This week JonathanKlunk.com is profiling the incredibly chic, Washington D.C.-based Interior Designer Darryl Carter.  It’s easy to love Carter’s wonderfully eclectic mix of modern and traditional design, as he so cleverly dubbs “The New Traditional”, which is also the name of his newly-released book of design work.

Carter approaches designing with the mantra, “Furnishing a room is like hosting a party; gather an interesting group of people and let them mingle.”

(To view more of Darryl Carter’s work, click HERE)

Interior Designer Darryl Carter has been a very busy man.  Not including the August 2008 release of his book, Carter has been commissioned by Urban Electric Company to design a transitional line of lighting fixtures, my favorite being the Chaplain DC-1600, which shows how Carter is able to capture both modern and traditional elements in his designs, with the three-arm, antique brass wall sconce, paired with glossy white paper shades:

As well, Carter is just completing a line of furniture for Thomasville Furniture.  Over the years Carter has designed a lot of the furniture used for his design projects.  This is evident in his new furniture collection for Thomasville, which has a rich well-traveled look.  Definitely the work of a seasoned designer.

Darryl Carter has also had the privilege of being featured in numerous Interior Design publications in 2008, including:

• Elle Decor
• Metropolitan Home
• House Beautiful

Darryl Carter truly embraces the transitional feel of black and white in the presence of his work, juxtaposing the old with the new for a very unique look and feel.  As with many “New Traditional” looks, linen is your best friend, and less is always more.

Carter routinely uses a very neutral color pallet in his designs which many classify as a bit primative.  However, I think Carter’s usage of the pallet is rustic and inviting with just enough formality to be very comfortable.  It’s probably in Carter’s 19th century Virginia farmhouse that this look is most evident.  Featured in the 2008 issue of Elle Decor in an article titled, “the Peace Keeper,” is Carter’s modernized stucco and clappboard home-away-from-home.

To view more of Darryl Carter’s work, click HERE.

To purchase a copy of Interior Designer Darryl Carter’s book, “The New Traditional” at the jonathanklunk.com discounted rate, click HERE.

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