Showing posts with label Linens. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Linens. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Dressing the Bed





Dressing 6 different beds last week (for more than one house) 

has us wondering how you like to dress your bed?   

Cozy? 

Comfy?      Glam?     Elegant? 

Grandma's vintage quilt?     

What can we offer that will make you rest better and feel equipped to energize through your day?  



In upcoming posts we will be discussing trends we are seeing.  Like a return to luxurious bedding, but with less - a lot less - pillows (We hear you gentlemen cheering!)

And what has happened to the bedskirt?
Stay tuned........







Tuesday, December 26, 2017

All that glitters. . .









vervain.com















How easily we are distracted by baubles, sequins, 
and shine, especially at this 

wonderful,
sparkly time of year!









Sophisticated gold and cherry tones have us swooning and looking for more places to decorate.  Wouldn't this make a lovely holiday tablecloth?     
Luzzano in Carnelian by Vervain

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Peacock

There is an incredible swatch floating around the studio with peacocks on it.  It has one of the largest pattern repeats I have ever seen (40" vertical, and 54" horizontal!!)
That's the one from the RM Coco website.
Here's the picture of the swatch in the studio:
So you see, you get two peacocks for the price of one!!
(Wouldn't this be amazing upholstered to the back of a chair!)

Thursday, February 16, 2017

Designer Luncheon

What a great day yesterday! I attended an event for designers at The Sweetwood Collection and Valerianne, where we had lunch and caught up with friends. 


This is a beautiful spot for shopping.  The girls, Stephanie and Denise, from The Sweetwood Collection, are the ones to see if you are looking for unique finds, accessories, art and repurposed antiques.


Aimee, from Valerianne, carries gorgeous high-end bedding and other textiles. 


When I got home, I removed the bow from my little giveaway, and it landed right on a paint swatch on my desk.  It looked so pretty there.  It made me smile. Sort of life imitating art.


Then I noticed that it looked good with a citrine stone that my son had given me for Christmas and told me to keep on the corner of my desk to attract prosperity!
 Valerianne and The Sweetwood Collection
295 Sunset Park Dr.  Herndon, VA 20170
703-437-3500

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

I'm Blushing

Actually, the new Jan Showers collection from Kravet is blushing.  Isn't this gorgeous?
Equally attractive with gold accents......
...or silver!
That embroidered linen is so gorgeous I can't handle it.
The Jan Showers collection comes in other colorways as well.
Check it out at Kravet



Tuesday, April 28, 2015

100 Windows - #99

Here is another gem from the High Point Showhouse.  This was the "Daughter's Bedroom", designed by Catherine M. Austin Interior Design.
Don't you love the red fabric against the blue/grey walls?
I viewed the Showhouse with several other designers who specialize in window treatments. When we saw this valance we knew that even though it looks simple, it would be VERY difficult to fabricate. The curved banding was PERFECT! 

The same treatment was also behind the bed.  Look at that headboard! And look at that monogram - isn't that the most amazing monogram you have seen in awhile?  The monogrammed shams are from Leontine Linens
The white banding added to the drapery panel and extended along the hemline was such a custom touch.

Monday, March 30, 2015

100 Windows - #90

Wow! We are in the home stretch.
Here's a DIY idea that could look oh-so-much-more professional if the workroom had done just one thing.  See if you can guess what it is.....
This attached valance uses so little fabric, it would be great if you have some leftovers or if you wanted to use that $200 per yard fabric. The use of 2 fabrics makes it look more custom but I just have to ask......Why wasn't it lined???  Was that what you guessed?
The curtain portion is supposed to be unlined as it looks like a linen sheer.  I love the color mix of the three fabrics.
Here's a picture of the entire treatment.  Although it's a little dark you get the idea.

Thursday, January 29, 2015

100 Windows - #76 & #77

There is a reason for two windows in the same post.  I had two different projects recently where the clients chose the exact same fabric.  That almost NEVER happens! While the clients were similar - both about the same age, had grown up in the northeast and are super nice and a joy to be around - their projects couldn't have been more different.
The most recent project was a bedroom. We just needed a simple valance to be repeated on three windows which all had existing shutters on the lower half of the window.
Unfortunately it is difficult to photograph three windows in a narrow bedroom! We added a simple flat valance with gathers at the corners and a contrast linen band at the hem.
It looked great repeated across the wall.  The diamond fabric is the one you will see again. My workroom called those little embroidered spots at the corners of the diamonds, "stinkbugs", because they were the same shape and size and because they were a pain to cut and stitch through.
 
The other project was a very large conservatory.
This is just one corner of it.

The diamond fabric was used here as the panels and the little "neckties" on the valance.
There was a coordinating fern print that we used for the valances.
Our objective in this room was to cover as little of the window as possible.
 
So we raised the valance as high as possible.
This was one of my favorite projects of all time.  We were in this house all day.  In fact, we did every window treatment on the entire first floor of this large home, and they were all installed at the same time.  At the end of installing the conservatory, which included LOTS of stapling, my installer came over to me, held open his hand and said, "I have FIVE staples left"  haha!


Workroom for the bedroom valances was SK Fabric Interiors.
Workroom for the conservatory valances and panels was Fabrications.
Fabrics by Duralee.