Paisley, Ikat and Asian Decor

 We are seeing more and more designs with a wonderful rich influence.  A mix of paisleys,Ikat, and Asian  patterns.  This style has a distinctive flair.
Designer Bunny Williams
Photo Patric Cline
Lonny Magazine

We wish we could see more of this rug. It is so pretty. 
Christina Gerard

The drapery has a playful fabric with an influence from India. Notice how the map grounds all the color in the room. 
Sara Gillbane Interiors

The blue paisley patterned wall paper is wonderful. This Indian classic is showing up in fashion and home decor.
Alessandra Blanca 

Paisley patterns are predicted to be seen more this year. 
Elizabeth Dinkle

Katie Leede

Has Katheryn Ireland brought attention to this look because of Million Dollar Decorator?
Kathryn Ireland 

Kathryn Ireland

A shop in Summerland California showed so many items with this influence. 

Again, we all flipped over Mark Sikes' home. The wall paper and fabrics in the room display this distinct rich feel.
Mark D Sikes 

Designer Michael Smith's home highlights these beautiful draperies.
Ellie Decor 

Love, love this....Everything about it!
Mary McDonald 

John Robshaw fabrics 

Kathryn Ireland 

This bedroom was beautifully done with this style. The wall paper and fabrics on the bed are well coordinated. The tad of turquoise adds interest to the design.
Designers Tilton & Fenwick

We love this look and find it interesting and creative. Designer Michael Smith's living room  has so many patterns and artistic objects placed around the room.The screen is amazing. What do you think?






Thanks again, Julie and Danni

Liz Williams

Liz Williams is a designer in Atlanta. Her work has been shown in many publications. Her designs have a soft sophisticated feel to them and she has an impeccable sense for details.
Photography by Emily Followill

Notice how she designed the marble flooring, it adds a geometric detail and interest to a neutral color hue. The soft tones give it a spa feel, like you were at your own country club.
Photography by Emily Followill

Photo by Erica George Dines

This is one of our favorite images. The pinks and light greens create a feminine living space. The rug brings everything together. 
Photo by Erica George dines

Love the details in the drapery.
Photo by Erica George Dines

Photo by Erica George Dines

Did you notice the small rocks in the frames? Again the attention to the small little details that Liz is so good at.
Photo by Erica George Dines

Look how she coordinated the fabric with the rug design. Even the table flows with the design.
Photo by Erica George Dines

Photo be Erica George Dines

She has balanced this chair and chest perfectly by using the plates and the accessories on the chest creating the perfect composition.
  Photo by Erica George Dines

At the end of a long day this is where we would be!
Photo by Erica George Dines

The Eloquence of White pottery

The eloquence of a simple white pot. Traditional, contemporary, country or modern it can be used in so many design styles.
Designer Pam Pierce

Here it is used with an industrial table amidst a very natural setting. 
Designer Vincente wolf

Designer Dan Marty, Have you seen his designs? Love his style. 

Love the pots displayed against the green hutch. 
(Eclectric Revisited blog)
Do you miss Maureen? We do!

One of our favorite images.
Designer Thad Hayes

In this Traditional setting the pots play a role at center stage. 
Designer Suzanne Kasler

Love, love this...a little more rustic than the others, but still so interesting. 
Sergreto finishes

The little details of a room makes it or breaks it. Think about how you display your treasures. Sometimes it helps to take a picture of what you have done. It gives you another way of viewing it. It is different than the eye because it narrows in on how a certain point of view will look.
Image- Brown Dress With White Dots

A great collection of different patterns and styles yet unified by their color.
Country Living

These pots take your attention up and over the armoire to fill the space in an otherwise empty and maybe boring corner.
Chic Coles

As artist/designers, when displaying items we always approach it as an art piece. We want the viewer to be entertained visually. When you add something new to your home do you ever think about that? What do I want the viewer to see and feel?  Is it balanced?  How am I entertaining the viewer?  
Image Lillia Blanka Blog

Red interiors

We thought since Valentines Day is around the corner we would show you some beautiful red interiors. Red can be emotionally intense and it can be exciting. It can also make you hungry! Designer Adam Hunter has added enough red to make this breakfast nook interesting and adorable, but calm enough to be able to live with it.  He used 7 different fabrics in this little nook.  We love the color of red in small doses.
Designed by Adam Hunter

(Adam Hunter)
Not everyone can live with the color red. Because it is one intense color, it can make your heart beat faster. Julie put up a wallpaper in her kitchen with a lot of bright red in it. She took it down within six months. Even though she loves red she has learned what shade of red works and how much of it she can live with..

Designer Miles Reed created so much interest with different patterns and grounded it by adding black.
Did you know that bees can not see the color red? Red flowers are pollinated by birds, bats and butterflies, rather than bees. We thought we would just throw that info  in!

Here, the red pops off the black walls and white curtains.
Designer Katie Leede and photographer Lisa Romerein

Red represents beauty in many parts of the world. 
House and Home defined blog
Designer Carol Beck

Ruthie Chapman Summers successfully paints the walls red to create a beautiful room. Do you notice it is a small room. The black helps balance the strength of the red.

Red roses say I love you
 Happy Valentines Day!   


Thanks for stopping by, Julie and Danni

French kissed

We had a lovely lady leave a comment on our blog. She lives in Santa Barbara and invited us to have coffee next time we were in the area. Her name is Jermaine and after visiting her wonderful blog, French-kissed we had to share it with you.
  OK, calling all BFFs this is a chance to have an amazing time.






 

Jermaine takes people on tours to Europe shopping for clothes and antiques. Wouldn't that be fun with friends?

The first  3 images were of her lovely garden. You thought it was  images of Paris, huh? 

She has staged and photo styled some of the most luxurious million dollar properties for global marketing campaigns. All the while perfecting the hunt for amazing furnishings for the home. How would you like that job? 
( information from her bio)

If your interested check out her blog. Shopping, friends, Paris, what more could you ask for!

She provides you with your own driver and 3 tour guides. Sounds good! 

Visiting antique markets, wouldn't that be fun?

We want these chairs! 

Yes, we would have to stop and have coffee and chocolates. We can't forget about a lovely dinner with a glass of wine.

Oh yes Dior!

Pack your bags for a tour in May, 2012. 
All information and all of the  images from French-kissed blog. 
Thanks for visiting us, Danni and Julie

Update on project and a look at fabric.

We wanted to show you some of the details we are adding to our design plan. We bought two wing back chairs that will be covered in a soft sage green by Robert Allen to go with A floral Ralph Lauren fabric. They are very similar to these.  Kishani Perera used these in this design beautifully.

Here is another example from Ballard.

Lauren Liess from Pure style Home blog used them in the design house in Washington D.C. We also are using two different fabrics on them to give them more interest.

These are the beautiful fabrics we are using from Kravets and Robert Allen..OK so our photography is not the best here. The hubby was not home! We will show you more updates as we are moving along here...

Please visit us,we are linking up with Savvy City Farmer,
And French Cupboard blog
No minimalist here

Thanks for visiting us, Julie and Danni