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Thursday, July 4, 2013

HIGH POINT FURNITURE MARKET SPRING 2013

These are a few of my favorite things from Thomasville Furniture and Hooker Furniture along with great set up designs:

Thomasville

Thomasville - great twist on the nail head design

Earthy take on the traditional place setting

Thomasville - BOLD

I love the mirror behind the side table it adds depth to the room

Hooker

Hooker - their new collection with a Restoration Hardware look, just lovely

Hooker - I'm still a fan of rusted mirrors and moroccan inspired motifs

Hooker - The BLING bed! Their best selling, apparently Kim Kardashian and Gwenith Paltrow own it

Very regal BLING bed

Hooker

Hooker - from their new Melange collection of funky accent pieces

Hooker, Melange - nice quattrafoil ironwork

Hooker, Melange - loved the simple inlay pattern in the tabletop

Hooker - not so much the bed as the asymmetrical display behind

Hooker - Chic Coterie Collection

Hooker - MY FAVORITE PIECE OF MARKET! I loved this bar height office table, it's the perfect drafting and craft table, AH I want it!

Great vintage display, love the clip boards on the wall

Nice assortment of vases

Hooker - Chic Coterie, cute french vintage cottage style

Hooker - I'm still a big fan of yellow and grey

Hooker - lovely rustic plank headboard

Sam Moore chair - contrasting parts of a traditional chair is common this market

Sam Moore - bold green and cheetah, wild trend!

Sam Moore - my favorite Sam Moore chair from their whole market. The flush arms and back are very different but actually make it super comfortable and the nail head touches are perfect. LOVED this chair.

Sam Moore - nice sleek modern sofa

Sam Moore - LOVED this feature on their "build it yourself" type sofa collection. This lounge like corner option looked so cuddly and comfortable and practical for placing in a smaller room. GENIUS.

Sam Moore - this was a fabulous ottoman. Subtle angles and great tufting and nail head work.

Sam Moore - what a FUN pattern

Bradington Young - can't go wrong with this worn leather chesterfield sofa, just scrumptious

Bradington Young - I loved this worn grey leather and it contrasted so nicely with the sleek metal frame

Lovely bird cage and vintage bottles

Cozy Rooms

It's 4th of July and sadly it's raining outside (why mother nature why?) so my lake plans have been cancelled. Figured I would curl up in bad and update Robin Bird Gayle! Here are some cozy rooms I wish I had in my house on this dreary day.

I love the repeated pillow pattern below the duvet. Gives the bed height.

Who doesn't love a white stark sunroom? Heavenly.

What I wouldn't do for a skylight in my bedroom, I love waking up to the natural light

Mosquito nets can be a perfect bed accessory when done right like in this vault ceiling bedroom by the water

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Knoll Textiles

I recently went to an IIDA event where there was a lecture about the history of Knoll Textiles. It was FASCINATING! There is so much history to the fabrics we take for granted that we see every day. In honor of my new found knowledge of Knoll, below are my top 5 fabrics of theirs right now:

Zoom | Light
A pleasant color way and a beautiful flow of spherical design. Elegant and geometric.

Atelier | Fireworks
Look at all that color in one fabric, and it's performance grade! Win, Win. It also has a great soft hand in person. On top of all that, it is an archive fabric meaning it was one of the original designs from early Knoll Textile days and has been revamped for the modern age.

Regard | Chrysanthemum
A lovely flower design with a nice natural color way. Some people can be scared of florals but if paired with the right accents, it can be timeless.

Kimono | Chaya
I've never been a big fan of Oriental design but this fabric does it in a subtle doable way. I also have a firm belief that every room should have some form of stripes in it. Kimono uses stripes with a twist of organic design adding depth to the piece.