Unleash Your Inner Designer with These 25 Simple Home Decor Ideas
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Adaptive Reuse: An Airy Redesign of Montreal’s Biodome
Originally built for the 1976 Summer Games at Montreal’s Olympic Park, this structure was redefined in the 1990s being turned into a shelter for plants and animals. Now called the Montreal Biodome, it is considered “Canada’s largest natural science museum” and home to a plethora of plant and animal species…
Biophilic and Biomorphic Design
What are biophilic and biomorphic design? Biophilia is a term popularized by Harvard University myrmecologist and conservationist E.O. Wilson to describe the extent to which humans are hard-wired to need connection with nature and other forms…
Tips For A Toxin Free Home
Cost, performance and aesthetics are important in home design. Most people don't consider that their spaces can become toxic from the materials used, from construction glues to carpeting, and these toxins or VOCs (volatile organic compounds)…
San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles November 2019 Magazine
We were so happy to be featured in San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles November 2019 Magazine! kim nadel interiors had the opportunity to create a kitchen and bar entertainment area for a couple’s home - one a chef and one a mixologist.…
2019 Eco Luxury Interior Designer of the Year
I was filled with gratitude for the unexpected when a client announced a discovery. I have been designated the 2019 Modern Luxury "Eco-Luxury Interior Designer of the Year." Amazing and unforseen honor to highlight the decade of work…
Our faves from BD West 2017
We recently attended the Boutique Design Show, BDWest 2017. We enjoyed informative lectures; learning about and seeing new products; talking to the vendors representatives, designers, and consumers; and Interacting with the people involved…
La Costa Film Festival – VIP, Filmmakers & Media Lounge Design
For the fourth year, the La Costa Film Festival brought Hollywood back to North San Diego at the beautiful Omni La Costa Resort & Spa. Kim Nadel had the luxurious job of designing the VIP Filmmaker and Media Lounge at the Festival. She transformed…
To Dine For with Rancho Valencia
We were so happy to be a part of the 2016 Modern Luxury Magazine's To Dine For Event, which took place late September at The Alexandria at Torrey Pines's The Farmer and the Seahorse by well-known local chef, Brian Malarkey. For this event, top…
119 Living Studio - a Model
119 living studio is so much more than a home (and now a beautiful backdrop for Modern Luxury's 2016 Women to Watch shout-out!) for Kim and her two fur babies, Summer and Taj. It's also the fully integrated work space for kim nadel interiors…
Earth Day Picks: Eco-Luxurious Living
Representatives of over 150 countries, including the United States and China, gathered at U.N. headquarters in New York on Friday, April 22, 2016 - Earth Day - to sign the Paris Agreement, which contains pledges to reduce environment-damaging…
Inspirations From Europe with Love
I just returned from travels to Europe which included hotspots like Barcelona and Venice. This designer experience will always be cherished! It all started with an invited tour from the Cosentino Group (the Silestone company) to visit their…
Design and The Number 8
Everyone has a story, a favorite number, an amulet of power, hope or luck. A sign, something that gives one a positive emotional connection to something. Often, it's something that shows up repetitively in our daily lives. For me, it's numbers…
Green Design - Toto's Treat
The newest trend in the design world is allowing certain aspects of the home which were previously overlooked to become stand-out show stoppers. For example, bulky, wall mounted metal range hoods now come in innovative models that resemble…
Trip to Bali: Sustainable Luxury
As many of you may know, I had the immense pleasure of traveling to Indonesia last month, accompanied by my mother. The scenery was of course breathtaking. Traveling to different islands and being immersed in the remarkably friendly,…
Industrial Urban Eco Chic
Gone are the days of simply relying on just one style to describe a space - design is much more complex now. When we begin to develop a project, we create a complex style that becomes unique for each of our clients. There's Coastal Contemporary,…
The Cardiff Canyon House
As some of you may know, we've been working on a huge project, which we now refer to as Cardiff by the Sea Estate - nestled on top of a gorgeous canyon, overlooking the ocean. The house had been sitting for quite a while when we were called…
Tree Nesting
Some of the best moments spent as a designer are in the traveling we do. Whether for a family affair or a mini vacation, it is so refreshing to get out of our own work bubble to enjoy the spaces that inspire others. Last week, Kim traveled to…
Head over Heels for Chaises
When ONE KINGS LANE asked me to write a blog post in honor of Fashion Week, I jumped at the chance to discuss the link between fashion and décor. I was asked to pair “to-die-for” designer shoes with a covetable chaise longue and of course,…