Wednesday, 6 April 2011

23CT GOLD LEAF COMPLETE TO WROUGHT IRON STAIRS DESIGNED BY LAURA MCCREE


FINISHING TOUCHES....
23ct Gold leaf to wrought iron staircase now complete...
The finishing touches always make a difference....

GLAMOROUS CURTAIN DESIGN BY LAURA MCCREE INTERIOR DESIGNER


GLAMOROUS CURTAIN DESIGN BY LAURA MCCREE INTERIOR DESIGNER

The finishing touches to any well Interior designed room are the crucial moments of Interior Design.
Detail in the dressing...simple procedures like steaming the curtains...fine tuning ...making sure they hang beautifully....contrasting shapes as well as textures ...these are the areas that can either over power a room or accentuate an area of a room...Curtain design is crucial to any Interior designed room blending colours or contrasting colour...window dressing is very similar if not the same a dressing oneself you have to look at the good bits as well as the bad bits and dress accordingly  ...with that in mind you can  create/design a very stylish window dressing.. 
For example:
If you have low ceilings dressing a window with a straight padded pelmet with half height curtains would be a big mistake...a bit like a short lady wearing a maxi dress with flat shoes...not a great look!  Much better for this type of window put shutter or some type of blind inside the recess of window then to finish {depending on the type of look} simple curtain pole with full length tube interlined curtains ...

LAURA MCCREE INTERIOR DESIGNED DINING ROOM...PURE ELEGANCE




LAURA MCCREE INTERIOR DESIGNED DINING ROOM...PURE ELEGANCE
Elegance.....Black polish plastered wall with 23ct gold leaf panelling...
Belgium Blue limestone floor with gold inlay design....
Dividing Wall panelled with antique mirror...
Finishing touch gold gel fires to add to the ambiance....



CRYSTAL WHITE MARBLED BATHROOM DESIGNED By LAURA MCCREE

There are certain elements that are extremely hard to work with and Crystal white marble is defiantly one of themThe most common problem when tiling is that once tiled you can get a shadow mark from the adhesive as the stone is very transparent. But through perseverance I worked out how you can overcome the problem and the result speaks for its self.
To add interest into the space and to get the max out of the space I created within the space a floating wall, situated behind is the walk in shower.  This enabled me to accentuate the height of this amazing Victorian property. The final touch being the decorative architrave which I silver leafed along with making the back wall a soft feature by adding silver leaf coated with a resin to make them suitable for bathrooms.
You could be the best interior design the world has ever seen but without quality workmen that are specialist within there field your creations can go to pot!  It has taken me my full 18 year career to finally work with the best in the business.  This enables me to offer my clients not just the best in design, but service and quality.

GRAFFITI WALL - PRIVATE COMMISSION - PLAYROOM

Children’s playroom is the perfect place to have fun with Interior Design...Graffiti Design is a great way to inject fun and colour...

GLAMOUR.........IS THE PERFECT FINISH


Finding good specialist in any field is hard...but a good gilder is almost impossible!! Attention to detail is the art of any gilder...as they say it’s all in the prep!!
I gave my polish plasterers an almost impossible task...to polish plaster around a panelled wall.  They did a spectacular job...Black polish plaster and 24ct gold leaf...a marriage made in Heaven

I had these beautiful carved doors made in Indonesia and then shipped to the UK

MASTER BEDROOM INTERIOR DESIGNED BY LAURA MCCREE

PRIVATE CLIENT Interior designed by Laura McCree-MAXATO CANOPY FOUR POSTER BED WHEN DRESSED TRANSFORMED THE ROOM.......GLAMOROUS AND INVITING... AS ALL MASTER BEDROOM SHOULD BE!

Monday, 4 April 2011

LAURA MCCREE INTERIOR DESIGNER of FURNISHING EMPORIUM DESIGNS LTD



Product Design..by Laura McCree


I was commissioned by Intelligent Homes in Cheshire to Design a range of Furniture that could house an AV system...Music...Plasma...control panel...IPod...Play station...Xbox...a piece that would be functional & visual...the purpose for High end apartments In London to minimalise integration of wiring to properties...simple installation...




Laura McCree "EYE ON DESIGN"

Being Unique in Design is the hard part of being a Designer...For me product knowledge is the key! Feeding your imagination with the tools of the trade

Tuesday, 29 March 2011

LAURA MCCREE INTERIOR DESIGNED KITCHEN DINING AREA

MINOTTI KITCHEN - Matt black wood stain to tall units ...Central island labrodorite stone...the only way Minotti knows how...The stone draws slide with such ease....incredible!! So impressive.

MINOTTI KITCHENS....I always add my own unique touch when selecting kitchens for my projects...I used VERO METAL..On the wall hung unit ...which blended with the gold briquette floor & other feature within the space

Tuesday, 8 March 2011

STAIN GLASS DOME DESIGNED BY LAURA MCCREE



Designing is for me part of being an Interior Designer.  Not just picking products out of a brochure.  To create or in this case, re create. When I took on this project at the end of 2009, re creating what was once there was one of the main attraction to this project.  I thoroughly enjoyed designing the main attraction of the properties hall stairs and landing, The stain Glass dome. Learning how the piece's of glass connected together with the lead frame enabled me to work with the colour and various textures of glass to create this amazing jewel like designed stain glass dome.

BAR AREA DESIGNED BY LAURA MCCREE of FURNISHING EMPORIUM DESIGNS LTD

Private Client of Laura McCree requested for a bar area to be designed & installed into their rented accommodation in Prestbury Cheshire. Laura had to come up with a Design that could be easily installed and used whilst her client was living in the rented house...with the idea of when the client moves into their new home in London ...the bar can easily be re installed into the new home.

Laura's team of furniture makers are the best in the business...with 2 generations of making unique furniture enables Laura to offer a quality product and professional service in Design and build.

The main frame of tall unit and free standing bar are made from Ash with a smoked Oak finish combined with tinted Grey mirror wrapped around the free standing bar and the effortless sliding door ...this bar area looks stylish - Glamorous without consuming to much space
The quality of craftsman's ship is truly excellent ...outstanding in Design and quality this bar area will truly stand the test of time.

To enhance the elements used in the structure of the bar ...Laura combined a bespoke leather manufactured by a Greek tannery for the bar stool {also designed by Laura} and an funky but casual arrangement of Footstools 

Friday, 25 February 2011

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH JOHN LEWIS LAURA MCCREE INTERIOR DESIGNER

STYLISH MODULAR SOFA FOR SEATING AREA OF LARGE MASTER BEDROOM

Designed unusual modular sofa upholstered in black chenille with a selection of Abaca Cushions I found in the Philippines ....the sofa was created to for a lounge area in a very large Master Bedroom.  The Bedroom had amazing views so I wanted the sofa to be multi functional ...to seat comfortably watching TV or to lie on chaise side relaxing looking out at the splendid views of Nether Alderley……

Thursday, 24 February 2011

Finding Art!.............By Laura McCree

I’ve just stumbled across this amazing lady ...for me this is all that I love about Art... karinvermeer.nl...powerful easy on the eye...and most importantly her work has a presence


I must be a frustrated artist...I find looking at Art sometimes totally tantalizing.... Art for me is meant to excite the senses or desires.....What fascinates me more than anything is the desires you can get when walking into a beautiful almost organic space and seeing a big powerful piece of art that shouts...SEX!  BEAUTY!  LOVE!  ...Sets off ones emotions inside and out...And the Art I choose has to touch all those senses...sight ...touch...& sometimes sound...