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Art
1 New Orleans Artist Amanda Talley Launches a Fabric Line!
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2 Desire/Acquire: Rubie Green Tillinghast Fabric
Furniture
3 Designer Spotlight: Allegra Hicks
bedding
4 Nice and New: Ballard Designs Miranda Bedding
Poll
5 Are You a Friend of Animal Prints?
Guess Who
6 Guess Who Designed This Print?
Shopping
7 Etsy Finds: Beautiful Burlap
Editor's Pick
8 6 Trends to Try From Serena & Lily's Spring 2012 Collection
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9 Faux Bois
textiles
10 Ask a Designer: How Do You Start Your Own Business?
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11 Nice and New: Henry Road One-of-a-Kind Chandeliers
Casa Quickie
12 Casa Quickie: Try Curtains Outdoors
Spring
13 Nice and New: John Robshaw's Dreamy Duvets
Inspiration
14 Weekly Faves: 5 Inspiring Spaces
Designer Spotlight
15 Designer Spotlight: Tord Boontje
textiles
16 Ask a Designer: Origins and Influences
sewing
17 Nice and New: Spoonflower Custom Fabrics
Furniture
18 Roundup: Flower Power
This week I'm inspired by spaces that boldly use pattern — as well as rooms that boldly eschew it. Check out spaces influenced by a restrained hand when it comes to color and pattern, as well as ones that happily embrace it. Which room is your favorite this week? Read more
Serena & Lily's Spring 2012 collection is finally here, and it's filled with gorgeous pieces that expertly meld global influences with modern aesthetics. Whether it's playing with mesmerizing geometric prints, island-inspired materials, or shiny surfaces, these trends can easily be adapted into any home environment. See which groups caught our eye and dare to try out a trend or two in your Read more
Austin-based upholstering business Spruce is a longtime favorite of mine. With its staff of smart women artisans and its amazing selection of reupholstered vintage furniture, it's one of my favorite online stops. Spruce recently teamed up with artist, designer, and illustrator Leah Duncan, and will be carrying Duncan's wares through its storefront shop and online store. As Spruce noted on its Read more
I love how innovative quilts are. From Gee's Bend quilts to the heavy metal-inspired quilts from Boo Davis, it's hard to pinpoint this needlecraft or identify it to one style. The same holds true for how to decorate with quilts — there are countless ways to add them to your house. Here, I've rounded up a few of my current favorite examples of how adaptable quilts are to any interior. Let's take Read more
Brooklyn, NY-based design studio Eskayel, which I first discovered in an apartment by SF-based designer Kimberly Ayres, creates ethereal, abstract, Rorschach-style patterns for wallpaper, fabrics, pillows, and ceramics. The brand's new Era Collection, inspired by Italy, has just hit the information superhighway with 12 new designs, and I'm having trouble deciding which fantastic repeat I love the Read more
Last week, I attended a fantastic cocktail party at the home and office of San Francisco-based designer Ken Fulk (right), hosted by Ronda Carman of All the Best, to celebrate SFERRA's 120th anniversary. The luxury linen brand was founded in 1891 by Gennaro Sferra when he first opened his linens factory in Venice, Italy. In 1977, it was purchased by CEO Paul Hooker (left), then a young Read more
Did you catch this past weekend's John Robshaw sale at One King's Lane? His items flew off the shelf at a fast clip, and if, like me, your favorite finds sold out before you could click them into your online shopping cart, don't worry: the textile designer plans on working with OKL again in the future. John recently took the time to answer a few quick questions I had about his process and Read more
New Orleans painter Amanda Stone Talley has played around with "alterna-canvases" before, including suitcases, tortoise shells, and even pumpkins, but her new canvas surface is something much more versatile: fabric! Talley ventures into the textile world with three debut fabric designs featuring her signature abstract concentric patterns: Who Dat?, a black, white, and cream design; Broadmoor, a Read more
CasaSugar Community member ll1019 recently posted this query in the Assisted Living group: "I have scoured the Internet for pink chevron fabric that I could use to reupholster a chair. I have found pretty much every color but not pink! Has anyone seen this fabric on the Internet? Alternatively, are there any good websites that sell fun upholstery prints? Since this is my first project, I would Read more
If you love discovering new textile art and artists that work within this medium, then Alula Editions should definitely be on your home decorating radar. An art subscription service featuring limited-edition artworks made from artist-designed textiles, Alula Editions provides subscribers with four handmade functional and/or sculptural objects a year for their investment of $200. Acting Read more
