‘Project Runway’ to Room: Finalists’ Looks Applied to the Home
See how garments from 6 ‘Project Runway’ designers could inspire a room
Season 15 of Project Runway wraps up on Thursday, Dec. 22, and with it, the stiff competition between front-runners Laurence Basse and Erin Robertson will finally be resolved. But long after the show has concluded, fashion lovers and home design enthusiasts alike can take inspiration in the designs the contestants created. Below are a few ways some of the garments from season 15 translate to the home.
2. Project Runway designer: Laurence Basse, in the Dec. 8 episode
Leading contestant Laurence Basse created an elegant sheath dress in a mustard tone, with a warm brown accent for the shoulders.
Room designer: Neumann Lewis Buchanan Architects
The rich woods and mustard hues in this tasteful Washington, D.C.-area room echo the elegant feel of Basse’s dress. The ivory accents in the room match the model’s ivory shoes.
Leading contestant Laurence Basse created an elegant sheath dress in a mustard tone, with a warm brown accent for the shoulders.
Room designer: Neumann Lewis Buchanan Architects
The rich woods and mustard hues in this tasteful Washington, D.C.-area room echo the elegant feel of Basse’s dress. The ivory accents in the room match the model’s ivory shoes.
3. Project Runway designer: Rik Villa, in the Nov. 17 episode
Splatter paint was big in the 1990s in both home decor and fashion, and 31-year-old Rik Villa brought it back for this design; the contestants had been challenged to create high-fashion magazine-worthy looks. In the episode, Villa said that his toga-style design was inspired by the Statue of Liberty. The judges gave it a mixed review.
Room designer: Astuces Design
In this artist’s studio, splatter paint returns to its natural home – a painter’s work space.
Splatter paint was big in the 1990s in both home decor and fashion, and 31-year-old Rik Villa brought it back for this design; the contestants had been challenged to create high-fashion magazine-worthy looks. In the episode, Villa said that his toga-style design was inspired by the Statue of Liberty. The judges gave it a mixed review.
Room designer: Astuces Design
In this artist’s studio, splatter paint returns to its natural home – a painter’s work space.
4. Project Runway designer: Roberi Parra, in the Nov. 17 episode
The combo of fuchsia, black and white never goes out of style in fashion or in home decor, as this dress and room show. A little fuchsia animal print amps up the fun factor for the dress.
Room designer: Last Detail Interior Design
Last Detail Interior Design paralleled the black, white and fuchsia palette of Parra’s dress, though the zebra stripes in the room are in traditional black and white.
The combo of fuchsia, black and white never goes out of style in fashion or in home decor, as this dress and room show. A little fuchsia animal print amps up the fun factor for the dress.
Room designer: Last Detail Interior Design
Last Detail Interior Design paralleled the black, white and fuchsia palette of Parra’s dress, though the zebra stripes in the room are in traditional black and white.
5. Project Runway designer: Cornelius Ortiz, in the Nov. 17 episode
Ortiz injected a conservative beige fabric with a spirit of fun by adding coral and aqua at the shoulder and the hip.
Room designer: Adam Scougall
Australian designer Adam Scougall’s room echoes the palette of the dress as well as its conservative base with pops of irreverence.
Ortiz injected a conservative beige fabric with a spirit of fun by adding coral and aqua at the shoulder and the hip.
Room designer: Adam Scougall
Australian designer Adam Scougall’s room echoes the palette of the dress as well as its conservative base with pops of irreverence.
6. Project Runway designer: Mah-Jing Wong, in the Dec. 1 episode
Mah-Jing Wong has an obsession for denim, and in the Dec. 1 episode, when the contestants were challenged to create an avant-garde design using unconventional materials, he paired denim with copper wire sculptures. Alas, he was eliminated after making this dress.
Room designer: Brittany Stiles Design
Blue and copper have been major trends in kitchen design — and play a major role in the look that designer Brittany Stiles created for this heart of the home.
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Designer Erin Robertson chose a bold floral print for her jumpsuit design in the final challenge of this episode, which determined which contestants would compete at New York Fashion Week. The print has a fun, mod feel to it.
Room designer: Brian Patterson Designs
The color palette and midcentury influence of the Atomic Ranch Renovation project by interior designer Brian Patterson echo the mod, fun mood of Robertson’s design.
Fashion photos by Barbara Nitke for A+E