Noir Blanc Interiors Prepares For The International Design Awards

The International Design Awards

Noir Blanc Interiors looks forward every year to the International Design Awards, held March 26 in Los Angeles. The Winners Gala is a red carper night at, The Harmony Gold Theatre in Los Angeles. The IDA annual award is a juried design competition for architects, and designers of fashion, graphics, products, and interiors. Barbara Segal and Associates plans to attend forinteriors, fashion and to mingle with industry professionals, press, distinguished members of the design jury, as well as both student and professional winners of IDA08. I hope to see you all there!

Harmony Gold Theatre
7655 Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90046

How to Help This Worlds AIDS Day With Holiday Gifts That Support A Cause

Today is World Aids Day, a day where we are reminded of friends who have died from Aids and those that live with AIDS. There is now 33 million people living with HIV, including 2 million children. Over 2.7 million people became newly infected with the virus each year. Leaving children behind without parents, loved ones without partners, and animals without masters. Combating this epidemic is one that is near and dear to the heart of Noir Blanc Interiors family and friends.

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation has joyous Holiday Season cards where the card will state, "A generous gift has been made in your honor by(YOUR NAME)to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation."
To Order: Please contact Tammie Meena at 310-491-3138.
Pricing: $10.00 per card (plus $.12 sales tax per card for California residents only)

The Desperate Diva Calendar 2009 , award-winning calendar features 12 months of the Bay Area's premiere drag performers, including Heklina and Sister Roma. Produced by the AIDS Housing Alliance/SF, proceeds go to support the organization's mission of prevention homelessness for people with HIV/AIDS. The price is $20.00

Help unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS this holiday and always. AIDS is now a pandemic.

God bless the friends we have lost and our mission at Noir Blanc Interiors is to stay active in the support of contributing, supporting and involving our firm in Diffa.org, and Gifts for Life.

Keep informed at http://www.aids.gov/ and order your holiday cards this year spreading a global message to help pediatrics AIDS.

Seaside Luxury High Rise Interior Design Project Awarded Noir Blanc Interiors in Marina Del Rey, CA

Noir Blanc Interiors is designing a condominium residence with commanding yacht harbor, ocean, and mountain and city views at the Cove, Marina Del Rey's prestigious new high rise.

This home is surrounded by world-class amenities, impeccable service, and the newly retired client is free to indulge in private time here. Coastal living is Designer, Barbara Segal's specialty so this Sea side interior is being designed with the attention of excellent restaurants, theater, nightlife, and all the attractions of a cosmopolitan lifestyle and charms of the urban village. Entertaining friends and a private retreat for relaxing are the key elements of our clients’ interiors needs. Marina del Rey is the largest man-made pleasure boat harbor in the world and one of the great assets of Los Angeles County's 75-mile coastline.

Interior Design Trends For 2008

Braquenié Pierre Frey

As the President of Noir Blanc Interiors, I am looking forward to a busy 2008. Odd as it seems, the nation's mortgage crisis may deserve credit for the fact that our business is booming. The design market is thriving, and I think that has to do with the shift in the economy, "People are staying in homes longer, rather than flipping houses. So I feel my clients are now investing in their houses and buying bigger-ticket items."

A few trends that might be making their way to the interior design graveyard.

Goodbye

The all-granite kitchen and the all-stainless-steel kitchen.

The Marie Antoinette influence of damask and decadent, Baroque furniture is becoming last year's style.

Dark finishes on furniture, ebonized wood. However dark finishes just won't die in the world of retail furniture!

Hollywood Regency

The chrome black leather, Design Within Reach phase is winding down and out

Asian modern is really tired and we're all sick of seeing it

Poured-concrete kitchen and bathroom countertop

HELLO 2008

There's a push toward green. Our clients are asking us to, give them more green. Antiques are considered green, and I use them as often as possible in my interiors.

Large, overscaled patterns on fabrics and wallpaper are getting smaller and more elegant.

Multiple looks for a single room - casual/formal.

Waterworks custom metal finishes on faucets.

Golden harvest yellows, rococo pinky red and snorkel blue

Textural finishes on furniture.

Energy-efficient washers and dryers from Miele.

The Kravet Green collection of eco-friendly textiles

Benjamin Moore's low-toxicity Affinity paints.

Fireplaces in the city

Requests from clients to mix contemporary and traditional design elements.

Venetian chandeliers and Lucite furniture-like tables, headboards, vanities. They have a bit of shine and a bit of sparkle to them.

Digital wall-scape imagery. With this medium, the sky is actually not the limit and the possibilities are endless. You can take any image and translate it into a permanent wall or floor covering.

Lavastone

Upholstery is organic hopsack, fabrics will be a green

Designers doing more home for sale staging, in light of the downward housing market

At Noir Blanc Interiors we see clients are customizing rooms, "Home theaters and TV rooms are very lounge-oriented, wine cellars are adjacent to the dining room, home offices are not using traditional built-ins or office furniture but look more like libraries or sitting rooms."

Tranquility At Benjamin Moore

Benjamin Moore has a fun new viral marketing web site:

Design My Room

http://www.designmyroom.com/Home.aspx

Vote on Barbara Segal's late night design, BarbaraNoirBlanc is user name.

Barbara states, "I only use Benjamin Moore paints in my design work. And I typically paint with flat as it is a much richer look." I was looking up the site to select and suggest paint colors for a recent renovation for a country home that was described as very dark. Upon looking up Benjamin Moore site I stumbled upon their fun new virtual marketing site
Design My Room. As a web publisher I found this new site to be fun and addictive. I could not lay a rug for the life of my laptop so I decided, less is more.
Try it, it's FUN and please be our friend!

Bedroom Space

Our consumer driven, worldly, and increasingly wealthy society has resulted in our having many more personal possessions. This has had an effect in the bedroom, which has traditionally been small in terms of space allocation except in the mansions and larger town houses of yesteryear. Today’s households tend to hoard clothes, until such time as space limitations dictate we take our outdated fashion to the charity shop.

Bedrooms, especially in vintage gray stones, historical landmark homes and high rises which abound in Boston, Miami, Chicago, New York and San Francisco are invariably the most likely place to find low beams, sloping floors and bulging or uneven walls. By adding free standing wardrobes, chests of drawers and tallboys we are making way for the more space efficient fitted wardrobes and drawer units.

Although the bedroom is where you also hope to get some sleep the issue which is most likely to keep you awake at the planning stage is: how do I maximize storage space?

Barbara Segal is an expert in solving this problem. She's had years of experience dealing with awkward spaces; but unlike many other people she has an eye for the aesthetics as well as the practicalities. Since the whole aim of the bedroom is to provide the right environment for sound, refreshing sleep, the way it looks and the way it is fitted out are both important. Creaking floor boards and traffic or other external sounds may ruin a good night's rest. So attention to the curtaining, bed linens, pillows, paint colors, and carpeting all come under her scrutiny while working with Noir Blanc Interiors.

Yacht Interiors Preparation For The 2007 Miami Boat Show

Gearing Up For The Miami Boat Show

Noir Blanc Interiors has devoted much of the last 7 years working in the Yacht Industry. Our design firm has enjoyed working with many clients who live beautiful lives at Sea and we have worked with some of the worlds best Yacht builders like Sunseeker, Christensen Shipyards, and Feadship. February is a busy time of year in the Yachting Industry, it is post Miami International Boat Show. The world largest and finest Yachts are put to Sea, to sail and dock in the Harbors of Miami. This is the boat show of all boat shows and it takes place in Miami Feb. 15-19, 2007. The Worlds finest Yacht builders display their hottest newest designs and mix it up with, A List parties to sell multi million dollar Yachts. All this in anticipation of attracting and selling new owners a yacht. This is big business, after all the wealthy like the "mine is bigger then yours toys." In an article published in the Wall Street Journal, The Wealth Report, written by Robert Frank, Russian oil tycoon Roman Abrahmovich, has ordered a craft that will measure 525 feet, which will be The World's Biggest Yacht. Oracle founder Larry Elliston, built RIsing Sun in 2004 which measures 455 feet which ranks number 5 in The World Biggest Yacht.

Noir Blanc has designed the Interiors and completed dozens of fine vessels. Our latest is a 157-foot trideck, which is anything but just another pretty yacht and we bill displayed at the upcoming Miami Boat Show. "A considerable part of Noir Blanc Interiors success is also due to the contributions of the Yacht owners, combined with our design teams exceptional and exquisite taste in directing the interior design," states Barbara Segal President of Noir Blanc Interiors. So start dreaming about those cabanas on the beach, frosty mojitos, pack your flip-flops and head south—to where the boats are.

Design Is What Makes Your Home

Design is what makes your house a home. Design is what makes a box in the sky, an elegant stylish retreat you call home. It is the reason the best parties wind up in the kitchen. Noir Blanc Interiors, LLC. has an established reputation for providing a pleasant and hassle-free experience of adding style to your interior space. This is reflected by our repeat clients and their referrals. Our unique chic way of working on a budget is what sets us apart. Visit our web site a http://www.noirblancinteriors.com/ or contact BarbaraNoirblanc@aol.com