Luxury Designer Showhouse Video
Several months ago, my interior design firm, Elements of Design, was selected to design the Library in the $20 Million AFM Designer Showhouse in Paradise Valley, Arizona. Amidst the design process, I was offered the opportunity to participate in an interior design video featuring the Showhouse and its many magnificent features.
This was my first foray into the world of creating interior design videos. At first, I thought I was going to be very nervous once the camera started rolling. Shockingly, I felt completely at home in front in the camera and I thoroughly enjoyed the entire process. Over the course of several hours, I got a small taste of what it must feel like to be an HGTV Design Star. Who knows, maybe one day soon, I will submit to one of the casting calls or local competitions.
I offer my thanks to those individuals at Arizona Foothills Magazine, The Martz Agency, and Paradise Valley Mountainside Homes who contributed to the production of the video. It was an honor and a pleasure to be a part of the event and the interior design video. I thank you all for your time and effort.
In the near future, I look forward to developing and presenting more interior design video content. Until then, stay tuned...
Respectfully,
Lina Quintero
Owner & Lead Interior Designer
Elements of Design
http://www.elementsofdesign.com/
Friday, June 5, 2009
Interior Design Video - AFM Designer Showhouse 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Barbara Barry - Inspiring Interior Design
Recently, I was presented with the humbling honor to share a private dinner with notable interior designer Barbara Barry. For those of you who have not met or heard of Barbara, she is one of the top interior designers in the world. Barbara is an interior design guru who has designed her own private lines of furniture, fabric, lighting, and other luxury décor items. Her versatile design brand is purchased by both luxury consumers as well as by luxury interior design trade members. Personally, I have a great fondness for Barbara Barry’s designer furnishings and décor because of her exquisite taste and the uber level of sophistication of her product lines.From chatting with Barbara, I learned that interior design is not just a vocation but a lifestyle that can be achieved through dedication, hard work, and a positive attitude. Barbara spoke about her mother being a great source of inspiration for her. Her upbringing in California is reflected in her color palette which can be described as soothing, calming, and rejuvenating. In order to add additional depth to her soothing color palette, Barbara successfully infuses a variety of extraordinary textures. Barbara’s fabrics are of superlative quality that I rarely see in this field. I love Barbara’s fabrics so much that I am currently designing the kitchen in my home with a number of her fabulous fabrics.
At the end of the day, I can’t go without saying that Barbara Barry is one of the loveliest and most endearing women that I have ever met. Her background is inspiring, her charm is affable, and her smile is positively infectious. When she speaks to you, Barbara has the ability to make you feel like you are the only person in her world. For one amazing evening, I was able to garner her attention and since that time with her, I have been more inspired than ever before.
Respectfully,
Lina Quintero
Owner & Lead Interior Designer
Elements of Design
www.elementsofdesign.com
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Paradise Valley Arizona Interior Designer Showhouse 2009
As the final weekend for the $20 Million 2009 AFM Designer Showhouse in Paradise Valley, Arizona comes to an end, I can't help but think how encouraged and optimistic I feel about the Arizona interior design community. In hopes of increasing awareness of their individual companies, several of the Valley’s most talented interior designers joined forces to design the interior of this magnificent mountainside home.
For this amazing event, I was presented with the challenge to design the library. Ultimately, I took the rules of design and threw them out the window by opting for a highly eclectic approach to design. I infused a balanced blend of the old and the new as well as masculine and feminine elements. I believe the eclectic mixture caused the library to stand apart from the rest of the competition. I noticed that as the Designer Showhouse tour guests entered my room, they would suddenly lower their voices and the ooohhs and ahhhhs would begin.
Two beautiful contemporary chairs are balanced by a vintage chair from the 1940's. The chairs are anchored by a dominate black velvet chesterfield sofa. The detailed cherry cabinets and coffered ceiling help to create a sense of intimacy in the room. The color palette is ruled by black, creams, and grays. The texture in each material offers the room a sense of depth. The vintage books that I found in Phoenix antique shops give the room a feeling of comfort and warmth. I have spent a tremendous amount of time in this room and I hope the buyer of this magnificent home appreciates the library’s charming qualities.
This AFM Designer Showhouse was my first exposure to this type of event and it was a privilege to have the opportunity to contribute my efforts. I am humbled and honored to have been listed side-by-side with my esteemed colleagues from several of the Valley’s notable interior design firms.
Respectfully,
Lina Quintero
Owner & Lead Interior Designer
Elements of Design
http://www.elementsofdesign.com/
For this amazing event, I was presented with the challenge to design the library. Ultimately, I took the rules of design and threw them out the window by opting for a highly eclectic approach to design. I infused a balanced blend of the old and the new as well as masculine and feminine elements. I believe the eclectic mixture caused the library to stand apart from the rest of the competition. I noticed that as the Designer Showhouse tour guests entered my room, they would suddenly lower their voices and the ooohhs and ahhhhs would begin.
Two beautiful contemporary chairs are balanced by a vintage chair from the 1940's. The chairs are anchored by a dominate black velvet chesterfield sofa. The detailed cherry cabinets and coffered ceiling help to create a sense of intimacy in the room. The color palette is ruled by black, creams, and grays. The texture in each material offers the room a sense of depth. The vintage books that I found in Phoenix antique shops give the room a feeling of comfort and warmth. I have spent a tremendous amount of time in this room and I hope the buyer of this magnificent home appreciates the library’s charming qualities.
This AFM Designer Showhouse was my first exposure to this type of event and it was a privilege to have the opportunity to contribute my efforts. I am humbled and honored to have been listed side-by-side with my esteemed colleagues from several of the Valley’s notable interior design firms.
Respectfully,
Lina Quintero
Owner & Lead Interior Designer
Elements of Design
http://www.elementsofdesign.com/
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Luxury Interior Design - by Interior Designer Lina Quintero
Since this is my first blog, I thought it would make sense to formally introduce myself by providing some background information about my life as a luxury interior designer.
From an early age, I was constantly fascinated by the dynamic, sophisticated realm of luxury interior design. Through my passion for art and art history, I realized that my destiny was leading me toward a complete immersion in the fascinating realm of high-end design.
At age seventeen, I was fortunate to secure a position at the esteemed luxury residential interior design firm in Scottsdale, Arizona known as Elements of Design. Seven years later, I made my return to Elements of Design as the owner and lead interior designer.
My motivation as a luxury interior designer is driven by two primary factors.
First and foremost, my residential, commercial, and hospitality clients are the most fascinating, well-rounded group of individuals imaginable. I feel extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to nurture meaningful relationships with each and every client that I serve. More often than not, by the end of an interior design project, the relationships with my clients expand into the realm of friendship. The relationships that I develop as a result of the intimacy of the luxury interior design process are extraordinary and priceless.
Secondly, I am perpetually in awe of the exquisite nature of the products that I sift through on behalf of my clients. The range and quality of the furniture, fabric, accessories, wall coverings, etc… are simply mind-boggling. From time to time, in order to come back to reality, I have to pinch myself. It is all too often that I get lost in the artistic fantasyland of luxury interior design products.
I appreciate you taking the time to read my introductory luxury interior design blog. In the future, I will present design trend information, happenings in the industry as well as within the Elements of Design warehouse and studio, innovative product information, and much more…
Respectfully,
Lina Quintero
Owner & Lead Interior Designer
Elements of Design
From an early age, I was constantly fascinated by the dynamic, sophisticated realm of luxury interior design. Through my passion for art and art history, I realized that my destiny was leading me toward a complete immersion in the fascinating realm of high-end design.
At age seventeen, I was fortunate to secure a position at the esteemed luxury residential interior design firm in Scottsdale, Arizona known as Elements of Design. Seven years later, I made my return to Elements of Design as the owner and lead interior designer.
My motivation as a luxury interior designer is driven by two primary factors.
First and foremost, my residential, commercial, and hospitality clients are the most fascinating, well-rounded group of individuals imaginable. I feel extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to nurture meaningful relationships with each and every client that I serve. More often than not, by the end of an interior design project, the relationships with my clients expand into the realm of friendship. The relationships that I develop as a result of the intimacy of the luxury interior design process are extraordinary and priceless.
Secondly, I am perpetually in awe of the exquisite nature of the products that I sift through on behalf of my clients. The range and quality of the furniture, fabric, accessories, wall coverings, etc… are simply mind-boggling. From time to time, in order to come back to reality, I have to pinch myself. It is all too often that I get lost in the artistic fantasyland of luxury interior design products.
I appreciate you taking the time to read my introductory luxury interior design blog. In the future, I will present design trend information, happenings in the industry as well as within the Elements of Design warehouse and studio, innovative product information, and much more…
Respectfully,
Lina Quintero
Owner & Lead Interior Designer
Elements of Design
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