The Blog

Robinson Kelley LLC. Tops Business First List

by | Apr 14, 2014 | Lee Robinson

The Business First 2013 ranking for residential remodelers has just named Robinson Kelley LLC. the number one (largest) provider for ground up and larger scale residential construction. The Lee W. Robinson Company would like to thank all of our wonderful clients for...

Chinoiserie Party Pavillion

by | Sep 24, 2013 | Lee Robinson

In this year’s Evelyn Lauder Holiday House Lee W.Robinson created a sophisticated party atmosphere in his space, “The Chinese New Year”. Dragon motifs, fretwork, malachite wallpaper and antiquities from the Ming and Tang Dynasty made this space feel...

Traditional Home

by | Sep 18, 2013 | Lee Robinson

Pattern Play – Lee W. Robinson  Immediately setting the tone for pattern play is the foyer decorated by Kentucky-based designer Lee W. Robinson. Here, bluegrass meets coastal serenity. Large-scale horizontal stripes in the hues of the Hamptons coastline set the...

In The Wall Street Journal

by | Mar 7, 2013 | Lee Robinson

I will share my love of and fascination with paint in The Wall Street Journal on March 8. In the article, I discuss the similarities between perfume and paint. I explain how both personal fragrances and paint evoke powerful emotional responses and how they can relate...

The Dazzling Return of Glamour

by | Mar 7, 2013 | Lee Robinson

If the colorful ball gowns and gorgeous jewelry at the Museum of the City of New York Winter Ball were any indication, the days of restraint and understatement in dress have passed into oblivion. The normally pared down model Coco Rocha looked splendid as did...

A Once-in-a-Lifetime Design Opportunity

by | Mar 5, 2013 | Lee Robinson

There are few places I would rather be on March 7 than at Doyle New York, the legendary auction house. If it were not for a scheduling conflict, I would be front and center when the Charlotte Moss Collection is auctioned. The event is major news in the design world...

Evelyn Lauder Holiday House NYC 2012

by | Feb 8, 2013 | General

Traditional Home Holiday House – NYC Benefiting the Breast Cancer Research Foundation Lee W. Robinson created a sophisticated party atmosphere in his space, “The Chinese New Year”. Dragon motifs, fretwork, malachite wallpaper and antiquities from the...

Rainy Days…

by | Oct 30, 2012 | General

We want to let all of our friends on the East Coast that we are thinking about you all during this terrible weather. Here in Louisville we are feeling the remnants of Sandy and thought it would be a good day to do a little online shopping since there is no purpose in...

Decor Arts Now Covers Holiday House

by | Oct 25, 2012 | Lee Robinson

Thanks to Decor Arts Now Blog for covering our room at the Holiday House in NYC! Check out her blog: http://www.decorartsnow.com/ Article Finally, I always love a room with a Tony Duquette “More is More.” sensibility.  The Lee W. Robinson Company’s celebration of a...

Evelyn Lauder Holiday House 2012

by | Oct 23, 2012 | Lee Robinson

Holiday House, the designer table top showhouse, was founded four years ago by Iris Dankner to raise breast cancer awareness in the design industry. Iris is a fifteen year breast cancer survivor, and has made it her mission to raise funds for breast cancer research...

Change in Season , Change in Mood

by | Aug 23, 2012 | Lee Robinson

The easiest and most cost effective way to cater to your seasonal mood changes is to employ the psychology of color and choose one that encourages the desired mood of the space you are going to paint. Here at the Lee W. Robinson Company we have spent years developing...

Cornelia Guest, Modern Maven

by | Aug 20, 2012 | Lee Robinson

I really liked the article on the cover of the Style Section in yesterday’s New York Times about Cornelia Guest, daughter of CZ Guest, a monarch of New York Society and her new way of “adapting and changing with the times.” I love the way she is...