Soak it all in…

Bathroom by Breese Architects and ISMV image by Brian Vanden Brink

Studio Source MV is brought to you by Breese Architects and Interiors Studio Martha’s Vineyard.

One of the keys to designing a beautiful space is creating a focal point. For the bathroom, new designs in bathtubs are helping to make choosing a focal point a lot easier! There are so many beautiful designs by companies like Kallista, Lacava and Wateworks that the tub is finally working its way into the spotlight and being used as features in, often accompanying dramatic views.

The bathtub is the one space in the house,  there simply for you to relax.  That is why it should get  the commanding views.  As Architects and Designers we’ve been fortunate to work with clients who really want to take their bathrooms to the next level. Designing the bathroom around the tub we have been able to give clients a feature in their house that allows them to slow down and soak it all in.

Bathroom by Breese Architects, image by Shannon Roddy

Throwing it together….

Studio Source MV is brought to you by Breese Architects and Interiors Studio Martha’s Vineyard.

So you’re  sitting in your living room  thinking it needs a little something….an update or maybe some freshening. Well the easiest and most affordable way to add texture and interest to a room is with throw pillows. We love how throw pillows can tie colors together and  add that extra detail that really makes a space feel complete..but..there is such a thing as too many throw pillows. With all the great designs and beautiful fabrics it’s tempting to buy every one that you like but retrain yourself. If  before cozying up on the couch to watch a movie, you have to spend five minutes taking all the extra pillows off  then you have way too many! The golden rule less is more also applies to finishing touches in a space. You want the details to make a room feel complete not overwhelm it.  Throw pillows are just accents, not a feature. Let them help to bring the overall scheme together and add interest like they were meant to do!

To show you what we’re talking about we took a chair in our studio and did a before and after. The chair was simple and lovely before and we knew that two pillows would have been too many for this chair. So we covered the back cushion with a beautiful knitted eurosham giving it the look of a throw pillow without taking up all of the real estate. Then we added a textured pleated linen throw pillow. It’s the perfect combination of colors, textures and scale.

We are also showing some great examples of other throw pillows done right!

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Summer time and the living is easy…

The Studio is really busy and we’re getting more and more excited about the approach of our season. We’re always looking for new inspiration to infuse our latest projects with energy and style. For a few of our best picks we only needed to look as far as our own studio…..while others we found in some of our favorite places. The pops of color and relaxed feeling of these pieces make them a perfect fit for everyone’s summer.