A while back I was asked by Snaidero to dress their first floor East entrance window located at the Merchandise Mart. It is a corner display of striking custom millwork by Lualdi Porte. If you ask the showroom for a tour they can take you in for a closer look to view the wine cellar display on the other side. The curves are inviting and seductive. Snaidero is an excellent portal for finely designed Italian kitchens, closets, bathrooms and custom millwork.
The accessories I chose to highlight the Lualdi millwork were selected in a neutral palette with highlights of metallics, like the Waylande Gregory vase from Elements and glass,such as the vintage wine bottles from Argentina. The key to dressing shelving is editing your pieces and attempting to make each piece meaningful. Adding a little whimsey and humor is fun as well such as the leather horse from Architectural Artifacts that is positioned enjoying the wine in the wine cellar. The coco and ivory toned Turkish rug runner from Yoruk Rug Gallery grounds the space and the natural wood pile ready for the fireplace makes it complete for a cozy feel.
Posted in Latest News on Feb 01 11 [
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What is it that makes the technical beauty of Murano glass so enchanting? Years of handcrafted expertise to start and Italy as the backdrop for inspiration can’t hurt either. This vintage 60’s Murano glass leaf chandelier is the beginning of a current project in progress. Illuminated it is delicate and delightful against the Aruba turquoise walls. This room is going to be the epitome of playful with a custom deco inspired upholstered bed and hanging Eerro Aarnio swing. The concept is Bohemian chic with peace as the symbol, the message. An idea and mantra that should indeed remain timeless.
Posted in Latest News, New Projects on Sep 04 10 [
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The Riverfront Times reviewed Bridge Tap House & Wine Bar, one of my recent interior design projects. Ian Froeb wrote about his experience: “You enter into the bar, a space that is awesome in the original sense of the word: Light fixtures like oversize birds’ nests are suspended from the ceiling.” To read the full Riverfront Times article on Bridge click here. Or check out more images of Bridge in my portfolio section.
Bridge is named after the bridge of a violin, which is essential to the tone of the instrument. This tool became inspiration for the design and sound resonating moods, including a gallery of commissioned studies by photographer Ricardo Martinez. Here are some of his stunning polaroid prints:
photo by Ricardo Martinez
photo by Ricardo Martinez
Check out the full gallery of violin photos by Ricco here….
Bridge is located in downtown St. Louis and is a great spot to chill casually in the city and sample the impressive selection of beer and wine. The food is also quite yummy. Some of my favorites are the gorgonzola and bacon bread pudding and the board called Heartland, which is goat cheese and tomato jam. Remaining one of the most delicious things I have ever put in my mouth. Just another reason to miss and visit St. Louis.
Posted in Latest News, New Projects, Press on May 22 10 [
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Last night I had the pleasure of attending the SCA70 Benefit for The Society for Contemporary Art of Chicago with my good friend, private butler Joseph Goins. It was not until almost the end of the artful evening and Gallery 3 was about to come to a close, when I came across the most stunning watercolor pencil piece by artist, Maximo Gonzalez. All I saw was this figure reaching for the sky and unleashing from an opening in his chest- a massive flock of butterflies! In the plexiglass foreground of the piece clung scattered static flecks of silver and gold leaf, making the effect three dimensional and hopefully sentimental. I was tearfully in awe. When I read the title of the work, I feel butterflies, somehow it called to me eloquently, exactly how I feel about love and joy at this point in my life. At the close of the silent auction some little good-natured flutterer found me on my side. I feel butterflies by Maximo Gonzalez became my contemporary art tattoo for my living room, where I believe it will continue to make me smile and feel butterflies.
I feel butterflies, 2008 by Gonzalez Maximo
Maximo Gonzalez is Argentinean born and based in Mexico City.
Posted in Inspiration on Apr 18 10 [
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On April 14th 2010, Bedrooms by Brynne’s Light and Shadow Play project was featured on
Interior Design Reference. Currently I am working on finishing another space,a seductive nap room, for the same free-spirited client. Photograph hung over the bed is Mt. Hope by
John Paul Doguin.
Light and Shadow Play. Artwork by John Paul Doguin
Posted in Latest News, Press on Apr 18 10 [
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Amazing set designer, Jamie Dean, asked me to help him decorate and style the recent March issue of O Magazine. The location, Oprah’s closet. Little secret, peonies are indeed available in the dead of winter. Cover shot by RuvenAfanador.
Posted in Latest News, New Projects on Feb 15 10 [
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Check out CRAVE Chicago’s guide to cool local businesses and interviews with the minds behind them all: The ultimate guide to the places women CRAVE in Chicago, including more than 100 women you need to know. The book is available throughout bookstores in the Chicago area and online. Click here for a listing for places to purchase, or click on the spread below to enlarge.
Posted in Press on Jan 27 10 [
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In the December issue of CS Interiors, Bedrooms by Brynne was featured, titled “Boudoir Star: A Former Playboy set designer crafts a new set of queen-size bedroom skills.” Click the images below to enlarge.
Posted in Press on Sep 03 09 [
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Bedrooms by Brynne mentioned in Chicago Home & Garden online, click here to see.
“I bumped into decorator Brynne Rinderknecht at a NeoCon party last month, and we caught up on life and some recent projects that she’s been working on. Brynne used to style sets for Playboy photo shoots, and branched off into her own biz, Bedrooms by Brynne a couple of years ago. She’s got a great eye, a flair for drama, and the ability to transform spaces using what clients already own as well as new pieces. This pic is from a job she did in Wicker Park (I’m enchanted with that chandelier), and I’m eager to see how a Hyde Park home that she described as “fresh Old Hollywood” turns out.”
Posted in Press on Jul 30 09 [
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Recently featured in a profile on the Material Girls website titled “Have Some Fun in the Bedroom.”
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Posted in Press on Jul 23 09 [
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