What a difference textiles make!

I received an email from Calico Corners last week and their photos caught my attention, so I decided to give their site a look-see. They have some nice inspiration, online idea notebooks, design advice, and fabrics for sale. Here are some of my favs.

This Victorian chair frame with contemporary fabric I find especially striking.



The curtains are gorgeous

I like this Art Nouveau style fabric -"Flowerfield" from their modern line.

Another modern - "Cassandra"

"Blossom"



That black and white striped chair is to die for!


Annie Selke fabrics.

via Calico Corners

A STUNNING Victorian Restoration

Tattersall Love says "A striking Victorian renovation which retains period features, but offers an all-white backdrop to bold colour and pattern accents, successfully juxtaposing quirky vintage finds with more contemporary designs. The bathroom features a marble tiled wall and very modern fittings alongside its ethnic furniture pieces and the kitchen opens onto a wrought iron balcony which leads in turn down to the ivy strewn courtyard garden."

Check it out below -


My bedroom is a similar blue and I love it!


very nice salon-style wall

*heart* the fireplace!



woah! woah! That blue cupboard!! I have to get something that beautiful color...

Beautiful Beautiful Traditional Rooms

From House Beautiful of course, the December 2008 issue to be exact!

Love the oversize botanical illustration used on this upholstery!



Such a glamorous bedroom


Love the wallpaper!

Images via House Beautiful, December 2008

New Gorgeousness at Designers Guild!

I think I can let these images speak for themselves, but the fabric and wallpaper patterns from Designers Guild I find especially inspiring this season. I love how nature-inspired the motifs are, and how the symmetry and scale have such an amazing flow. I will definitely be turning to these patterns in the future for some of my design work. As always, I also love the really bold, but fun use of color. These sets are so glamorous!






I love the light in this room