Love this room

Yellow Velvet

I know it's been heavy on inspirational posts rather what I'm buying/will buy but that's because we sort of ran out of money for the time being (I hope). I will gather the courage and post real pictures but this will have to do for now.

I've posted Kate Spade pictures in the past but notice the yellow velvet chair--yellow velvet is such a metaphor for what I try to achieve in my home (maybe that should have been what I called the blog). It's at once quirky, luxurious, young, modern and classic--yin and yang.

By the way, I also love John Baldessari and the Spades have a whole collection of them. (I'm learning about him too-most recently in Seven Days in the Art World).

Floor Cloth

I've always loved floor cloths--not that I've seen many up close but I certainly love the idea of a painted canvas as a rug. I found this one by Sheila Bridges and the technique looks simple enough(if you can paint, that is). Alpha Workshops makes them too but much more expensive.

This one actually has a sociological bent. You can order them in whatever skin tone you want. Two innovative ideas in one. Hmmm.......

Green

Though in an FIT project, I chose green as my least favorite color, (purple was no. 1), it's been creeping into my consciousness. I'm thinking of an apple green as a nice contrast for the lavender in my living room on curtains, and maybe a pillow and a richer green for my bedroom curtains. Velvet is a great texture but so inappropriate for these triple digit days.

Moodboard via Design Sponge and pillow from Hable Construction

Original Inspiration

I thought now would be a good time to bring myself back to the original inspiration for my living room. One of the reasons I hired Nick , besides the fact that he is immensely talented in his own right, is that he was an assistant to one of my all time favorite decorators, Miles Redd. While at my house, Nick mentioned one of Miles's rooms as inspiration for the palette he gave me. He saw that I was into the feminine backdrop with the more masculine furniture layered on top. It helps me stay within those parameters by looking at this picture (courtesy of milesredd.com)

Perhaps this room is the reason I should resist the incredible urge I have to purchase this console from Reeves Design I found at abc Carpet today while buying a living room rug. It was a floor model and on sale for $800. Not exactly masculine, huh?

Wallpaper--obsession?

I can't help it. Whenever I think I'm done looking at wallpapers and have given up the whole pursuit, I find something really great. Of course I have, now that they've finished painting the dining room. The colorful one, by the way, is zoomed in. I'm sorry, I'm still learning my way around this. I'd love some opinions on this!!

Kate Spade

I love Kate Spade. Who thinks a fabric, bedding and/or furniture line is not too far away? Me neither! Whenever I think of home inspiration, I think of a picture in the now-defunct House & Gardens from Kate's home of a yellow velvet chair. Does it get better than that? You can see it in the corner.

Since I can't choose a wallpaper, maybe I'll frame some sheets of wallpaper with molding. Oh, who am I kidding? I'm awful at DIY. I never can get my act together. Nonetheless, here's some inspiration from invitinghome.com.

Bathroom

So, I've been thinking about my bathroom and updating it, even a bit. It's that retro pink and black tiled look. I happen to love the tiled floor--it's a sort of off-black hexagon subway tile. It's time to replace it, though--all chipped. Here is some inspiration.

What do you think of white tiles? These are so well priced from overstock.com with dark grey grout.

In SY's room update, he chose the guitar rug (also from overstock)

I'm going for the fantastic look I found in Elle Decor, which I think will be perfect in my white ceramic tiled floor, counter and backsplash.

Which do you like better for my kitchen? The top is from Restoration Hardware and the bottom is from the Sundance Catalog. They cost about the same too (a bit over $100).