A little zig and a little zag

 It all started with this rug from FLOR….

“Sophistikat” from FLOR

If you’re not familar with FLOR, they sell carpet squares…..really cool ones!  I love this chevron pattern, and if you lay the squares in different directions, you can have a brand new pattern.  And the part that I like is that if Henry (The Big Dog) gets one of them dirty, I can just pop it out and replace it with a clean one!  How cool is that!

Anyway…I digress.

I’ve become smitten with chevron.

Of course, that sends me out in to cyberworld to see other great designs that bridge classic traditional with modern trends.

Judith Barrett Lennard

This floor is so beautiful, and those of you under 40 might even think it’s a brand new look, but this patterns was found in many upscale homes built in the 50’s and 60’s.  What goes around, comes around, and this awesome floor feels right at home in 2011.

Apartment Therapy

Same floor, completely different look.

Miles Redd

I love to take risks in design, and anything Miles Redd does is great inspiration for me.  This marble tile chevron is crazy! but that’s what separates Miles from the rest of the pack.

Marie Burgoss Design

This looks like it might be a floor cloth…not sure, but that could be a great way to bring the chevron to the floor without having a permanent installation.  I think this could be fun…..for a little while!

Chevrons don’t have to be relegated to the floor…..moving on up to the wall. 

Madebygirl.com

There are tutorials that will show you how to do this paint technique on the wall.  Buy lots of tape and sharpen up your math skills!

It might be easier to hang this amazing wallpaper instead.

JS Interiors

I love the statement that this backsplash tile makes.  Paired with rustic neutrals in this kitchen , they are the star of the show.

(I wonder is Miles Redd has seen this???)

Casa Midy

I think every fabric company has a chevron pattern in their line.  Great for drapery and even upholstery, the chevron pattern always brings energy into a space.

Blount Designs

Atlanta Homes

Rubie Green fabric

  Stephen Gambrell

And then my favorite….the painted furniture!

1st Dibs

 

Sunset Magazine

 What an easy way to get a new look to a vintage  piece!

I’m making way for some chevron in my life this year…..one way or another!

Yeah, this will work too!!

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Pattern, Pattern , Everywhere!!!

I'm working with several clients on projects that encompass a lot of fabric...yeah!!!  Fabric is my "drug of choice" in the design world...well, maybe after PAINT...which I love most. 

It's very interesting to me to see a person's tolerance for pattern.  I have some clients who love pattern and color and want it all around them. 

Todd Alexander Romano, Interior designer

Crosby street Hotel, private event & dining space

 Then I have other clients who love patterns, but prefer something subtle and less obvious. 

Sally Steponkus

Joseph Minton, Riverhills show house for Southern Accents

Then I have some clients...and family members (you know who you are)....who love the interplay of solids and no pattern. 

Elle Decor

Schumacher

Some people love stripes.
Some people hate stripes.

Caroline Paterson

Watergate Apartments, Washington, DC

Some get nervous  when I pull out a mix of 4 or 5 different patterns for the same space.

Sorry, this was in the March issue of something !

Some really want the same pattern everywhere.

Nancy Serafini, Interior Designer

And some just don't want any pattern at all.

As a designer, I think I have to assess early one what my client's tolerance for pattern and color is. I think it's also a part of my job to "push the envelope" for my clients and show them something they would never think of....that IS why they have hired a designer after all.  ( I will admit that they don't always know that's why they've hired me!)

I know my tolerance for bold and inventive uses of pattern and color is pretty high, which is why I get all over the new fabrics when they come in.  For me, it's a litte difficult to get excited about a book of solid chennile when I can look at new book of prints or a modern wallpaper. 

It's often the print and pattern that becomes the inspiration and the color palette in the room.

Fabric by Duralee

Kelly Wearstler for Lee Jofa - Groundworks

Barclay Butera for Kravet

GP&J Baker for Lee Jofa

The pattern often becomes the focal point to the room design.

 

Traditional Home

Mary McDonald

Sometimes the pattern isn't the 'star', but the backup singer.

JMac and Kennedy Interiors

The pictures in this post clearly show that there is no "right or wrong" when it comes to using or NOT using pattern in your design plan.

It's all about your tastes and how you FEEL.....(How 60's does that sound???)

So, where are you on the pattern/color continuum?