I told you that there are a lot of exciting things going on this summer and this time it's Thom Filicia's new fabric line for Kravet. I had the pleasure of attending the press preview last month and Thom was kind enough to pose with his fabulous new fabrics! He's so funny! The first thing I asked was whether this was an unusually large collection and it actually is at 180 fabrics! Clearly Thom and the team were very busy and the result is an amazing collection. You can choose an already coordinated color scheme or mix and match to your heart's content. There are great linen workhorse fabrics and wonderful prints that I know are going to be a big hit with designers. The best news is that they have just arrived in the Kravet showroom in New York! Now go forth and decorate!
Photos by Heather Clawson for Habitually Chic
When I saw the open shelved kitchen above that Thom Filicia designed in the new August 2008 issue of Domino, I immediately thought of a similar little cottage kitchen that Steven Gambrel designed below. And then it had me thinking about all the open shelves and glass doors on shelves I've been noticing lately. They look great but I can't decide if it's something that only design obsessed perfectionists could live with since everything has to look, for the most part, in order. What do you think? Can real people live with open shelves?
