my favorite pictures from the evening......Enjoy!  

 Great catching up with 

legendary designer Mario Buatta and Ann Maine editor & chief of Traditional Home.

John & Dan Weiss from Lillian August.

Philip & Jeffrey from Phillip Jeffries, Ltd.

Posing with the great ladies in my life-Nancy Tracy, Kerry Irvine, & MaryAnn Hurd

Tamara from Nest by Tamara.

 

Another great designer Patricia Fisher

Full house inside and out! 

Into the twilight hours.

I think it is in collaboration that the nature of art is revealed-Steve Lacy

2011 Hampton Decorator Show House

So excited to be part of this year's 2011 Hampton Designer Show House.  It seems like yesterday that I walked through the space, creating visions of what I thought it should look like.  As soon as I entered into the Pool House, I knew this was the room for me to do. 

Let's begin the tour with the exterior. I selected outdoor pieces from Scarsella's Flowers, Greenhouses & Home, simple clean lines with extrordinary

stone texture.  To soften the seating area I used Duralee outdoor fabrics, finishing the look with lanterns from Arteriors Home.

Walking through the french doors the room is unveiled. Wanting to feature my line of Eileen Kathryn Boyd Fabrics for Duralee I dressed the windows in Giverny Buttercup, the Novi Slipper chairs in Pulse Hyacinth, and the daybed in Lucchese Dove. 

The Nautilus print by Robert LeBeau lends it self to the calmness of the room.

The Driftwood floor lamp by Arteriors Home gives off perfect lighting over Theo Chair from Duralee.

In the alcove you'll find Kerry Irvine's Tree of Life subtly lit by Mottega's Sophia lamp in Crackle.

Every pool house should have a fun little dressing room! I used Benjamin Moore's Yellow Brick Road to pop a splash of color on the ceiling.  As a huge fan of fashion handbags, I thought I would play around with my fabric line to create my own for the occasion. 

High End Interiors Plastering and Painting did a phenemonal job throughout the entire space. In the kitchen I had them add another pop of color to the ceiling and horizontal stripes to the walls for added depth. 

I want to thank everyone who made my vision a reality!

I hope you and your family have the opportunity to come out to the Hamptons and enjoy the 2011 Hampton Designer Show House.  The show runs from July 24 through Sept 4th from 11am to 5pm.

"The waves of the sea help me get back to me" - Jill Davis 

Behind the Scenes with Family Circle at yesterday's photo shoot

Had a great day yesterday shooting with the creative team at  Family Circle magazine. They did an outstanding job!  The flowers provided were absolutely beautiful and will serve as an inspiration for my room in the Hamptons Show House opening in July. 

Inspirational Peonies 

Tina from Family Circle showing the kids some pics. I always enjoy having my kids on set with me, they did such a fantastic job!

Rick and Tiffany from Family Circle 

I cannot wait to see the final photographs. Busy at the studio this week working on the Hamptons Show House. I am so excited to be using my new fabric collection, the room is going to have a very fresh vibrant feel. Stay tuned for more exciting updates on this summer's projects.

Check our facebook page for more photos.

A huge thank you to Tina, Rick, Lauren, Tiffany and Nicholas at Family Circle

"Man needs colour to live; it's just as necessary an element as fire and water" 

- Fernand Leger

Fall into the Fabric Frenzy

One of my favorite blogs, Fabulous K

The best of both Worlds!

This past week I had a great time at the Blogfest 2011 Design Event hosted by Kravet & Lee Jofa.  Mottega ask me to join them in presenting their designer style lamps to bloggers.  It was a win win situation for me.  Love Mottega plus a great opportunity to meeting bloggers that I follow....so much fun.
      

Great catching up with Maria Killam

Lovely meeting Tobi Fairley

Some more great pictures of the event at the Arteriors Showroom 

on the Fifth Floor of the New York Design Center.

For those of you who couldn't make the event here are some of the key points I talked about.  The color development and process in attaining the perfect color palette that both Designers and the Public would reach for.  These stylish lamps are made up of 18 parts....that you get to create by selecting from 11 different colors, 9 different shapes, 4 different shade, 6 different bases, finial options.....the possibilities are endless.  Made in Portugal, stock in Texas you can create your lamp within a couple of minutes and have shipped to your home in two weeks!  How convenient, order yours today!  

One lucky winner won a Mottega lamp of there choice!

Such a great prize! 

Thank you to all the bloggers who attended the event.....it was great meeting with you all.  A huge thanks to Martha, Kevin, Arleen, and Arteriors for being such gracious host. 

"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." 

Franklin Roosevelt

Introducing Eileen Kathryn Boyd for Duralee

"What is now proved was once only imagined" - William Blake

Hot off the press!

Hot off the press my first ever fabric collection......the Eileen Kathryn Boyd fabric books are here....so exciting!  My design firm just received a package from Duralee with my new logo featured on the box.  It's been so surreal to see this labor of love finally materialize into fruition.........a year in the making...... someone please pinch me.  Such pride, happiness, and love went into developing these fabrics.....starting with the concept and design, to the hand and feel to the colors-it's been a journey that I will never forget.  

After being approach by Duralee with the idea of creating a line of fabrics I was on cloud nine.  As an Interior Designer this is what one strives for......Dorothy Draper-watch out!  Just kidding, as a fan of her work this iconic innovator set the precedent of grand style in the design world.

Working with Duralee has been nothing less than exhilarating....creatively allowing me to express my love of color.  The collaboration with Duralee's talented team gave me the freedom to express my love of fashion, art, and nature while developing these five fabric books. 

So stop by the studio and see the endless possibilities of colors 

you can pop into your home.  

                                       

"Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risk, 

breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun"

by Mary Lou Cook

Fashion forward illuminations by Mottega

This past week I attended the Architectural Digest Home Show.......as always it's a blast to see what's new and hot for the up coming season.  Another treat was catching up with my dear friend Mark Moussa.  As the creator of the Mottega line his vignette was stunning with fashion forward colors.  Their stepping out color is an eye popping orange that commands your attention.  It makes such a statement....it's a color you see everywhere you look now....it works in any setting from traditional to transitional into modern. 

As the color influencer for the line I was overwhelmed with joy to see them in person......I worked with Mark and the team to get the right hue for each of the 9 colors develop.  They translated beautifully and seeing the vignette full of color was a feast for my color crave.

The idea that you can create your own lamp is so innovative.  As a designer, I can't stress how hard it is sometimes to find the perfect light fixture.  As one of the finishing touches for a room, finding a lamp that's the right size, color, and proportion are just as vital as selecting any other piece for the room.  Navigating through the mottega site allows you to become the designer......you can easily create a lamp from head to toe within minutes and have it within two weeks....it is fast, convenient, and simple.      

A bonus on the site is their monthly win a custom mottega lamp.  Make sure to check out the site and register.  Best wishes!  

He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much.

Bessie A. Stanley