Interior Designer Carmen René Smith on Creating “Willy Wonka” Moments

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Interior Designer Carmen René Smith on Creating “Willy Wonka” Moments

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Interior Designer Carmen René Smith on Creating “Willy Wonka” Moments

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How Interior Designer Carmen René Smith is Creating “Willy Wonka” Moments, One Quirky Coffee Table at a Time

... she’s worked on a myriad of projects, all with her signature bold layering and unapologetic mix of texture and pattern—which is evidenced by her current favorite project that puts a plaid sofa, a dragon coffee table, and a cow hide rug all in the same space—with perfect cohesion, of course. We sat down to talk to her about creating Willy Wonka moments, where she hopes the design world is going in 2020, and all the quirky details in her own space that make her feel at home.

Continue reading the interview: Class of 2020: How Interior Designer Carmen René Smith is Creating “Willy Wonka” Moments, One Quirky Coffee Table at a Time on ApartmentTherapy.

via Carmen René Smith Instagram / Credit: Derek Rungsea
"I’m working on a project right now for this badass couple—one of them is a tattoo artist, and she does some incredible work. I really like this project because they’re not scared to bring on the layers—we’re layering patterns, textures, colors—it’s so fun.  And now we’ve added this dragon coffee table that I found, and it’s sitting on top of this cheetah spot, cowhide rug. And then below that is a hot pink, simple area rug. So it’s just lots of layers. We’re doing it and we’re just going for it. And it’s eclectic and it’s weird and it’s so much fun." - Carmen René Smith

via Carmen René Smith Instagram / Credit: Derek Rungsea

Continue reading the interview: Class of 2020: How Interior Designer Carmen René Smith is Creating “Willy Wonka” Moments, One Quirky Coffee Table at a Time on ApartmentTherapy.