Opposites attract — Leather with Upholstery

Aug 292012
 

Many peo­ple think of leather with uphol­stery as a no-no when it comes to fur­nish­ings.  Con­sid­ered oppo­sites, few peo­ple would ordi­nar­ily use the com­bi­na­tion in a liv­ing room. How­ever, these liv­ing spaces effort­lessly mix and match uphol­stery with leather, putting this com­bi­na­tion into a whole new light…

Leather and Upholstery

the clean lines of the leather pieces adds the chic to these rooms

Leather and Upholstery

leather pro­vides tex­ture — a great way to cre­ate a well-rounded visual space

the best of many worlds — leather, tuft­ing & upholstery

Adding char­ac­ter & visual inter­est to a calm, ele­gant space.

 

 

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Linen Luxe

Aug 132012
 

Linen is one of the old­est fab­rics in the world and traced back to 8000BC in Switzer­land. It is pro­duced from the Flax plant tra­di­tion­ally from West­ern Europe. The high­est qual­ity Linen comes from Ire­land, Bel­gium and Italy how­ever, now France, Ger­many, Den­mark, Nether­lands, Spain, Britain, India and USA pro­duce linen of equal qual­ity. It is light­weight, breath­able and durable, requir­ing far less main­te­nance than cot­ton and silk. It’s also a great insu­la­tor mak­ing it ideal in kitchens near hot objects or curtains.

To pro­duce linen for uphol­stery pur­poses requires quite a com­plex process which is depen­dent on just the right har­vest­ing con­di­tions. This is also the rea­son why it is often expensive.

Linen is a ‘must have’ clas­sic in any inte­rior. When it’s used indoors for home fur­nish­ings it is one of the most beau­ti­ful, lux­u­ri­ous fab­rics. Ver­sa­tile and unde­mand­ing, Linen can be used just as eas­ily in con­tem­po­rary inte­ri­ors as indus­trial, rus­tic or traditional.

It can add instant integrity to a space — Def­i­nitely worth the price.

Linen

Source: zeit.de

Linen

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Decorex Joburg | Part 2

Aug 122012
 

For those of you who missed Part 1 of our Decorex adven­ture, Decorex is the largest décor & design show in South­ern Africa, fea­tur­ing the lat­est on the local and inter­na­tional front.  Today we have some more of the fab­u­lous items & designs exhib­ited at this year’s Decorex Joburg in the 2nd part of our post.

Tex­tiles & Linen

 Decorex

Her­tex Fab­rics’ stand with some of their new ranges on dis­play.  Her­tex is launch­ing no fewer than 45 new ranges this year.

Decorex

100% Linen with a sil­ver Foil print from the Van­ity Range by Her­tex Fab­rics.  I absolutely fell in love with the look and feel!

Beau­ti­ful bed linen and unique scat­ter cush­ions by Anne Colle.

Clas­sic Stripes, Burlap and Typog­ra­phy at Clas­sic Bond

Fur­ni­ture

TradeS­e­cret buys “can­celled orders” and offers it to the pub­lic at a dis­counted rate.  On dis­play was hand­crafted French oak cab­i­nets & dressers, 100% nat­ural linen sofas and tex­tiles and a huge “got to have” oak indus­trial style side­board.  No longer a trade secret!

The “Con­tem­po­rary Coun­try” dis­play by Entrepo.  The name itself is derived from early 18th cen­tury French, mean­ing ‘to store’, ‘among’, or ‘to place’.  The place to find unique decor items, their felt run­ner is hand­made from 100% wool.  The size of the indi­vid­ual fibres are roughly as thick as a fin­ger!  It has to be seen as the image sim­ply doesn’t do it justice.

Sus­tain­able Design

RAW offers designs in sus­tain­ably sourced, engi­neered mate­ri­als.   Ikonik™ is their take on the tra­di­tional steel locker, pro­duced exclu­sively from Finnish Birch Ply­wood (even the hinges).  It has become a very pop­u­lar must-have object.

Bam­boo fibre home prod­ucts offer a fresh and styl­ish solu­tion for peo­ple wo want to live a green lifestyle.  Made mainly out of bam­boo pow­der, it is sold by Bam­boo Fibre Table­ware.

Walls & All

Fresh ideas to cre­ate a per­son­alised, unique inte­rior.  These gor­geous wall pan­els are avail­able from What Works Design.

Exquis­ite is the only way to describe these tiles from Shell Shock Design.  As well as fresh­wa­ter and wild sea Mother of Pearl, they incor­po­rate all kinds of nature into our prod­ucts: plants, shells, peb­bles, semi-precious stones, even beans.  The mother of pearl is cut into chip sizes which are secured to Mesh, Acrylic, Alu­minium Hon­ey­comb Board or Mag­ne­sium Board.  Options include Capiz Shell Dec­o­ra­tive Pan­els, Shell Lam­i­nates, stun­ning Mosaic Tile Designs and Wallpaper/Border Strips.

The Luxe Factor

Vic­to­rian is not my usual style, but this bath­room by Vic­to­rian Side Bath­rooms are the ulti­mate in luxe.  Vic­to­rian Side Bath­rooms are renowned for bath­rooms of time­less ele­gance.  The high­est atten­tion to detail with only the best fit­tings, much thought has been given to the lay­out and the ulti­mate sen­sory experience.

I could spend extended time in a bath­room like this…

 

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X-base Furniture

Jul 242012
 

X-base fur­ni­ture has been around for decades, and you can find it in many styles from tra­di­tional to coun­try, mid-century to contemporary.

Choos­ing a piece for your home in the X-base style is a smart design choice and a pleas­ing alter­na­tive that brings con­trast to the pedestal or straight leg style found in most fur­ni­ture with legs.

X-base Furniture

Source: dwellstudio.com

 

The din­ing room is a fan­tas­tic place for an X base table, espe­cially when the design choice includes break­ing up a set and choos­ing seat­ing of a dif­fer­ent style.

X-base Furniture

 

X-base Furniture

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The end of the bed is the per­fect place a set of uphol­stered X benches which pro­vide the func­tion of a place to toss blan­kets or dec­o­ra­tive pil­lows not used dur­ing hours of slumber.

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The X base desk is a sleek style choice for a sophis­ti­cated home office.

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Vibrant Midcentury Modern Living Rooms

Jul 112012
 

If you still think Mid­cen­tury Mod­ern Liv­ing Rooms are stark, these col­or­ful, play­ful & even cozy liv­ing rooms will make you think again.

Let’s just be hon­est.  As lovely as it is with all that gen­tly curv­ing teak and those clean lines, mid­cen­tury mod­ern can indeed be a lit­tle stark at times. At its best it is filled with color, art and play­ful­ness. At its worst, it has a bleak Soviet vibe.

These mid­cen­tury beau­ties man­age to do it just right.  It main­tains true mid­cen­tury cred­i­bil­ity with­out sac­ri­fic­ing whimsy, per­son­al­ity or color. In some cases they are down­right cozy, prov­ing that mid­cen­tury does not have to adhere to min­i­mal­ism to be authentic.

Midcentury Modern Living Rooms

These fur­nish­ings have the clean, sim­ple lines of good Dan­ish mod­ern, but the lay­ered pat­terns and tex­tures in the rugs, pil­lows and uphol­stery give it warmth.

Midcentury Modern Living Rooms

The decor is pure mid­cen­tury, right down to the Saari­nen Tulip Chair and the trio of Nel­son lights. But because of the bright white paint and yel­low sofa, it is also cheery and welcoming.

Clean, sim­ple and unclut­tered with a mix­ture of tex­tures and patterns.

If the 1970’s counted as mid­cen­tury, then this low-slung liv­ing room, built around the gor­geous Fire­orb fire­place, would be on the mark.

The mid­cen­tury mod­ern ver­sion of the cozy cot­tage, com­plete with patch­work rug.

The pedestal table, the spin­dle clock and the Jen Risom lounge chairs are all mid­cen­tury icons.   It feels contemporary.

Even with­out a lot of color, this impec­ca­bly put-together mid­cen­tury room has warmth.

A Moe­bius side table sets the mid-century tone.  Con­tem­po­rary art, bright uphol­stery & acces­sories make the room bright and unique.

Some clas­sic pieces — includ­ing a shag rug! — a min­i­mal­ist approach, and a sim­ple tri­color palette com­bine to a very calm, quiet feel.

Bright, sim­ple and open with all the right icons, but the ceil­ing is what really makes it.

Source: houzz.com

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