Marie Burgos Design Blog

Bamboo style chairs – Designer Jonathan Adler
Bamboo-look furniture, accents, and chandeliers have been popular for more than two centuries of interior design. Whether used in a zen-like spare and modern home or a Hampton’s style beach house, bamboo-look pieces can look great in a variety of homes. I’ve found some great real bamboo or bamboo-style [...]

Did you know Mohair was done from the long silky hair of the Angora goat?
The Angora goat is thought to originate from the mountains of Tibet, making their way to Turkey in the 16th century. Of course, Mohair is shorn from the goat without harming the animal.
Here is a good looking Angora goat! The Winner of [...]

Used to transport grain, coffee, potatoes and other dry goods, these humble bags have inspired high-style accessories. You can buy  them or DIY from recycled bags to bring a well-traveled rusticity to your decor.
Burlap is now being used in home furnishings.  Known more for it’s durability, burlap has traditionally been used in the home for area [...]

A trunk, also known as a travelling chest, is a large cuboid container for holding clothes and other personal belongings. In the past, they were most commonly used for extended periods away from home, such as for boarding school, or long trips abroad. Most trunks are now used as either furniture such as coffee-tables or decorative storage for [...]

I love Red furniture pieces. Red is not only a fabulous color but it is also considered the luckiest color by the Asian community. So it is good Feng Shui to have red in your home!
I have selected beautiful sideboards to attract that extra luck and give a zest of vitality and happiness to your [...]

With people spending more hours at work than at home, building positive energies in the office or workspace can affect your overall attitude and health.  If your job’s got you down, it may not be your work – it may be your space.  Taking the time to implement a few Feng Shui guidelines to your office or workspace may [...]

For years the elephant has been known as a sacred animal in the East. As the largest animal to walk the Earth, the elephant is known as a symbol of strength and power. It also represents perseverance, in that it is an extremely hard working animal. Some worship the elephant so much as to make it their [...]

During summer, hours are longer and we tend to lounge around a bit longer with a book, on the phone, talking with friends, napping or just relaxing…
Have you thought about the best spot to lounge around in your home? if you don’t have a favorite place yet, here are some great design lounge spaces for [...]

The foyer being the first space that you see when entering a home, it is important to make it inviting.
According to Feng Shui, The entrance of your home is also the “mouth of Chi”, which is the entrance for good energy. This energy nourishes all your home, your goals and dreams. You want to make [...]

I  have noticed that more and more designers use green fabrics or green leather for their chairs designs.

Green is a fun color there are so many shades and it can be paired with white, blue, yellow, red…
Check out the many combinations below…
A little bit of old world with this apple green and white dining chairs.

So [...]

Love this staircases look! The colorful world maps nicely framed are just a step away from discovering new countries and horizons…
Properly framed, lit, and displayed antique maps can be a part of almost any successful design scheme. World Globes are always a great addition to infuse a sense of world travel experience and culture to any interior.
Here [...]

Don’t some chairs totally reminds you of flowers?
Very talented designers all over the world have designed chairs  which are not only functional but also beautiful and comfortable.
As Spring is in the air,…I thought I would share with you some beautiful images of what nature has inspired…
This very elegant traditional Pink Bergere which really looks like [...]

Love this small mosaic tiles! This Bathroom Design reminds me of a chic Moroccan style bathroom of a fabulous hotel resort.
With the arrival of spring, it is time to use  light, sunny, happy colors for your home for more enjoyment of the warm season. Yellow stripes help achieve a really happy design look. You can use [...]

Capiz shells and mother of pearl shells are one of the most popular sea shell component and specimen and natural material that is used for home decor because they are beautiful and elegant.
Capiz shells are carefully processed to make beautiful Capiz mother of pearl tiles and wall panels and all kinds of natural wall covering.
Capiz [...]

Imagine your very own outdoor living area,with not only seating, but an outdoor daybed on which to nap! Heaven!!
Most have steel frame construction with a resin or wicker weave that would definitely survive the elements.
Although you may possibly think indoors is the place for a bedroom, the way to utilize your backyard as a private [...]

What is a coral?
A coral is a rocklike deposit consisting of the calcareous skeletons secreted by various anthozoans. Coral deposits often accumulate to form reefs or islands in warm seas.
They can come in red-orange, pinkish, or white colors with a variety of  shades and are used a lot to make jewelry and ornaments.
Adopting the [...]

The sisal stairs runner  gives a very natural look to this country style house foyer. The combination of vintage pieces with natural sisal inspires simplicity, comfort and warmth.

A beautiful classic style dining room. The sisal rug is functional and elegant.

In a more relaxed and eclectic space such as this sitting room, the classic diamond pattern [...]

Discover the beauty of tufted furniture!
Tufted headboard in blue silk – via The Paris Apartment

Silk Tufted wall at the DIFFA show designed by Preston Lee

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My dream dressing room!
Take a look at these celebrities’ dressing rooms and closets!
We lust after the enormous and elegant dressing room complex Mario Buatta designed for Mariah Carey.  What you see here is just a tiny part of it. Lucky her!

Thanks to Belle Maison for introducing me to the work of Ron Norsworthy. She shared Tyra Banks’ [...]

Colour Chart: Reinventing Colour, 1950 to Today, Tate Liverpool, Liverpool, May 29 – September 13 2009
Beautiful white and navy zig zag rug and decor by Jonathan Adler.
Love this room all together from the Madeline Weinrib zig zag rug..to the Suzani inspired bench fabric from “Dzhambul” from Brunschwig & Fils. (Home ofKrista Ewart featured in Domino, June/July ‘07)

Jamie [...]

Ikats have been around for several centuries. It is rare when something that was developed so long ago becomes so popular in modern times. The word “ikat” means “to tie” or “to bind”. This describes the process and also the fabric itself.
Even though, many of today’s Ikats may not be “true” in the sense of [...]

Paisley or Paisley pattern is a droplet-shaped vegetable motif of Indian and Persian origin, similar to half of the Yin & Yang symbol. The pattern is sometimes called “Persian pickles” by American traditionalists, especially quiltmakers, or “Welsh pears” in Welsh textiles as far back as 1888.
Today paisley design patterns are used from whole walls to small accent to create harmonious interiors.
Above some [...]

A great way of creating more space or the feel of more space is by using transparent furniture or accessories.
There is currently several firms designing and manufacturing Acrylic furniture. This see-through furniture looks weightless and is especially fitting when you have tight spaces like a city apartment or a small boudoir to design.
Here are some great [...]

Ottomans can be used as foot stools to accompany a comfortable armchair, for extra seating, a bedroom bench, or even as a coffee table.
Ottomans come in various sizes, shapes and textures. Some of them are oversized,  but they all most of the time both functional and practical.
Here are some great examples of ottomans.
Which one is [...]

Bookshelves and Libraries are a wonderful place to display everything from collectibles and photographs to books and boxes.

If you happen to be a book lover or a voracious reader, it is likely that you have built up quite a collection of books over the years. Home libraries help you organize your book collection, make it [...]

Design your home by dipping it into chocolate, warm browns with toasty overtones that delight the senses and create a comfortable and inviting atmosphere.

Interior decorating trends are warming up to chocolate. Rich mochas, dusty cocoas, and deep coffee shades are cropping up in homes, bringing a depth to pallets that had previously been rather cool [...]

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Do you love horses? Would you like to incorporate your love of horses into your home decorating scheme without going overboard?
Horses are commanding animals to behold, and their likenesses certainly hold their own in home interiors. Each of the following spaces displays an element of equestrian style through the depiction of [...]

A wing chair is a tall-backed, heavily upholstered easy chair with armrests and large “wings”, or “lugs”, mounted to the armrests and enclosing the head or torso areas of the body to protect against drafts.
They first appeared in the late 17th century—when the wings were sometimes known as “cheeks”—and they have maintained their popularity through a series of [...]

Furniture historians trace the banquette, derived from the Germanic word for bench, all the way back to France in the 1600s. Royalty used banquettes as window seating in formal rooms, with cushions covered in lush upholstery and carpeting. Rumor has it that many castles and palaces had concealed entries to secret passages located underneath banquettes.
Fast [...]

Color Meaning of Pink
Cotton Candy and Little Girls: Pink is a softer, less violent red. Pink is the sweet side of red. It’s cotton candy and bubble gum and babies, especially little girls.

Nature of Pink: While red stirs up passion and action, studies have shown that large amounts of pink can create physical weakness in [...]

The folding Screen has been a classic piece in interior design for centuries for several good reasons. First and foremost, they’re beautiful and they are part of an elegant yet unpretentious approach to the design of comfortable living spaces. And if Asian, they add an exotic Eastern flavor to any room.
The look is dramatic, and can serve [...]

Beautiful wallpaper accent wall via House to Home
Creating an accent wall–that is, using color to treat one wall differently from the others in a room–is like adding an exclamation point at the end of a sentence. It adds excitement and importance to a space. In many rooms you don’t have a sense of architecture or [...]

The daybed is an extraordinary piece of furniture with multi-purposes that has a long history dating back to the medieval times. This means that some form of the daybed frame has been around for centuries. However, they have gone through many changes throughout the years.
The designs created by the ancient Greek, Roman and the Egyptian [...]

Mirrors bring light into a room, especially when placed opposite an existing window, and can even mimic windows when hung like panels and decorated with window treatments. A large wall mirror becomes a focal point, reflecting back the entire room resulting in a depth of space that makes a living room or bedroom feel expansive.

This [...]

“Arts and Crafts Style brings together clean lines and fine craftsmanship.”
Arts and crafts style interior design revolves around finely crafted furniture and interior features – usually of wood.
In the United States, a variation of this style that became popular through the years is called Mission Style.
Arts and Crafts interior elements feature prominent straight lines and [...]