Wednesday, February 29, 2012

I spy Chiang Mai Dragon

There have certainly been many blog posts about Schumaker's Chiang Mai Dragon wallpapers and fabrics. I've been thinking about collecting pictures for a post for a while now. A close friend of mine loves, loves this pattern. We always find ourselves dreaming up ways to use it in her home. Chiang Mai Dragon has endless possibilities.

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A classic with the solid upholstered headboard.

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These upholstered headboards were created for a child's room. Click onto source link below to read the whole story.

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Check out the Chiang Mai Dragon upholstered headboard and footboard by Sarah Richardson.

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Love the long curtain panels at the top of these stairs.

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This photo was originally for Country Living Magazine. This wing chair, upholstered in Chiang Mai Dragon has to be my favorite application. Along with the wonderful taupe walls, and warm orange red doors, this print just plays so well.

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Wonderful as a pillow.

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More Chiang Mai accent pillows.

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Shop here at Etsy to purchase these pillows.

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What chair doesn't look fabulous wrapped in this print??

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Upholstered dining benches....

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This is amazing! Click on source link to see the entire project. It's a painting of the Chiang Mai Dragon.. copied from the fabric. Wow.

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Another great use: as a bulletin board.

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Master Bedroom - half canopy thoughts

I mentioned my master bedroom/bathroom re-do a while back, I think it was last spring. Most of the bedroom is finished, it's the long bed wall that I had been wavering on.

I keep coming back to the idea of a half canopy.

So far, this picture is my all time favorite. I love the double lamps; tiny lamps for reading in bed and large lamps for overall lighting.

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Below is my current state of affairs on the long bed wall in my master bedroom. You don't normally see a half canopy on a shorter 4 poster bed. My husband and I have had this bed for almost 20 years. I still love it as much as I did the day we found it down at Greenfront Furniture. So, it's staying. I love the wood headboard in the Southern Living picture above. I'll add a bedskirt too.

(photo credit: Muraca Design, Inc.)

I had played around with a series of prints closely hung above the bed. But, really want to hang pictures behind the tall lamps I found at the Design House at Old Lucketts a few months back. Plus, as you tour around my master bedroom pictures, I already have enough framed pieces.

(photo credit: Muraca Design, Inc.)

Yes, a ceiling fan. When we had the house built, I was hands down no ceiling fan. I love the lantern in the first inspiration picture, thought I would do something like the lantern. But.. for those of you who just love a fan year around... gotta have it. We had it installed after we moved in. So much for the lantern.

(photo credit: Muraca Design, Inc.)

Yes, it's time for a half canopy, it will balance out the window treatments and give the bed more weight on the long wall.

Another inspiration room with similar balance:

(photo credit: eclecticrevisited.wordpress.com)

Just so lovely, cozy, and relaxing...

(photo credit: Elle Decor)

The sitting area still needs some attention too. I'll need to cover the 2 pillows on my grandmother's sofa. Floor lamp needs up dating as well. You can see through to my master bathroom, to the master bath. I had designed the bathroom before the house was built. My goal was to have a pocket door to the bathroom, that when looking through the master bedroom, it would look just like another room. More on the bathroom to come... still finishing up those final details.

(photo credit: Muraca Design, Inc.)

(photo credit: Muraca Design, Inc.)

So, now onto additional fabrics to pull in. I bought this bird and vine fabric by Kravat (don't have the name of it) when I started the bedroom design. Maybe a plaid on the inside and birds on the outside of the half canopy.

(photo credit: Muraca Design, Inc)

More fabric sampling, pillows to cover, bedding to figure out, and bits here and there. Soon to be a finished space, hopefully sooner rather than later....

A few more half canopies:

(photo credit: Elle Decor)

(photo credit: Shannon Berrey.com)

(photo credit: Southern Accents)

(photo credit: Interior Design Home)

(photo credit: Kelley Proximire)

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If you're interested in trying your DIY skills, here's a link to a tutorial on how to make this half canopy here.

Knitted Objects of Interest

Autumn is official in just over a week... yes! A knitter's favorite time of year, for sure. Hard to sit with wool projects on your lap in the heat of August.

In my design travels (both virtual and actual) I have come across some amazing knitted things for the home.

These stools are by Claire-Anne O'brien and can be viewed here.