Calling all dog lovers!! We recently sourced these gorgeous hand-printed doggie items and added them to our shop. We LOVE dogs here at Marilyn Rose Interiors – everyone in our office has at least one pup. So when we saw these doggie tote bags and doggie pillows, we knew we had to offer them for…
Cleopatra-Inspired Interior Design
If you know me, you know that I adore the 1963 movie “Cleopatra” that stars Elizabeth Taylor. (I used to be a professional Elizabeth Taylor impersonator, after all!) If Cleopatra were alive today and living in New York, I imagine that she’d have a sumptuous Park Avenue penthouse. I would decorate it with tons of…
DECORATING 101 – Gorgeous Formal Living Room Design Inspiration
This gorgeous formal living room we designed for an Old Brookville interior design client is a perennial favorite of ours. EXISTING ELEMENTS The boiserie panels and herringbone oak floors were imported from a French chateau when the home was built – excellent bones to start the room with! INSPIRATION When it came time to decorate…
Decorating 101 – Breaking Down This Formal Dining Room
The secret to being an interior designer isn’t a secret at all: it requires technical knowledge, project management skills, an artistic and creative eye, superb people skills, hard work, and the magic ingredient: an innate intuition of how it’s all going to fit together. When you look at a room designed by a professional designer or…
Black and White and Chic All Over
Check out this chic, minimal black and white inspiration board I created! I love the idea of incorporating black and white into your home in a modern way. You can use a zebra-print rug or fabric; a gorgeous black and white photo; or even pillows with a pretty trim.
Top Reasons to Move to Long Island’s Gold Coast!
I’m very excited to share our newest feature in Hamptons Magazine with you! I was thrilled to participate in this roundtable event with some wonderful real estate and design professionals. The topic was young families moving to the Gold Coast, and what they are looking for in their homes. I personally love historical homes. The…
Fun Fuschia Inspiration That Will Make You Happy!
I was noticing lots of fuschia in home decor magazines recently. Then one day I went to Bloomingdale’s, and I saw fuschia everywhere! This trending color is definitely hot right now. We’ve incorporated it as pillows and trim in an upcoming interior design project. Throwing in bright, fun colors like fuschia make a room energetic…
Beautiful Garden Inspiration That Will Make Your Jaw Drop
We love this gorgeous garden inspiration on our Pinterest page! Follow us on Pinterest to see more!
Best Kid’s Room Decorating Ideas
Your kids will love these rooms until they move out of the house! Kid’s rooms can be a challenge to decorate if you’re not a professional decorator. Kids grow fast, and so do their tastes. They’re also notoriously hard on furniture and materials. We’ve included our top five kid’s room decorating ideas below, using some of…