3 Must-Know Decorating Tips from Interior Designer Ellie Cullman

Seasoned and ultra-talented AD100 interior designer Ellie Cullman has run her own design firm for more than 30 years, so she knows a thing or two about decorating. The design pro gave us three exclusive tips that will help improve your home’s decor. Check them out:

This bedroom from the Kips Bay Decorator Showhouse 2014 is one of our favorite looks from Ellie Cullman. Shimmering walls and luxe textures have us pining for a retreat of our own just like it.

Ellie’s Tip: “You never know where you’ll find inspiration, so be open to anything. The rose gold Cartier bangle that I wear every day inspired me to create the metallic palette of this sexy bedroom.”

Get a Similar Look:

Winfield Thybony Rose Gold Foil Wallpaper WGA2566

Winfield Thybony Wallpaper

Schumacher Gainsborough Velvet Orange Fabric Interior Decor

Schumacher Velvet

Jaipur Area Rug

Surya Throw Pillow

The theme of this sophisticated home office/dressing room was influenced by the vintage fashion photographs from Paris that hang on the walls. Ellie complements the photos with an Andre Arbus-style desk and an embroidered cashmere throw in the style of Armand-Albert Rateau.

Ellie’s Tip: “If you’re working with tight space in your home office, position the desk to be perpendicular to the wall. This frees up valuable space for built-ins and allows two people to work at the desk.”

Get a Similar Look:

Ellie designed this bunk room for a client’s grandchildren at their vacation home in Palm Beach. She tastefully created a subtle nautical theme fit with porthole references in the bed rails and cabinet door woodwork, as well as with fish motif and striped pillows.

Ellie’s Tip: “Remember, “kids will be kids.” In order for their rooms to always look tidy, ensure an easy cleanup plan. In this room, I included deep drawers under the beds, closed cabinets and large bins so toys and clothes could be hastily put away and out of sight.”