Author: A Life Designed

 

Going to the ‘dark side’ with interior room color is scary to many. Here is one example that proves there is no reason to fear the dark! Continue reading “Dark Interiors; Sexy and Sophisticated?… Or Just Plain Depressing?”

 

Design team Roman + Williams takes us ‘back to the future’ with a dynamic and thoughtful restoration of a Chicago architectural icon.

Well now, it looks like those ‘design dynamos’ Roman + Williams are at it again! With the recent grand opening of the newly re-imagined Chicago Athletic Association Hotel, the husband and wife team of Robin Standefer and Steven Alesch have yet again managed to create a space that is at once forward thinking while being respectful to the past and the results in typical R+W fashion are nothing short of spectacular. Continue reading “Chicago Athletic Association Hotel opens… Book Your Stay Now”

 

Loft 9b – An attic apartment with more style than 3 homes combined.

Ahh Ha! Finally! I now have conclusive proof that the Level 3 parallel universe theory is true. Oh sure, scoff if you must but how else to explain the fact that all this time, unbeknownst to moi, someone with my exact tastes in home decor has been living in a perfect replica of my dream home in Sofia, Bulgaria? Who knew? And when I say a replica, I mean a dead. on. spitting. image! Surely I have stumbled upon my design Doppelgangerr. Continue reading “Welcome to Loft 9b. Prepare to be Amazed!”

 

With design roots tracing back to Prohibition, flapper girls and the Roaring Twenties, these secret hideaways ooze style that is simply… intoxicating. Continue reading “Speakeasy Style”

It’s  official… We have died and gone to designer hotel heaven!

If ever there was a hotel specifically catered to the lover of all things Rough Luxe such as myself, the The Yard Hotel is it! Continue reading “The Yard Hotel, Milan”

 

From sourcing unique and beautiful Rough-Luxe/Industrial and Mid-Century Modern decor to helping you put your entire room together; A Life Designed is dedicated to creating inspiring spaces.

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One part athletic club, one part boutique hotel. The Los Angeles Athletic Club is steeped in history and style.

Set in a re-imagined historical building located in downtown L.A., the Los Angeles Athletic Club offers something for anyone is search of a stylish experience that harkens back to a bygone era. Continue reading “The ‘Blue Room’ @ LAAC”