Two Beautiful Bedrooms

Recipe for the perfect room: 1 part traditional, 1 part modern, with a twist of chinoiserie...

Exhibit A:

Exhibit B:

images of (A) Joe Nye's gorgeous (and only 900 sq ft) LA apartment, and (B) David Kaihoi's stunning 390 sq ft NYC apartment (July/August 2010), both via House Beautiful

Donghia's Suzani

I love Donghia textiles. I think most every room needs a little ethnic splash.

Check out some of their beautiful fabrics:

My very favorite Donghia fabric is the Suzani pattern.

The magenta and chartreuse combo is gorgeous.

Design by Angie Hranowsky; image via La Dolce Vita

But I am crazy over the blue and green.


Did you catch the fabric featured in House Beautiful in a beautiful Pennsylvania farmhouse decorated by Jeffrey Bilhuber? Absolutely stunning.


I would kill over these chairs!

images via House Beautiful

There is a pillow-sized remnant of the blue and green colorway on eBay, if you want to give the Suzani pattern a try in your own home.

Calico Corners

House Beautiful is probably my favorite shelter mag. This month's cover featured a dining room decorated by Anne Selke (who is the design genius behind Pine Cone Hill bedding and Dash & Albert rugs).


The chairs are covered in a fabric designed by the decorator herself. The fabric is sold by Calico Corners.
Scramble in Slate, $28.99/yd

Have you checked out Calico Corners lately? I am so impressed with their selection!

Here are a few of my favorites.

Lock in Hot Pink $14.99/yd
(Hello, adorable girl's room!!) Maybe for some chairs?


Maybe with a little of this for draperies? Key West $14.99/yd


And a little of this on the headboard, for some depth? Carlisle in Rose


And don't forget a stripe - there should always be a stripe! Majorca Stripe ($20.99/yd) for pillows or a bench.

Speaking of stripes, remember this room with the railroaded-fabric drapes?


This Rumor fabric ($14.99/yd) would be a great substitute to achieve the same look.



For the reader interested in black and white prints, here's another great one - Silhouette in Ebony, $24.99/yd


It would look great as a headboard or for lining your cabinets, like in this Domino photo.


Tomorrow morning's post will be all about using Calico Corner's fabrics to transform vintage furniture. See you then!