R5 Mimi Fong

MIMI FONG
Luminosus Designs LLC
218 E Hartsdale Ave, Hartsdale
(914) 202-4138
luminosusdesigns.com  

 
Biggest Design Influence Favorite Paint
Out-of-the-Way Source Every Home Should Have
 
OUT-OF-THE-WAY SOURCE: If you love restored industrial vintage furniture, Get Back, Inc., in Oakville, Connecticut, is a must-visit. 
 
FAVORITE ANTIQUES STORE: The Yellow Monkey in Cross River has a good variety of furniture and accessories. You need to go often and catch new items as they arrive.
 
EVERY HOME SHOULD HAVE: A houseplant.
 
COOLEST DESIGN ELEMENT USED IN A CLIENT’S HOUSE: An indoor pond with a beautiful fountain. What tranquility it brings just listening to the water splashing while having a glass of wine after a long, tiring day.
 
BIGGEST DESIGN INFLUENCE: Vicente Wolf. I worshipped him as a high-school student. I have learned more from him than from anyone else.
 
HOT TREND FOR 2013: Anything green, literally and metaphorically.
 
WORST DESIGN MISTAKE: Letting a client hire a cheap contractor, who eventually made his money back through change orders. Ouch!
 
FAVORITE PAINT:  Benjamin Moore’s Color Stories Collection, and Farrow & Ball.