Windsor Smith - Backyard Beauty
What’s Next? According to designer Windsor Smith, it’s the launch of her new outdoor fabric line with Kravet. We had the chance to hear Windsor being interviewed by Pamela Jaccarino, Editor in Chief of LUXE Magazine, on Tuesday and see her new collection for ourselves. Many of the designs are based on Windsor’s most popular indoor fabrics and have been tested to last the test of time (40,000 “rubs”!)
As we sat there nodding and smiling at what Windsor had to say, we jotted down a few memorable quotes such as “furniture should be like a member of your family; even the precious needs to be approachable.”
A Fabulous Foyer
“A designer should be part therapist, part shaman, and very funny (you have to be to slide those bills through!)… and above all, a facilitator of great experiences.”
"Tell Me About Your Childhood..."
“In designing a house, you should look at how you live today and how you can support that lifestyle with beautiful things.”
Pretty Petals
When asked which room she’d do away with, this self-described “lifestyle architect” immediately answered “the formal living room.” She turned hers into a place where her teenage boys can hang, replete with comfy couches and a ping pong table.
Magnificent Man Cave
While we’re not ready to be so bold, we’re definitely thinking of tapping Windsor’s style and having her design some rooms. With her Room in a Box website, that just may be possible!
Easy as 1, 2, 3
Photos via Traditional Home, House Beautiful, Windsor Smith and Room in a Box
11 Comments
Awesome post. I love her style and enjoyed hearing what she had to say, she was soooo right when she said you have to decorate for your personal lifestyle…so very true!
my boys would like a room in a box as long as Windsor or one of her lovely staff members came inside.
clever.
pve
Lovely, can’t wait to see more of these fab fabrics!
What fun and a great interview. Happy weekend! xx
Love the precious but approachable quote…so true, and adore the orange stripe chair. Hope you have a great weekend!!
Such a great post and interview, I sometimes feel like I need to add an additional charge for therapy with some clients! I absolutely love her fabrics and her room in a box??? …well, that’s sort of what my entire NYC apartment is! xo
She had me with ban the formal living room! Ours is filled with books, computers, piano and comfy chairs.
xo Cathy
I really love the room in a box idea! Great post and interview! have a wonderful weekend!
We didn’t have a downstairs master bedroom, so we turned the living room, otherwise known as the “museum room” into a master bedroom. It isn’t finished yet, but already I’m loving it!
I’ve flipped for Windsor’s style and couldn’t get over the Idea House in Veranda. I love her thoughts on the various roles or a designer. And….that Room in a Box might be a great way to get our soon to be playroom, aka manroom, looking chic!
Happy Weekend, Carolyn!
xoxo Elizabeth
I really enjoyed these quotes..can’t wait to see her whole fabric collection!