Penelope Jones Interior Design » The ‘Beach House’ http://penelopejonesdesign.com/blog Design Blog Wed, 25 May 2011 19:13:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 Studio updates…. http://penelopejonesdesign.com/blog/2011/04/studio-updates/ http://penelopejonesdesign.com/blog/2011/04/studio-updates/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2011 01:50:38 +0000 Penelope http://penelopejonesdesign.com/blog/?p=422 After many busy months I am dedicating a bit of time to my much neglected blog.  Ive had a number of successful project come to completion and lots of exciting new projects are on the books taking me into 2011.  I did a couple of photo shoots recently for a few of my projects; one in particular my ‘Beach House’ project.  We were ramping up to commence with stage 2 of the ‘Beach House’ renovation, which would have included a new master bedroom suite with spa like bathroom retreat,  but in a surprising turn (clients included!), my clients have decided to move into a bigger house on a lovely big lot just down the street – putting their ‘Beach House’ on the market!

Heres a wee taste from the photo-shoot with more photos to come once the post production and editing are finished!

]]> http://penelopejonesdesign.com/blog/2011/04/studio-updates/feed/ 0 CURRENT PROJECT: The Beach House http://penelopejonesdesign.com/blog/2009/09/new/ http://penelopejonesdesign.com/blog/2009/09/new/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:32:23 +0000 Penelope http://penelopejonesdesign.com/blog/?p=7

My ‘Beach House’ clients had a very specific feel that they wanted their house to have and gave me very clear parameters. They wanted their historic Cape Cod style landlocked home to feel like a house at the beach and they love blue and white interiors.

The living room in this project involved the design of a new fireplace and entertainment center, new furniture, new window treatments, lighting and paint colors.

The fireplace featuring a custom stone mantel and incorporating a entertainment center was designed to utilize the original firebox that was set flush against the wall. Bumping out the fireplace combined with the beautiful natural stone and the panelling helped establish visual and spatial heirachy in the rectangular shaped room. Placed next to the fireplace the custom lampshade sits on a bronze floor lamp from Corbin Bronze that reminded me of seaweed pods.

Custom lampshade on bronze floor lamp. ]]> http://penelopejonesdesign.com/blog/2009/09/new/feed/ 0