Fabric Dilemma!

Help! I bought a pair of Bergere chairs at an auction and I can't decide what to fabric to use!

For a little background...

My couch is aqua, like this one

I love the navy aqua color combo but I wanted something bright and bold to make these chairs look more modern. I saw this chair on pinterest and fell in love with the orange zebra fabric.

After weeks of hunting I finally found out that the fabric is called Expedition, but I haven't been able to find it in the tangerine color-way. I have found it in poppy (red) and indigo (navy) though....and that begins my fabric dilemma!

OPTION 1: Using the navy zebra fabric on the Bergere chairs and brining the tangerine in as an accent in the room. 

PROS: I LOVE this color scheme, if you could't tell from Haymarket Designs' website!

CONS: The navy looks really dark and I'm afraid it won't be the fun, bright fabric I envisioned for the chairs to begin with. Here it is on another chair and it almost looks black!

OPTION 2:

Using the poppy zebra fabric on the Bergere chairs and having navy as an accent.

PROS: This is the closest to the tangerine color-way that I fell in love with initially.

CONS: Its very red in person and I'm afraid it doesn't look the best with my aqua couch.

OPTION 3:

The wild card. Yellow ikat on the Bergere chairs and navy accents.

I found the ikat by Duralee in one of my many fabric hunts. I had ruled it out until I saw a picture of it on a chair yesterday...

PROS: I love the bright color and the big pattern

CONS: My high school colors were green and yellow and I always stray away from green and yellow color combos. 

So there you have it...I'm thoroughly confused! Please give me any thoughts, opinions or other options you have! 

Anthropologie Launches 'For the Decorator'

Did anyone notice that Anthropologie added a new section to their 'At Home' area of their website
last week? The new 'For the Decorator' section features tips, tools and a glossary of home
decor definitions ranging from bamboo to wool. It may just be the digital marketer in me 
(my day job), but I think these interactive tools are a great way for Antrhopologie to encourage
hobbyist decorators (like me) to unleash the Jonathan Adler in them!



On the 'Tips' pages Anthro provides eight great home decorating tips for using Rugs, 
Curtains, Wallpaper and Hardware. One of my favorite tips is for Wallpaper, "Choose 
a vertical pattern. They help draw the eye up, giving the illusion of higher ceilings."



I love the 'Tools' section because it offers two hands-on widgets that help you create 
your own hardware and bedding combinations.


The 'DIY Hardware' tool lets you select from six different furniture styles and any color
under the rainbow to recreate your furniture piece. Then you use good ole "drag and drop"
to try out any of their knobs or handles. I think this is a great way to try mix and
matching different hardware on one piece (and then easily add to your shopping cart of course). 





The 'Bedding Mix & Match' tool is my favorite because it lets you create any combination of sheets and duvets to create the perfect pair. I played around with this tool for about five minutes and found several great combos I would have never have thought of before!




You can also easily order free wallpaper and fabric swatches to be sent to your house. 

Lastly, the 'Glossary' is a great place to find the difference between ikat and batik and any other decorating term you may have a question about.





Anthropologie is also adding workshop-style decorator shops to eleven of its existing stores. If you are lucky enough to leave near Atlanta, Beverly Hills, Chicago, Corte Madera (CA), Denver, Houston, Miami, Nashville, New York, Wayne (PA) or Westport (CT) you can visit the store to get swatches or attend workshops with design experts. I can't wait for my next trip to NY to check it out!

Loving Lilly Pulitzer Furniture

Spring is here which means the new Lilly Pulitzer home furniture collection will be launching soon!
As a longtime Lilly Lover, I can't tell you how excited I am about this! Some of it might be a little too pink and green for my house but I love the mid-century lacquer and faux bamboo pieces.

House Beautiful spotlighted the collection in their February edition and I've been dying to see more!

The 200+ piece line is being produced by HFI Brands with Lee Jofa Lilly Pulitzer Fabric,
and thanks to HFI's Facebook page we get another sneak peak of the collection!

Take a look at some of my favorite rooms and pieces...


Love the green garden stools with lions head ring pulls!



I'm not sure if lighting is part of the collection, but I hope so because I love the white faux bamboo chandelier!






I want everything from the zebra rug to the faux bamboo mirror and dresser!






I hope art is part of the collection too! I love the pink and yellow magnolia print resting on the chest.









The bottom faux bamboo "Minzer Bench" would look great anywhere!






I LOVE the Chippendale fretwork on these chairs and the bright lacquer color!