Horizontal or vertical, black and white stripe ideas cross all style lines, from frou-frou to minimalist. Bold black and white stripe ideas have found their way onto so many home décor surfaces they qualify as a decorator's darling. Whether they run horizontally or vertically their high contrast and visual boldness has a big impact. Even narrow black and white stripes are a … [Read more...]
Summer and Stripes
Is it reasonable to think that summer rugs should be seasonal and that stripes convey the message? It’s hot and humid outside and my beloved Oriental carpets are feeling a little heavy. I do have a lot of them -- the joke around here is that we live at “rug mart.” So I appear to be developing a taste for summer rugs. That no doubt explains why striped, flat-woven dhurries have … [Read more...]