Sourcing the DC Design House!

I've been hostessing my dining room at the DC Design House for 3 weekends now and the main question is " Where did you get all these different pieces? Are they old or new? " 

So here are the sources:

                   Chandelier from New Orleans designer Julie Neil Lighting called Winters

Marsan Hostess Chairs and Julian Mirror by Niermann Weeks 

zebra fabric by Scalamandre

Paula Grace Design - Invert Sideboard

Dining Chairs from The Mine

Slipcover from Osborne and Little - blue strie velvet

All the beautiful antique accessories are from Parc Monceau Antiques in Atlanta

The early 1900's Iranian Lavar design antique rug by Eliko Rugs

13' X 19' 

Our Bridget Beari Papers metallic grasscloth called Roux in colorway Bling Bling

The colors of our faux door panels and Ombre ceiling are in Bridget Beari Colors Modern Collection: 

Lady M27, Trifecta M48, Shadow M5

Photography by Bruno Poinsard available at ART Star

Claymore sconces from Visual Comfort 

I shopped vintage items from One Kings Lane - Murano vase on the mantel, the boy dot art, the 50's inspired boy art, brass easel, obelisks

I designed and had custom made the Dining Table and consoles. All available through the Bridget Beari Home Store

Dining Table is a cerused wood top with a tiered brass plate base. Made in 3 sections - 2 48" square and 1 48" X 24" console piece

The consoles are 40"H X 36" Wide 

Arteriors Dedra Lamp

Also a special thanks to H. J. Holtz and Sons for their amazing painting and wallpaper skills in this room. 

I hope you have enjoyed this tour of our DC dining room. If you are close to DC come visit, the show house is open until the end of October. All sales benefit the Children's Hospital in DC. We would love to see you there. 

Bridget Beari's DC Design House Dining Room

The DC Design House is finally open for tours in the month of October. We are thrilled to showcase our modern Parisian dining room. Let me give you a few insider tips and insights into this years room.

Inspiration: Every room starts with an inspiration and mine was our new Roux metallic grasscloth. It is a pattern that has been looked over. It's one of my favorites and worked perfectly within the existing moldings. Taken from a lace pattern in a dress this gives the room the pattern and style. 

Mixing Styles: We are all about "Living the Mix" at Bridget Beari. Mixing styles, mixing high and low, mixing antiques with modern piece and we did that in this room. Chairs from The Mine slipcovered in Osborne and Little blue strie velvet. A stunning early 1900's antique rug mixed with a mid century inspired cerused oak table. Contemporary photography with vintage 1950's portraits. 

Adding organic elements for softness: Succulents in the antique clam shell and large Philodendron leaves soften the formal dining place settings. 

Accenting with Black: I love black baseboards to set off a room but adding the grey/black accented panels took it to another level. Sleek, sophisticated and bold in choice. Topped off with a ombre black/grey smokey ceiling treatment for a more intimate feeling. 

Mixing Art: Modern photography with antique busts. The perfect juxtaposition of style but reminds you of well collected home where the owner has added things throughout the years. Each item full of memories of the purchase or an event.  

Organic plaster chandelier from Julie Neil lighting changes the whole formality of the room. It has a whimsical feel.

Layering Art: Not all art needs to hang. Try leaning items. This makes it easy to change and adds a causal element to the room. 

Plaster, gilded, cerused, brass, terracotta, marble, plaster, concrete: Mixing materials for interest and flavor. 

Setting the table: Mix it up! Use different patterns layered on one another. You can even layer the placemats for color. 

I custom designed many of the pieces in this room: Wallpaper- metallic grasscloth call Roux-bling bling, the dining table- cerused wood top and brass tiered bass, and the consoles - geometric bases. 

Formal dining but causal, fun and inviting. The perfect setting for a fabulous dinner party! 

Everything in the room is for sale. All furniture and ticket sales benefit Children's National Hospital in the Washington DC area. It is a great cause and we love participating even though driving 95 is a bear! 

Please come see us! I'll be there every weekend to answer questions. 

The Farewell Party for the DC Design House!

The house is all packed up. All the designer rooms are gone. Only memories in photography and print. Look for the Bridget Beari Room in the Home & Design Magazine next month and Traditional Home Magazine next June! 

                                                  Enjoy the Video!


Bridget Beari Designs Presents DC Designer House Party from Bridget Beari Designs on Vimeo.

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Check out our video of the Savoir of London mattress on the DC Designer House Bed:

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Watch our video to see how the Master Bedroom at the DC Design House was created!


Bridget Beari Designs DC Designer House 2013 from Bridget Beari Designs on Vimeo.

The Last Few days of the DC Designer House

                                  Washington DC Designer House


It's been tons of fun but the DC Designer House is winding down. This is the last week and the final day is Sunday May 12th. If you haven't made it out there yet, you still have a few days. 


Here are a few photos of our room - the Master Bedroom. Thanks to all my subs and suppliers. The room has received wonderful feedback and tons of press - TV, HGTV, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Traditional Home Magazine and Home and Design Magazine plus tons of blog fans. 


Room goals: bring more light, play with layering patterns and textures, mix vintage, custom and new pieces, BE Creative! I did everything I planned to do. I wouldn't change a thing. Now if only this room could fit in my house! Luckily half of the items have already sold. 

Notice: 
             - the Bridget Beari High Gloss paint from Fine Paints of Europe Velvet Paw No. 66. 
             - 1960' vintage ceiling light "Grand Nest" 
             - custom bed from Mike Reid Weeks

Thanks to the Holtz team for the custom wallpapered nightstands. 

The gorgeous custom eglomise mirrors designed by Bridget Beari. 

- dark accent paint on the ceiling in matte finish

Curved front dresser with disk lamp 

Etsy succulents

Geometric rug design from Patterson Flynn and Martin 

Fun pillows on the leather chairs - notice the Mary MacDonald appliqué from Schumacher

The bookcases were the biggest hit. Similar to the Richmond show house but this time curved. Also introducing our Bridget Beari Metallic line - Sphinx's Gold! 

Mother of Pearl ceiling in the alcove really helps to transfer light into this once dark room. 

                           I love mixing patterns  - see the 2 different rugs next to each other . 

- the diagonal flokati over the main diamond rug

- the garden console on the side with the interesting piece of cork I found in an antique store in Charlottesville

- Artwork from Bill Fisher, Richmond based artist

- Travers euro shams

- custom bed coverings

- the $30,000 mattress from Savoir Beds - people loved lying on the bed

                                         - Hanging the mirrors by chain for height
                                         - klimos chairs in Greek key pattern

- Beautiful Pierre Frey velvet zebra on headboard and footboard

-Coral and Gold croc covered books

- Restoration Hardware floor lamps

- one of kind custom designed murals made of 25 pieces of glass

luxurious bedding

Moving to the alcove between the closet - another vintage 1960's light Austrian

- Maya Romanoff wallpaper on ceiling

Our bar area - the onyx existed from the architect but we accessorized with Champagne of course! 

- one of my nudes on the bar

Another of my nudes on the geometric wallpaper by Osborne and Little

- A peek of the Emma Gardner Rug

- a peek into the closet  - Robert Abbey light, Kravet fabric and my clothes and luggage

- Gucci shoe boxes of course

I hope you will come this weekend to see me before the doors close forever but if not I hope you will enjoy the photos!