Saturday, March 29, 2014

SUITS - INTERIOR INSPIRATION BOARD

Hi!

Everyone has their favourite TV shows, whether be it comedy, reality, drama, or the obscure.  One show that we watch religiously is a show on the USA Network called SUITS.  The show centres around a top New York law firm, Pearson-Spector and the lawyers that work there.  The show is witty and suspenseful. Without giving away too much of the plot, let's just say we have both been hooked since the first episode and have been loyal viewers ever since.  After the most recent episode we were both drooling over the interior design of an apartment room featured on the show which sparked us to create our inspiration board for our future home.


PHOTO: Screen Capture of Mike Ross and Rachel Zane's newly decorated New York apartment on the hit show SUITS.

It has always been a dream of ours to own our own house some day, but for now all we have is wishful thinking because we are broke students.  Instead we like to window shop or in this case online shop and put it on an inspiration board.  It is no secret that we both have an appreciation for all things mid century (Mark talked about this in his previous post).  A modern dwelling does not need to be so harsh and sterile, paint can do wonders to a room. A feature wall with a large piece of art can make a room look hip and very modern.

As for furniture we both agree that mixing and matching of several textiles create a "homeyness" to any room, similar to Mike Ross and Rachel Zane's apartment on Suits.  The mixture of teak furniture like a vintage sideboard, and even this IKEA end table would be great additions to any modern home.  We think the key to a well rounded home is to play with different textures and experiment.  Working with tailored pieces like this leather Eames lounger, Butterfly chair by CB2 and Barcelona Bench are great statement pieces, both of which are definitely on our wish list!

We really enjoy natural light and so windows are essential and Ashley is making it mandatory to have a bay window in our home not to mention a claw footed tub in our bathroom.  For artificial lighting we really like this George Nelson bubble lamp pendant for over a kitchen table along with an oversized floor lamp we saw at target for the living room.  Who said that interior decorating needed to be expensive anyway?

Check out our inspiration cork board below! Tell us about your idle home, we would really love to read about it, comment in the comment section below.



  1. Paint sample swatch, pops of colour, Benjamin Moore
  2. George Nelson Bubble Lamp Pendant - Design Within Reach
  3. Claw foot tub, Restoration Hardware
  4. Oversized Architect floor lamp, Target
  5. Vintage teak side board
  6. Eames Lounger, EQ3+
  7. Lövbacken end table, IKEA
  8. Barcelona bench, Design Within Reach 
  9. Butterfly chair, CB2
-M&A

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