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Designer Alessandra Branca: LIVE BEAUTIFULLY - LIVE CONFIDENTLY

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"Rome-born designer Alessandra Branca learned at an early age
 that classical beauty was meant to be intermingled with everyday
 life, and that the WELL-LIVED life takes place not in stiff and
 serious surroundings, but in artful structures graced with
 comfortable elegance and wit." 
   

Walking into my nieces' room watching the two of them playing with a group of friends, since all were four and under, a little disagreement broke out over the correct colors of the blocks.  Finally, my youngest niece, not yet two, stood up and announced with her sweet cherub face and little husky voice, "This is red, this is red, this is red", as she laid every block in triumphant procession.  Confident that she had set the record straight, she sweetly smiled, and promptly left the room to sit on my husband's lap to watch a movie.

Red always stirs strong emotions - of sacrifice, devotion, and clarity.  No designer confidently uses red better than the famed designer Alessandra Branca.  Her rooms are inviting, energizing, stylishly beautiful, and livable.  Setting the record straight that red is lovely, versatile, and here to stay.

There is a lot to be said for Living Beautifully - Living Confidently, being who you are, and living with the colors you love. While viewing Alessandra Branca's beautiful Harbour Islanddesign, I hope it encourages you to 

LIVE BEAUTIFULLY - LIVE CONFIDENTLY

As my niece, now grown, once said,"This is red, this is red, this is ...










































 Photo credit: AD - Architectural Digest
 Quote: branca.com







   


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