Tucked away on a secluded stretch of Missouri farmland, Ed and Mary Ann Ignaczak’s custom barn was designed with functionality and family in mind. Their three-story hidden hideaway echoes the charm of the surrounding property while giving them a spot to enjoy the outdoors and each other. 

If your aesthetic favors gleaming gold filigree, intricate tapestries, richer-than-rich textiles, and how-did-anyone-even-think-of-this attention to detail, you might lose your head over Marc and Cindy Moon’s recent bedroom renovation: a perfectly executed study in Louis XV. 

After years of gathering inspiration from stays at luxurious, neo-classical Parisian hotels, the couple enlisted their longtime interior decorator, Tom Manche, to turn their drab bedroom into a master suited for the King himself. And it all began with a desk.

Offering a variety of colors, styles and textures, FLOR tiles can be combined to create custom rug designs. Select a predesigned pattern or start from scratch and design your own unique rug pattern. FLOR rugs are a refreshing approach to floor fashions. The tiles can easily be refreshed and damaged tiles can be swapped out. Not only are the tiles washable, but they are also non-toxic, hypoallergenic and low VOC. Check out the creative ways the tiles below can be reconfigured to give your space a new, fresh feel.

Brennan’s, St. Louis, MO
Photography by RJ Hartbeck
Brennan’s Wine and Tobacco interior is an eclectic curation of premium leisure experience. Modern design classics are juxtaposed with raw materials, fashion and iconic objects of contemporary culture. Natural surfaces and raw materials reminiscent of a Havana cigar lounge are paired with techni-color Warhol-esqe imagery seamlessly flowing through a turn-of-the-century Central West End building. 

For our October design issue, we asked local design professionals their opinion on velvet furniture. Are homeowners pining for the glam look of velvet in furnishings and soft goods?

Create a home office that suits your style with a desk that is not only functional but part of the décor. Don’t just let your desk become a place to stash bills and junk mail. Today’s writing desks are conversation pieces, and adding a desk to your office space gives you the perfect excuse to take a few moments out of the day to get organized.

one: Farmhouse desk, available at Marketplace at the Abbey.

two: Aviator wing desk, available at Restoration Hardware.