How to Mix Patterns Successfully

Some simple guidelines 

Make sure that you change up the scale of your patterns. Scale is one of the most important factors; choose at least one large, one medium, and one small scale pattern.  You need to make sure that your fabrics are going to complement each other and if you have too many prints in a similar scale they will end up fighting.

All photos are great samples of mixing pattern.

The yellow highlighter shows the repetition of a circle pattern and the blue circle shows the repetition of a black line pattern starting from the Zebra shoes on the floor

Consider the colors that are in your prints. Choose colors that are either similar in intensity and/or similar in hue. You don’t want to use a fabric with muted soft colors with other fabrics that have bold bright colors; you will lose the interest of the lighter fabric amongst the others.

Remember to use repetition. The repetition of color and pattern in a space result in a cohesive design. It is always good to use a common color throughout your prints and you want to disperse this color through the room, whether it be in artwork or accessories as well.

 
 If you need help establishing your own color palette, contact me to help you create flow in your home. Admitting you need help is the first step in transforming your home and life!

Halloween Color

FEELING A LITTLE FALL AROUND HERE

HAPPY HAUNTING...

If you need help establishing your own color palette, contact me to help you create flow in your home. Admitting you need help is the first step in transforming your home and life!

A Kilim Feels Like Fall

Kilim

 a word of Turkish origin that denotes a pile-less textile. Kilims are produced in several geographical areas that includes parts of Turkey (Anatolia and Thrace), India, North Africa, the Balkans, the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia and China . Kilims are produced by tightly interweaving the warp and weft strands of the weave to produce a flat surface with no pile.

I have coveted Kilim rugs for quite a long time

Just so beautiful

so Ralph Lauren

this may be the iconic IKEA flat weave

this one is monochromatic and feels moody- a little unusual colorway, love it!

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for me, the more graphic the better!

isn't this mid-century shape so cool covered in kilim, a great color palette can be gleaned from this chair

just a touch here or there to add interest

great in the living area

so great in the kitchen, right?

here the graphic design adds so much to a rather plain room, I spy a missing door handle and a equipale stool as a night stand. 

If you need help establishing your own color palette, contact me to help you create flow in your home. Admitting you need help is the first step in transforming your home and life!

 

 

In Tribute-1929 Long Beach TEXTURE

Texture:the feel, appearance, or consistency of a surface or a substance.

1929  Mediterranean multi-family housing with original details.

arched window frame with vintage obscure glass.

dentil molding and heavy oak entry door.

patina-ed brass with lovely barley twist edge detail.

 original hand painted tile.

great scale on this heavily Spanish influenced sconce.

upon entering the front door, the vestibule that houses the mailboxes has texture in its original plaster molding, gorgeous Italianate chandelier and more dark stained oak doors that open onto a pretty courtyard.

this what you see as you look down the long courtyard,

so inviting.Notice the repeating arch from the front, also repeating the arch form in the semi circle steps

 the door to the main hall. the detail and craftsmanship is wonderful, note the carved ivory doorbells to each unit.

more texture in the stucco interior walls seen throughout

wood details consistent throughout, such craftsmanship! Note the repeat of the arch detail on stair risers.

No.10 in brass, small details add up to lots of beauty.

 

classic fireplace painted with a trendy turquoise.

pretty sconces, heavy metal with so much detail.

 more wood detail and even a built in dresser. original penny round tile in bathroom.

more penny round original tile in the kitchen,even had a farm sink.

In tribute to the one who lived there, 

Diana

Time Will Never Change the Love

Time has changed our secrets
   and the pigtails in our hair;
it has changed the silly arguments
   and the giggles that we shared.
It has changed our childish happiness
   to grown-up make-believe,
and leaving us with little else;
   it has slowly changed our dreams....

Time has come along and changed
   the essence of our world;
then finally and silently,
   it has changed the little girls.
However, having taken away the dreams
   and the simple things we shared before.
Time has led us to the lasting things
   we need each other for...

Memories of moments
   that we shared,
The laughter
   that was somehow always there,
The hidden corners of our lives
   only we will ever know,
And a sister's love that grew but  rarely spoken of.......

Time changes many things
   and some dreams come apart,
but nothing can reach or change
   the love for you that lives within my heart.

I love you and miss you so much