All about the peacock

I have a chair makeover project coming up, and I'm happy to tell you I think I found the perfect fabric at inVU Drapery. I popped in there the other day to check out the new DwellStudio collection that they're carrying which, I hafta say, is all really rather lovely with fantastic hits of yellow, teal and grey all in a smashing mix of prints and solids. But back to me, and back to that chair! The fabric that totally spoke to me at inVU is the DwellStudio Vintage Plumes in Camel. Pretty fantastic, no? The side chair is currently a hefty fleamarket find in dark stained wood, so I'm thinking about lightening it all up by either painting the frame in a soft grey (or going a tad nutty with a harvest gold???) and of course, there will have to be nailheads involved somewhere. Nickel, or maybe even white for those. Hmmm...

Frocks and rugs

While I'm knee deep in projects for the Toronto International Film Festival I thought I'd take sec and share these snaps with you. Gorgeous, no? They're shot by Vivianne Sassen and styled by Yasmine Eslami and were snagged from the current Liberty magazine (have a look here). The story, to me at least, shows how seamlessly fashion and interiors seem to creatively bounce off one another, with incredibly lush and inspiring results. Oh, and of course it isn't just about the clothes. Each of the rugs, and even that rather barmy chaise lounge, is for sale.

Seriously fun

Saw this chair a couple of secs ago on Twitter and thought how great it was, and now here I go sharing it with you lot. It's a fantastically quirky Victorian club chair (love the turned black legs and casters) that's been upholstered in a metallic silver print on a dark purple Irish linen called D'ya-think-e-sauras, from PaperBoy in the UK. Victoria Cramsie of PaperBoy scored the chair at an auction, one of a pair, she's now itching to get the other one re-upholstered too. Check her firm out for lots of seriously fun prints on fabric and wallpaper - you should really take a look at Animal Magic and Hand Made - that are nice and un-sugary, and a v. sophisticated take on designs for kids. Oh, and thanks to Victoria (aka PaperBoyLondon) for posting the shots on TwitPic!