Fresh and Fabulous

This ensemble by Bliss Studios is so fabulous! It is my current favorite look.

FOUND

There are so many beautiful objects that ignite inspiration, reflection, admiration. I love history and things old, vintage, worn. A piece that tells a story lends a beautiful aura in a space. On a recent trip to Europe,  many things were found. Pieces discovered. The top photo is the simple kitchen of Marie Antionette. A true wood burning stove copper top. The huge fireplace for the kettle to hang. The long communal tables. The bottom picture is a piece of an uncovered mural  in the Chateau de Bagnols, France. This painting from the 1500s was uncovered in a chapel. This room is now a suite. The murals are magnificent. The history becomes alive. Now 500 years later, we are still making works of art on plastered walls. The elements of interior design just circulate through the centuries.

High Point Market, fun stuff

Market was awesome this year with tons of inspiring pieces and ideas. The largest luxury item that I saw and want (someday!) was a mattress by Hastens, the most unbelieveable thing you have ever layed on. I asked the rep if it was full of air and she promised it was not, but made to feel like it. I guess at $25,000, they can come up with something like that. The linens were just like I love them. Clean lines, fresh look, absolutely inviting cotton fabrics. Awesome stuff. Speaking of bedding, I loved the collections from Legacy. Shhh!  I did see some of the Horchow collections here.

There were some awesome LA companies out there. Another favorite was Eloquence. This company carries everything I love. They have gorgeous French Antique reproductions often dressed in linen, my current favorite look. They also take old windows, doors, shutters, etc and add mirrors or turn them into art. Beautiful stuff. They had an old iron gate that reminded me of the one in the Metroploitan Museum of Art in NYC over in the religious relics area. That gate is massive (I have a picture somewhere and will post it when I find it). The layers of paint and wear are crumbling down and remaining is this incredible patina of history and time. So this gate that they had in this showroom really reminded me of the style, albeit a different patina. I would put it against a bare wall with nothing else. They had gorgeous old doors to hang as art.  I have this old 16 pane window that I found at a little garden boutique last year. It has been sitting in my kitchen, waiting to be hung on the wall for a year. My husband finally gave in and hung it a couple weeks ago. This is the same look. Aged, some history, some interest and the bonus is the way the light from my kitchen chandelier bounces off of it at night and hits the ceiling with this glow that is amazing and unexpected.

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