Love it / Live it: Seeing Red

Lately working for Kelley Moore, I've been seeing a lot of the color red, and I have to say, it is really starting to grow on me. Of course, my version would have to be richly infused with pattern and design and handmade of natural materials like this beautiful Indian heirloom cloth...

via textile arts, and devibooks.com

And though we all tend to be attached at the hip to our laptops, there is something about good ol' fashioned pen and paper that is absolutely therapeutic. So power down and start writing, and while you're at it, you might as well be writing on 100% recycled paper in a gorgeous embossed leather-bound journal right? Enjoy!

I want to live in...John Robshaw's Country Home

 I have long since been a fan of Robshaw's textiles and pillows but after seeing this spread in Lonny I want to move in with him! I love the layering of textures and patterns, the weathered lived-in feel, and the juxtaposition of old and new.

photos via Lonny Magazine

http://www.johnrobshaw.com/

It is so easy to mix his pieces for any color palette. There are just so many beautiful colors and patterns to choose from the challenge really is narrowing it down! Thanks for stopping by, Enjoy!!

Art + Interiors: Textile Luxury...

Often in life we have to learn from the past to be able to look forward. ,In the same way, a lot can be taken from traditional art forms as well and given a fresh look they can be breathtaking. This tradition Indian Karuppur textile does just that. The brilliance of  the rich red dye the golden thread gives a feeling of decadence to an organic form. And it is quite fitting as the textiles were often gifted as dresses of honor in the late eighteenth century. Even more inspiring is the hand work that went into each stitch of a piece like this, undergoing a meticulous process of weaving and dying. The result is something so delicately stunning, I'm in love...

Live in it...

from top...table via http://www.irisfurnishings.com/. wall decor via http://www.arteriorshome.com/. end table via http://www.arteriorshome.com/. bedding via http://www.johnrobshaw.com/. antique red glassware. tea set http://www.anthropologie.com/. end table http://www.marjorieskourasdesign.com/. rug via http://www.abchome.com/

I love the idea of fusing a look of well traveled tradition with modern glamour and these pieces do just that. The Karuppur textile makes me want to put a modern golden end table atop a traditionally woven rug. And with the most powerful colors surrounding you how could you not feel like

 nobility? Enjoy!