What Timeless Elegance is all about...

“I’ve had the fortune to travel to some of the most beautiful places on earth, enabling me to hone my craft, absorb an array of lovely cultures and create chic and sophisticated spaces worldwide... Now I’m absolutely thrilled to relocate to South Florida, bursting with rich diversity, influential people from Palm Beach to Miami Beach, and, of course, gorgeous weather year round!”

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NURSERY TRENDS FOR 2011

NEUTRALS

Soft, pale colors

The current trend for nurseries is to use very soft pale neutrals, as people are leaning toward not finding out the sex of their babies prior to birth (a return to old fashioned medical practices!), therefore the design will work for boys or girls equally.

VICTORIAN VINTAGE

Grown-up style furniture miniaturized

For girls:Wood sleigh beds, old-fashioned vintage iron canopy cribs and crystal chandeliers, soft muslin bed testers, heirloom quilted voile bedding.

For boys: Antique wood furniture, plaid bedding, canvas drapery, burlap storage boxes. 

HOW TO: Maximize a small kitchen

  

Scale: Keep it small!

Oven, fridge, cook top and garbage compactor:

• Use a microwave and conventional oven combination 
• Keep the fridge to an under-counter size.
• Use a fully recessed infrared burner for cooking.
• Use a narrow garbage compactor.
• Cooker hoods now come in a pull-out system that slides back when not in use.
• Use a small single sink that also has a fitted chopping board to cover the bowl when not in use.

Hints:

• For the cook top, if using gas, make sure it has a steel or glass cover that can be put down over the burners. That way you can use it as a worktop area when not cooking. If using electric, use one of the new infrared glass cook tops that can also serve as a work surface when not in use.
• Have as much cabinet space as possible preferably all the way up to the ceiling and make sure corner cabinets have revolving shelf systems inside so the corners of the cabinets are used to capacity.

 

 

DESIGN TRENDS FOR 2011

Here are some of the interior design trends that are sure to dazzle in 2011:

• Retro 50's and 60's style
• Bright primary colours
• Also a lot of pastel colours and  white
• Lace and suede leather combined with fringes on accessories
• Romantic interiors
• Natural exotic wood grains

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HOW TO: successfully break conventional design rules

Stay tuned, each week Lynn Henchman will share easy and stylish tips and ideas to improve your home decor!  

How to successfully break conventional design rules:

·         Contrary to popular belief, sometimes filling a smaller room with larger scale furniture does in fact give it the illusion of being bigger.

·         You can expand a small space by adding level changes giving it more optical dimension.

·         A narrow staircase can be given drama and depth with recessed lighting running down each side of the staircase, making it almost sculptural.

·         Floor to ceiling doors can add height to rooms, and making the doors wider than average can give the rooms the illusion of being much larger.

·         You CAN paint a room dark if you add decorative dramatic lighting and sharp accents in furniture, rugs and art.

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PRINCIPAL INTERIOR DESIGNER OF WORLD'S PRICIEST HOME, LYNN HENCHMAN, RETAINS TRANSMEDIA GROUP TO PROCLAIM HER ELEGANT ENTRY INTO FLORIDA

BOCA RATON, FL., Dec. 28, 2010 – Fresh from design triumphs at such world capitals as Mumbai and Hong Kong, the world-renowned interior designer, Lynn Henchman, has relocated her lofty interior design firm to South Florida.

Acclaimed for leading the styling splendor of the world’s priciest home in Mumbai while working at the world’s top hospitality design firm, Henchman has retained TransMedia Group to promote her new namesake interior design firm, Lynn Henchman Design (www.LynnHenchmanDesign.com).

Lynn Henchman is internationally renowned for her lofty and extensive design work from Europe to Asia. She has undertaken numerous projects ranging from five-star hotels in Hong Kong to private residences in the Caribbean, Canada, Australia, Portugal and Central London. Lynn’s services extend from initial briefs, sketch designs and architectural proposals to the hand-over of a completed project.

“We’re thrilled to launch Lynn’s new namesake design firm here in South Florida. We will highlight her very impressive portfolio of commercial and residential projects from around the globe, including Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s 27 story home, worth an estimated 1 billion dollars, as well as the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong and the Intercontinental Spa Resort in China,” said Lynn Lewis, Vice President of Beauty, Fashion and Fitness at TransMedia Group.

“We retained TransMedia Group because it’s a distinguished firm with a proven track record of excellent results,” said Henchman. “We are confident that their communications ability and creativity coupled with their many years experience working in interior design will deliver superior results in enhancing and spreading awareness of Lynn Henchman Design’s capabilities.”

TransMedia Group has partnered with Friedman Creative (www.FriedmanCreative.com), a full-service branding and interactive design agency, to oversee the creation of a new website for Lynn Henchman Design.

About Lynn Henchman
Lynn Henchman, BIDA, is an international Interior Designer with over twenty-five years experience in the interior design industry. She has extensive experience in high-end residential and hospitality design from around the globe. www.LynnHenchmanDesign.com

About TransMedia Group
TransMedia Group, headquartered in Boca Raton, is an award-winning PR and marketing firm that has served clients worldwide since 1981. More information is available at www.transmediagroup.com.