Showing posts with label Spanish design. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spanish design. Show all posts

Monday, May 23, 2011

In living color

A glimpse of the many pillow options at Kathryn Ireland's West Hollywood store

A friend of mine just recently purchased the most fabulous, most enormous, vintage rug. The massive piece is 10 by 14 feet and is alive with color. Indigo blues, fiery reds, and leafy greens mingle in happy patterns all over. I am unsure of its origin, but it is handmade and signed in a language that I could not read. So unique!

One corner of the folded rug

As I was looking through my pictures of the rug (and its new home) today, the bold colors and exotic designs immediately made me think of a similarly exuberant designer: Miss Kathryn M. Ireland.


Using fabrics from toiles to suzanis (and everything in between), Ireland creates one-of-a-kind, fun, festive, and truly liveable interiors.


I love the Spanish flair that many of her homes have. So effortlessly elegant!


What do you think about her color combos? Could you be this daring in your own home?


Here's to living a colorful life and having a great week ahead!

Monday, January 31, 2011

My nuevo discovery...

Living room by Luisa Olazábal - Photo courtesy of Nuevo Estilo

I kept coming across references to the Spanish magazine, Nuevo Estilo, recently, and decided I must give it a look myself..... And I was not disappointed!

Room design by Estefanía Carrero and Alejandro Fauquié - Photo courtesy of Nuevo Estilo

The interiors featured in the magazine run from overtly modern to glammy eclectic, but always done with that Spanish flair!

Room design by Magdalena Aguilar featured in Nuevo Estilo

I am so excited about this discovery! I can never have too many interiors to fawn over, and it is so great to see how they do things in other parts of the world. (Beautifully is how they do it in Spain, apparently!)

Here's to a great week ahead!