Good morning, chic readers! Did you have a good weekend? We sure did. It was full of fun related to the Beaufort Historical Association Homes Tour, but the best part of all, the icing on the cake, was a fabulous brunch in the yard of a gorgeous Beaufort Home with our friend and one of our most favorite designers, Marshall Watson.
You’ve heard us rave about his incredible range as a designer before, the way that he can take on any project, in any town, for any family and make it reflect the owners’ wants and needs.
And with his background, it’s no wonder, really.
From a career as a fine painter to studying design at Stanford to studying at FIT, Watson has more than his share of credentials.
But, as with all those at the top of their field, there is also something in Waston’s work that cannot be taught, a keen eye and natural understanding of symmetry and balance, of what goes into the story that a home is telling.
Watson told the audience that he draws on his background as an actor (He was one of the stars of As the World Turns in the ’80s among his many other acting credentials!), where he really learned to disappear into the character, to really put a lot of himself aside and focus only on what his clients need and want.
Even still, from Mexico to 5th Avenue, Salt Lake City to St. Louis, a sense of timeless elegance and style unifies all of Watson’s projects.
His work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Veranda, House Beautiful, Luxe, House and Garden, Traditional Homes, Hamptons Cottages and Gardens and the New York Times. He has also been featured in New York Spaces, Metropolitan Home, The Chicago Tribune, as well as being a regular design columnist for the Southampton Press.
He received Traditional Home’s “Designer of the Year” award and has been featured on Luxe’s Gold List.
Flower magazine calls him a “Master of Elegance,”
Doris Leslie Blau says he is, “one of America’s most respected design industry leaders.”
And all of that is true, of course. But New York Social Diary’s proclamation that he is “kind to the core” may resonate most of all.
We loved sharing more of Marshall Watson‘s peerless work with you today and hope you will check out his beyond fabulous coffee table book, The Art of Elegance.
Your coffee table doesn’t know what it has been missing!
Thanks so much for stopping by Design Chic today. We always love it when you do!
Good Morning Girls,
Marshall Watson is the elite of the design world. When a designer can do all designs and work for all clients no matter what, it is rare.
His work is remarkable.
xo
Patty
Do you know where the fabulous light fixture is from the back porch?
Patty , thank you very much for your kind words
And Polly, the lantern on the back porch of my clients home in Palm Beach on the cover of my book is originally from a company whose name was Riada, and now their name has changed to Captiva
Marshall Watson
Ps And thank you Beth and Kristy for this wonderful article ..Beaufort was a revelation!