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March 21st, 2012

Brad Ford’s New York Pad

Interior designer, Brad Ford‘s New York pad is simply stunning. It feels a bit masculine for my taste but his eclectic style with the muted color pallet is something I am starting to gravitate towards.

His styling is a great example of practicality and design where thing look stylish and yet inviting and relaxing. I especially love his inspirational touches of adopting classic modern furniture in urban apartments.

The pottery collection by the window is absolutely gorgeous. While they look great individually, it’s amazing how beautiful they look together. It makes me want to go out and do more pottery hunting. You can check out his interview here.

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February 22nd, 2012

Pendleton Fabric

The endorsement of the “tribal” trend seems out of control. Sadly Pendleton is a one of the target where you can probably see some of it in the huge fashion craze these days, however I can’t hate them. I’ve been a big fan of the Pendleton fabric since the time I was a high school kid who saving up money to purchase the turquoise blue Pendleton jacket decades ago.

Over the weekend, I made two pillow cases from the Pendleton fabric. I personally prefer their 100% wool than some itchy kilim pillowcases. It turned out quite nice along with the grey blanket on my bed. I found it funny that one of the Pendleton store in LA was not really a hipster’s mecca. It is located on the quiet street in San Marino where you won’t see any cool pendleton printed clothing but rather some nice blankets and friendly senior people. I bought the blue small blanket at the store that is the same as the one showing above from Urbanoutfitters. The Navajo inspired blankets have beautiful vivid patterns, and again the wool feels incredible.

Here are some handmade pendleton pillow cases that I found from etsy. Pendtleton fabrics are really easy to sew since it doesn’t get frayed at the edge. The fabric itself is a bit pricy but making it on your own is quite fun.

If you casually want to enjoy Pendleton patterns, their bath towel collections would be a great addition to your home!

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February 11th, 2012

Southwestern Rugs

I’ve been really into eclectic interiors that have a mixed style. Southwestern rugs such as navajo, kilim, persian, and turkish rugs are good examples that easily brings vintage-ish touches in decors. Somehow adding southwestern rugs effortlessly work well with mid century furniture. It may be true that these egyptian, boho styles are hip and really “in” but as you see in interior photos on internet, there are so many beautiful rugs around the world and it’s been like this for centuries. For me, visiting Ace hotel in Palm springs was the time that sparked my interest in these rugs. Here are more rug images I picked from my references.

Geometric patterns on kilim rugs is one of my favorites, especially the big and bold ones. The one I picked at the flea market (pictured with the snake plant) was originally over $800 but I got it for only $50, what a steal!