Seen at High Point Furniture Market

We’re moving along! Here is one of the many layout options we have created for this clients renovated space. Keep following to see which one comes to life in this kitchen and living area!
~Divine Creations Inspired Interiors

Latest project in progress, Cara Linda (meaning “pretty faces”! Purple and Taupe set the color pallette for this beautiful new downtown establishment!

Removing the wall between the dining room and family room creates better flow for entertaining family and friends! Stay tuned! More images of this project to follow.

~Divine Creations Inspired Interiors

Black & White is always in style  whether we are  wearing it or sitting on it!

Black and White is a “staple” in any decor.  In this particular home it is a black and white marble top game table with “daisy grey” cow hide back chairs,  “faux” black armadillo seating with a  custom crackle finish.  This was an old game table that was refurbished and designed by Sue Mac.The marble top was purchased by Divine Creations  and  simply placed on the game table.  The chairs were specially ordered with casters from Parker Southern Furniture Company.  Much enjoyment is had around this family table,  including playing cards, eating meals, putting puzzles together, as well as a variety of fun family games and entertainment!  Game tables are a way of bringing people together.  They seem to say “Let’s sit down and have some fun!”  It’s a great way to socialize!

Black and White Marble top gametable with Cowhide and Faux Black Armadillo chairs on casters

They add strength and character to most any home regardless of their style.  Whether contemporary, traditional, or Old World Italian, there is usually a place it can add to the richness of the room.

Here are a couple of examples that  have been used in my clients’ homes.

Old World Style in I’On

In I’On on the corner of one of the new-urbanism community’s lovely lakes, stands a magnificent three story home with a roof top terrace. This beautiful southern home purchased by native Charlestonians, resembles a Charleston Battery-front mansion with its two wrap around porches with wrought iron railing and huge white columns. Divine Creations was hired to assist with a dramatic alteration of the interiors; relocating the kitchen and redesigning walls to open up the space. A three-story addition was constructed on the back of the house which increased the size of the home to almost 6,000 square feet.

The wife was a former model and traveled to Italy for short and sometimes long stays. She left her heart there upon returning to her home in the states but vowed to return one day. So it was no surprise when Sue Mac was contracted to create an ambiance of old world Italy for her home.

Sue Mac did just that by making very specific choices for the flooring, paint colors, countertops, lighting, and cast stone architectural elements Of special note are the living room floors of reclaimed heart pine wood laid in a herringbone pattern.

One of the home’s most striking elements is the cast-stone fireplace mantle and surround. Its color was custom designed by Divine Creations as artisans were preparing the mix. The result is the feeling of old limestone carved for a villa. Another of the home’s cast stone elements is the kitchen’s range hood; designed to emulate a similar remnant from a country home in Italy.

Backing the wall behind the range are antiqued mirror tiles that lend an old world feeling to the kitchen. The heart pine of the kitchen island contrasts with the cool Italian marble of the countertops, warming the kitchen visually. A farmhouse under-mount sink is fitted near a window. Cabinets are glazed a rich charcoal. The husband had a pair of much beloved stag horn chandeliers which were installed in the kitchen lending an air of an Italian hunting lodge to the whole kitchen. Between the kitchen and the living room the firm designed a case opening which is formed by two arches and one center elliptical arch. Tucked in under the arches on the kitchen side is a wet bar.

The final cast stone element is the half bath’s dolphin styled sink. The wife loves fish and wanted a very distinctive vessel in this space. Divine Creations designed the sink and mixed the color for it as well.

The dining room features deep crown moulding and marble tiles continuing the feeling of Italy.

Other flooring surfaces in the house include travertine and wool carpets in the bedrooms, including the distinctive child’s room. Using fabrics that were selected for their feminine feel, the infant’s room was designed to accommodate her as she grows.

Much of the family’s already acquired furniture, including the wife’s collection of French olive jars, was used to decorate the space. Divine Creations sourced antique chandeliers and wall sconces which were restrung to fit. Also sourced for the home were Italian Baroque style paintings and mirrors for over the fireplace and in the halls.

Other rooms not depicted but designed by Divine Creations include the media room, the home gym, the husband’s office and a mother-in-law suite.

A large project, this home became exactly the Italian space the wife desired when she contacted the firm.