remember how i used to design stuff? i miss it. so fall is my goal to get back in the game. this kitchen was constructed in the depths of my illness, and though my project mangement was for shit, the results still made me happy. #maison21 #interiordesign #losangeles #christianmay

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well, i tried to update, but really until i'm working again and have the 💰 to chuck everything and start over, looks like gramma chic will reign in my entry for a while longer. gotta work with what ya got. at least i got to add in a shiny 80s brass lamp, also from my thrift sto' drive by this week. always had a soft spot for these lamps, so i'm calling it a win. #channeling80sgrammachic #always #interior #interiors #interiordesign #interiordesigner #maison21 #christianmay #losangeles #chinoiserie #transistional #notmodern #moderne

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ok, so i SO hafta get rid of the starburst mirror in my entry way- it had its moment in 2005. but i'm kinda digging this ridiculously inexpensive tripody-telescopey 3 way LED lamp i just purchased with a credit from @lampsplus. it updates the space just enough that i no longer want to set 🔥 to the entryway when i walk in the door. i got a pair of them for under $100, and they'll eventually be my bedside lamps when summer is over (i have the dreaded inward swinging casement windows on either side of my bed so lamps are a hassle in summer). i also picked these because they pivot to direct the light down or against the wall. since i can't STAND seeing my light source in bed, the indirect reflected wall light works for me! i envisioned a pair of tizio lamps, but this is as close as i get- as a non-working designer, i can't even afford to aspire to champagne taste on a beer budget- more like tap water stolen from a neighbor's garden hose. 😆🤕💥#design ##designer #interior #interiors #interiordesign #interiordesigner #maison21 #losangeles #lighting

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last post from @adamfoodstyle & @mattarmendariz's soon to be former home. you've seen the room a million times as i've shared a photo @mattarmendariz shot for @foodandwinemagazine, but this is a wider shot with a piece of matt's artwork shown so it tells the story more fully- classic blue and white with a hit of citrus (which i am ALWAYS guilty of 😉). i used my favorite @duralee ikat again, mixed with @perennialsfabrics on the bench cushions & pillows. not shown, is the matching perennials dog bed on the floor for the boy's crew of tiny chihuahua's. it's little details like that that make a room special. 🐶shades/cushions by @designersresource. #maison21 #christianmay #interior #interiordesign #interiors #interiordesigner #interiorinspo #color #ikat #home #homedecor

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#maison21 dining room for @mattarmendariz & @adamfoodstyle. we splurged on the custom gilt brutalist dining base with bronze glass top I designed and has made for matt and Adam, but made up for it with the chic 60's Spanish style credenza I scored on c Craigslist for a song. #interior #interiors #interiordesign #interiordesigner #longbeach #losangeles

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