I just discovered a lovely blog, Lilly’s Notebook. One of the first posts I read featured gorgeous pictures of otomi fabrics from an online store: Jacaranda. Drawing inspiration from the jacaranda tree as “a reminder of nature’s perfect design,” this company champions natural and handmade goods by importing unique, indigenous items from Mexico, Central and…
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Lilly Pulitzer for Garnet Hill
As a self professed lover of all things pretty, I would be a terrible liar to claim disdain for the ubiquitous beach side styles of Lilly Pulitzer. I’ll admit it – PRETTY!! Watch me rub those precious prints against my cheek and giggle with delight. But don’t you dare tell anyone! Seriously though – it…
Wearable Upholstery
In leafing through my decor magazines looking for post inspiration, I found myself sighing (again) at the Oscar de la Renta Home line advertisement for Lee Jofa. The fabric itself is lovely – but oh, that image of heavy ball gown skirts and magnificent jewelry… The skirts featured in the ad are actually wearable fashion….
Papillon
I am in love with this linen fabric from Vervain: Papillon. Here are a few more colorways: The designer, Barry Dixon says, “it’s loosely based on a vintage china transferware pattern I inherited from my grandmother.” No wonder I can’t stop looking at it. Have you seen my header? I have a bit of a…
Needful Things: Nadinoo
How gorgeous are these designs in Liberty prints? See more in the Nadinoo Etsy shop.
Design Process: LuLu DK
I’ve always been fascinated by textile design. Specifically fabric – but the more I learn about wallpaper (and how it’s not just another incarnation of the same thing), I’ve had to widen the scope of my obsession at bit. One designer who would be high on my list of “people I wouldn’t mind being” is…
Koi Cushion
Is it strange that I LOVE this pillow… …since in real life I’m terrified of koi? I’m serious – have you ever seen them swarm for food. They make barking noises. At our old condo, there was a koi pond, and one day as we were standing on the bridge looking down at the writhing…
Camilla David Textiles
I love these textiles from a local (for me here in the DC area) designer, Camilla David Textiles: I love all of the texture and the colors would work for varied styles. I wish the website had more than small swatches…but a Google search pulled some of the images above. Lovely.
Chairs on Chairs?
I really love this chair textile (via Riga on Spoonflower): I also like the idea of using it on an upholstered chair (o maybe just a chair seat). Ironic? Whimsical? Just pretty? Or maybe it would make great drapes. I just love chairs.
de Gournay
I saw this wallpaper on Annechovie the other day and I’m a little obsessed… I had to go through every single image on the de Gournay site and I still want more. Here are my favorites: I’m so predictable.
Mother to three children (four if you count my husband), keeper of a moderately sane house, admirer of beautiful interiors and fashion that becomes more and more "young" for me, textile junkie and believer in the power of wishing really, really hard. I wage a daily battle against feet on furniture, "outside voices" inside, the ever widening chasm between now and "when I used to work," wrinkles, a lack of personal time, dust and the constant arrows that having a special needs child shoots directly into one's heart. So far dust and wrinkles are winning, but only because even the best of multitaskers have their limits.