volpi by quadrille

few women can really be tagged a "tastemaker" but there is certainly one woman who fits the bill to a "t"-- pun intended.  tory burch recently revealed her beautiful, if not slightly unexpected, traditional-style beach house to vogue.

while not too many pieces in her home scream "i'm a beach house," her sunroom is nothing short of exquisite.  down to the woven armchairs, geometric sisal rug and blue & white porcelain, i'd venture to say not much is lacking except, perhaps, a tall glass of iced sweet tea (i am from the south, after all).

the fortuny-esque print of quadrille's volpi pattern looks amazing on the basketweave armchairs.  this is certainly a beach house that i'd love to frequent even when the centigrade is low.

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trellis background from china seas

we just can't get our fill of china seas' trellis background fabric and wallpaper.  it may be november but this delectable print places us on a beach with a tropical drink in hand.

grisaille

we really think we could sit in a room with grisaille-style murals on the walls forever.  why would you ever want to leave?

lonny highlights

an endless resource for inspiration, lonny magazine is as close to a replacement of the now-defunct domino magazine as we're going to get.  we just finished pouring over the latest issue and found these goodies:

1. ruthie sommers' fantastic brick paver design, her amazing de gournay grisaille wallpaper, and that great faux-croc bathroom (click here if you're interested in either wallpaper):

2. these sharp little black-painted shelves that really make the contents pop in the home of sasha gold of nate berkus associates:

3. all of the simple, sophisticated draperies from the heidelberg suites in germany:

if you aren't familiar with lonny magazine...familiarize yourself here.  it's free and chock full of fun, creative ideas for the home.

love. this. rug.

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maps

we've long loved map walls in children's rooms.  it's great to think about teaching our babies about the big, big world in which they live and establishing an awareness of this world and their greater surroundings.  as everyone who loves to travel knows, there are so many unbelievable things to see and experience on planet earth and instilling a sense of adventure and excitement, one of life's great joys, seems like something a map wall could initiate.

the two best map wallpapers we've found are both by ralph lauren.  one is more playful and one is more sophisticated.  a playful one seems more fitting now but a sophisticated one seems like it could get more mileage as the child grows up.  decisions, decisions.

any thoughts?

vs.

 

steven gambrel

elle decor

martinique

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