BLOG - Linens

I love pulling together fabrics for new projects and the combinations below are some of my new absolute favorites. 

A little background-the floors throughout the apartment are bleached white oak and crema marble.  The canvas, shall we say, is light, bright, and airy.

The scheme above is for the living room.  The plan is to paint the walls in a deep blue Venetian plaster (with just enough movement to not be heavy). The orange velvet in the top right of the image is for the sofa.  The gray blue large swatch is for the windows.  I love the tonality of this fabric and can't wait to see it in billowy full-length curtains.  The light blue wool (top row) and blue chevron (bottom right) are options for chairs, pillows, etc.

The Living Room of the apartment is connected to the study with pocket doors.  The Ikat is for the windows (romans)  and the blue and gray weave is for the sofa.  The glazed linen on the bottom right is for a chair and ottoman.  The thought is to paint the walls a deep chocolate brown lacquer. 

For the open Kitchen/Family Room the palette is clean and crisp greens, somewhere between an olive and a kelly green but not really either.  I just adore this color! The straw and green basket weave is for a big comfy L-shaped sofa.  The green velvet is for big pillows and the stripe with yellow and green is for the windows.  The cabinetry for the kitchen and family room will be white with the backs of the shelves painted green. 

The goal for the Master Bedroom was to create a soothing luxurious palette of grays and lilacs.  The bottom right fabric is for the windows (romans).  The top right gray/lilac nubbey linen is for the headboard, the gray and white print on the top left is for a bench and the purple mohair is for pillows.

My camera phone is probably my most relied upon tool.  Regardless of where I am, I can quickly send a photo to Georgia or a client for their opinion and feedback.  This past week I was able to communicate with Georgia from High Point to Paris so she could see the progress of our booth for next week's show as well as our new finishes.   From her end, Georgia sent me photos of all her fabulous finds in Paris and at times I felt like i was there (or at least wished i was!). While looking back on the photos we had both captured over the course of the past few weeks Georgia and I decided that we should start sharing our digital sketchbooks with our readers. This is the first post of a new series: "The Chronicles of Carolina George".

Below you will find images of linens as well as my trip to High Point.

Gorgeous C&C Milano Euro Square and Holland and Sherry Pillows

Great option for a little boy's or girl's room.

Simple and Elegant

An unfinished picture of Our Oh So Vanity with new detailing

The calm before the storm. Our High Point Booth in its almost finished yet empty state.

Pushing our finishes one step further. A sample of glaze variations. The top portion is our pick.

Can't wait to update you from the road next week!

Caroline