I don’t buy things because they’re fashionable, I buy only what I love. And I don’t get tired of the things I have, because they are not gimmicky.
-Carolina Herrera Baez
So I don’t normally start posts in the bedroom, but couldn’t help myself here. Her bedroom had me at hello! The gorgeous flat canopy bed made from Ian Mankin ticking, played off against the starburst mirror, the Matouk linens, and for good measure, a fur coverlet. See – ticking takes the stuffiness out! There is even a secondary ticking stripe on the curtains.
Fairly formal ebonized and gilt dining room chairs are also covered in a simple ticking, keeping them fresh and casual. The house is full of fine furniture and art, all animated by color and personality. And the pink linen trimmed in jute in the study just knocks my socks off.
You can see one of the chairs closer here – the dining room also double as a library. I like that the bookshelves are crammed and not fake and stagey.
Even the entryway is lined in ticking stripes, trimmed out in jute and nailheads again. And the suzani-upholstered settee is another great example of contrast – fancy, but mixed with ethnic.
I could show you more, but I’ll let you click over to Elle Decor for the full article with the very unpretentious Herrera Baez and the rest of William Waldron’s wonderful photos.
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The Vintique Object
Those upholstered walls with the jute and nailheads? Might be the best thing I’ve seen in quite sometime. Cannot wait to read the article. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
Camille
Tokyo Jinja
You’ll love the whole apartment for sure!
lisa jardine
too many stripes for me! and with checks too. yikes. i’d get dizzy after my 2nd glass of wine. and the sunburst mirror seems so played. i know she says she doesn’t do trendy but its soooooo trendy! my favorite takeaway from this piece is the suzani settee. fabulous.
Tokyo Jinja
Actually, if you think about it, none of the textiles are trendy and neither is any of the furniture – it is all classic. Perhaps it is the bold combination that makes you feel like it is trendy, but that’s what I think is so brilliant! And sunburst mirrors have been classics – not trendy – for a while now!
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