Tara Shaw Interiors & Soulful Design With Antiques

If you aspire to create a lovely home layered with interest, provenance, patina and soul, let your heart and mind be led to the work of Tara Shaw! We’ll peek at some of the bespoke pieces she creates for other designers as well as with her own clients then revisit her gorgeous book SOUL OF THE HOME: Designing With Antiques!

Tara Shaw designed space with butterfly bench, antique African currency swords, and Swedish secretaire.⁠ #tarashaw — Tara Shaw designed space with butterfly bench, antique African currency swords, and Swedish secretaire.

Tara Shaw Interiors & Bespoke Creations

Tara Shaw designed bedroom with tapestry behind upholstered bed. #antiquetapestry — Tara Shaw Design

Inspirational quote from designer Tara Shaw on Hello Lovely Studio. #quotes #inspirationalquote

Benjamin Dhong interior design project with Tara Shaw's neoclassical sepia grisaille art panel paired with Eames la Chaise. — Benjamin Dhong design with neoclassical sepia grisaille art panel from Tara Shaw

Tara Shaw designed formal sitting room for Emeril Lagasse with bronze sculpture (Tom Corbin). — Tara Shaw designed formal sitting room with bronze sculpture by Tom Corbin

Tara Shaw designed kitchen with modern black counter stools, brass accents, antiques and white marble - @tarashawdesign.

Marie Flanigan designed bedroom with Tara Shaw designed plaster chandelier. — Marie Flanigan designed bedroom with plaster chandelier from Tara Shaw

Tara Shaw designed two-tone canopy bed in a gorgeous bedroom with antiques and European inspired style. — via Tara Shaw

SOUL OF THE HOME: Designing With Antiques

Exquisite with original paint antique Venetian corner cabinet stores white china and silver. Keys with burlap tassels serve as handles to pull open doors and complement worn finishes. #tarashaw #venetian #europeanantiques #antiques #cornercabinet #interiordesign #oldworldstyle #timelessdesign — Exquisite with original paint, this antique Venetian corner cabinet holds white china as well as silver within its blue-grey interior. Keys with burlap tassels serve as handles to pull open doors and also complement worn finishes.

Inspiring images of timeless rooms and richly layered juxtapositions will surely charm both aspiring and seasoned collectors.

Tara Shaw The Soul of a Home book cover. #tarashaw #soulofthehome #designingwithantiques #designbook #interiordesign — *Soul of the Home: Designing With Antiques* by Tara Shaw (Abrams, 2020)

If ever you considered collecting antiques, you’ll find an excellent style overview to identify characteristics of particular eras and styles.

An eighteenth-century rococo Venetian mirror, contemporary onyx sconces, and gold toned fixtures harmonize in a stunningly elegant and luxurious bathroom design. #tarashaw #bathroom #interiordesign #antiques #oldworldstyle #whitebathroom #luxuriousbathroom — An eighteenth-century rococo Venetian mirror and contemporary onyx sconces as well as gold toned fixtures harmonize in an elegant bathroom design.

But what appeals to me most is the golden thread of experiential, soulful wisdom running through its design lessons.

The Power of Antiques

Shaw demystifies the artful process of layering history and mindfully modern sensibilities with sensual heart language her admirers can comprehend.

Stately white painted Victorian home has breathtaking architecture and curb appeal in the lower Garden District of New Orleans. #houseexterior #victorianhouses #beautifulwhitehouse #historichome #curbappeal #frontporch — Victorian home with breathtaking architecture as well as curb appeal in the lower Garden District of New Orleans.

Will your senses awaken and also be primed to address your own interiors? I predict OUI! (And who can place a value on such motivation in the 2020s when we spend copious hours at home?)

Elegant and luxe, this master bathroom vanity was created from an 18th century French painted console. An 18th century mortar became a sink which Shaw paired with an 18th century Swedish barrel-back chair. #tarashaw #oldworldstyle #interiordesign #antiques #swedishantiques #frenchantiques #stonesink — Breathtakingly elegant, this master bathroom vanity was created from an 18th century French painted console. An antique mortar became a sink Shaw paired with a Swedish barrel-back chair.

Cultivate a Home With Heart

Will you perhaps view antiques at the market through a more refined lens after living with this book?

Tara Shaw designed Old World style kitchen - from her book Soul of the Home. #frenchkitchen #tarashaw

Perhaps.

An 18th century clock secretary in a Tara Shaw designed guest room has breathtaking patina and functions for modern life. #tarashaw #swedishantiques #europeanantiques #swedishsecretary #18thcentury #oldworldstyle #elegantdecor — An 18th century clock secretary in a Tara Shaw designed guest room…certainly lovely indeed! Its patina as well as function impart character to modern life.

I can only imagine the vignettes and spaces to come if we will engage with these pages.

Antique 18th century sandstone garden plinths combine with a 19th century walnut plateau to form a custom console behind the sofa in a living area designed by Tara Shaw. #europeanantiques #oldworldstyle #modernfrench #tarashaw #livingroom #interiordesign — Antique 18th century sandstone garden plinths and a 19th century walnut plateau form a custom console.

Bear in mind, what you see here is a mere morsel from the feast within SOUL OF A HOME!

Two massive 19th century ecclesiastical paintings by Victor Mazies mix with a modern alpaca-covered chair in a living room designed by Tara Shaw. #oldworldstyle #tarashaw #religiousart #europeanantiques #interiordesign #rusticelegance — Two massive 19th century ecclesiastical paintings by Victor Mazies as well as a modern alpaca-covered chair in a living room.

Let Architecture Lead the Way

Beautiful blue 18th century Swedish secretary and vintage Savonarola chair make a stair landing functional for storage and correspondence. Tara Shaw designed this space. #tarashaw #swedishsecretary #swedishantiques #interiordesign #oldworldstyle #traditionaldecor — An 18th century Swedish secretary and vintage Savonarola chair certainly make a stair landing functional and beautiful.

Tara Shaw deisgned this exquisite master bath with salvaged Louis XV paneling with wonderful patina. #tarashaw #interiordesign #bathroomdesign #luxuriousbathroom #oldworldstyle #antiques #europeanantiques — Tara Shaw designed a particularly exquisite master bath. Salvaged Louis XV paneling certainly charms with wonderful patina.

Believe it or not, the designer’s own kitchen (below) was a generic space before she worked over the top magic.

Designer Tara Shaw upgraded a builder's grade kitchen with antiques such as a 19th century urn, 18th century Italian rococo lanterns, and grand stone mortar. #tarashaw #interiordesign #kitchendesign #oldworldstyle #antiques #europeanantiques #whitekitchen #traditionalkitchen #rusticelegance — Designer Tara Shaw masterfully upgraded a builder’s grade kitchen. Antiques introduced in here include 18th century Italian rococo lanterns as well as a grand stone mortar.

“To combat the somewhat sterile atmosphere imparted by the ordinary surfaces, I needed to introduce pieces that went in the opposite direction.” -Tara Shaw

Tara Shaw's kitchen with Swedish antique table, antique French chandelier, and European treasures. #tarashaw #oldworldstyle

Elevate the Ordinary Creatively

Gustavian clock secretary has cabinets beneath the desktop doubling as storage. #swedishantiques #tarashaw #interiordesign #secretary #antiques #oldworldstyle — A Gustavian clock secretary’s cabinets beneath the desktop provide storage.

In case you care to elevate the status of your outdoor dining space, Tara Shaw offers advice:

“The only things a small patio or even a city terrace needs to transform it into an enchanted garden are plants potted in jardinières or terra-cotta pots. See how it changes the way you feel about your morning cup of coffee–it makes an ordinary Wednesday feel like a mini vacation.” -Tara Shaw

Embrace Enchantment

This outdoor dining area designed by Tara Shaw is an oasis with wisteria arbor, vintage tables and chairs, iron chandelier and pea gravel. #frenchgarden #frenchcourtyard #outdoordining #oldworldstyle #antiques #outdoooasis #romanticdecor — This outdoor dining area oasis boasts a wisteria arbor and vintage chairs as well as iron chandelier.

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