Bunny Williams does everything around them.
From the plush gardens to the breathtaking interior of her manor house from the 18th century in the northwest of Connecticut, it is meticulously with every detail.
“Set up a room to see the view,” said Williams, who on Thursday in the Carnegie Museum of Art in Oaklands Carnegie Music Hall and Music Hall Foyer the spokeswoman for the in -dec presentation and lunch, which was sponsored by the women's committee on Thursday. “Connect the inside out. Accept a challenge. You have confidence – and above all fun.”
Williams, who said she invites people to dinner because she likes to set a nice table, certainly entertained the 340 guests. During her 60-minute presentation, she told her story about studying the interior at a junior college in Boston, Massachusetts, and her first job for an antique business in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she grew up and designed catalogs.
She had a question and answer session in the newly renovated Carnegie Music Hall, in which she gave those present an insight into their latest book “Life in the Garden”. A slide show of projects on which she worked showed her versatility and gave an insight into the book. Books were available for purchase and signing.
“I love gardening and flowers, and I'm always looking for inspiration,” said the guest Anne Gailliot Squirrel Hill, who had signed a book. “And learning from some with sense of humor makes experience even more entertaining and pleasant.”
Guests had lunch at lunchtime, where Fox had designed decorative table center in Pittsburgh and the Fleur.
The POSH event is the signature event of the women's committee, said Margaret Izzo from Mt. Lebanon, one of the co-chair.
“We brought some of the biggest names of the decorative arts,” said Izzo. “It is an honor for us to have rabbits.”
This is the fourth year of the event for the women's committee, which promotes the cultural and pedagogical value of the Carnegie Museum of Art. The committee has financed the purchase of art, contributed to the museum's infrastructure and gallery renovation work and took part as the main donor for museum equipment and capital campaigns.
Williams was recommended by the presented spokeswoman India Hicks, the goddesses of King Charles III, the monarch of the United Kingdom. Hicks, who was born in London, England, designed for home collections and hotels, which was modeled for Ralph Lauren, wrote five books and served as on-air personality for BBC and Bravo.
Williams is the author of eight design books. She started her own company in 1988, Williams interior design. The company was renamed in 2023 under the leadership of Williams and the business partner Elizabeth Lawrence in Williams Lawrence.
Williams founded a furniture company because she couldn't find any tables.
“I think every chair needs a table nearby … to drink something,” she said.
There are many tables in your Home Collection Furnique Company, which also sells lighting and accessories as well as antique and vintage finds. It debuted in 2008. She has a showroom in Manhattan.
Williams said she loves to be in New York City and also enjoy her time in Connecticut, where she spends a lot of time to design, to garden and paint now. She always creates, told the guests and showed pictures of projects that she worked on in the USA
She said she always asks customers what they want and what is important to them. She leads you to decorating a room or planting a garden before making decisions: “Think about where you are,” she said.
“Are you in New York or Colorado,” said Williams. “Are you in an apartment or a beach house? What is the architecture and how do you want to live in this room?”
The answers to these questions can help to determine what fits in this room. Think about how light penetrates into a house and which colors look best in different parts of the house.
Combine different looks in one room to make it timeless by mixing vintage with modern.
Find unusual things that fit into a room. Integrate a puzzle table because it is a place that brings people together. Combine textures. Mix different standards of patterns.
Take a room each and do it well.
She said she loves the combination of a modern table with French chairs. Try a black table with white chairs. Try a piece of contemporary art with antiques.
If you want a pretty carpet in a room, first choose the carpet, she said. Don't be afraid to “use” your living room.
Sometimes she said when she is in her studio, she doesn't work. She just enjoys watching the beauty of nature outside.
Williams' property has a ground floor, a garden, a garden that is created on a flat piece of land with symmetrical patterns, one year of a year, a persistent vegetable garden, an orchard, an aviary with exotic poultry and a rustic Greek-revival-art film, which is a decoration structure.
She said she loves to pick flowers from her garden to have fresh flowers in her house and to include vegetables in meals.
“I encourage people who want to have a garden to decide what the most important thing to do with the garden,” she said. “It is also good for you to understand your climate and have a feeling of design before planting something.
“It is like making a large salad. Let your instincts guided.
“I hope you go with some ideas about what you can do at home or in your gardens,” she said. “I hope you invite people to your houses and entertain them. I told you that you will be happy to visit Connecticut.”
Joanne Klimovich Harrop is a triple reporter who covers the diverse culinary scene in the region and the unique houses. She writes features about interesting people. The journalist, who was awarded Edward R. Murrow, started her career as a sports reporter. She has been with the trib for 26 years and is the author of “A -daughter promise”. It can be reached at jharrop@triblive.com.