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If you've stumbled upon this blog I apologize for it not being up to date. I've been busy with work and am still figuring out what I want this blog to be. But in the meantime visit my Facebook page Carla Lane Interiors which I update regularly!

from a recently finished room

Thanks for checking in!

Carla

Pier One Score

I popped into Pier One the other day and found a couple of great buys. I have an online client that has been looking for mirrored side tables that weren't a fortune and I sent her this picture of these.

She immediately went and bought them and now they are here:

She sent me this photo of her bedroom in progress. I think they look great! Her bed is from William Sonoma Home and her pillows are from West Elm and the lovely oval paintings and crystal table lamps were her grandmothers. So far so good. I love when I get to see these rooms come together.

A quick trip to New York

My trips to NYC are always filled with work and family visits. This trip was no different - exhausting and fantastic. I was checking on a new project that I'm really excited about in Murray Hill. I got lucky with perfect weather. Which was great since it had been raining in LA for a week straight when I left.

I made sure to walk through the park on my way to the Met. I always go to the Met when I'm in the city. It reminds me of when I was in college - we used to have drawing classes there. Yep, I was one of those annoying kids sitting in front of a Rodin blocking your path.

I loved Batali's Otto in the Village.  It reminded me of Mozza here in LA- one of my favorite places. If you're in NYC you have to go to his new store Eataly. The size is jaw dropping. You can spend hours in there. Which I did. This is what I ate at Otto.

I ate a lot on this trip... like this late night stop at Serendipity was completely unnecessary but worth it!

 I loved the Ace Hotel on 29th Street designed by the incredible team, Roman & Williams. It was too dark in there for my photos to come out but it's worth a trip to sit in the lounge for a drink or have dinner at their restaurant  The Breslin.

The town houses decorated for Halloween were drawing crowds:

All in all it was a great trip and I look forward to going back and checking on the progress of this latest project.

you spin me right round

I was really excited to see the swivel chairs I designed for a bachelor client's media room. I had four of these chairs made and I think they are the perfect solution to the layout of the space. People can swivel to chat or swivel to watch the large projection screen.

I wanted to look at the mechanics in the workroom to make sure it didn't look "cheesy" and weird. After seeing it I had the base covered in a box and stained so I didn't have to skirt it. He's a bachelor and we didn't want skirts. 

Here it is dressed in it's new rust colored Rogers & Goffigan fabric.

patient tween

The fabric finally arrived for the bed in a little girl's bedroom that I started installing when she and her two sisters were away at camp. We managed to get everything in all three rooms except for this bed.  For an eleven-year-old she's been incredibly patient! I think it was worth the wait. I can't wait to see it in her room.

Fabric: Quadrille / Potallo Jungle Green

Bed: Custom through Carla Lane Interiors

This is her curtain fabric.

Fabric: Quadrille / Wildflowers II

This is the eco-friendly wallpaper we used for the single wall behind her bed. We had the colors customized to match the fabrics in her room.

Wallpaper: Alphaworkshops / Butterfly Jubilee

I can't wait to share the finished room with you!

master bath reno

I was lucky enough to work with this client on her previous home. When she purchased a gorgeous new home in Hancock Park I was thrilled when she asked me to come on board again. The house is a large traditional style house in perfect condition - except for the master bath. It looked like the above - big bathroom with absolutely no storage.

We are replacing that tub with this nice large built in one from Waterworks. Here it is on display in their showroom. I've used it on other projects and it's such a pretty tub.

We are going to hang a lantern above it like this polished chrome one from Circa Lighting:

I designed all new white cabinetry for the space with tons of new storage. We are using marble on the counters and tub surround which I think will look great with this Michael Smith basketweave floor tile from Ann Sacks:

I'll keep you posted on the progress and outcome!

boy or girl?

My client was expecting her second child and asked me to help her with the nursery. I was thrilled for her and her husband. We had already done her sons "big boy" room after he was done with his crib. I really loved the Lu Lu DK fabric we used on the toy chests and sconces. We had the duvet custom made in a Hinson check fabric and the sheets are Restoration Hardware.

The hitch for this second baby was... she didn't want to know the sex. 

Hmmmmmm, so what's a designer to do but design two rooms, one for a boy and one for a girl, and try not to open her big fat mouth every time she had a meeting with the client.

So we sat down and finalized fabrics first:

pale pink, lavender and grays for a Girl.

pale yellow and blue for a Boy.

After already doing a boy's room for her I knew I was rooting for a girl. I was so in love with the Katherine Ireland fabrics we had chosen...

 I was shaking when she gave me the envelope from the doctor's office containing the super secret sex. I let it sit on my desk for a week! I was so terrified of spilling the beans and ruining everything but I had to know so I could get ordering fabrics. I had never worked under such a literal ticking clock.

We scrambled into high gear. Had the rocking chair reupholstered. The fabric sent to the laminators. The crib skirt and bumper were in the works. I had the painters on hold for the week of her due date. The wool area rug was cut, bound and ready to go. 

I did get grandparents trying to bribe me for information and I don't think I looked my client in the eye the whole time, afraid I'd shout it out at any moment. It was stressful in a good way to say the least.

So, the birth plan was - when you go into labor text me.

 It sounds so crazy but what else is a girl to do? After a contraction call your decorator, of course.

It's a girl!

Rocker Fabric: Schumacher

Shades: Katherine Ireland

Crib Skirt: Katherine Ireland