The Amsterdam

One of my most recent Patti Johnston Designs installations is now complete! I recently completed two model homes in the Amsterdam at Harborside, a beautiful retirement community. Featuring a fresh color palette, furniture that blends traditional elements and modern living, and bright, open spaces, the Amsterdam project demonstrates functionality in design and welcomes visitors with bright, inviting color palettes. 

This post is dedicated to a large, two-bedroom unit that combines some of my favorite current color combinations. 

Master Bedroom Window Treatments

The window treatments in the master bedroom are bold in their large scale, but pull together the colors used throughout the room: neutral walls and carpet with a bold green chair and pillows. Yellow lamps carry the color throughout the room, and the pattern is repeated on the lumbar pillow on the bed. 

Master Bedroom

The large open living space brings in more sunny yellow, but varies the color palette with the incorporation of aqua—a Patti Johnston favorite, and touches of warm tangerine orange. Antique lamps bring all the colors together for a traditional touch.  Plenty of seating will accommodate a large family gathering or an evening of relaxing on the ample sofa with a good book or television show! 

Living Room

The yellow and aqua is incorporated into a second bedroom, which could function as a guest room and an office. The showpieces of this room include the fantastic butterfly art and the yellow leather upholstered ottomans with nail head designs that feature their unique shape. 

Office/Guest Room

Stay tuned for more updates from the Amsterdam project, and check out my updated Portfolio to see more images from the installation. 

The New York International Gift Fair

One of my favorite events in New York City is the not-to-be-missed bi-annual International Gift Fair, which fills up the Javits Center in midtown Manhattan with plenty of design inspiration. This February I spent two days combing through booth after exciting booth to find treasures for current and future projects. 

This year, the handmade exhibits featured some truly amazing handmade items. My eye was immediately caught by the eye-popping colors of hand-woven throws draped around a small booth. Made with care by South American artisans in Bolivia and Guatemala, the natural alpaca wools were died colors that perfectly fit my signature color palate. 

Carpenter + Company

Baskets from Senegal presented the perfect storage solution for some of my current design projects. The most wonderful feature of the companies showcasing these handmade products, beyond the great design they offer, is that they support talented artisans across the globe. 

Swahili Imports

Other wonderful finds included this versatile contemporary bookcase. A pair would be great in any room! I was particularly drawn to the Greek key cutout design, allowing a sneak peak of the collection showcased on its shelves. 

Adler Radcliffe Etagere

These candy colored pillows literally called to me from across the convention space! The collection is full of bold and bright geometric patterns embroidered or printed on high quality fabrics. Sometimes I'll base an entire room's design around a great pillow or bold fabric.This collection of pillows could have inspired many! 

Trina Turk 

I am looking forward to incorporating some of these great items into the Patti Johnston Designs Portfolio.