.color me pretty

Some might say I am color obsessed. I suppose you could look at it that way. In my business, it really DOES make a difference which shade of blue you choose for a client. A bride may want a pale blue, no hint of purple, but not aquamarine....you get the picture. So do I.

Colors for the home are the same for me. When my son says he wants gray for his room, I say what kind of gray? He looks around the room for support that I have two heads. "What KIND of gray? Mom, the good kind, not the ugly kind, ok?" Oh......cool, now I get it. Only 4,234 shades to go through. Ok, slight exaggeration, but you get the picture here as well, I imagine.

What color is under your skin at the moment? Have you found the perfect paint chip?

Do tell...

.S.O.S.

The pretty picture I started this post with is to rope you in as it has nothing to do with my post at all. But it is pretty and I felt I owed you eye candy given what follows. Sneaky? Maybe. But necessary.

Meet my new sofa. Comfortable does not even do it justice. Unbelievable is more like it. Ninety four inches long! The lines are a dream. I love the comfort and get ready, I love the flea market price of $100.00!! Someone else bought it right away, but as the day went on, she could not get it home, so I SCORED! But I am a bit on the fence as the wear and tear on this gem could be almost too cruddy to be cruddy-cool. Make sense? It has some rips inside the seat and that makes me know there could be life there, and that is not what we need, more beings living here. You know how people often say the picture they are showing you does not do a person or thing justice? Well, these do the sofa more justice than it deserves. I couldn't take a bad shot of this baby, almost like it knew what I was up to! Odd, but true, so don't get all ohmygodleaveitjustlikeitis on me, until you factor that in person, it is not this good.

So, what to do?

Option one-Clean her up and revolve my room around this interesting shade of blue that I and child four adore, but may shelter an entire universe inside??? I will clean it well, but still, it is from the sixties-we see the original tag on the bottom of the sofa-so there could be some hippie bed buds living in a seat commune and well, how do you get them packing?

Ew.

Option two-Recover in a delicious, buttery soft, creme leather. I am a wholesaler who just happens to design leather books so I will not need to rob a bank for the leather, just a

7-11. (John, please breathe. This is just a thought. I know upholstery was not in the plan as you helped me lug it home with a huge smile on your face, but I fully plan on driving the getaway car if we go with this option.)

Option three-YOU TELL ME!!!

It's a diamond in the rough and if I just stick it in the playroom, part b of option one, it will be like, gee, thanks lady, why didn't you just let me fall out on the highway and call it a day. Yet option two is a bit scary as well (see above) and the blue color is one of the things that made me adore it in the first place. Oh, the drama.

Ok. Enough said. I believe my dilemma is clear. I could really use some input.

Please.

Spring Fashion Envy

More on mixing the unexpected.

Fifi Lapin is a rabbit slathered in couture.  She has a special fondness for Karl Lagerfeld and Bottega Venneta, and looks better than most runway models dressed in the outfits hanging in her closet. She has also snagged a hot boyfriend, with quite the budget and fashion sense, who takes her on romantic trips to Paris, where I imagine they shop til they drop.  Lucky bunny.

If you are not a bunny, but happen to be a rock, Knittalatte has designed a line of fashion forward knits, no, crochets, that will make you want to come in from the cold. Designing for rocks of ALL sizes,  Knittalatte has inspired a sort of cult-like following in the rock community. For those rocks who are not big on dry cleaning, the amazing artist Gennine can paint a frock directly on you. Swear. No longer will you stare glassy eyed into the closet looking for the perfect outfit, no messing with the trends. You can wear it in ALL types of weather and it will be around.......forever.  

Mama wants a brand new pair of shoes. Better get out my markers...

A Good Mix

I love to mix materials when designing a product, or anything for that matter. Burlap and cashmere, leather and gold, metal and paper.  I  find  this juxtaposition is also what makes most room design one's own. The unexpected.