Decorating Ideas: Mixing Styles

This is a great hall display featured at Webb Marsteller in Atlanta. A modern console with modern chairs, modern lamps, traditional accessories and traditional mirrors. Mixing styles gives your space the spark it needs. Add a great piece of modern art on transitional wallpaper and there you have it!

Styles of modern and traditional makes this space unique. The traditional furniture is mixed with modern fabrics, a traditional side table with modern accessories, a salvaged wood cocktail table with modern accessories all sitting on a neutral rug and modern art to pull it all together. Try some of these ideas in your own home. See a closeup of the cocktail table below!  Sorry, already sold!

Webb Marsteller sells off the floor to the trade.

Mount Vernon Fabrics: Fabricut Collections

We are featuring the Mount Vernon Collection that is available through Fabricut. This beautiful collection features patterns from archives from the historic home of Mount Vernon. Here is just a sampling below.

Fabrics from top to bottom:

Parlor - Color: Harvest - This fabric is cotton with rayon embroidery. Very useful for bedding and draperies. A medium scaled print in a beautiful orange/spice color. It comes in 9 other colorways.

Arbor - Color: Plantation - This fabric is a large floral of 100% cotton. It is soil and stain repellent and comes in four other colorways.

Westmoreland - Color: Cameo - This fabric is a woven jacquard of viscose and polyester with a large scale design. This fabric can be used for upholstery and comes in 8 other colorways.

Lady Washington - Color: Mansion - This is a beautiful silk fabric with rayon embroidery with a large repeat. It comes in five other colorways.

Mount Vernon - Color: Gardens - This beautiful pattern is features a scene of the Mt. Vernon plantation and gardens. This fabric is a cotton/acrylic/polyester blend and has a medium repeat. It comes in one other colorway that features a darker blue sky background.

Back chair on left:  Fall harvest - Color: Potomac. This fabric is a floral jacquard in a woven fabric of polyester, cotton and viscose. It comes in 6 other colorways.

Chair on right:   Americas Home - Color: Glass. This fabric is a woven stripe of rayon and polyester. Comes in 8 other colorways.

Front Chair:   Westmoreland - Color: Glass. This fabric is a floral jacquard of viscose and polyester. It comes in 8 other colorways.

Contact your designer for more information. To the trade.

Robert Allen Fabrics Pairs With Dwell Studio!

Robert Allen Fabrics and Dwell Studio are now paired together to bring you luxurious fabrics in modern prints and wovens in an updated color palette. This new collection adds another dimension of contemporary fabrics to the Robert Allen family.

This photograph shows some of this new collection on the Carnegie Dining Chairs from the Roommates Collection from Robert Allen. You have a choice of finishes, fabrics and styles of chairs from this collection.

Fabrics from left to right:
Plush Dotscape in Peacock - A viscose/polyester blend.
Vintage Plumes in Camel - A linen/cotton blend.
Gate in Citrine - A linen/cotton blend.
Snake Chain in Brindle - In 100% linen.

 

Above is the Dwell Studio Eclectic Modern Fabric Collection.  Available through Robert Allen Fabrics.

Eric Cohler Carpets from Lee Jofa

These beautiful designer carpets are Eric Cohler designs sold through Lee Jofa. There are an infinite number of color combinations available within the 360 colors available from their palette. Carpet designs from modern to traditional with a unique flair!

Pattern: Arial - Hand woven in a flatweave with mixed texture in 100% wool.

Pattern: Cite - Hand knotted 100 knot count wool and silk.

Pattern: Drottingham - Hand woven in a flat weave with a mixed texture in 100% wool.

Pattern: Hound and Check - Hand knotted in 100 knot count in 50% high twisted wool and 50% silk.

Pattern: Kerry - Hand tufted with 450 weight in 100% semi worsted wool.

Pattern: Odalisque - Hand knotted with 100 knot count in wool and silk.

Pattern: Puzzle Work - Hand woven in a flat weave with 90% silk and 10% wool/cotton ground.

Pattern: Topher - Hand woven in a flat weave and a mixed texture in 100% wool.

Pattern: Xian/Fret - Cross stitch needlepoint and hand tufted pile. Wool 70% with 30% silk.

All carpets are part of the Eric Cohler Collection for Lee Jofa. Contact your designer for more information.

Decorating 101: Achieving Balance in Decorating

If you prefer balance in your life than you may love balance in your decor too. Achieving balanced settings in your home is one of the easiest way to decorate. Items you choose will have something in common and can are easily be arranged when you buy twos of the things you love. This beautiful room was shown in House Beautiful magazine and is a great display of balance in this long hallway. The furniture is antique and the overall accessories and furnishings complement each other with beauty, balance and warmth. Try it in your own home!

Hand Printed Fabrics: By Carolina Irving Textiles

Carolina Irving is a former editor of House and Garden magazine. Her dream was to have her own collection of textiles which became a reality in 2006. Her exciting collection is softly colored and hand printed on hemp and linen. I love the combination of prints and colors that she uses as they fit well into many types of decor. She chose fabrics with an aged handmade look with a slightly old appearance. And she never uses beige! See fabrics from her collection below that has been inspired by her travels and her educational background in 17th century Italian art. To the trade.

Pattern: Mimosa Vine: This beautiful pattern features a silhouette of a mimosa vine in a large scale print. Hand printed on 100% hemp. Colorways: Viola, Green, Yellow and Delft (chair fabric).

Pattern: Kandyli - My favorite! This fabric was inspired by a Turkish embroidery with colors that look like they have been faded in the sun. Hand printed on 100% hemp and comes in two colorways. Rose/Blue or Sienna/Olive (pillow fabric). See Rose/Blue below.

Rose/Blue Kandyli.

Pattern: Anadaluz - This is a small pattern that can work almost like a solid. The pattern came from a Moorish vase and is hand printed on 100% hemp. Colorways: Delft, Sepia, Viola, Paprika, Taupe and Lichen (chair fabric).

Pattern: Palermos - This print has a more modern feel with this unique dandelion pattern. Hand printed on 100% hemp from an early 1900"s wallpaper. Colorways: Apple, Mustard, Chestnut and China Blue (pillow fabric).

Pattern: Patmos Stripe - This beautiful faded stripe is softer than most stripes with its washed and faded appearance. Hand printed on 100% hemp. Colorways: Mocha, Parsley, Taupe, Lichen, Indigo (pillow fabric) and Pompeii (pillow fabric).

Pattern: Tamar - This is a great geometric that has been inspired by Persian textiles. Use this a base fabric for other prints. Hand printed on 100% linen. Colorways: Persian Blue, Cinnabar and Basil (pillow fabric).

All photos courtesy of Carolina Irving Textiles. To the trade. Contact us or your designer for more information.

Painting Your Front Door

Choosing the right color for your front door and exterior elements can make or break the design of your home. Farrow and Ball Paints has helpful suggestions to assist you with making the right decision. Be sure to take into account the style of your home, the facade color, the surface and other elements such as porch railings, etc. The overall view needs to enhance the exterior design of the home. Here are some helpful suggestions below.

Modern Colors:

These two colors can bring a more relaxed and contemporary look to your front door. See the Lichen color above on the exterior gate.

Softer Colors:

These colors look great with stone and stucco facades. The darker Brinjal color can be used to bring a more imposing look to your front door.

Popular Colors:

These four colors are some of the most popular colors for front doors. Any of these would be more elegant in a full gloss finish.

Classic Colors:

These two colors bring a classic feel to the front of your home.

Strong Colors:

These colors look great with red brick and are stronger colors so not to be overwhelmed by strong facades.
See more colors and choices at Farrow and Ball. All photos courtesy of Farrow and Ball Paints.

Character and Sporting Wallpapers

The motto from Lewis and Wood: "In a market saturated with choice, it is crucial to produce things that are different. We were first known for our witty "sporting" and "character" wallpapers, then the 'big prints' on natural fabrics and now the "wide width" wall papers, all designed to bring a lasting pleasure at a fair price."  The company of Lewis and Wood do all of the above very well and last month we showed you some of their large bold prints. This week take a gander at a few of their great Sporting and Character wallpapers!

European Fish - This original illustration and manuscript was taken from a diary of a Victorian gentleman angler. Great for corridors, baths, bars and cloakrooms. Colorways: Just the one you see here.

Print Room - This paper was created from a set of four French engravings which gives you a witty and ideal choice for bathrooms and bedrooms. Colorways: Legume (shown), Salmon, Powder Blue, Buff, Cobalt Blue and Dijon.

Gilpin Horses - This paper features a set of six etchings from 1760 of the working horse by Sawrey Gilpin. He was employed by the Duke of Cumberland to paint portraits of his horses. This paper would be great in back hallway or unique rooms. Colorways: Black (shown), Saddling Brown, Smoke or Tan.

Calligraphy - This is a closeup view of this unique paper which was designed by a master calligrapher. Perfect for halls,corridors and unique areas. Colorways: Lichen (shown), Camel and Medium Black.

Four Seasons - This is a fun wallpaper ideal for a conservatory or garden room. This design is taken from a series of original 18th century prints depicting daily life. Colorways: Just the one color. See a closeup below!

All photos courtesy of Lewis and Wood of the UK. To the Trade.

Great Lanterns for Unique Lighting Choices

This modern gold wire lantern has an open cage look with a more contemporary appearance for foyers, dining and hallways. It has four lights suspended in the middle of the fixture.

The natural wood feel is brought inside with this driftwood lantern styled chandelier. Small pieces of driftwood are carefully selected for fit and then wired to the iron frame. The wood is left in its natural finish. Each lantern will be unique with the individuality of each piece of wood.

Distressed silver leaf bordered by inlaid antiqued mirrors with seeded bent glass panels makes this a special light. The mirrors are antiqued and distressed and line the silver leaf frame for an all over vintage look. One of our best sellers!

This unique roof styled lantern is made in a distressed iron design that resembles laid bark. The finish of brown, dark brown and a little black is layered on the fixture for the appearance of bark. Made of all wrought iron and hand finished in a rough and layered look. The seeded glass adds to the overall look.

This black lantern has a whimsical look with its decorative ironwork on the top and the iron cutouts on the sides. The authentic distressed black finish and the seeded glass panels makes the lantern something special. The square lantern has iron cutouts added on the sides that depict marching soldiers.

The classic wrought iron bands are forged into a familiar square form and is finished in our "old iron" finish. This open cage iron lantern can be modern or transitional. A great classic style with open iron work for any decor!

This is one of the most unusual lanterns you will find! The wrought iron lantern has been created by hand by our blacksmith into a geometric pattern of iron to enclose this open concept of pattern. The geometric theme follows along with all of the geometric patterns that are so popular today and has been transformed into this lantern design. The 8 lights are located on the outer frame edges instead of hanging in the middle.

This lantern has an exquisite twig design featuring a bird's nest! This three light lantern in all iron would enhance a great sun room or dining area. The iron framework resembles twigs that have been placed to make a lantern shape.

All hanging lanterns can be purchased through The Designer Insider, just click on the links.

Vervain Fabrics: Perfect Coordinates

Fabrics top to bottom:
Camelia in Orchid
Varese in Opal
Camelia in Orchid

Fabrics top to bottom:
Nanette in Cinnamon
Bardelino on Velvet in Rawhide

Fabrics top to bottom:
Palemporia in Persimmon
Valais in Persimmon
Deco in Persimmon

 
Fabrics top to bottom:
Norfolk in Fuchsia
Cardomon in Fuchsia
Mehndi in Fuchsia

All fabrics from Vervain. Contact us or your designer for more information.