A piece of different things

Yesterday, as I was looking in my Florida Design, I noticed on one of the coffee tables, designed by one of the countries famous designers a branch (just a plain wood branch).  I immediately thought it should be painted silver, gold, or bronze.  Today, I was in Pier 1 and right there in front of me was this plain old branch.  I guess what is one persons castle is an another's cottage.  Whatever you want to do is totally up to you.  I guess by now you have figured that I read a lot.  As  matter of fact, I read design and art books and magazines every day. 

In Traditional Home, Feb/March issue,  Ann Omvig Maine, wrote "What families are craving it seems, is not a 'showplace' but a 'share place' ".  A light flooded home, with fabrics you don't have to worry about spilling on, pet friendly spaces and chairs so cozy, they practically wrap you in hugs.

Leather is one alternative.  I have leather here in Florida and I love it.  I have heard others say it is hot.  The people I know who have it are totally happy with it.  One thing about leather though, is you need to check the manufacturers warranty on it, some have a limited one and that is not good.  I  think Lazy Boy is a great buy for the money.  It is lifetime guaranteed and you can purchase an extra fabric warranty.  Sunbrella is one of my favorite indoor an outdoor fabrics.  It can be wiped with a Clorox   and water mix and turn out beautiful.  The Florida sun is extremely fading and causes dry rot in fabrics.  Dry rot is where the fabric looses all it's sizing and strength.  Fabric that pulls apart with a little tug is dry rotted.  Here's a bit of nostalgia.  Draperies were lined in years past just because of the dry rot.  Windows were not tinted in southern and western states as there are today.  Sun causes dry rot, and the linings would then be taken out, the drapes rehung until the fabric was no longer good.  Sunbrella does not fade, is spill proof and pet proof.  It comes in a variety of colors and patterns.  there is even a Sunbrella fringe.  The sun really doesn't harm it as other fabrics.  I don't really know much about the other outdoor fabrics as I use only Sunbrella.

Today we have many options for windows.  This will be a piece on windows.

 

I love cornices!!!!!!

 

This is an article out of Window Fashions a to the trade magazine.  They are so very versatile.  You can use blinds, plastic, mini, 1" blinds, verticals, wood blind, silhouettes, almost any type of blind you can think of and have a beautiful window treatment.  Even it you want to hang draperies, use cornices over them.

 

Now for the budget part, I designed a cornice, that can be changed in minutes, can be made by a 10 year old or an 80 year old person.  You can even use old clothing fabrics to get a stunning look or denim to get a very relaxed look.  You can use sheets or buy whatever kind of fabric you like.  Go to my website: www.decoratorsworldinc.com, and see the DVD I made specifically for this purpose.

 

Tomorrow, more on window treatments.