Tag : Design

At J. Banks Design Group, we are driven to create exemplary interior design for our clients who value beauty, gracefulness and authenticity.

Design Is Our Language

Our projects vary from country clubs, golf clubhouses, hotels, spas, restaurants, condominiums, apartments buildings, resorts and residences. Among the residential projects we have completed are WaterWalk at Shelter Cove Towne Centre in Hilton Head, for which we designed all of the common areas, including the clubhouse, leasing office, wellness center and business center, and make all hard selections for the individual apartment homes.

The clients wanted the new multi-unit property to have a resort feel, without being too trendy or whimsical. The color palette includes bold yet sophisticated color and was inspired by local oyster shells and sky views. It was designed to give the space a light and airy feel. The monochromatic color scheme reflects variegated tones of blue from the water to the horizon. We mention this project for this tag because it is an example of how we take the setting into consideration each time we produce a project—the materials and color palette for this project quintessentially oceanic.

To create a resort feel, we used unique products that you wouldn’t normally find in a residential setting. We took the colors and textures found in traditional Lowcountry homes and added a modern, sophisticated twist. For example, in the club room we used ombre wallcoverings, going from white to navy, to evoke a skyline view instead of traditional artwork. In the leasing space paid homage to the Lowcountry with an oyster shell fireplace, but instead of using the traditional tabby, we used stacked shells to give it a more modern feel.

Montage of Guest room details

The Guest Room

The guest room in our home gets lots of use.  Not only do we enjoy entertaining, we love to host friends both old and new.  In our design work, the guest room is a place that we can focus our attention to detail to help our clients create lasting memories for their friends and family.  In a word, hospitality is the gift of making people feel as truly welcome and cared for as they do at home—and even more so. When family and friends come to visit for an overnight or longer, it is so nice to provide them with all the essentials for a happy, memorable stay, and some thoughtful luxuries too. The world’s great resorts and hotels do that as a matter of course, which is where I believe this crossover story starts.

Interior by Sharon Cleland

In a guest room, as elsewhere, thinking about how the space is meant to function helps me to determine what furnishings and accessories to include. Beside the bed, I always make sure to have a place to set a glass and a bottle or carafe of water. I want people to feel comfortable using it, so I’ll make sure there is a coaster or something comparable handy. When possible, a bedside table that is large enough to accommodate a reading lamp, a guest’s reading glasses, a book, and even a box of tissues makes the room feel homey. Optimally, the bottom of the lampshade or wall sconce should be 20 inches above the bedside table or mattress. The smallest of details all layer to create a welcoming experience.

Montage of four images that illustrate layering texture in an interior

Layering Texture

Successful interior design is all about getting each of the elements in a room to work well together while still standing out and making an individual impact. Nowhere is this more apparent than in layering texture in a room.  The following are Joni’s thoughts on layering texture:

“Layering texture in interior design is most successful when it activates and pleases all the senses. We respond to a design first with our eyes, of course, but the quality of touch is just as important. The relationship between the two is fascinating. As a designer, I know that the eye longs for elements that break up the continuity or sameness within our field of vision. For me, that ability to interrupt the continuity is texture’s purpose and function.

the team at J Banks Design Group attends Maison et Objet and Paris Deco Off during Paris Design Week

Paris Design Week – January 2019

J. Banks Design Group’s President Joni Vanderslice and Melissa Mittag, Director of Brand Management, traveled to Paris last month for Paris Design Week to attend Maison et Objet and Paris Deco Off, two of the international interior design community’s most inspirational shows.  To have an international perspective elevates the level of design we are able to create and serves to inspire the entire J. Banks Design Group team.

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