Luciana Fragali

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Considered to be one of the most renowned designers in South Florida, Luciana Fragali continues to dazzle interior design enthusiasts with her attention and care for her clients' needs. She arrived at interior design instinctually. With a notable creative character, and a passion for unique and special objects, Luciana is always looking to implement treasures within her projects.

In 2005 she opened her Miami-based design firm Design Solutions. Since then, her work has been mainly focused on the development of private residential projects and professional spaces. Each of her unique projects and ideas is deeply rooted in a great relationship with the client. She believes this is the key point to create a unique residential design that will translate into someone's dream project. We had the chance to speak to the designer about her inspirations, creative process and aspirations.

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Haute Residence: Tell us about the beginning of your journey in the design world. How did the love for product and interiors emerge?

Luciana Fragali: I strongly believe that I was born to be an architect/interior designer. While other kids my age were playing with dolls or running around in the playground, my favorite pastime was going to the mall where that was a unique store which sold children's furniture. This was my favorite place to spend my time. As I entered my teenage years, the antique fair near my home became my 'go-to' spot. I loved hunting for unique pieces, never knowing what I would discover. So, for me, there was never any other path. I was born for this field!

HR: How would you describe your signature style?

LF: The style theme is relative, since it's a mixture of your own design beliefs along with the customer's needs, and how to adapt both visions. We always seek to meet the demands of each client while giving guidelines to create a functional context where sobriety and elegance, along with choice of furniture, recreate refined atmospheres.

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HR: We know every designer has their own inspiration source and vision for a determined project. Where do you search for your inspiration? Tell us a little bit more about your creative process. 

LF: My sources of inspiration are multiple and appear naturally. They are born from the project itself, from the idiosyncrasies of the spaces, from the environment where the house is located and from the ideas fo the client. Our creative process begins by understanding the project. This requires listening, interpreting and molding what the client requires of you all while carrying your knowledge of every nuance of the design development.

HR: Describe a design project with your influence in three words.

LF: Four words: Elegant, sober, personal, functional.

HR: What about your clients? How do you think they would describe your ideas?

LF: First, make the result optimal. Second, make sure the solutions meet their expectations. And finally, let them sit in the house of their dreams.

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HR: Do you think the relationship between the designer and client is a fundamental part of the creative process? Why?

LF: Yes, because it cannot work any other way. Even if the client has clear ideas, the project has to be modeled based off the evolution of the relationship with the designer. Ideally, this evolution will make the client internalize the concepts and feel more ownership toward the project.

HR: Do you think that the current pandemic situation has changed your relationship with your clients and your vision as an interior designer?

LF: Our vision as interior designers, our beliefs and the way we work does not change because we have lived through the pandemic. That said, our vision does change in terms of the emergence of new paradigms of the daily use of our private spaces. People are spending much more time in their homes and have needs that were previously external. Now we want to adapt the home to these kinds of requirements. Spending more time in our homes makes us think about how we can take advantage of our respective spaces and how we could adapt them to our specific needs.

HR: If you had to name the project of your career, which would it be and why?

LR: The best project is the one to come. That means we still have a passion for what we do.

HR: As a designer, how important is it to follow design trends that are established in the industry?

LR: It is relatively important. Market trends are ephemeral, impersonal, superfluous and almost out of touch with the customer and their stylistic tastes. Our trends have always aimed to seek timelessness, elegance, durability and quality in the finishes and solutions we provide.

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HR: What about the future? Do you have some ideas for projects? What can we expect from your company?

LR: We plan to continue to seek excellence in the design and execution within our projects as well as in regard to how we collaborate with our clients. We aim to ensure that our service is the best possible.

HR: What is the secret to create the perfect project?

LR: Through experience, you learn to understand that establishing a trust-worthy relationship with those who depend on you with something as valuable and cherished as their home, is a fundamental part of the process. This is undoubtedly the facet of my job that I like the most. I place great value in client relationships and crediting them as an invaluable part of the design process. I strive to create friendships with my clients. Achieving a personal appreciation for each other benefits the design process tremendously. A successful project is one where we drastically exceed expectations. If we give the client exactly what they had in mind, we have failed. We strive to implement design solutions that fulfill the intended objectives in unexpected, innovative ways.

HR: If you could send one message to young designers, what would it be?

LR: Our consistent advice is this: do what you do with passion. Invest hours of your time into routine work. Do it with your own personality and try to be the best professional possible.

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As such, your bedroom is so much more than the space where you sleep. Apart from being the most intimate room in the entire house, it is also that one area where your unique personality -the most private you- is celebrated. It is that space: a haven of safety and security for contemplation and creation where confusion is not allowed.

So, peruse these design tips that will aid you in creating an ideal bedroom setting that allows you to experience firsthand the most exquisite luxuriousness that you can visualize.

Use Monochromatic Colors

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Choose a monochromatic light-colored palette for your bedroom. By doing so, your bedroom will feel more spacious and remain that drama-free environment. White or lighter shades of blue, yellow or pink could all work.

If you use a light, non-white color for the walls, and paint the ceiling bright white, your room will vertically feel bigger. As a final design touch to your upscale entirely white bedroom, make the centerpiece a king size bed topped with soft, sumptuous white bedding.

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If your prefer a color palette of earth tone colors, it may be best to utilize shades of light beige to create a natural warmth. In this way, your bedroom will have a cozy, comfy ambience for you to experience.

Harness The Natural Light

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Sunlight is one of the most effective design tools that transforms a bedroom into a tranquil oasis. Boasting a bedroom that is flooded with natural light seamlessly puts you in an off-duty state of mind. The natural light creates an ideal space where you can simply float in luxury. Preferably, on a custom bed from Bali.

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Contemporary, clean architectural lines also make extraordinary use of the natural light.

Feature Minimal Furnishings

Less is definitely more. Minimal furnishings allow shapely furniture and engaging artwork to take center stage. A sleek bedroom is created that exudes a calmness and creates a personal space for inspiration to flourish.

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Enjoy a few essential pieces of furniture in your bedroom and experience the relaxation-inducing magic of a tranquil, minimalistic ambience that envelops a spacious serenity never before created.

Bring The Outside Indoors

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Floor-to-ceiling window walls with large operable doors and transparent glass corners bring the outside world indoors. And directly into the heart of your oceanfront bedroom.

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Brings new meaning to sleeping outside, no?

Add In Some Texture

Add texture to your bedroom chamber with a rug, contemporary sculpture, carefully chosen furniture or a textured plush wall. You’ll then, perhaps, experience what’s equivalent to a black-tie event with no stress in your bedroom.

Or experience an explosion of richly layered patterns that will make your bedroom a dreamland, as well as an impactful design.

Whatever design style that you prefer, make it your own – make your bedroom conducive to your needs. By doing so, you’ll improve your overall health by ensuring that you sleep better, retain a positive, go-getter attitude throughout the day and to then be able to bring your nightly dreams to daily life. Remember big dreams usually begin at home -and in a bedroom that allows you to dream big. And bigger. And bigger.

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Wondering what they are? Read below:

Tip 1:  When you are choosing the color for you bedroom choose very carefully. Every room has different aspects (like it’s orientation, size, number of windows) that make the color look different in every time of the day. Our advice is to get some samples, hag them on the wall and check the color at different time of the day. If you still love it, then it’s the right choice.

Tip 2: Check the space available when you are furnishing your divisions. You don’t want to move dining chairs backwards to stand up, and your partner won’t thank you if you climb over him or her to get out of bed.  You need to have space to move inside your house.

Tip 3: Shape matters more than size. The tip is to use furniture with long low lines, keeping the room felling spacious without cramping your style. 

Tip 4: Every room needs light from a variety of sources. You need to use the general light but also some table or floor lamp for other needs like reading for example. It also needs to be adjustable to create different atmospheres in the space. Lamp: Evans by Delightfull.

Tip 5: When you are choosing the flooring, think that the color of your floor works with the walls to affect its perceived dimensions. Choose a dark floor and light walls and you’ll widen the space.

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