Monday’s History Lesson: Ikat
Tuesday Tout: Custom Curtains
Wednesday’s Design Meets Fashion: Garden Theme
Thrifty Thursday: Media Stand
Friday Faves: Modern White Bar Stools
Weekly Wrap Up
Friday Faves: Modern White Bar Stools
My husband and I just moved and we’re planning to set up a bar area in our new home. I’ve been on the hunt for bar stools for days and just found these new arrivals at one of my favorite stores TINI Vintage in LA. White vintage modern bar stools in white=true love!
Thrifty Thursday: Media Stand
Media stands and av cabinets can be expensive not to mention hard to find in the right dimensions, but you can always transform other pieces to find the right fit. For example, take a bookshelf and turn it on its sides. If you have a large television, just make sure the material is strong enough.
These pieces each cost less than $80!
You can also add casters for mobility and a touch of color.
Design Meets Fashion: Garden Theme
Green, black & white…an interesting combination that looks beautiful in gardens and in a tulip shaped dress.
(Lauren Moffatt, Helen Green Interior Designs)
Tuesday Tout: Custom Curtains
We’re a bit behind this week due to some major projects going on so this is really a belated Tuesday Tout…
We custom made these canvas Roman curtains for our studio using remnants from Sunbrella fabric and added a striped detail to give it personality. I’m loving this new addition to our home and the cooler space it provides.
History Lesson: Ikat
Ikat (pronounced ee-kat) is the oldest known patterned textile in the world, with a history that spans across multiple cultures. Though the exact date of origin is unclear, it is known that silk Ikat robes were coveted by tribal leaders thousands of years ago and were traded along the Silk Road.
Oshima, Japanese Ikat
Javanese for “to tie” or “to bind”, Ikat designs are made across the globe from Japan, Bali, Thailand, Cambodia and India to Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Colombia and Guatemala. In many of these cultures, Ikat has been a traditional art of native people for thousands of years, such as the Andes people in South America and the Khmer people in Thailand.
Cambodian Ikat
Guatemalan Ikat
Ikat is as popular as ever and it’s a great textile to add color and pattern to a home and to make a room more eclectic. Here are some new takes on Ikat for the home:
Terai Folding Chair at Anthropologie
Koko Pillow at 2Modern
Ikat Rug from ABC Carpet
Weekly Wrap Up
Monday’s History Lesson: The Swivel Chair
Tuesday Tout: Industrial Loft
Wednesday’s Design Meets Fashion: Black & White Stripes
Thrifty Thursday: Revamping a Sofa
Friday Faves: Alder Cubes
Friday Fave: Alder Cubes
Last week I was in the modern home store Propeller in Hayes Valley, and I saw this amazing Alder Cube side table by Brent Comber. As Comber puts it “I have always loved the spaces created between the trees in a forest. I was inspired by the positive and negative shapes and the play of light against dark. I think the resulting design captures this dynamic. The round ends also remind me of bubbles surfacing on still water.” I agree completely.
Thrifty Thursday: Revamping a Sofa
Last year my husband and I had a rushed move from Los Angeles to San Francisco. We were eager to get settled in, so we ended up purchasing a sofa we love- the Crate & Barrel Petrie sofa-in a color we don’t especially like. Like many, we loved the white version, but it was much too unpractical (especially with a black dog), and we didn’t want to order a custom color and go weeks without any seating. Though the Espresso brown we chose is a good neutral and pairs well with many other colors, paired with our other furniture it feels much too dark.
So recently I turned to Lara for advice on brightening up the sofa and adding a cozy touch to it as well. A slipcover would hide the amazing button details on the sofa, and I wanted to veer away from the traditional throw, and she gave me the perfect solution, sheepskins!
By sewing real or faux sheepskins together in a Yamamoto-esque way, it creates an organic and fun design that is unique, modern and super cozy. (IKEA has small sheepskins for $25 each, and for higher quality ones there are multiple sources like Kiwi Sheepskins, EcoWool and Overstock.) I can’t wait to get started on this!
Design Meets Fashion: Black & White Stripes
(John Jacob Zwiegelaar’s home, J. Crew Fall)
