Every Saturday, I will take you inside of my Bridget Beari Home Store and share a little design tip. Bridget Beari Home Store style is all about “Living the Mix” and I will show you just how we do that. In this video, we talk about the key element that will make your floral arrangements fab... faux real!
Have you heard the designer secret about"the oddball thing"? Today we will chat about what this means and how to add this playful element into a room. The odd ball thing will make your home more interesting and uniquely yours! Adding the odd ball color, object or texture is what we call, “Living the Mix”!
I love bringing my readers wellness tips for the home and if you have watched our You Tube videos we have dived into laundry, cleaning, soil readings, garden tips and more. Today I’m focusing on a topic that I have been researching for months - the search for the perfect LED bulb. To be honest I just don’t care for the LED bulbs especially in recess cans. Until now…. I found Brilli.
Here are the main reasons Brilli bulbs are different:
2 types: Wind Down or Charge Up
Optimal Curcadian Stimulus
Dimmable down to 10%
Different Size bulbs
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Saving energy is the main purpose for LED but if the light changes the mood or fabrics, it is not working for this designer. They have 60 w, 75w, 100w, and 65w floods.
Wind Down Bulbs: create the soft glow of late afternoon. They prepare the body for sleep with no blue light. They are dimmable and warm. Perfect for the bedroom or even a dining room. Cool blue light should be avoided at least 2 hours before bedtime as this inhibits melatonin production. These are create for winding down.
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Charge Up Bulbs simulate the bright crisp clarity of morning sunlight to boost energy. Best for a home office or a kitchen.They naturally increase the body’s energy, focus, heighten your mood and increase productivity. These bulbs can be dimmed to change from blue light to a warm light to tune into your natural circadian rhythms. Circadian rhythms are your body’s internal clock that runs in the background of our brain to control our sleep wake cycle. Bad light can disrupt your sleep as well as effect your immune system. We added these lights to our office work room to see their impact. I love their ability to dim to a warmer light. We work with fabrics and paint colors in this area and it is so important to have the correct lighting.
Lighting technology changes all the time but for now Brilli has me hooked. Give them a try!
Brilli is the first company to focus on improving health, wellness, mood, energy and sleep through something we’re all surrounded with every day of our lives: LIGHT
Wabi-Sabi (侘 寂) is a world view popular in Japanese culture that centers on the acceptance of imperfection. It was introduced in the 15th century by Buddhist monks whose cracked vessels were repaired with gold thus embracing and celebrating the flaw. The aesthetic is described as beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete". Wabi means peace, harmony, simplicity, and balance. Sabi is the natural flow of time or authenticity of aging. When we apply this concept to design, we are creating interiors that are designed with mindfulness, both using old and new objects.
photograph: Michael Sinclair Design: Chan & Eayrs
I call Wabi Sabi style, “Living The Mix” at Bridget Beari. Always using a touch of old with the new. Antiques, handcrafted objects, and wood tones. I tell people never to throw anything away until we have viewed it and searched for its purpose. It is our client’s home and using objects of meaning is important to them and always takes the design to another level. Whether that is an antique bed or a small vase, its the personality of room and tells a story.
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A Wabi-Sabi home embraces simplicity through its weathered and worn style. An old plaster wall with pealing paint is highlighted for its beauty not stripped to perfection. This gives the room a sense of peace and tranquility. This style allows you no stress. Don’t worry about that making things perfect. Just live! Stacked books on the floor, cracked teapots for display, pealing paint…. Remember there is beauty in imperfection.
photograph: Michael Sinclair Design: Chad & Eayrs
You may not want to go to extremes with this concepts but following some simple guidelines can help give your interiors that peace and harmony one needs to love your space.
Bringing Wabi-Sabi into your interiors helps infuse life, warmth and makes your interiors feel more real to you as well as others. Have you ever walked in a room and it just feels good? Let’s find out how that works by following these simple steps.
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Use Natural Materials like wood, metals and stones. Embrace the warmth nature of organic textures as we did here in our Alys Beach project. The sink is placed upon a naturally weathered log with metal bowl and faucet. Such beauty in it’s simplicity.
Bridget Beari Designs: Alys Beach Photograph: Joe Bernado
2. Keep It Simple. Clear the Clutter. This is the easiest to do. Start with the goal of mindfulness. If it has purpose it stays. If it has meaning it stays. Only use what you need and what gives you joy.
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3. Embrace Imperfections. A cracked vase, a worn leather ottoman, a torn fabric: they all tell a story. In a world of Instagram perfection, just say it’s Ok as is and I love it! Mixing an antique chair in within modern upholstery gives room life and makes it feel real. How many room do you see that look cold and staged? Repurposing is another great way to achieve this goal. Using an old cutting board as art, an old ladder to hang towels or mix matched collection of pottery are prefect examples.
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4. Use Handcrafted Objects: local ceramic pots, handcrafted wood tables, hand made spoosn or cutting boards , there are so many ways to add these elements to a room and we have all sorts of local artisan pieces at the store or check us out online.
Photograph: Michael Sinclair Design: Chad & Eayrs
5. Bring the Outdoors In. Plants or anything natural like sticks work wonders to create warmth in an interior. If you kill every green plant, we have some wonderful faux greenry at the store. Trailing vines look amazing on a bookcase or coffee table. Small succulents can also give such life to a bathroom counter top and no watering is required.
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If you are like me then decorating brings happiness and adding a little Wabi-Sabi just takes our client’s interiors to another level. It may be subtle in some cases but our design style is all about purpose and beauty! Try it yourself and let me how you did.
Have you seen our paint catalog? This is a quick and easy way to see some of our 200 colors in action! From classic blues to exotic reds and even metallics, Bridget Beari Colors gives us that one of kind special colors you have been searching for. We have fan decks for sale and complementary color cards available.
Take a peak I know you will enjoy!
