Blue & Red

If I have to choose one color in isolation as an all-time favorite, then turquoise takes the trophy. However, when it comes to pairings, I love Indigo and red. My entire dining room is comprised of these colors as is much of my artwork.

As often happens, while floating link to link, in the wee hours of the night, I found Cabana Magazine's Instagram feed via My Favorite and My Best. It's a glorious collection of imagery, but I also noticed that they heavily feature my blue and red! Dreamy. Here's a taste...

Most photos from Cabana Magazine. A few are from my Pinterest boards.

Red, White and Blue Rooms

Today, we're celebrating Independence Day at La Maison Boheme 

with 15 patriotic rooms that showcase the bold and beautiful red, white and blue.

Happy 4th!

Home Tour | Artist Isabelle de Borchgrave

Today, we're going to take a peek inside the home of Belgium artist Isabelle de Borchgrave. Textiles and pattern are her muse in the studio and also in her home. Many of her art pieces and projects revolve around recreating exquisite, life-size historical costumes and fabrics entirely out of paper. For instance, THESE extraordinary Medici era dresses. Amazing, right? Here is Isabelle in her studio:

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Her home is a fascinating and colorful explosion of fabric, artifacts and art. I love her curated sense of style and her bold use of red, a favorite of mine! And check out her trompe l'oeil writing desk papered from top to bottom!  Just incredible.

I love seeing how artists live. Don't you?

Mustard Midcentury Love Seat Part II

A few months ago I picked up a midcentury love seat from a neighbor on impulse. It used to be a part of a set and its original yellow upholstery is still very much in tact. It's really comfortable as well. For a few months I had it tucked away in my bedroom, not quite knowing what to do with it. But this month I moved it out into our living room. Does it match my brown Craig's List sofa? No. But that's alright. My goal is never that things match, but rather that they play nicely together.

Red White & Blue From India

Happy fourth of July everyone! Last month, I hosted a giveaway for Novica.com, a beautiful website associated with National Geographic filled with handmade goods from across the globe. One of the items that I showcased was THIS bright red cotton throw, made by the UMBVS (Urmul Marusthali Bunkar Vikas Samiti) Desert Weavers of India. As a thank you, they sent me one!  Its so beautiful and well made and even came with a gorgeous hand written card written in Hindi. When I opened the box, it smelled lightly of incense. I love the white accent stripes and cobalt blue embroidery. I could easily use it as a tablecloth, a blanket for my bed or even a rug. Here it is in my home:

Bedding:

sheets from Target

throw pillow from IKEA

pick-stich quilt second hand purchase from neighbor

And just for fun here are my boys in bed after shooting the new bedding:

Read more about the UMBVS Desert Weavers of India HERE 

and buy their products via Novica  HERE.

Crimson & Cobalt

Red and Blue

Ruby and Sapphire
Carnelian and Lapis

Britain and France

Fire and Water 

Crimson and Cobalt

This is one of my favorite color combinations.

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And I've posted the photo below before, but it bears repeating. 

It's one of my favorites and certainly an inspiration for my own living room.

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And here is a photo of my living room:

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