Followers on FB always go cuckoo for any peeks at Summer Thornton’s own Lincoln Park home (below) with its chic outdoor patio. How perfect is it for magical parties, yes? Let’s enjoy the wonder of whimsical Summer Thornton designs to charm.
Summer Thornton Designs With Whimsical Wonder
Is it spring yet? At least this post delivers refreshing color and happy color!
Summer Thornton designs inevitably incorporate the wild, the whimsical, and the wow of the unexpected.
Aren’t the colors from patterns, upholstery, and window treatments energetically provocative?
This green bedroom is definitely a fav!
But bold blue is a happy choice too.
More fond of subtle and gentle greens and blues?
Ahhhhhh…gentler tones have a place in her bold designs too.
Summer Thornton’s WONDERLAND
If you don’t have a copy of her book WONDERLAND, you should probably invest.
The designs are completely unique, and the projects are packed with design genius.
Designer SUMMER THORNTON
Chicago-based Summer Thornton’s design work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, House Beautiful and…
Veranda! Featured on the 1stDibbs 50 list and selected by Sotheby’s as one of 20 Interior Designers to Watch, she is truly some kind of wonderful.
Design Philosophy?
Summer says:
Instead of worrying about the right way to decorate, DO WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT.
Forget about any rules and SET YOURSELF FREE TO CREATE.
After all, the designer writes:
“It’s your home, you make the rules.”
Summer Thornton’s Creative Process
Clearly, it is imaginative!
Her creative interior decorating process involves bold use of color, a surprisingly psychedelic mix of patterns, and unforgettable moments of edgy irreverent whimsy.
In fact, her first book: Wonderland: Adventures in Decorating (Rizzoli, 2022) features so many whimsical moments of Technicolor bliss, you will likely be awakened to WONDER.
Order a copy of WONDERLAND Here.
Inside WONDERLAND
Expect excess and whimsy!
And rooms dripping with sophistication.
With color stories that will surprise you!
And bespoke details to thrill.
Because life lived to the full means something different to each one of us. Isn’t that a wonder?
I’ll leave you with my favorite message of all from Summer Thornton’s book, and I’d love to hear your response to it!
Mosey on over HERE for another must have for your design library.
Recent Mood Boards to Inspire
Peace to you right where you are.
-michele
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