April 25, 2011

Bedding Round-Up

Spring has finally sprung in earnest here in Southern California and there is something about this time of year that always makes me want to change up my bedding. For me, spring cleaning always includes a fresh look for the bed. Therefore, I have been shopping and thought I’d share some of my finds. One of the easiest ways to change the flavor of your bed is by throwing a colorful bedspread or blanket into the mix. I love this 100% cotton Verre Bedspread from Heidi Merrick. It only comes in a queen but you could fold it at the end of a king bed and use it as a blanket. The saturated colors and stitched stripes on the reverse side make me smile:

And as I am now into exploring the pastel side of life, I found this Stone Soup Blanket from Pine Cone Hill very appealing:

For a bit of ethnic flair, add one of these Leila Block-Print Mini Quilts from Pottery Barn. There is lots of this kind of Indian block print bedding on the market right now but I think this is a particularly good incarnation. It feels very Manuel Canovas to me. Please note that they call it mini because it measures only 50″x70″. It’s really a throw more than a blanket or quilt.

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February 16, 2011

Confessions of an E-zine Virgin

OK. I know that a few days ago, I mentioned knowing about some online design mags but what I negelcted to mention is that I had never actually looked at them. Oops! Today I rectified that with a tour through the current issue of Lonny. I had been wary of online publications since my battle with the original Williams Sonoma Home catlogue but I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. It took me a while to get used to having to zoom in on the pages and clicking through instead of flipping, but it was well worth the e-learning curve. For those of you who are as leery as I was about the world of online magazines, it costs absolutely nothing to subscribe so jump into the 21st century with me, won’t you?

Right off the bat, their was a fantastic ad for Chairloom (one of my favorite companies):

And one for an extremely cool exhibition at the San Francisco Legion of Honor of an artist named Isabel de Borchgrave who recreates grand couture gowns out of paper. What? There may have to be a trip up north in the near future… The market section is full of great items to incorporate into your design and lists of what’s getting the editors hot and bothered this month. I particularly like the page on color blocks. Go figure.

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