DMTV Milkshake: Cultivating Elegance at Home With Melissa Lee
Melissa Lee, a self-titled aesthete, shares the invisible element that can change a space drastically when it comes to interior design.
On this week?s Milkshake, we talk to New York-based interior designer Melissa Lee, creative director of Bespoke Only, a New York design firm devoted to ?creating spaces and experiences with a modern approach to understated luxury? ? like in the Wilton, Connecticut residence shown below.
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Photo: Nicole Franzen
Melissa joins us from her ?favorite space in the world? ? her beautifully lit bedroom ? to talk us through some of her foundational practices, including her belief in the power of lighting. We asked Melissa the first thing she?d do if she walked into a blank-box apartment with tired carpet and white walls ? you?ll want to make note of her highly specific recommendations before you next restock your lightbulbs: ?When you think about decorating, lighting may not be the [design element] that first comes to mind, but it really dictates the mood experience,? she says. ?Think about a time when you were at the DMV versus in a nice restaurant ? the lighting is very distinct and that changes how you experience these spaces drastically. I personally don’t like overhead lighting very much; I like my lighting coming from different sources, on multiple levels, and preferably all the lighting in a room should be at a warm color temperature ? I like 2,700K, which is a warm glow. Everything looks a little better ? and people are...
On this week?s Milkshake, we talk to New York-based interior designer Melissa Lee, creative director of Bespoke Only, a New York design firm devoted to ?creating spaces and experiences with a modern approach to understated luxury? ? like in the Wilton, Connecticut residence shown below.
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Photo: Nicole Franzen
Melissa joins us from her ?favorite space in the world? ? her beautifully lit bedroom ? to talk us through some of her foundational practices, including her belief in the power of lighting. We asked Melissa the first thing she?d do if she walked into a blank-box apartment with tired carpet and white walls ? you?ll want to make note of her highly specific recommendations before you next restock your lightbulbs: ?When you think about decorating, lighting may not be the [design element] that first comes to mind, but it really dictates the mood experience,? she says. ?Think about a time when you were at the DMV versus in a nice restaurant ? the lighting is very distinct and that changes how you experience these spaces drastically. I personally don’t like overhead lighting very much; I like my lighting coming from different sources, on multiple levels, and preferably all the lighting in a room should be at a warm color temperature ? I like 2,700K, which is a warm glow. Everything looks a little better ? and people are...
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