A cocktail table and side table in a Deborah Wescelman-designed living room uses elements of different heights, shapes and colors to a neutral palette
Now that your holiday company has long arrived back to their home and the Christmas tree is down, you are probably thinking that the rooms in your home are looking void of décor and you need some design ideas and tips. Deborah Wescelman of Deborah Wecselman Designs in Miami, Florida is here to offer us some professional pointers. She has a refreshing approach to interior design that sophisticatedly combines minimal and eccentric designs. Her talent lies in her ability to mix elements from all different eras, styles and periods. She encourages a client to look at their personality and their own imagination that will translates into a great sense of style.
Here are a few of Deborah’s design tips:
- Clean lines: furniture should come in basic forms: square, rectangle or circles—the cleaner, the better
- Don’t be afraid to mix patterns and prints. By adding primary-shaped furniture, it keeps the space “clean” and allows for abstract adornments that will not create a “busy” appearance.
- Start with neutral hues then add unexpected pops of color: by using taupe, beige, cream, grey, black, white or brown (neutral) canvases, liven up the space with bold home accessories from bright yellow paintings to royal blue vases; unexpected pops of color add personality to any space
Deborah Wecselman was born in Lima, Peru and began her formal training as design associate in the store development department at Polo Ralph Lauren. She quickly rose to Senior Director of International Store Design, where she was responsible for the creation of more than 5,000 international shops and stores. For more information on Deborah Wecselman and Deborah Wecselman Designs, please visit www.dwdinc.com.
This Deborah Wecselman-designed dining room combines the basic rectangle shape in the dining table, art and chandelier on their neutral canvas
This Deborah Wescelman-designed space features whimsical elements with great pops of orange. Deborah's special touches of flair are seasonless and require minimal revisions throughout the change of seasons.
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As a post note to the Leap Year story this week, I thought I’d share that you can take that 24 hours to create as many memories as you can—because on Leap Day, February 29 2012, Disney Parks are celebrating like never before. For the first time ever, both the Magic Kingdom Park in Florida and Disneyland Park in California will be open for 24 hours (from 6 a.m., February 29 to 6 a.m., March 1, 2012, local time) as part of a bi-coastal salute called “One More Disney Day.”
Plus, beginning January 1, 2012, Disney Parks.com is giving away a vacation package every day until February 29, 2012 and has an exciting special offer. For more information go to www.onemoredisneyday.com.
Both the Magic Kingdom Park in Fla. and Disneyland Park in Calif. will be open for 24 hours on Leap Day 2012.
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Happy New Year! And did you know that 2012 is a leap year and in a leap year we have 366 days vs. the standard 365; so it had me thinking…what would I do if I had an extra day to do anything? Well I could always clean my closet or my bathroom medical cabinet, which certainly needs to be done, but that’s no fun. On a cold day like today (it’s 20 degrees here in Atlanta today) I could stay in my favorite PJs all day and watch old movies; or I could do something worthwhile like donate my day to a worthy charity. So what would you do if you were given a free day this year, to do anything you wanted to do? Post your comments below.
Factoid: February 29 is the leap year date and is one extra day in the year, hence a leap year, that usually occurs every four years. This day is added to the calendar in leap years as a corrective measure, because the earth does not orbit around the sun in precisely 365 days. It keeps the calendar year synchronized with the astronomical year.
On a personal note: With a Southern Twist is going to mix it up this year and not write every day; it will be more like two to three times a week. I’m not going to commit to exact days so when it’s posted to the website, e-mailed to subscribers, Facebook wall or Twitter, it will be more of a surprise; a twist on when it comes. Continue to enjoy and thank you for following!
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I want to share one of my prized holiday decorations, my porcelain Santa. I sourced Santa’s porcelain face, hands and boots at a doll shop in North Georgia back in the early to mid 90s and then sent the porcelain pieces and a fur coat/wrap that I inherited from my paternal grandmother to an artisan in Montana named Polly Johnson. It’s one of my most treasured holidays pieces and it’s proudly pulled out of its box of snow (Styrofoam peanuts) every year. This is my Happy Holidays to each of you, my great and loyal readers of With a Southern Twist. Thank you for hanging in there with me, almost each and every day.
My porcelain Santa was made by an artisan using a very small fur coat that I inherited from my paternal grandmother.
The back of Santa shows off his leather pouch filled with toys against his fur coat which he needs when flying around in his sleigh.
A close-up of Santa's mail pouch shows a letter going in and a list of good boys and girls coming out.
A close-up of Santa's scroll shows a snippet of a list of good boys and girls.
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