Amy Hirsch - Page 41 of 90 - Greenwich CT Interior Designer

CTC&G: Gorgeous Georgian

I’m so pleased to have one of my designs featured in the January 2016 issue of Connecticut Cottages and Gardens!

I’m so pleased to have one of my designs featured in the January 2016 issue of Connecticut Cottages and Gardens! This Greenwich home belongs to a family who relocated from UK. They wanted a complete remodel of the home to make it suitable for their lifestyle. The design is formal enough to respect the architecture of the home but with an ease to accommodate a young family and their dog. I hope you’ll pick up a copy of the magazine to read more about the details of this project!

Design Dose

The new French Provincial kitchen.

Happy Holidays!

Wishing you and yours a very happy holiday!

Favorite Things: Holiday Flowers

For dressing up your own home for the holidays or as a hostess gift, nothing makes people smile like fresh flowers.

For dressing up your own home for the holidays or as a hostess gift, nothing makes people smile like fresh flowers. The holidays are a great time to year to add flowers to your decor, whether you use them to add cheer to the mantle or the dining room table. You don’t have to stick with a red and green theme — instead, think white, purple, and green. Rustic elements like branches, pine cones, berries, and luscious greenery also evoke the season. Here are some of my favorite examples of holiday flower arrangements.

Winter Design Books

I am always looking for new design books to add to my collection, and this year some great new titles have been released.

Interior design books are much more than a source of inspiration for me. They’re a valuable resource, too. I am always looking for new books to add to my collection, and this year some great new titles have been released. It’s always fascinating to read about another designer’s approach to a project or to see an interior take shape from another perspective. I never get tired of looking at beautiful photos in a well done design book!

Any of these books would make a great holiday or hostess gift.

Here are my picks for design books.

1. Carrier and Company: Positively Chic Interiors

2. Jeffrey Bilhuber: American Master

3. Mrs. Howard, Room by Room

4. Greg Natale: The Tailored Interior

5. Mark A. Hutker: A Sense of Place: Houses on Martha’s Vineyard and Cape Cod

6. Brian J. McCarthy and Bunny Williams: Parrish-Hadley Tree of Life

7. Michael S. Smith: The Curated House: Creating Style, Beauty, and Balance

8. John Ike, Thomas A. Kligerman, Joel Barkley, Marc Kristal: The New Shingled House

9. John Barman: Interior Design

10. The High Line

11. Paul Vincent Wiseman: Inner Spaces

Design Dose

Don’t be afraid to mix finishes — brass fixtures complement a stainless steel hammered counter top.

Color Obsession: Rum Raisin and Salmon

Salmon and Rum Raisin just marry so well.

I have been so obsessed with the color salmon lately. This color has feminine appeal and,when paired with a deep, rich, sultry color as plum or rum raisin, it pops with energy. The beauty of salmon is that it can swing towards a pinkish tone picking up on rose gold, which you can introduce as hardware or a lush orange palette. When paired with rum raisin, there is a yin and yang, light and dark effect that I love. The two colors marry so well. Rum Raisin adds depth with out being too close to black for the perfect level of impact.

1. Fashion by Christian Lacroix

2. Coral Reef 012 by Benjamin Moore.

3. Christian Lacroix Houte Couture

4. Softline Swivel Chair from abc carpet & home

5. Sergio Rossi Suede Pumps

6. Carina Lang, Tree and Cloud 3

7. Agra Fort, photo by BhuddaMountain

8. Photo by Guiliano Bekor

Design Dose

Natural light is so important — it romances a space.

Favorite Things: Kitchen Faucets

We do a lot of architectural specifications, and one element that falls into this category is faucets.

We do a lot of architectural specifications, and one element that falls into this category is faucets. Particularly in the kitchen, we really hone in on the faucet to ensure we have the style, form, and function to best suit the space and the client’s needs. Everyone has a preference for the faucet, whether it operates by a touch system or features more traditional on/off function. So many faucets now have features integrated into a seamless design without sacrificing utility. Touch systems are very popular right now, as are pedals installed at the floor to turn the water on or off. There are many beautiful options available today. Here are some of my favorites:

1. Vola, KV1. One-handle mixer with ceramic disc technology, double swivel spout.