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.

i heart Madeline Weinrib

sorry have been not keeping up with a daily post...  lots going on here, baby girl's birthday, parent's visiting, working on various design projects (shoot me an email if you might be interested in my services)....  however, in my hunting, as always, i go back to Madeline Weinrib for inspiration........

Otto Hot Pink

Jelly Baby

Mandala Light blue

Paisley Bone Silk

Brook Charcoal

Song Lilac

Lola

i have to stop.  i could go on and on and on and on..............
HOWEVER,  check out the tassles on the beach towel!!!

towel blue zigzag

and have to look at the lingerie pouches

blue

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To lay down or to lie down

now that spring is getting closer (i think, i hope), i'm itching to make some changes around my abode. 
i love layering flat weaves, dhurries and kilims. 

this diamond from Dash&Albert (gets bonus points for being easy to clean, it's an indoor/outdoor) looks awesome on its own:



but i'm patterned obsessed so i'd layer something graphic in a smaller size (4x6) like this one by Thomas Paul:

and in my wildest dreams:



by Madeline Weinrib Aterlier (or anything by her).