A 1960s color refreshes the idea of traditional patterns in lavender bedrooms. What if the fabric color in any of these lavender bedrooms was changed to pale blue, or even light green? I’d think 'predictable' or at worse ‘yawn.’ Would you? Yet to my eye, some of the same old patterns we see again and again – large-scale checks, toiles, and plaid have a young and comfortable … [Read more...]
Formal Banquettes
Built-in formal banquettes are an old-school stye to create an intimate dining or seating area Jane and I rarely know what subject matter the other is working on, so imagine my surprise when I sneaked a peak at her draft a few weeks ago on Informal Banquettes. I had been gathering examples of formal for awhile and recently scanned them onto my computer. Great minds aside, … [Read more...]