Showcase: Bernhardt Interiors

Bernhardt has been blowing the doors off lately for affordable high style...feast below and visit bernhardt.com for more inspiration....

Linen covered and brass edged cocktail table

Curvy acrylic cocktail table

Pale gray bone-inlay chest...need to see to truly appreciate!

Linen covered and edged with nailhead side table

Herringbone inlay

Acrylic pedestal end table

Sigh

Hollywood Glam

love love love

Fabulous end table

Chinoiserie cocktail in metal

Shades of 'Downton Abbey'

Fresh twist on a classic

Study in nailhead

Modern spin on the Greek Klismos chair

How fun is this?

Could see this in a dining setting

Concrete cocktail and petrified wood end tables; texture juxtaposition with velvet is wonderful

...and they can do 'Restoration Hardware' as well

Not your Grandma's four-poster

One useful piece

Love this cocktail!

Lacquer and metal occasionals are just lovely

Love: Murals...

...maybe because I lived in a home that had a Rufus Porter - early American itinerant painter- mural up the stairs. Believed to be the oldest art form (think cave paintings), murals are basically 'art writ large'. They can be hand-painted on the wall or in wallpaper form and, wow, what an impact - much more interesting than just an accent wall in a different paint color. Some of my favorite settings below...

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Want: The Pampered Guest Room

While you don't want them forwarding their mail, you do want them to feel valued and comfortable. So often guest rooms become the repository of cast-offs from owner upgrades - not necessarily a bad thing, but finish the room to accommodate a travelers needs and add your personal touch of hospitality...

A fresh coat of paint transforms older pieces...

...including the chandelier; you want both ambient and task lighting in the room and nightstands/tables on both sides of the bed

A bench at the foot of the bed always a good idea; note sconces as well as table lamps for night time reading. Stock with a selection of magazines and a book of short stories...

Window treatments that can block out light is appreciated by light sleepers, as are fresh flowers and a water carafe. 

Crisp hotel linens and towels should be reserved for guest use - provide a selection of pillows in the closet...maybe go the extra mile and provide new bathrobes and slippers too... a reading nook gives your guest a spot for some alone time...

If space allows, a writing desk with a mirror doubles as a vanity

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