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Get the Look: Red Gossip Girl Room
In last night's episode of Gossip Girl, Blake Lively and Tyra Banks got cozy in their silk robes on a red velvet settee. The showstopping piece certainly makes the room, but the matching red damask wallpaper and blue velvet curtains continue the baroque theme throughout the room. Then, accents like the black and white embroidered pillows, brass bird wall sculpture, and rope tassels add another element of luxurious detailing.
Nice and New: Home Decorators Tamara Sofa
I've always loved the feminine shape of French settee sofas, but they rarely look comfortable. So, I was delighted to come across the Home Decorators Tamara Sofa ($1049), which features a plush white cushion seat and two back pillows, in addition to stylish curves. While the white upholstery may frighten some of you, it can always be reupholstered in a darker fabric, tossed with a throw, or even printed to make it more stain-concealing.
Crave Worthy: Thonet Bentwood Settee
I can't resist bentwood furniture, a style pioneered by German manufacturer Michael Thonet in the 1800s, even in its more modern interpretations. Try as I might, I never cease to be surprised swept off my feet by the timeless creations. Bentwood café chairs seem to be ubiquitous these days, and I never tire of them, but it is refreshing to see bentwood in another shape, such as the Thonet Bentwood Settee ($1494).
Less or More: Fainting Sofas
I've actually taken a look at tufted velvet fainting sofas before, but I'm back for more to truly stump you. For the next installment of this game, take a look at each of these apple green fainting sofas and see if you can answer my questions about them.
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Crave Worthy: Blanca Settee
While the Blanca Settee ($749-$899) is available in a nearly dizzying array of custom fabrics, I'm partial to this black tile print it's shown in. Its colors reflect my black and white elegance trend alert, and the pattern definitely reminds me of these rugs. Suffice it to say, I am in love with the look of this settee.
How Would You . . .
This 1820s Northern Sweden Settee ($6,435) has great bones and a charmingly worn patina. It's a little stark though.
If you'll remember from the last few How Would You posts, I'd like you to think outside the home-decorating box and find some creative ways to spruce up this worn-out antique settee.
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Desire/Acquire: Pretty Patterns at Differing Price Points
Shrewd online shopper and Su Casa member The City Girl recently discovered some very interesting similarities between some high-end Neiman Marcus products and some low-end Target products.
She writes, "I think that almost every company could have something in its collection to offer — if not in actual product, then perhaps with inspiration. It's just that various designers usually offer quite different, distinct looks — especially companies such as, say, Target or Neiman Marcus.
Nice and New: Flor Sitting Pretty Rug
Flor tiles have always seemed casual to me, modern and piecemealed as they are. The new Sitting Pretty Rug ($374.70 for 8x10), though, looks striking and fresh in this formal living room. No, it's not a stuffy Persian import, but step onto its brilliant orange-and-pink stripe pattern and you'll feel like you're somewhere.
Get the Look: A Sunroom Bathed in White
Browsing through Swedish shelter magazine Sköna Hem, I caught myself daydreaming about dozing off to a scandalous Philippa Gregory novel in this sun-drenched indoor porch. Everything about the space facilitates a three o'clock siesta. The double doors close off the outside world.
5 Romantic Loveseats and Throws
Oh loveseat, there are so many reasons to love you. You can be a sofa in small spaces or a second settee to accommodate occasional guests. But best of all, you are the perfect platform on which to cozy up with one's valentine under a warm throw.
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