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Michael Smith
Join us as we sit down with architect and designer, Michael Smith to discuss Design Tips and Inspiration.
Michael S. Smith is considered one of the most original and respected talents in the design industry today. He opened his own interior design business in 1990. Architectural Digest has selected him as one of the top architects and interior designers several "AD 100". Smith was also named Designer of the Year by Elle Décor in 2008. Perhaps he’s most famous for his appointment to redecorate Barack and Michelle Obama’s residential quarters in the White House. With an international profile of residential, hospitality and commercial clients Smith takes an individual approach to each.
listen intently to each client & understand how their rooms
Smith describes his style as "updated traditional". His work blends vintage and contemporary elements, such as Georgian antiques, 18th-century Chinese wallpaper and sun-bleached Moroccan carpets. He’s big on incorporating colors, textures, objects, and works of art, then crafting a holistic design. Always fresh, always evolving, always underscored by the belief that everyone should live with things they love.
Smith’s “updated traditional” style is reflected in this bedroom, a blend of old and new. He prefers canopy beds and typically uses white bedding. His love of Chinese wallpaper is apparent as well as his use of plants.
There are no rules. In this image we see an emphasis on functionality for bedside reading, a simple lamp and a few flowers. Smith often uses flowers to soften the room and create serenity. Noteworthy is how the cushions, sheets and duvet works together with the wallpaper.
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