Animal Print:

 

Brunschwig & Fils Tiger and Leopard Velvet

 Brunschwig & Fils first introduced the iconic leopard and tiger silk velvets in 1956, they have never been out of production! Proving the timeless nature of this design.

Martyn Lawrence Bullard 

Tamara Mellon’s Manhattan Living Room, founder of Jimmy Choo.

What a luxurious foundation for this room!

 Mary McDonald

All over leopard print - so sophisticated looking.

 Miles Redd

A tiny pop of leopard on the sofa.

(Not to mention this is my favorite Farrow & Ball paint color, Hague Blue)

Hamptons Kitchen of Reed Krakoff

Zebra hide & custom-made turquoise ostrich leather from Coach

 House Beautiful

Beautifully balanced room with a touch of animal print on the ottoman.

 House Beautiful

Eclectic Los Angeles Living Room

Zebra print pillows on those beautiful wicker chairs.

And lastly my 1stdibs find...

Cool Empire style chair w/ leopard print fabric!

Animal Print is very popular at the moment, dare I say trendy. If you can add it in the right way, I believe every home can use a little animal print (my favorite is leopard) and therefor it will not be trendy. Mary McDonald's room being the exception here (most people cannot pull that off!) animal print can be very minimalistic or add to the eclecticism of a room. Either way, I think it's a great, classic touch!

Kitchen of the Week:

This kitchen is so pure, it's a bit out of the ordinary and certainly not for everyone. I bet this is a neat little country house, that is simplistic in every way. You can see the sink and cooktop in this photo, looks like the table doubles as a cutting board. The detailing is wonderful and doesn't jump out at you in an obvious way. 

I think I could live there...!

Sunday

Perfect Sunday.

Room Scene via 1stdibs:

I put a little dream room together using items from 1stdibs!

Enjoy!

1. Original Art Deco Period Poster by Jean Dupas
2. A Pair of French 17th Cent. Twisted Oak Column Floor Lamps
3. Sofa by Ricky Clifton
4. Lacquer Garden Stool
5. Rip Van Lee Chair

Nooks:

I love any type of nook, window seat, daybed, etc.

(especially with lots of pillows & blankets!)

Heavenly.

 Great Breakfast Area.

(these are actually my very favorite Visual Comfort pendants!)

 Double Layered Roman Shades & Tufted Window Seat Cushion.

Doesn't this just make you want to curl up and read a book?

Shabby Chic.

Beautifully Detailed Banquette.

So...I know this is outside but I couldn't resist.

How nice would that be?

Enjoy the weekend!

Wall Collages:

Andy & Kate Spade's Home

 Eclectic Dining Room

Vintage-Looking Foyer

 Domino

 (Oh, how I miss Domino Magazine)

Domino

Love this especially, quite the mixture of styles.

 Stairway

Top to Bottom.

 All of the wall galleries that I have chosen are very eclectic looking. I think it's the most interesting when you mix styles, frames, media, art, photography, mirrors, some with mattes some without, some frames, and some plain canvases. You can certainly choose to use all of the same frame styles but I think it looks a bit too contrived...

Kitchen of the Week:

This is one of my top favorite kitchens...why you might ask?

Clean white cabinetry, Carrara counters, and Carrara subway backsplash, glass front cabinets, crown molding to the ceiling,dark hardwood floors, Hicks Visual Comfort pendants from the Thomas O'Brien Collection, and not to mention the fabulous white leather counter stools.

All very simplistic -- but so well put together.

(photo: style at home)