Jackye Lanham's Transferware Wall Collection

Jackye Lanham Interiors - Transferware Wall Collections

Designer Jackye Lanham is known for her luxurious interiors that combine both color and comfort.  She believes that a successful design not only includes collections, but has layers of details that encompass a room.  Wallpaper, drapes, furniture and finally accessories are all layers which if carefully chosen and edited can make a grand impact and a bold statement.  Lanham suggests to start with a color palette.  I always suggest to include a color which you adore the most and work around that color using the color wheel.  Fabrics should flow from one room to another and objects should be interesting.   Lanham is known for her extravagance so it is no wonder that she suggests collecting silver, pottery and porcelain which all reflect the light and are brilliant all on their own.   Think about layering in collections which have exquisite ornate appeal such as transferware, tortoiseshell, walnut burl, and ebony.  Consider limestone flooring and detailed marble counter tops that pull the eye to the detail of the natural beauty.  Tantalizing textures such as gold and silver in vases, frames, or cutlery can go a long way to adding in the splendor of the room.

Transferware is known for its flaunting elegance and florid detail which can go a long way to dressing up any room.  Lanham  tells Southern Accents that "European manor houses and castles had whole sets of ceramics on the walls," Lanham explains. "The displays were a show of wealth in the same way that armaments in the entry hall were a show of power."

Jackye Lanham Interiors- Transferware Wall Collections

It is important to keep the colors uniform.   Patterns should be all in one shade with a few solid pieces that help highlight the others.  As you can see above, Lanham includes frames of additional collections, a mirror and additional pieces which match.  Let the patterns and collections play off one another. Carved frames or silver or gold-leaf can add tremendous depth and contrast.  Plates can be beautiful in any room, such as the bedroom, foyer, hallways and unexpected places.

Creating a design using transferware can be an overwhelming endeavour.   Lanham suggests a solution to working with odd shapes and sizes to first create a pattern such as you would see on fabric like damask or chintz.

You will first need a location that would best suit the collection.  Start with producing an uncomplicated shape such as a circle, fan, rectangle or square.  She says that in formal settings, it could be important to create a pattern with even amounts of pieces, but you can also arrange pieces in odd numbers such as rows of three in a grid pattern.

Atlanta designer Dan Carithers, gives a very practical tip that he always lays out the pattern on the floor in an area that corresponds in size to the wall he is composing for the ideal working space.  Doesn't that make sense?  Sketching the overall look on a piece of paper can allow you to put the plates away and continue collecting until the overall design has been met.  London designer

Jane Churchill also goes through a similar design process...." place the plates on the floor within these measurements, and then move them around until I'm happy with the arrangement."

Dallas designer Beverly Field plans the design on the floor, and then hangs the middle piece first.  "Decide if you want to work smaller plates inside the geometry you've made," she says. "It all fits together like a jigsaw puzzle."