what we're up to these days....

We have so much great stuff going on right now! Here are some photos of what we are up to. There are alot of fabric images.....I am a total fabric junkie! We are lucky enough to be able to offer the new Kelly Wearstler fabric by Groundworks (Kravet) line through our shop and we will be using quite a bit of it on one of our new projects - I cant wait to shop you how it all comes together, but here are some of the pieces........

Above is a large stack of the color palette we are working with - and we will be adding some rose/coral and ivory as well.


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.....

This fabric might be going on the hickory white chairs above....

...and here is another possible choice

...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!

Another beautiful day in Portland! So happy to be here! My faithful assistant, the lovely Miss Arnica and I did a fab install at a clients house today...we have been working on the dining room of a very modern home in the west hills and it is all starting to come together. The fabric on the draperies is a linen by Windsor Smith for Kravet and called RIAD. Our walls are "chocolate" in a satin finish by Miller Paint in the historical palette. Lovely! The table is from Moe's home collection and extends to 135" and the amazing chairs are by Nathan Anthony - using their fabric "Queen - Pewter" with chrome nailheads - 8 side chairs and two arm chairs. We are still waiting for the white lacquered "Harlow" console from Patagonia and two Silver Gourd lamps from Barbara Cosgrove. The finishing touch will be just the perfect piece of art, which we have yet to locate - any suggestions? I love how this room is looking, I just couldn't be happier! The new lighting will be installed later this week - 2 Robert Abbey white Penelope pendants, lined with silver. Unfortunately, the FLOS lamp in there now is totally chipped and damaged. When you enter the house, the dining room is at the end of the foyer up two steps and acts as the true focal point - so having the draperies hung from the ceiling in a bold pattern really keeps your eye from running right outside into the garden.....the draperies are actually "non-working" and put in place to soften all the hard edges of the windows and to extend slightly into the window itself to give the illusion of an entire wall of windows. We should have the finishing touches within the next few weeks so stay tuned...then it is on to the kitchen and out onto the deck! YIPPEE!!!