We have been working on a do-over for a client for the last few months. They went from an entirely peach interior to much more chic and colorful one. Here is some of the progress..... The upholstered pieces are all by Hickory Chair... Fabrics by Schumacher, Pindler and Duralee. Stay tuned for the finished product in a few weeks where we will post the before also. Huge change. HUGE!!!! I love my job!!!
This morning, Scott, my trusted Duralee rep. came by my office to show me this great new line of fabric and wallpaper from the UK. Clarke and Clarke. Colorful and cool! I can't believe I did not snap any pictures of the wallpaper - duh! The textures of the fabrics are wonderful and range in style from classic with killer color to mid-century inspired patterns and textures. It kind of reminds me of a cross between Philip Gorrivan for Highland Court and Jim Thompson printed silks......... I can't wait to use it on a project.......... Thanks, Scott for sharing this lovely new line with me!
The above article link is an article in today's Oregonian about a client project we have been working on for the last few months. The article is all about color - from none to lots! Thanks SO VERY MUCH to the darling Miss Bridget for allowing us to be part of her color story.....so exciting!!!
The very best part is that the first photo was actually the cover of the whole Home & Gardens section! YIPPEE!!!
This photo is of the dining room into the living room. Love the Hickory Chair Chinese fretwork dining chairs in a French Blue finish.. We used a Calvin Klein for Kravet Collections linen fabric with metallic peacock blue fibers running through it with a Kravet Couture multi-colored checkered silk for the welting. The killer chandelier is the Pagoda Chandelier by Currey and Co. Dear God, I love chinoiserie!!!!! Barbara Barry lamp on the buffet....
Again, from the dining room to the living room. We used Hickory Chair made to measure slipper chairs with a Kelly Wearstler herringbone patterned fabric. The small black table is by Mariette Hines-Gomez for Hickory chair. The sofa we had re-upholstered in a raspberry Metro Chenille - totally indestructible - by Duralee. The drapery fabric is a Laura Ashley ikat pattern for Kravet. You can't see it, but the fireplace to the right of the chair in the foreground we had re-tiled in a crema marfil marble in a 1 x 3 herringbone pattern to work with the chairs - lots of texture and pattern with a neutral color - just in case they change chair fabrics down the road...... The lamps on the altar table from Legend of Asia behind the sofa are black and gold metal tole painted chinoiserie by Currey and Co.
Upstairs guestroom....... The drapery fabric is Tea Blossom by Kravet - so beautiful. coral base with multi-color Asian inspired vases. Delightful! The wall color - which is truly amazing is Benjamin Moore Wasabi - part of the Affinity palette - it contrasts nicely with the curtains! It is a pity you can't see the dresser on the right - it is ivory lacquered in a slightly modern Chinese style with beautiful chow feet - by Bungalow 5.
all photos by Faith Cathcart / the Oregonian
This chair in the entry hall is an antique from the client's great grandmother - we covered it in a super colorful Jim Thomson linen-ish fabric which set the color palette for the whole ground floor of the house. This piece is really special! ...did I mention that I love Jim Thompson??
So thanks again to Miss Bridget - I am so happy!!!!!!
Isn't it lovely??? Thomas Paul is the designer and I think this is my favorite pattern he has ever done! It comes in 5 color ways....
Thomas Paul's pagoda pattern (20959-19) for Duralee looks gorgeous as the table cover in this beautiful setting by Tobi Fairley Interior Design for the Lenox Hill gala celebrating Albert Hadley.
Above is the dining chair we have chosen from Hickory chair - it is called the Gillow chair and has a loose seat cushion. I think we will using the chair with an ivory finish as it will contrast nicely with the dark wood table - a very traditional style table on toe wheels..... 
...or it might end up on this modern wing chair or a basic slipper chair........
Above is the drapery fabric by Laura Ashley for Kravet - a great linen with an Ikat print in rose/coral with blue and ivory accents - we will be doing floor to ceiling non-working drapery panels in the livingroom - with the wing or clipper chairs - and in the dining room - with the Gillow chair and the Kelly Wearstler seat cushions. We will be using a Duralee Metro Chenille in Bubblegum on the sofa we are recovering that will sit in the same room....a super warm and colorful palette!
Above is an antique family piece - a great empire chair with lion head arms - that will sit in the entry hall and bring all the fabrics and pieces together and really set the tone for the three spaces as they all run into each other....
Here is the Jim Thompson Hexastripe fabric that will be applied to the lion chair with ivory double welting - self welting it would have been a bit chaotic!
I have been coveting the above piece for a VERY long time - the Hallings Secretary by Thomas O'Brien (sigh) for Hickory Chair - and I am finally ordering it for myself! YIPPEE! It is truly one of the most beautiful pieces I have ever seen....
Above is my favorite fabric in the world...Chiang Mai Dragon - by Schumacher - I am going to upholster two Heywood Wakefield chairs in this - I have no choice - my darling Stella decided to eat one of the chairs.......
Lastly, above is an outdoor fabric by Trina Turk for Schumacher that we are putting on a pair of vintage wire outdoor swivel chairs - sorry - the pictures of the chairs did not turn out - but I will post the finished product!
Have a great weekend - our weather has cooled down the the week's high of 107 here in Portland. Thank God - I am not a hot weather girl!
I forgot to include this chair in my High Point post, but I found it at the BoBo showroom.....all recycled blocks of wood in a very artistic chair......
This beautiful niche was at Bernadette Breu's shop in Portland....lots of cool stuff,always! www.bernadettebreuantiques.com
I love love these yellow french chairs. So cheerful in the garden!
I love this French gnome by Kiss That Frog - we carry to different styles of this little guy - This little display makes me want a cocktail!
Beautiful succulent display in handmade pots - in Seattle at the garden show....
I have this really fabulous client who recently asked me to help her with her outdoor covered patio space. We needed to recover the upholstery on her existing pieces with some fresh outdoor fabrics - we chose from the Suburban Home Collection from Duralee, these two photos are the before....all the furniture has been painted - the color palette is black, red and green. At first, my client was apprehensive about using black - thinking it might be too severe, but I explained that it would anchor the space and make it feel more sophisticated. Now that the space is almost done, she really likes the black... you can see some of the fabric samples on the pieces, but I won't have the after pictures until next week...we just got the cushions back and they look fab! We are waiting for a killer outdoor zebra striped rug and then I will have the complete after effect...stay tuned!
And finally, up close and personal with Miss Stella...tired after a long hard day at doggy day care....all hail the joys of doggy day care! Such a brilliant idea - I wish I would have thought of it...that and the Post-it note.....
Tune in later this week when I will have photos of my back yard remodel - the fence is starting to look amazing!
These photos are in no particular order. Some stuff I ordered for the shop, other stuff for clients and some things were just too cool and needed to be documented.
Printworks...the AMAZING restaurant at the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro...totally sustainable hotel - killer outdoor seating. I love the columnar hornbeam trees...so stately!
Lillian August collection at Hickory White.
...more Lillian August...
Hickory White - beautiful China Hutch - Skyloft collection, looks extra beautiful with a red interior! Yummy! 
My favorite fabric of all times - Chiang Mai Dragon - by Schumacher on a Hickory White wing chair - I think it makes the style so fresh and modern - love it! 
Hickory White modern wing chair in oatmeal linen fabric and chrome nailheads - I ordered 2 for the shop...or is it for my home...one can never tell! 
The most amazing Baker showroom , Jacques Garcia collection....beautiful, but quite tame for him, don't you think???
..more Baker - they are REALLY trying to modernize their style and appeal to a different crowd lately. Note the Thomas Paul fabric by Duralee - he is everywhere! 
..more Baker....I LOVE the handpainted Tibetan doors as art above the nightstands! Great color! 
..more Thomas Paul for Duralee at Baker. 
.......and again....I actually really love this room - so cheerful and colorful! Love the Moroccan table - white on the outside and coral underneath - just a peek of it!
DEAR GOD! You should have seen this chandelier - again at the Baker Showroom - they now have the amazing Tony Duquette collection! The abalone shells on this piece really reflected the light and was beyond stunning! 
...more Tony Duquette...this chair retails at around $11,000. 
My friend Sue from SAID Interiors bought this piece from Red Egg - such cool stuff - for her showroom. It is a bar table on wheels - I LOVE anything on wheels. Beautiful lacquered surfaces in a bright acid green. 
This rug is the coolest thing I bought on this trip. It is being made just for me in my personal color palette. It is by my new favorite vendor - Red Egg - http://www.redegg.com/ - I ordered a 5 x 8 - all wool...it is completely custom so I won't have it until at least October - and below I have a color of the pom box of all the colors you can choose from as well as my personal color selection. I can't wait to get this piece - it is going to bypass my shop completely and head straight into my living room! YIPPEEEEEEEE.. We can have one made just for you too - there are other styles available as well....so let us know if we can hook you up!
...pom box..... 
...my personal color selection - brown in the ground and the honeycomb grid will be the Chinese red and all the quince flower (my favorite pattern, ever!) will be in the rest of the fun colors!
..The only purchases I regret are the ones I did not make...and I regret this.....these are hand carved acupuncture models - male and female - super cool!
Vintage European linen laundry bags and grain sacks - we are getting a ton of these for pillows, cushions and whatever else you can think of to make with them..... 
...beautiful outdoor set.....
.....steampunk table...meet my entry hall! this one is coming straight home with me! So delicious! 
Beautiful black glass chandelier....
..and it;s fraternal twin - the red glass chandelier. I am putting 3 of these in a bar/restaurant that I am helping with - black glossy walls - gold ceiling - red chandeliers - how sexy! 
Silver leatherette Chesterfield - for fall in the shop? Perhaps!
The lovely Miss Sue fast asleep sitting up! Tee Hee! Note the beer bottle in the foreground....
.....We've ordered most of this - what a cool collection!
One of my favorite new things - Lucite and chrome French bistro chair - oh yeah - we are sooooo getting this at the shop!
....beautiful collection of faux-bois - this was a really striking showroom! 
..the new Robert Abbey Lighting collection.....we carry their pieces - we will have these pieces in the fall but they can be ordered now...
Robert Abbeys' Jonathan (so damn happy) Alder's collection - love it! 
....more Jonathan Adler....
...loved this chair ...rustic, classic and sophisticated. A definite yes for fall.
Recycled bolwing alley floor as a dining table - so clever and quite beautiful!
Eric Cohler Lighting for Visual Comfort....I ordered a few of these lovelies. 
Vintage Swedish concrete gnome from BoBo. I am weak for gnomes!
Reproduction Loius chairs from BoBo in a beautiful oatmeal linen. So simple and classic.
What a statement! Vintage hay truck wheel as art! 
Tozai Home showroom display - AMAZING!
..real Stella - weird.