magic carpet ride

its july.  i haven't posted since the end of march.  ouch.  i have about 22 drafts and just never could get the time to wrap it up, make it look pretty and really love it, so no posts were published.

i've had free time.....  and as per usual, i've been moving furniture and rugs around.  if not for being a designer, i swear i could be employed by a moving company. 

i inherited a rug - well, my Auntie did and i had to have it, so i asked, and she so kindly handed it over.  its not really my color scheme - i rarely decorate with red in our personal space.  i like red, its just i like pink more.  but i knew this rug was something i had to have. 

in my Ma-Ma's house, it was anchored by chintz sofas, striped drapes - it was a traditional room, but had pops of fun.  the rug was unexpected and such a "wow" moment.  maybe that's why i love it so.





THE navajo rug.



first as the dining room rug. but once the high chair was moved into the dining room and my sweet, darling girl was throwing food down from her plate, i had to move it.  so, upstairs into my bedroom it went. 

i loved in our bedroom.  i loved it with the purple and with the touches of turquoise.  its soft under foot and i thought the graphic statement was awesome.  but i didn't love the layout of the room, so i moved the bed, and consequently, moved the rug.

 

and now its back downstairs, but in the living room, layered over my diamond and white rug from dash and albert.  and i love it, love how it ties the colors in the room together. 

in true Natalie form, these 3 rooms have been through many changes since we moved here 3 years ago.  and they will continue to change.

in my next post, i'll go through the changes the living room has seen, and what i'd like to see change.

all blocked up

as per usual, the best laid plans....  well, the usual part would NOT be (by any stretch of the imagination) that i made plans, but that things didn't go as planned.  and that's too much planning --- just using the word 4 times has me nervous.  however.  while my mom was here i had all these ideas (much more comfortable with that word, i love that word) for posts.  but, we got busy, the duckling was battling a bug and ahhh, i'm finally back at our desk, ready to get to work.

i've spotted a few things worth a looksee over at world market.  even though i don't have the room for it, if someone (ahem, anyone) bought this for me, i would most certainly find a place, and quickly.  i love the lines and of course the fabric...

kanta chaise

i think they did a really great job with the details, like the welting and the legs.  i would (of course) liked to see some color in the fabric, but overall, i like the effect.  and yes, i am, and always have been a little crazy for block print.  my new sheers are block prints and i await anxiously for them - once they arrive, i'll post a pic. 

block print long anna slipcover chair collection

also love the slip cover, which is sold separately from the chair(!!!!).  with a rough hewn wood table, a dhurrie or one of those great dash and albert indoor/outdoor striped rugs that i've posted about, it would be so much fun.  wide stripe would be best.

these remind me of one of my all time favorite rooms (or Kathryn Ireland, love her fabric and aesthetic)

house beautiful

when i first saw this room, i was drawn to it....  it hit me on many levels: colors, layers, patterns, symmetry, subtle differences, repetition of shape, details and relief.... i say "relief" because the eye does need to rest - the art gives the room the relief it needs from all of the other patterns all while complimenting the colors and shapes. 

the chaise and/or slipcovers from world market easily lend itself to a look like this (or it could go rustic minimal with charcoal or chalky white walls, rough woods, slate and beams). 

either way, i love it!