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Brooke Steuart began collecting Architectural Digest magazines when she was a young girl. “I would tear out pictures that I loved, file them and try to use them as inspiration for our house,” she remembers. “I even wallpapered my bedroom ceiling.” Back then, she used her father’s workshop to modify and refurbish family antiques to make furniture and pieces of art. Now, Brooke’s lifelong passion for art and design has evolved into Brooke Steuart Interiors, LLC and a thriving residential and commercial interior design business that makes headlines and impresses clients. While Steuart has a clear style that’s always welcoming and sophisticated, her signature is her ability to understand her client’s wants and needs and deliver for them a “wow” project that suits their lifestyle and budget. She strongly believes that an interior designer’s primary goal should be helping clients pin-point exactly how they want to use a space, and then find furnishings and elements that work for them. Steuart calls it the “art of living”, and her expertise has earned her rave reviews. Steuart’s interiors have been featured on several prominent home tours, in regional newspapers and magazines, and recently in Barbara Jacksier’s book, “Waterside Cottages”. In the book, Jacksier praises Steuart’s use of “happy colors and touchable textures” and describes some of the rooms designed by Steuart as having “an intriguing mix of personal and playful furnishings reflecting the family’s eclectic tastes and Steuart’s talent for interior design.” It’s been a long time since Steuart used her dad’s workshop to make furniture, now she works with Robert James, One of a Kind Furniture creating their own Elements line of table, bath vanities, ottomans, lighting, wall art and outdoor furniture. And while she still collects ideas from high profile design magazines, she’s learned to identify inspirations all around her and incorporate them into winning interiors. “Surround yourself with elements that you fall in love with,” she says, “and design with pleasure, grace and complete color flow but, always expect the unexpected!” |
The Washington Design Center
would like to thank the following showrooms for their contribution: Additional Room Accessories: Private Collection Additional Room Accessories: AmericanEye, J. Lambeth & Co., and Henredon Interior Design Showroom Alchemy Stools: Brooke Steuart Interiors Antique Column Side Table: Brooke Steuart Interiors Barware: Brooke Steuart Interiors Ceiling Modello: Walls of Wonder Custom Built-ins: Signature Companies Custom Built-in Accessories: Brooke Steuart Interiors Custom Designed Light Pendants: Brooke Steuart Interiors/Rexel Lighting Custom Water Wall: Robert James, Walls of Wonder, Brooke Steuart Interiors, City Arts, TSI/Exterior Wall Systems Framing for Photography: South River Framing General Contractor: Best House On The Block Honey Onyx: R. Bratti Associates, Inc. Laser Cut Leather Club Chairs: AmericanEye Library Book collection: Private Collection Low Back Campaign Chairs: AmericanEye Maitland-Smith Black Marble Vase: Henredon Interior Design Showroom Maitland-Smith Game Table: Robert Allen | Beacon Hill Marilyn Elements Ottoman: Robert James Morena Savonille area rug: J. Asher Carpet Couture Napolitano Elements coffee table: Robert James Original Mixed Media on Leather: Alex Turco, LUXE Studio Photographic Fine Art Prints: James Roy Picture Frames: Pugrant Associates, Inc. Pillow Fabric and Trim: Donghia Showrooms, Inc. Pillow Fabric and Trim: Fabricut Pillow Fabric and Trim: Kravet Fabrics, Inc. Plexi-glass Deco Pedestals: (Custom Design) Brooke Steuart Interiors Post Victorian Hand-Carved Poplar Side Chair: Private Collection Redmont Large Orb: Henredon Interior Design Showroom Rope Accent Lighting: Rexel Lighting Silver Leaf Artisan Mirrors: Brooke Steuart Interiors Silver Magnifying Glass, Silver Letter Opener: Henredon Interior Design Showroom Skim Stone Floor Finish: Walls of Wonder The Bulldog: Nahman Artistry Trapunto Mustard Ottomans: Brooke Steuart Interiors Trim: Pindler and Pindler, Inc. Uphostery Fabric: Fabricut Valencia Savonille Area Rug: J. Asher Carpet Couture Victorian Player Piano: The Piano Man Wall Finishing and trompe l’oeil: Walls of Wonder Workroom: Catherine’s Draperies and Upholstery |
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