Design Elements I Will Love Forever

There's been a great deal of discussion in the blogosphere about design trends that are overused (chevron patterns, zebra print, cowhides, poufs, antlers ... and the list goes on)  Although I agree with some of them, I have to admit that several of the items on these lists are in my own home and I still love them and will continue to use them.


Rather than focus on "trends" that may be growing tired, I decided to focus today's post on classic design elements that will remain on my love list from now on...




1.  Classic architecture and molding

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Jenna Lyons home featured in Domino

Ok, we've all seen this image a million times but what makes this room so memorable to me is the architectural detail. Look at the high ceilings, depth of the crown molding, the enormous doors and those baseboards!

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2.  Antiques

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3.  Botanical prints - I've used collections of these since the 80's and I still love them today. One is good, two or more is/are better!  

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4.  Blue & white porcelain

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5.  And finally - I will always love a beautiful floral print!

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What would be on your list?

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Vintage Marimekko on Ebay

With several undone furniture makeover projects waiting in the wings (or as I call it, the mud room) , I headed over to Ebay to look for something out of the ordinary.  A vintage fabric search led me to these bold, colorful and still relevant beauties from Finland's Marimekko.

Frame this

Looks like Marimekko did a remix of this pattern for their feature print of Spring 2011.

AND -  they have a blog!

Oh, and I'm signing off for the week.  My girls are on spring break and we're headed to Atlanta to do some power prom dress shopping!  See you back here Monday!!

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Updating the Classics - Camelback Sofa

I think I've had a camelback sofa in my home(s) since my married life began!  It's sported a wide variety of fabrics, from country mini-prints to blue moire to white denim slipcovers.  I still have my camelback sofa and right now it looks like this

I still love it's classic clean lines and single cushion, but it's time for an upholstery update.  

Looks good in leather!  Image from Apartment Therapy

I also love it in a fun color.  Image from Style Court

Lovely in velvet with contrast piping and ikat pillows - designed by the fearless Jamie Meares.  Image from her blog, I Suwannee, as are the next three..

Still looks fresh in a traditional fabrics.  Image courtesy of Urban Grace

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Image from Storibook Designs

And my favorite is this stunner from Domino Magazine

So many choices - what would you choose?

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Chevron's Big Sister

You say Chevron, I say flame stitch.  Either way, it's a great graphic  pattern with timeless appeal!   Flame stitch patterns have gone in and out of favor for centuries, and (happily) it looks like they're coming around again!

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via Design Crisis

via Design Crisis

Mary McDonald in House Beautiful

Mary McDonald's dressing room as seen in her new book, "Interiors: The Allure of Style". If you're a fan, you'll adore this book!

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From Sherril Canet Interiors 

Love flame stitch AND on a tight budget?  Try Tonic Living for these flame stitch fabrics, priced around $10 per yard!

Or Makeda from Calico Corners.  On sale right now for about $17 per yard.

Love ya like a sister!

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A bench makeover

Beginning with the bench belonging to our dining chair set I worked Sunday afternoon to re-upholster the old and ripped fabric.
I replaced it with a wonderful fabric I found at my local fabric store. Having only to spend the money for 3/4 of a yard, the project cost me $35.00. Not counting the staples... And it took about 1 hour from start to finish.
The bench looked before pretty much like the chair and has been waiting for the right moment in the attic to be brought back to life.


All I needed was a staple gun with 3/4'' staples, scissors and a hammer to reinforce the staples a bit.


Notice the apple pie which my husband served to sustain me...


The green fabric hanging over the back of the bench will be used tomorrow to re-upholster all six dining chairs. Now I have confidence enough that it will work out, the bench was tricky, the fabric rather thick and not easy to stretch over the bench. My daughter was a great help.



I am really happy with the results...looking good with wallpaper and the curtains.



The chairs will hopefully be done by tomorrow.....

PS: And just click at House and Living above to see my recent acquisitions on Etsy and Ebay.



All pictures taken be V.Zlotkowski

First the Good News....

The good news is Calico Corners is having a sale!  All in store and online fabrics are 25% off.

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All of their clearance fabrics have been given additional markdowns, too.  

Wouldn't  this Key West  fabric be perfect as a shower curtain in a white bathroom? ( in either colorway.)  It would also be great on pillows, seat cushions or a bed skirt.  This could work in so many different applications.  On sale now for just $11.24 a yard!!

This is Ada, from the Ikat Collection.  Love that chartreuse and purple!

Perfect option for your DIY upholstered headboard project.  And it's just $20/yard!

This gorgeous fabric is Blaze and is marked down from $93 to $70.  I love it!

Annie Selke fabrics are part of the sale, too. This is Scramble, and is just $21/yard.  Looks amazing on these dining room chairs in House Beautiful, right?

Check out all of the fabrics here.  And be quick about it - sale ends August 10th

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