valentine's day The Kid Rocks

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Kid Rock's Living Room

For those of you who do not get C Magazine, I thought you deserved to see the latest rock star crib that is way beyond what you might expect to see on MTV's Cribs. (If you you do get C Magazine, don't forget to look in the Men's Section this month!!) 

 And thank goodness Kid Rock had the savvy to engage the ultra talented Martyn Lawrence-Bullard. Just to be clear, however, Pamela Anderson originally hired her long time friend, and the Kid had the good sense to continue on with Martyn after his much publicized break-up with Pam.



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Main Entrance



Lawrence-Bullard has an affinity for Indonesian inspired design, and this home reflects this passion. Many of the items are Lawrence-Bullard's own design and available through Lawrence-Bullard Home.

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Dining Room

Located in Malibu, the home is the perfect California beach hideaway. It is a personal Shangri-La with beautiful exotic woodwork and South Pacific furnishings and Moroccan textiles. One can just feel the Pacific breezes blowing through the white muslin bed curtains. 

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Kitchen

I hope you have a chance to pick up the October issue of C Magazine. It includes the extra publication of "C For Men". Actor Ewan McGregor graces the cover, a very busy man these days. And the Main issue features Lauren Hutton, and has a Decor article about another favorite designer, Mary McDonald.

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Guest Room

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Master Bedroom

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Master Bath

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Entrance Hall

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Backyard

This article was happily unexpected. I almost bypassed it altogether. Just goes to show you that every part of C Magazine is a great read!

Rock on.
All Photos by Tim Street-Porter

valentine's day Celebrity Cover: Elle Decor and Ellen Pompeo

valentine's day Fresh is right! That is what we have all come to expect from Elle Decor: Fresh, unique, delightful interiors. The May issue looks like another breath of fresh air, and I am looking forward to sitting in the garden my husband's new birthday present (hammock), sipping a chai iced latte and letting Elle Decor take me away.

Photo by Tim Street-Porter
This month's issue features the home of Grey's Anatomy star, Ellen Pompeo designed by Martyn Lawrence- Bullard. Here's a little sneak peek!

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Michael S. Smith also makes an appearance with his Manhattan

Penthouse.


What could be better?

valentine's day All Finished! The Emmy Green Room

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Are you ready for the Emmy's this year? It looks like the Green Room is ready! Architectural Digest chose designer Martyn Lawrence-Bullard which resulted in this global-chic space. Sort of makes you want to belly up to the bar and say: "Play it again, Sam".

If you missed it, I had posted about the brilliant designs of Mr. Lawrence-Bullard and the design sketches and concept board for the Green Room HERE.

A little clip of making of the 61st Prime time Emmy Award Green Room:

They make it look so easy, don't they?

valentine's day Who's Doing the Green Room for the Emmy's This Year?

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Architectural Digest chooses Martyn Lawrence-Bullard, an AD 100 designer with a stellar career which began at the ripe old age of 18....(I know!)! His past clients include the likes of Cher, Sir Elton John, Cheryl Tiegs, Christina Aguillera, Felicity Huffman, Tamara Mellon....the list goes on, let me tell you.

Before we get to the presentation board images for the Emmy Green Room, I thought it would be fun to take a bit of a trip down memory lane. I have chosen some of my favorite Lawrence-Bullard designs which have graced the pages of the leading shelter magazines. Just so you can see how stellar this designer is:

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The photos show how adept Mr. Lawrence-Bullard is in any style, from traditional to contemporary. Perhaps the mark of a truly great designer is that one would feel comfortable in any of the environments they create. There is something about every one of these rooms that is very appealing: the mix of objects, the proper scale, the combination of colors.

It is small wonder he was chosen for the 61st Primetime Emmy Green Room design! So here is a sneak peek at the Moroccan oasis Mr. Lawrence-Bullard has created:

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The designer acquired many of the antique items from 1st Dibs. The custom area rug is from The Rug Company. Edelman Leather supplied the leather floor tiles. Schumacher supplied many of the fabrics.

Martyn has been blogging about the progress (so cool), so take a look here.

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And I love the fact that there is a Mood Board! (I always love to see how other designers present.)

For more info on the making of the Architectural Digest Greenroom at the Primetime Emmys, click here. It is quite interesting to compare the designs of the last eight years shown on the website. I think this year is going to be a winner.

AND don't miss those Emmys!!! Sunday, September 20 at 8PM (ET/PT) on CBS.

Who are you rooting for? Me, I'm loving Hugh Laurie of House, M.D. (which premieres Sept 21 BTW!)and Mad Men (of course!)