Turn an Outfit into a Room: Simply Structured

Last night's Project Runway, season 10, challenged the designers with creating a look for a "Woman on the Go." Overall, the designers stepped up to the challenge and created looks that were really going somewhere... others should have been going home to change. Fabio Costa created a so-so look, not really great (other than the fabulous print) but not really bad either. Still, he ended up in the bottom three which means that we can now turn this outfit into a room! 

So here's the look that Fabio created for his woman on the go...

And now, lets go to the lounge for happy hour! The chic simplicity of this outfit can be turned into a perfect lounge to catch up with your friends and a drink after a busy day.
In this space, place 4 high-back, comfy chairs around the cocktail table to create an inviting and intimate place for conversation. Then throw in a little pouf for additional seating or propping your feet up, and add a couple of "wow" pieces to give this space the chic look that every lounge needs.
Just like with the patterned dress in the outfit above, the rug is the central element in the room to provide the pattern and pizazz. Furniture with very structured, clean lines give this room a similar aesthetic that Fabio was after. Modern accessories, also with very linear characteristics are the perfect finishing touch to this room.
Simplicity is key for this outfit and for this room. Pure function, but with with the chicest of style!

1. "Orbit Chandelier" by Z Gallerie

2. "Portico Mirror" by Z Gallerie

3. "Lola Chair" by Room & Board

4. "Black Bridget Kilim Rug" by Jonathan Adler

5. "Moroccan Pouf" by Jonathan Adler

6. "Origami Coffee Table" by West Elm

Turn an Outfit Into a Room: Sleek, Edgy, and Glam

Last night's Project Runway was a bit underwhelming. The designers were faced with their first team challenge and it seems that everyone toned down their point of view so much that no point was made. There were however a few stand out outfits that could be turned into fabulous rooms, but what kind of challenge would that be for Ellenor? So here we go, from the lowest scoring designs on the runway here is what Christopher Palu and Andrea Katz put together.

With last season's winner, Anya Ayoung-Chee, as their client these designers should have been able to create a look that was fresh, relaxed, and sexy. Unfortunately this dress missed the mark in both identifying with their client and with execution. However pull the same basic ideas from the design of the dress, such as sleek and edgy with a touch of glam and you can put together a pretty good room. 

Streamlined furniture and monochromatic materials create the same basic aesthetic of the dress's design.  Details such as the blown glass lamp and gold accents give just the small bits of glamor to the room to keep it from being too boring. Variations in the same main color also help keep away the blah factor. Leather and industrial elements such as the design of the bar cart and details found in the drum side table, give the edge to the room that the studded leather belt had tried to give in the dress. A palest pink on the walls in a very high sheen would be the perfect way to finish this room.

 

1. "Libations Bar Cart" by Crate & Barrel

2. "Jackson Leather Sofa" by Room & Board

3. "Prescott Cowhide Rug" by RugsUSA

4. "Woven Gold Leaf Side Table" by Neiman Marcus

5. "Glazed Pillow Cover" by West Elm

6. "Jules Accent Table" by Crate & Barrel

7. "Everett Leather Chair" by West Elm

8. "Venezia Table Lamp" by Crate & Barrel

Turn an Outfit Into a Room: Modern Funk

Another season of Project Runway is upon us, and you know what that means don't you? Another season of Turn an Outfit Into a Room! That's right design lovers check in with Ellenor weekly to see a fashion design transform into an interior design.


However this season will be a real challenge in that the transformation will come from one of the not so successful designs from the runway. We'll see how something that doesn't work as an outfit can be re-imagined to work as room. So let's get started of the premier of...


Turn that (bad) Outfit into a (great) Room!


On last night's premier of Project Runway, season 10, Kooan Kosuke made us all laugh with his quirky and bright personality. But when it came to his runway design his bright personality and bold designs fell short.

But take those same pops of color and funky patterns, shake them up, and lay them out in new way and you can come up with a room that is super cool and modern. The key is using the colors and patterns in a bunch of small doses with an underlying simple background. In this room the walls should be a simple white, and the floors would look best as a light stained wood. This creates a perfect backdrop to allow for bold colors and patterns.

Streamlined furniture and modern materials, such as metals and acrylic, help to punch this room up and achieve some of the futuristic accents that Kooan had in his design. While you may never see yourself walking down the street in this outfit, hopefully you would love hanging out in this modern, funky room.... Ellenor would!

1. "Sari Swoon Pillow" by CB2

2. "Pony Up Pillow" by CB2

3. "Atomic Lobster Arc Floor Lamp" by CB2

4. "Sabine Sofa" by Room & Board

5. "Bond Cocktail Table" by Room & Board

6. "Danby Chair" by Room & Board

7. "Shop Chest in Navy" by CB2

8. "Frilly Chair" by WeeGo Home

9. "Cenon Colorful Canvas Multi Rug" by RugsUSA

10. "Concha Chair" by WeeGo Home

11. "Layered Side Table" by West Elm

12. "Paramount Table Lamp" by CB2

Til next week,
Ellenor

Turn An Outfit Into a Room: Modern Throwback

Last night on Project Runway season 9, the judges were not a fan of Laura Kathleen's 70's inspired look. And while it may not have been a hit on the runway I thought it would make a spectacular room design!

The bold graphic of the black and white top is iconic of the 70s, and personally I liked it paired with the colorful print of the skirt. I believe that these two prints can work together because one is so strong, linear, and large in scale while the other is more soft, organic, and has a tighter or smaller scale. Maybe my opinion is in the minority, but let me know what you think of this outfit turned into a room...

1. "Acrylic Drink Table" by CB2

2. "Navette Lamp" by Anthropologie

3. "Reese Leather Sofa" by Room and Board

4. "Wavering Ombre Curtains" by Anthropologie

5. "Sweep Upholstered Armchair" by West Elm

6. "Saarinen Cocktail Table" by Room and Board

7. "Silk Chameuse Pillow" by Fabricadabra

8. "Velvet Indigo Pillow" by Room and Board

9. "Black and White Vibe Rug" by Milliken for Rugs USA