Saturday, March 14, 2009

DC Designer Series: Lori Ludwick of InDesign

I'm very happy to have Lori Ludwick of InDesign as the fifth designer featured in my DC Designer Series. Lori's work is eclectic, easily moving from Belgian inspired traditional to a modern aesthetic with bold color use. The following bedroom ranks up there as one of my all time favorites, magazine pics included.

The first time I looked at this picture I thought I saw curved wooden panels behind the bed - but then realized instead there is a wall sized photograph of stone columns with trees in the distance. What a creative way to add depth and interest to a small room. Serious wow factor!

The bedside tables don't take up alot of visual space. Note the pull-out extensions to increase surface size.

Love, love, love the accent pillow and the buttons on the bedspread.

This is my kind of media room. For me, many media rooms run amok when they feel too much like a piece of a Regal Cinema broke off and landed in your house. Check out the brick wall and the pipes running along the ceiling, this is a terrific conversion of a basement space many of us can identify with. Love the leopard print carpeting and the simple panelled gallery wall.

The built in storage and the framed movie screen are additional nice touches to this space.

Love the choice to keep the exposed brick in this home, it's very pretty. Interesting box shelf below the window.
Stainless steel counters and the decision to change-up the cabinetry fronts by the window keep this small kitchen from feeling too small.

What little kid wouln't love this porthole built into bunk beds? A small, creative touch with a big impact. Oh, and how could I forget the slide too!

Cool fish. Also, notice the demi-lune lucite ledge mounted to the wall.
Alot of bold pinks with touches of brown to ground them. The chair is a terrific choice for this room.

Lastly, a fresh and airy bathroom. I like the curved frosted glass divider wall that blocks the view of the toilet. In the distance you can see an outdoor shower too. Head over here to view more of Lori's work. Thank you Lori and Laura for sharing these pictures with me.

18 comments:

Things That Inspire said...

I love your DC designer series! What amazing talents you feature. The first picture is my favorite...I love the detail of the mirror and the simplicity of the setting.

Scot Meacham Wood said...

From the first image - "I have to comment about this beautiful interior, this one is my favourite," then I scrolled down, "No, this is my favourite." "No, this is just amazing." and so on, and so forth.

well, frankly, it's just a wonderful collection of amazing images from a clearly talented designer.

thanks for posting . . gotta check out the website too.

Scott Fazzini said...

The photograph of stone columns behind the bed is FANTASTIC!!!!! And, equally fantastic is Lori Ludwig's name!

Maria Killam said...

Gorgeous images! Great media room. I really enjoyed this post.

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Viera said...

Thanks for introduction . First picture is so serene.
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Maryam in Marrakesh said...

Really lovely mirror and such a pretty first bedroom

Learning Spanish at 41 said...

These are so great--just simple and open and serene. Love the media room and the bath. Also that exposed brick wall--yum. :)

Anonymous said...

This designer is amazing, the rooms are so gorgeous. Her website is fabulous too!

gatherings home said...

These pics are amazing! I am with tartanscot. Every one gets better and better. My favorite? I think the last one was the best! Great find!

Carol
gatheringshome.com

DesignTies said...

Thank you for introducing us to Lori Ludwick :-)

Wonderful rooms :-) LOVE the starbust mirror in the first pics!! And I really like the room with the exposed brick wall. The chandelier in the kitchen is a nice and unexpected touch :-)

Also, the artwork on the wall in the pink room with the sloped ceiling is really cool. It looks like vinyl stickers made from pictures of the homeowners kids?

Kelly @ DesignTies

Laura said...

That bedroom is so wonderful...I love how organic it feels. And those big European style red pillows are a wonderful focal point!

Haven and Home said...

How fun are those rooms? I love it!

Living the life in The Little City said...

That media room is just divine. As is the leather wing chair in the first photo.

InDesign said...

Wow! Thanks for the nice words, Everyone!
I want to tell you, the brick wall was not an original feature of the home. I'm usually not much for "applied" structural decoration, but we used a thin, real brick veneer. It gives the traditional room an edgier feel.
Thanks, Michele, for including me on your hip blog!

Lori Ludwick

Lauren said...

She's great!!! WOW Love all of her rooms & how fresh it all feels.

Linda in AZ * said...

*** TERRIFFIC! DELICIOUS! Thanks, Linda ***

Julie at Belle Vivir said...

gorgeous images. Love them all.

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