Here's a sneak peak of the colours I have for the living room. I'm still looking for a better lamp but the idea is to find one that can make the living room moody. The saddle box in orange would work well prolly beside the eames chair? But I need to figure out what to put on top of it so it really feels like a side table.
I cannot find the post from someone here that said our colours are rustic. I have to agree. Thinking about it now, the passafolia design might not work well the greens will be added as I'm looking for some oversized indoor plants as well. The couches will be oversized too, to fill up the space.
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This is lovely. I don’t think it’s rustic. I would call it refined mid century modern with an eye towards natural color.
DH and I are in a somewhat similar position; we’re doing a gut renovation of our new second apt ( a massive Covid era deal). Our colors are also neutrals, but we went the route of French modern (Pierre Augustin Rose; The invisable Collection; Artemest; a fireplace inspired by Kolkhoze; and a danish designer Piet Boon) . I would say ( with some envy ) that you are in the ‘fun’ phase of accessorizing (whereas I am not)
Congrats! I love the things you have picked so far. I think some H blankets would look amazing, not so much the Avalon, but the more patterned ones, for draping over your couch or snuggling before the fire. A dimmer on overhead lights also works wonders in terms of layering the light sources. Cannot wait to see the stuff you will pick.
by the way, if you like passifolia and it doesnt coordinate with your other items, perhaps it could be appetizer plates in the living room or den, or for tea or dessert or snacks. . . I agree with
@Veritybelle re a nice tray
Hermes also makes stunningly gorgeous desk lamps ( mixed media with some leather and metal); and phenomenal desk furniture and accessories. H furniture is not priced competitively enough for us, but it is gorgeous.
ETA: another TPFer bought a modern leather covered desk by Paltrona Frau which reminds me of some Hermes pieces. One of my favorite pieces is A stunning magazine mirror screen rack ( Hermes Madison said one is still available though it is no longer on display). I think it was 50k plus, and we did better priced dressing room custom mill work instead, but it’s amazing. I also love H benches in leather and wood, but they were 30K, and significantly more than our couches. Still, it’s great to look at these things for inspiration and ideas. Hermes no longer does wallpaper, but it does do a customizable wall of leather tiles that can be configured in different ways. I think another TPFer purchased that system. . . i Wish Hermes did rugs in scarf designs, but they would probably be too expensive to walk on, more like tapestries
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(he has stolen and in fact chewed through an Hermes blanket though)
