Images from a fairy tale

Posted by Mr Wong at 8:42 AM 0

Happy Friday everyone! Tuesday and Wednesday sorta merged for me, and I don't know where the week went. Anyway, I've had these images from an old ad campaign from Brunschwig & Fils, and I just love the whole enchanted look of these sets.

(CLICK ON EACH IMAGE FOR A LARGE VERSION)




I like the fireplace treatment in this one, I don't know if those are real sticks lined up vertically or a screen with an image, but I have never seen it before and think it's a great idea for a non-working fireplace.
These ads I first saw on 1st Dibs.

Hurry! John Robshaw on sale at Gilt!

Posted by Mr Wong at 9:19 AM 0

His bedding and textiles are gorgeous. And they're on sale so run..
Click here to sign up free and fast if you aren't already a Gilt member..

Inspirational wallpaper, rug, and textile patterns from the father of arts and crafts, William Morris

Posted by Mr Wong at 3:53 PM 0

Just a tiny blurb about William Morris from Wikipedia:
"William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English architect, furniture and textile designer, artist, writer,socialist and Marxist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement."

If you're not familiar with his work I'm sure you'll love it. His patterns are meant not to display geometric genius, but to honor nature. "He did not see the merits of a wholly geometrically inspired design and remained convinced through most of his life that nature was the only solution to a good design." - via The Textile Blog"


I love seeing work in progress

A Morris carpet detail

above images via The Textile Blog


via Easy Web


Love this one!
via Creatively Different Blinds

via Met Museum

If you like his work a lot of gift shops and boutiques sell products with his patterns on them. You can find stationary and office supplies with his patterns here.

via Victoria and Albert Museum Shop


I will definitely be remembering these fabrics!
via Quilter's Palette

Gorgeous bedding and loungerie - sweet, lovely patterns!

Posted by Mr Wong at 3:28 PM 0

It's taken me awhile to dig through my emails since moving - and I'm so glad I rediscovered an email introducing me to Plum Pretty Sugar. Made from fabrics the creator picks up in her travels throughout India - her "loungerie" and bedding mixes romantic exoticism with the chic simplicity of modern homes and women. I want so many of her products --- though I think that the "lounge cardigan" is calling my name the loudest!

The cardigan I mentioned - so pretty


I would also adore a knee-length kimono style robe in pink love poppy...so sweet






and some bedding in dreams in paisley!

Go to Plum Pretty Sugar's etsy shop to buy-
or to her flickr page to see her textiles in setting.

A little showcase of artist homes

Posted by Mr Wong at 12:16 PM 0

Wow. What a long week it has been. On a whim I was looking at some artist house tours and decided to share. Have a great weekend!

Shelagh Stewart's bedroom



"Artists Vik Muniz and Janaina Tschäpe find happiness in a Brooklyn home that has morphed from garage to bachelor pad to bohemian family retreat"



"...painter Anne Becker's peaceful New York apartment with global style"


...of the two above images: "Elizabeth Chapin is not afraid of bright hues. 'I love candy colors, both in my work and in my house,' says the portrait artist, who shares a Victorian home in Austin, Texas" with her family.

images via Elle Decor

What a difference textiles make!

Posted by Mr Wong at 2:19 PM 0

I received an email from Calico Corners last week and their photos caught my attention, so I decided to give their site a look-see. They have some nice inspiration, online idea notebooks, design advice, and fabrics for sale. Here are some of my favs.

This Victorian chair frame with contemporary fabric I find especially striking.



The curtains are gorgeous

I like this Art Nouveau style fabric -"Flowerfield" from their modern line.

Another modern - "Cassandra"

"Blossom"



That black and white striped chair is to die for!


Annie Selke fabrics.

via Calico Corners

Quiet and ethereal - Reed Davis interior photography (and a little request)

Posted by Mr Wong at 8:35 AM 0

Happy Friday everyone! Today is a gloomy day in NYC, the kind that makes you want to stay inside and read your favorite book on your fluffiest chair! To invoke that feeling even more, I decided to give you some wonderful Reed Davis photos to feast your eyes on. Gorgeous aren't they?

















All work property of Reed Davis Photography

...and my little request...

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