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“Show your personality, include some of your belongings and possessions regardless of their value, and always use colours you love. ” – Chuck Chewning
WE LOOKED TO INTERIOR DESIGNER CHUCK CHEWNING ON HIS INSPIRATIONS AND DECORATING ADVICE.
What determined your passion for design?
As a child I was always sketching and drawing floor plans. I loved anything to do with architecture and interiors. Both of my parents were interested in houses and my favourite aunt loved interior design. My Mother had excellent taste and a very good eye for design. We would visit historic houses, new subdivisions and any structure I could get in to! As I got older I started rearranging the furniture in our home and trying out different decorating techniques I had seen in magazines and books.
What inspires you?
My travels, which take me to many fascinating and inspiring places around the globe. The ultimate place for me is being home with my family, extensive library, cooking and living in one of the most inspiring cities in the world – Savannah.
Can you remember your first design project?
My first serious design project was the restoration and conversion of the 1929 Medinah Athletic Club on Michigan Avenue in Chicago into the Intercontinental Hotel. The skyscraper was filled with all the decadent neo-revival architectural details of the 1920s including an Olympic sized swimming pool on one of the upper floors. This was the first opportunity where I combined my degrees in historic preservation of architecture and interior design.
What is the best decorating advice you can offer someone?
Show your personality, include some of your belongings and possessions regardless of their value, and always use colours you love. A well designed room should reflect the person that lives there.
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