M. GRACE DESIGNS, INC, Chicago Interior Design

Singapore’s Super Penthouse is on the Market for sale $108M

2017-07-26T14:00:00.001-05:00

Within Singapore’s tallest residential building “Wallich Residence,” reaching roughly 951 feet high, is the city-state’s most expensive listing, asking S$108 million (US$78.187 million), Mansion Global reported.

While the 21,108 Square foot triplex, is the highest and largest (21,000 square feet) non-landed residence in Singapore.

The five-bedroom, six-bathroom apartment is part of the Wallich Residence’s limited collection of 181 ultra-luxurious residences––comprised of one- to four-bedroom units, four penthouses, and one super penthouse––located in the mixed-use Tanjong Pagar Centre.

The first floor encompasses all five bedrooms, as well as a private garden, family room, and viewing deck.

On the second floor, a formal dining room adjoined with a 600-bottle wine room, a lounge, and a kitchen.

A private pool, cabana, hot tub, and roof terrace are on the top floor, where a pool deck is attached to a full bar and kitchen.

Residents will have access to Sofitel Singapore City Centre’s amenities and services, as the five-star hotel is in the same area, in addition to a 150,000-square-foot urban park, featuring casual eateries and high-end restaurants surrounded by a serene setting.

Wallich Residence, designed by Chicago-based architecture firm, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, was named for Danish surgeon and botanist, Nathaniel Wallich, whose legacy has significantly contributed to Singapore’s reputation as a “Garden City.”

The residential building is planned to be completed by the end of 2017.

The listing at 1 Wallich St. is held by Donald Ng of List Sotheby’s International Realty.

Images courtesy of List Sotheby’s International Realty

Source: Haute Residence

Kitchen and Bath Remodeling

2017-02-27T10:52:00.001-06:00

Our full-service capabilities include Kitchen and Bath Remodeling, Custom Millwork, Custom Drapery, Project and Construction Management, Sustainable Design, Custom Walk-in Closets, and Decluttering.

Let us design and build your next dream kitchen, and luxury bathroom! From the beginning to the end of your remodelling project, we will help create your design concept. As professional interior designers, we can help you design your dream kitchen, and luxury powder and bathroom. With our state of the art auto-cad drawings, you can see what your design will look like before it's completed.

Chicago and Cincinnati Based.

Kitchen Cabinets: Humphrey Munson Cabinets

2017-02-09T17:38:00.000-06:00

Top 200 Influencers in the Home Design Industry 2017

03 JANUARY 2017

We’ve already brought you the top 200 influencers in the construction industry – now we’ve compiled a list of the top 200 influencers in the home design industry from around the U.S. We’ve based our selections on their presence online, their social media activity, and on the awards they’ve won, just like before. Listed alphabetically for easy perusing, we’ve also included their contact and website information as well, so you can learn more about them and their work.

Who Are the Influencers

Our list of home design influencers consists of nation-wide industry experts including interior designers, home stagers, home designers, and other home design specialists. We’ve found them through their contributions to blogs, news, and social media, selecting them based on criteria such as how big their online following is and often their name or business appears in top industry lists, as well as for awards they’ve won.

Baldwin Hardware 70 Years Bold During KBIS2016

2016-01-22T13:35:00.001-06:00

Had such an amazing time in Vegas with my fellow

Baldwin Design Council

Baldwin Hardware 70 Years Bold. During #KBIS2016

M. GRACE DESIGNS, INC. is now on Instagram

2015-08-29T12:50:00.000-05:00

Make it a habit to tell people thank you.

To express your appreciation without the expectation of

anything in return.

Xx #MGraceDesigns

BALDWIN DESIGN COUNCIL 2015

2015-08-27T09:55:00.000-05:00

I'm trilled to announce that I have been named one of 25 amazing Interior Designers, and Architects to the inaugural Baldwin Design Council. Baldwin Design Council -- an advisory board of architects and designers sharing ideas and shaping the future of design.

"This design council is an extension of our ongoing commitment to architects and designers, and it's a chance for Baldwin to recognize and reward the industry's best," said PJ Rosch, Baldwin brand manager. "As we look to 2016, Baldwin will be celebrating our 70th anniversary and exploring the many bold design moments in our company's history; these council members will have a prominent role in the year-long celebration."

The inaugural Baldwin Design Council will consist of 25 members who will serve a two-year term from August 2015 - August 2017.

Thank you Baldwin Hardware

Xx ‪M. Grace Sielaff

#‎MGraceDesigns

M. GRACE DESIGNS on Houzz

2015-06-06T13:10:00.000-05:00

M. GRACE DESIGNS ON HOUZZ

HOUZZ

Atelier Lapchi - Sutra at GRACIOUS HOUSE

2014-10-22T10:05:00.002-05:00

INTERIOR DESIGNER: M. GRACE DESIGNS, INC.

Lapchi Sutra at GRACIOUS HOUSE, Designer Showcase House 2014.

Lapchi Carpet Collections

Contemporary

Of the moment, Lapchi contemporary designs sample current aesthetic culture, expressing it through geometrics, abstract compositions, and natural forms.

Preview the 2012 Lapchi Collection - http://www.atelierlapchi.com/collections/

Gracious House, Designer Showhouse - Shining Bright

2014-09-19T23:29:00.000-05:00

Gracious House, Designer Showhouse 2014.

The evening of the opening preview gala was spectacular.

My dream of creating an exciting first ever Chicago showhouse has come true, thanks to the designers, sponsors and supporters, who made it all possible.
HUGE thank you to this year's GRACIOUS HOUSE Designers and Sponsors, including Silestone, Dekton USA, Cosentino Group , Cosentino. Karastan, Robert Allen Design, C2 Paint, Prather Paint & Window Fashions, Chicago Art Source, Titan Electric, Mac Design Corp Painting, Luis Venegas, Brizo, JML Design Build, Alligas Enterprises, and A American Custom Flooring for all of your amazing work and support!

Designers: Debbie Auer, Michelle Rohrer Lauer, Susan Brunstrum, Donna Hall, Loren Reid Seaman, Lauri Venema, Mary Susan Bicicchi.

Partner: Prevent Child Abuse America

For more information about Gracious House, Designer Showhouse: GRACIOUS HOUSE, CHICAGO

Prevent Child Abuse America

M. Grace Designs, Inc.

Professional Interior Designers Making a Difference

2014-08-08T23:03:00.000-05:00

OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION

Thursday September 11th, 2014

4035 North Hermitage Ave, Chicago

Proceed to benefit Prevent Child Abuse America

Tickets

GRACIOUS HOUSE 2014

5 Rooms with an Awesome Summer View

2014-06-15T15:19:00.002-05:00

SUMMER LIVING

Studio Guilherme Torres via homeadore.com - Home Adore

Beautiful inspiration for a lovely Sunday with these rooms with a summer view. Enjoy your Summer.

A Place of Pure Stripping: Casa Vogue | Photo Fillipa Bamberghi - Casa Vogue

Silestone by Cosentino and the Gracious House team, Chicago.

2014-05-27T12:09:00.001-05:00

Silestone USA and GRACIOUS HOUSE at COSENTINO Center Chicago. With M. Grace Sielaff, of M. Grace Designs, and Debbie Auer of Auer Design Associates.

A launch party for Gracious House, a newly formed non-for-profit which works with others in the interior and architectural design industries to raise awareness for underprivileged children, and the Gracious House Chicago Designer Show House, was generously underwritten though a sponsorship Silestone by Cosentino. The event held Thursday, May 15, at the Cosentino Center Chicago benefited Prevent Child Abuse America.

Approximately 200 people, within the design industries community, attended the event enjoying a silent auction, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and tours of Cosentino's impressive state-of-the-art granite and quartz surfacing warehouse. Guests had the opportunity to meet Gracious House founder, M. Grace Sielaff of M. Grace Designs, owner of the award winning design firm bearing her name, and the residential interior designers who will transform a 5,400 square foot house in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood into the Gracious House Chicago Designer Show GRACIOUS HOUSE, Designer Showhouse.

The Designer Show House theme is, “Boutique Hotel,” and will present innovative concepts and ideas in the context of the house as a beautiful, safe and nurturing environment. “We’re excited to provide a platform for such a stunning group of interior designers,” said M. Grace Sielaff. “Bringing so many talented people together to create a beautiful space and help a cause near to my heart is a dream come true.” Proceeds from the September Show House opening gala and tours will benefit Prevent Child Abuse America.

The residential designers for the Gracious House Designer Showhouse include M. Grace Sielaff, President of M. Grace Designs. Sielaff is an award winning interior designer and a recipient of the ASID Design Excellence Award from the American Society of Interior Designers.

Designers include: Debbie Auer, owner of Auer Design Associates; Michelle Rohrer-Lauer, owner of Michelle Interiors; Donna Hall, owner of Savvy Interior Design; Mary Susan Bicicchi, owner of Interiors by Mary Susan; Susan Brunstrum owner of Sweet Peas Design; Loren Reid Seaman owner of LRS Interiors; Lauri Venema, owner of Leading Edge Design.

The Gracious House Designer Show House, is made possible through the support of the following sponsors: Silestone by Cosentino, Brizo, Dekton by Cosentino, GE Monogram, Karastan, and Titian Electric.

— at Cosentino Center Chicago.

For more info on Silestone: Silestone USA

Nothing's Quite as Beautiful As a Touch of Coral

2014-05-06T09:19:00.000-05:00

Nothing's quite as beautiful as a touch of coral!

Traditional Home Magazine.

The Welcome Guest Room

2014-04-19T01:19:00.000-05:00

Welcome Guest Room

This week I thought I would feature an inviting guest room, in warm and striking colors.

I love the idea of pops of yellow, grey and neutral beige…what are your thoughts?

In The Blue

2014-03-09T12:16:00.000-05:00

Boca Do Lobo - Monochrome Console made from fiberglass.

We love this piece. It distinguishes itself through its good taste and a sophisticated touch, as well as by the urban and contemporary character of its use.

Celebrate Spring in Raspberry!

2014-03-06T19:10:00.002-06:00

Celebrate Spring and a beautiful cause. Gracious House is helping to promote 8-10 Chicago Interior Designers for Fall 2014!

Gracious House is a non-profit organization whose mission is raising awareness of epidemic poverty, neglect, and the abuses of numerous children throughout America. The organization, which is led by a group of Chicago Interior Designers working along with design industry professionals, will conceive and produce the Designer ShowHouse Project on an annual or semi-annual basis. The projects will be a means of financially supporting the efforts of organizations who work directly with families and abused children by administering family education, help, and preventive solutions leading to healthier children and nurturing environments.

Info@GraciousShowHouse.com

Newly re-upholstered Mid Century Pieces

2014-02-05T14:58:00.000-06:00

These newly upholstered existing mid-century pieces roughly 1933 to 1965 turned out nice. We've selected coordinating fabrics to match the existing area rug, incorporate antiques, and drapery to give it that wow factor.

Add Glam to your Coffee Table...

2014-01-17T07:47:00.003-06:00

GRACIOUS HOUSE 2014

2013-12-09T09:19:00.000-06:00

Be inspired by Chicago’s top Interior Designers and Architects while supporting the Gracious House non-profit organization during its first Interior Designer ShowHouse scheduled to be revealed in the Fall of 2014!

Proceeds will benefit Prevent Child Abuse America whose initiatives impact the lives of countless children and families throughout the nation. Prevent Child Abuse America works to promote the healthy development of our nation’s children and to prevent all forms of abuse and neglect; including physical, sexual, educational, emotional and peer abuse. Please subscribe to receive updated information about this unique project or to inquire about volunteer, donation, and sponsorship opportunities.

Prevent Child Abuse America: Prevent Child Abuse America

Gracious House on Facebook: Gracious House

Info@GraciousShowHouse.com

Cat Lover's - Meet Frisky The Cat

2013-11-11T16:48:00.000-06:00

Although the name Frisky might not be he’s real name, but this would be my Cats name if I had one. Cats have it all – admiration, an endless sleep, lovable, cute and stubborn. Instant happiness!

Source: Flickr

ART IN BLACK AND WHITE

2013-09-13T17:51:00.000-05:00

A celebration of Art in Black and White...

TULIP CHAIR

Eero Saarinen 1953-58

Eero Saarinen vowed to address the ugly, confusing, unrestful world he observed underneath chairs and tables -- the so-called "slum of legs." A five-year design investigation led him to the revolutionary Pedestal Collection, including the Tulip Chair, introduced in 1958.

Anthony Pearson
Untitled (Transmission), 2012
Stainless steel, sandblasted white Portland cement
81" x 70" x 30"

Shane Campbell Gallery

Zak Prekop
Transparent Colors, 2011
Oil and paper on canvas
35" x 27"

The Art by Hollingsworth in oil on Canvas - 16" x 20".

A Bowl of Happiness

2013-09-13T16:43:00.003-05:00

Here's our bowl of happiness for the day. Happy Friday!

Fabrics: Kravet

My Cluttered Yet Neat Office

2013-09-12T11:42:00.000-05:00

Here's my work area/library which includes all my work on right (below). The original art painting on wall is by Michel Keck.

LAST DAYS OF SUMMER

2013-08-26T19:37:00.000-05:00

Enjoy Summer while it last!

Janus et Cie Designer's Luncheon at the Mart

2013-08-08T14:02:00.001-05:00

While at luncheon during the designer’s meeting yesterday at the Mart, I am delighted to share with you some of the pieces I saw at the Janus et Cie debut. Vibrant, and varied collection of upholstery, decorative, and textiles within the company’s expanding lifestyle brand.

The chic inlaid side table was my favorite accent piece, with contrasting stripes, and the matte pear in velvet green – go with anything classics that are not only stylish but also versatile.

Sitting pretty in the stylish Roxy chair...

And who doesn’t love a little yellow.

The yellow pillow below is just the right touch!