BLOG - July 1, 2012 - July 31, 2012

The countdown is officially on, I'm only a few weeks away from my due date and the nursery is finally done so I thought I would show you how it turned out.  I pretty much stuck with my original plan, I just changed the crib and decided against a white flokati rug.  I had visions of myself on hands and knees cleaning that thing for years to come.  Instead I went with a very reasonably priced West Elm grey and white carpet that is actually quite soft! 

The room used to be my husbands office so for the time being we left all the art in there.  Once he gets a new office I have a feeling he is going to want it back! I'm thrilled with how the day bed turned out. I used our Carolina George Grey and White "Embroidery" Fabric and a Charcoal linen.  The grey throw pillows are West Elm, only $19!! And I had the green velvet ones I had made.  Once the baby is born and I know the sex maybe I'll add a few more pillows in other colors.

I had the dresser made, it doubles as a changing table and gives me tons of storage space!  Once the baby is older I can get rid of the changing tray and still have a cute dresser.

The Animal Heads are from West Elm and the Crib is from Dwell Studio

A couple of months ago I wrote a post about a client's photo serving as the inspiration for a new entryway door as well as the embroidery for the Living Room Window treatments. After a few revisions we are starting to narrow in on a final design.

To view the original post, click here.

Now on to some design options we have been thinking about.

Above is the first strike off that we received from the embroiderer.  At first I thought we wanted to keep the embroidery very simple like the sample on the right. But after thinking about scale and interest, I decided to do a few more revisions that highlight the lines filled-in, as seen on the left.

Last week I visited the embroiderer and they printed out a few variations on this new concept.

The original strike off with the rest of the elements of the room pinned up on the top left.

Playing with the elements of the design, which include color, line size, and fills.

I really love this new dark blue option but I am waiting for the strike-off to come back. We will keep you posted.

And now, I can't resist showing you a sneak peak of the embroidery for another project we are working on. While I was visiting the embroiderer I got to see them putting the finishing touches on window treatments for another client. I can't wait to see these go up!

For Today's post, Haley, the newest addition to the Carolina George team blogs about the Frick...enjoy!

New York is home to hundreds of museums. For any lover of history or the fine arts, this is really something to boast about. Recently I explored the Frick Collection for the first time. This had been on my to do list from the moment I learned the building was the home of the late Henry Clay Frick, much of which has been preserved from the turn of the century. Henry’s home, gardens and private art collection was opened to the public as the Frick Collection in late 1935. The collection is small compared to some of the other mammoth museums in the city but no less impressive with works by old masters such as Rembrandt, Vermeer, Ingres, Hans Holbein, El Greco as well as an entire room of Fragonard. All of these are on permanent display.

Garden at the Frick Museum

The Rehearsal - Edgar Degas

Out of all this, perhaps the most exciting thing for me about the Frick home was the atrium. It was a beautiful architectural moment added in the early 1930s by John Russell Pope upon which other rooms of the house radiate. This blending of outdoor and indoor space becomes the focal point of the museum. As magnificent as it is, the skylight in the atrium is not the only impressive skylight in the house. The music room as well as west gallery also boast striking skylights.

Atrium

Music Room

West Gallery

Amid these grandiose moments, it's also nice to see the smaller rooms still kept as they would have been when Frick resided in the home.

Henry's private library

Fragonard Room

Of the original home, only the main floor and a small area of the downstairs are consistently available for viewing. There is an impressive private bowling alley in the basement. Unfortunately it is not open for public viewing. However, the lovely Frick Art Reference Library is available to the public.

Bowling Alley

Art Reference Library