Hip, Modern and Colorful : LuLu DK New at Duralee

Looking for something fresh and different for your clients space? If you peruse most design magazines modern textiles tend to be geometric, brightly colored or neutral with lots of texture, or void of color all together. The furniture today tends to swing a little more mid century with shiny chrome accents or stone with honed finishes. I say why not throw a little whimsy in the mix.

LuLu DK is a fairly new designer to the Duralee Brand , but she’s been available to our neighbors up north for years. I first saw the designer while viewing Sarah 101 on HGTV, yes HGTV. What is great about LuLu DK is the line can work wth transitional and modern interiors. the colors are range from a sea greens to bright corals and cobolt blues.

Lulu deKwiatkowski was born and raised in New York City where she trained and graduated from Parsons School of Design. whose mantra is that all beautiful things should be nurtured, appreciated, acknowledged, and most importantly, shared and passed on. You can see the love and artistry in each pattern she creates and its made so that each one works with another so can create a beautiful, and vibrant home.

The patterns range from a chain link pattern to a bold graphic weaves. My personal favorites are Paradiso Ocean Blue with the coy and the colorful Apple Martini which reminds me a broken tile mosaic…just fun and lively. There are colorful woven chevron patterns, textured solids and a few embroideries.

While some showrooms have a few patterns on display they can be samples can be ordered on duralee.com. Are you ready to add a little whimsy to your interior?

Almost Time for Spring Break?… Add Thomas Paul to your Cabanas

I am a lucky girl living in Texas. From time to time yes, we get snow but nothing like our northern neighbors. In one more month it will be spring break and pools will need to be cleaned and the fire logs replaced by hickory and charcoal for barbecue.

But what about the outdoor furniture? They need to be fluffed and colorful just as much as the blooming plants need water.

Duralee Fabrics has just gotten in the new Thomas Paul wovens in for outdoor and they are stunning!

Corals, Navy blues, grays and oranges  given a updated nautical treatment that’s a feast to the eyes.

From impressive geometric patterns to playful whales… The colors are bold and playful.

Head to your nearest Duralee Showroom or duralee.com and order up the fabric that will give your neighbors outdoor envy at the next pool pary

Blurred Lines…When Fashion and Interior Design Merge

It’s another Saturday afternoon, the air is crisp and my sprite is fizzing in my Neiman Marcus glass. As I look through my stack of design and fashion magazines, I can’t help but notice the relationship of what’s been popping up on the fashion runways of New York and Paris are seeping into the textile and furniture world.

You can’t afford that ten thousand dollar dress? Well, you can find a pattern similar to that dress and have it grace your walls as wallpaper. Or buy a spectacular piece of drapery hardware and have that fabric flawlessly cascade down to the floor like a chic Dior gown one that even Lupita Nyong’o would envy.

In the past it used to take about four or five years for interiors to catch up with what was hot in fashion. Then it used to take a season, now it seems like it’s seamless. It seems they are echoing each other with not only color, but with form and structure. The fabrics and structures have been consistently traditional, but what makes it modern is the bolder color palette. Deep rose, sapphire blues, teal and aquamarines permeate the fabric selections.

The reintroduction vintage patterns in a new way keeps the history of the lines from the 1930’s and 40’s alive and introduces them to a new generation.

Hot designers Tilton Fenwick (for Duralee) are the Zac Posen’s of the interior design world right now. They have taken otherwise traditional floral, ribbon like patterns and made them chic – and in demand. The same could be said about the Brunswick and Bailey and Griffin lines as well. Their textile lines have been regenerated in daring, vibrant color palettes for a new generation of designers and their savvy clients. The marriage between fashion and interior design has always existed and it seems like one thats determined to last in the 21st century.