A New Home Part One

A client of mine recently built and moved into a new home. It's not just a new home, it is a gorgeous new home with a wonderful family style layout and exquisite architectural details. I'll start with the living room. I've posted about this chair before. My client inherited it from her mother. There are actually two of these amazing chairs. They are covered in a glorious cut velvet from Designers Guild. The window treatment is a silk with a printed floral pattern which is also from Designers Guild. 

 The white damask sofa, black painted coffee table and paintings all once belonged to my client's mother. Truly elegant.

 The dining room has beautiful double doors that look out to the front of the house. I kept the window treatment simple. I wanted it to frame the doors but not cover them. The walls are covered in a flocked damask pattern wallpaper.

 The dining room in progress.

 Donna sews and installs window treatments for me. She is a great friend and an integral part of my team.

  The wallcovering and the window treatment fabric are from Designers Guild.

 The breakfast room isn't finished but I wanted to show you the wallcovering. It is from Schumacher's Jaipur Collection. It is a hand printed paper. The pattern is a series of stylized flowers. The pattern, colorway and scale are perfect for the not quite finished seating area. The red lantern style light fixture is from Currey & Co.  I'll have another post in a few days with more of the stunning new home.

Schumacher Covers The Chairs Heading to Ireland

 The chairs shown in this post are on their way to a client's home in Ireland. I took the photos on my client's drive way and in the garage the day the furniture was being packed for the container. They have all been covered or recovered in fabrics from Schumacher.  The first chair is from Vanguard Furniture. They did a great job using this wonderful printed ikat pattern on their Farris chair. I love the stainless steel base on the chair.

The Farris chair in a plain fabric.

 My client bought this chair locally. I like the nice high back and sturdy arms. It was recovered in a vibrant printed paisley linen fabric. An amazing  transformation..

 This gorgeous French chair from Wisteria takes on a whole new personality covered in a textural chevron patterned fabric. A beautiful chair became even more stunning.  Have I mentioned how much I like Schumacher fabrics?  Great colors, patterns and texture, they have it all. In a few weeks, when everything is in place, I will show you the chairs in  their new home.

An Antique French Wing Chair And Happy Mother's Day

A client of mine inherited this gorgeous French wing chair from her Mom. It was covered in an elegant blue damask fabric, and although  fabulous it wasn't the look we wanted in my client's new home. So...

It was recovered in this beautiful cut velvet fabric from Designers Guild. Cabriole Turquoise is a classic rococo pattern in updated colorways. This amazing chair has been given a new life for the next generations of the family.
                                                 Happy Mother's Day.

Creativity At Scalamandre

The creative minds at Scalamandre have done it again. They are creating a window display for the New York showroom featuring a couture style dress fashioned from the silk pattern Paradiso.
                                                                         Love it..

Spring Means New Fabrics

Spring brings beautiful flowers and lots of green growing things. It also brings new fabrics. I've seen wonderful new patterns and collections from Scalamandre, Designers Guild and Lorca.

Brentwood is a new pattern from Scalamandre. It is a printed damask on a soft, lighter than air cotton.

Lillian, a painterly paisley on a linen silk blend ground is also from Scalamandre.

Paradiso is a silk warp print. The rich blue colorway is stunning.

Malibu is a fresh tropical floral on linen.

Damasco Naturale is a rich print on a linen and cotton background.
Scalamandre's collection of fabrics are gorgeous and never disappoint.

Designers Guild has introduced the Kimono Blossom Collection, watercolor inspired prints on the softest of linens.

Also from Designers Guild a wide width sheer fabric with a dramatic ombre effect. A single width of fabric changes from a deep blue to a clear white. Amazing.

 From the creative mind at Lorca a sumptuous embroidered silk and rich diamond shape pattern on a deep silk ground.

 I love spring.

Transformations Or Why I Love Beautiful Fabrics

 For this post I have a series of chair transformations. Using an amazing fabric can do wonders for a chair. The first  is in a client's family, a perfectly nice chair. The chair was recovered in an orange toned cut velvet from Designers Guild. Now it is a stunning chair.

 

 Next is the French Wing Chair from Restoration Hardware, a wonderful chair with beautiful lines. Recovering  the chair in a printed cotton from Quadrille customized and enhanced the already stunning chair.

Next is a chair I found in the back of a vintage store. I had it recovered in a floral printed linen from Designers Guild. The chair was given a new life.

 

The chairs above are new. Same style covered in different fabrics. The first is in a Zofffany fabric and used in a sun room. The second is another Designers Guild fabric and it is in a sitting room that is part of a master suite. Same chair, different personalities. What's not to love?

A Little Something From Lorca

Lorca is a gorgeous line of fabrics. The motifs are often floral, the colors are luscious and the fabrics are usually silk. The fabrics shown here are from the Tanjore Collection. They are sumptuous silks inspired by the powerful beauty of India. 

 The pattern Tanjore features cherries and flowers on a silk ground embellished with appliqued velvet and embroidery.

Radjada is a silk floral designed in a 1930's style.
Gorgeous, luscious, sumptuous, I've already use these words to describe these amazing fabrics. Not much left to say. Get to a designer showroom so you can see them for yourself.

Spring Showings From Designer Guild Osborne & Little Zoffany Harlequin

I was recently presented new fabrics and wallcoverings by rep Jennifer Boschert. Jennifer was showing the latest from Designers Guild, Osborne & Little, Zoffany and Harlequin. It was an amazing collection.

First up, Designers Guild

 Rosenholm is a gorgeous pattern pf climbing roses. I love the combination of the blue background with the florals in neutral.

 Borgolm is a deep cut velvet with a geometric pattern.

 Tistad is a soft linen with a detailed pattern taken from oval frames.

 And from Osborne & Little we have Nizam. This is a stunning embroidered paisley pattern. The detail is wonderful.

 The Laguna pattern has a Venentian influence that includes birds and island flora.

 Kolam is a sophisticated embroidered silk medallion on linen.

 Zamindan's silk embroidery shimmers on linen.

 Moving on to Zofffany, we have Embroidery Trail, which features couching. Couching is a technique that creates a three dimensional effect. Beautifully done.

 This large scale pattern is from Harlequin's Juniper Collection. I like it because it's bold but not over whelming.

 Harlequin has wallcovering that is vibrant with a perfect scale. I think these patterns are amazing.

Either of these patterns would make a great feature wall in a bedroom. I would also use them in a dining room on all walls. Gorgeous.