The Vintage Charm :Lai

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Exquisite silver jewellery,by the gemologist Puja Bhargav a Graduate from the NIFT(Delhi). Her designs have won the awards including those form the De Beers,World gold council and Perles de Tahiti.Jewellery ranges from exquisite silver pieces to quirky wood, bone, glass & fabric based handcrafted fun jewellery under its sub-brand   "Jujubi jewellery".</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">What I loved about them is the interpretation of Indian themes rendered in contemporary designs. Themes such as the paisley motif, design details from old palaces, havelis etc.- researched and stylized into jewellery designs to suit modern tastes & sensibilities.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> LAI 's indian soul and global spirit appealed to me much more than anything.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESIojGHDUXBGyvgEl5xHbHAAq-1k09OIdbBGh2uQAXOPvcXL2QThx3tGYJslnaFcMBjr1QRjv5U6cixXvICRIjl3vODK4FNI2vXe2F0uqm6TsrvtJWNDpW5nZpRKjq1XZWhenOEFju-0/s1600/251242_225719884123808_225628057466324_885916_7810797_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgESIojGHDUXBGyvgEl5xHbHAAq-1k09OIdbBGh2uQAXOPvcXL2QThx3tGYJslnaFcMBjr1QRjv5U6cixXvICRIjl3vODK4FNI2vXe2F0uqm6TsrvtJWNDpW5nZpRKjq1XZWhenOEFju-0/s640/251242_225719884123808_225628057466324_885916_7810797_n.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">the paisley collection</span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_Pel3H7INM3Jzi3K8Dg_PYVqzm_X-4Zen3glKHHYlz14LlAbxbuEfwLzvhPO34jYMtdbzOmkFsZu1wSTPmpfVdg0B5uXeaToyOol2Kz0xtHfDmc6vqcgjaduwZnYGrguja97AfCzeRI/s1600/253894_225732577455872_225628057466324_886059_1471742_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_Pel3H7INM3Jzi3K8Dg_PYVqzm_X-4Zen3glKHHYlz14LlAbxbuEfwLzvhPO34jYMtdbzOmkFsZu1wSTPmpfVdg0B5uXeaToyOol2Kz0xtHfDmc6vqcgjaduwZnYGrguja97AfCzeRI/s640/253894_225732577455872_225628057466324_886059_1471742_n.jpg" width="470" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">what a thought behind the coin collection jewellery</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtgwrKKGUmA8rANdy9E3GQmhyphenhyphenVV4Gxw3LtRqkEn7hwTMDCndvlTpDUGYvS3gHmFzhtMOceBqBFyuyDpQQ0yMsH04cNktxdCAI3_BeT2xv_Bt_tylzxlBV75ugnDPVLaeKv7hxrsxFym4/s640/255605_225732667455863_225628057466324_886062_6022183_n.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADkeAkq4oWUGh29eTGBB_p3h6UIv7HPalzg7o5YXcOo8MpIMwimWndVKg4jxIDvmgBViwYzBvavr6qHUqDqj-HFnPaMBOXADEqskxmU0CTTPZkj4WKH2EqUz9GaYmZMxCbmcrukW8-1s/s640/262135_225732700789193_225628057466324_886063_4552833_n.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQrstPU1b4k7Ft5aEPDaqGpU9ZNTas5B-BUEmZDEc3hSlIil5ojetgUP3n0rfAMlsWZPTnJfSsU2Ks5_N_sx0KdU25BV3-4_O0fiLx4ScL-dRQfeoSEsRdSId4aYHsxfHnUPPHjIeo-U/s1600/419690_369491683079960_225628057466324_1341139_678240646_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLQrstPU1b4k7Ft5aEPDaqGpU9ZNTas5B-BUEmZDEc3hSlIil5ojetgUP3n0rfAMlsWZPTnJfSsU2Ks5_N_sx0KdU25BV3-4_O0fiLx4ScL-dRQfeoSEsRdSId4aYHsxfHnUPPHjIeo-U/s640/419690_369491683079960_225628057466324_1341139_678240646_n.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">the very colurful rangoli collection</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br /></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1oEs_RFdMixSLqUnkHLfFREZ0Nvq4jUJopIh20bDUBd8I2LNbuZvs9i8ObhXZ1hOM-cJ30nV5mCGj06o2ka5hYHEZko9pb0gdtUUIRWNrJGUkTyNzxM22aNA9kPu7GCmonD4ADX_6tw/s1600/432143_375033882525740_225628057466324_1354152_534481207_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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The Vintage Charm :Lai

Exquisite silver jewellery,by the gemologist Puja Bhargav a Graduate from the NIFT(Delhi). Her designs have won the awards including those f...

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Indu Harikumar...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">A childrens writer and a brilliant illustrator as I say ,but you will all be  very clear from her blog posts and in all the works she does.She says she is an elephant lover,traveller,fabric fiend,lover of languages,totes,hand bags and what not..It was accidentally some months ago reading about a cafe in Delhi and heard about the exhibition she had there led me into her blogs and finally found a good friend in her..eventhough we have not met.She has authored books and hope she gets many many accolades for the brilliant work .She is recently into recycle and reuse and makes small bags,totes,from scraps of cloth and some of them are for sale too..</span><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mwkrhSyPkp5C_p75r2MaJMKkNPj_WINRmXrzTUcYad4-tAcAs89ZW9rxxYtGG_UYM0ZUnLVcHdCES1mFglrfkywLgbb0N53nETq0-Zill5nwRj9GtaenpdcMgpvSb75yQeQftDvcnVw/s1600/5637484460_9e0f2853fe_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2mwkrhSyPkp5C_p75r2MaJMKkNPj_WINRmXrzTUcYad4-tAcAs89ZW9rxxYtGG_UYM0ZUnLVcHdCES1mFglrfkywLgbb0N53nETq0-Zill5nwRj9GtaenpdcMgpvSb75yQeQftDvcnVw/s640/5637484460_9e0f2853fe_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> loved this one,for all mango lovers,mangoes are very much in season,i would have framed this..summers and mangoes<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54xIWNnkap_YGwNsD9bSGUF_Ncfpw__eJmwxuknLzw7EdediZo81hzUCuX0W0wefOyS0UTtBeEdF8_BaPY8cREs8CmM7YSEhFEyLiQMjl6g1PayQQmab9X3hMbFI81TblfVtOk_12fgk/s1600/5594724540_9dc9b5cc6d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh54xIWNnkap_YGwNsD9bSGUF_Ncfpw__eJmwxuknLzw7EdediZo81hzUCuX0W0wefOyS0UTtBeEdF8_BaPY8cREs8CmM7YSEhFEyLiQMjl6g1PayQQmab9X3hMbFI81TblfVtOk_12fgk/s640/5594724540_9dc9b5cc6d.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a match box book for the tomato lovers</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3jy28McvG_ZTTBzbi54apSFwUUOI8ttFPLygYWkYrNwixGGnFe5U7MIFs3aH7ZvEpXqzf_ORAFBNKIy5fc8l_Nc_dYb4lpPdK8sx8rIywjC-xGQM_C1na4RicWXhjM3zTIHmXiPcbkY/s1600/5712631922_ec0a3e703f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_3jy28McvG_ZTTBzbi54apSFwUUOI8ttFPLygYWkYrNwixGGnFe5U7MIFs3aH7ZvEpXqzf_ORAFBNKIy5fc8l_Nc_dYb4lpPdK8sx8rIywjC-xGQM_C1na4RicWXhjM3zTIHmXiPcbkY/s640/5712631922_ec0a3e703f.jpg" width="304" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a cover  form some bakery ....becomes a man with tie,love the moustaches</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FkI0x610MBxutDqcwNn6ve61Y3LVAGPXxiEBMUBctFsftWzv3yblZ7dy1VWC4LZLBBG8HvFee6nukdHT2mbURcnnXTeIDHOWVMQ5HXznD1WZHluSlocEJmSN-vXIZ0hWeFaVGDQum_g/s1600/chintanbus.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FkI0x610MBxutDqcwNn6ve61Y3LVAGPXxiEBMUBctFsftWzv3yblZ7dy1VWC4LZLBBG8HvFee6nukdHT2mbURcnnXTeIDHOWVMQ5HXznD1WZHluSlocEJmSN-vXIZ0hWeFaVGDQum_g/s640/chintanbus.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">another bus ticket becomes abus..,brilliant imagination</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HCDiG8bEFUZZyNu1ph9RFgIWiBZrwE4E6SMcSGYByyNNnt01DqkXNVxm2mOiowRFvzJZNFlWnMUiSnnfiRE2mDQl9n-X1aKP202UxwDnZf0oJ5g1GkbTP1Gd-1LJU6pKzoZ0MFVOaSA/s1600/radha-krishna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HCDiG8bEFUZZyNu1ph9RFgIWiBZrwE4E6SMcSGYByyNNnt01DqkXNVxm2mOiowRFvzJZNFlWnMUiSnnfiRE2mDQl9n-X1aKP202UxwDnZf0oJ5g1GkbTP1Gd-1LJU6pKzoZ0MFVOaSA/s640/radha-krishna.jpg" width="452" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">a chance to convert the ticket tub into art.this was when the common wealth games were held.Kunzum cafe held this event with Indu harikumar..Walk in with the ticket and walk away with art.this is how they welcomed common wealth games with a difference. </td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDsPwuqRaKO4fkQY9H0XsSj0mibIb7YY7elJEM_T3yeOZ0ufMp7GzDFsLXnOlIm3kT_6fUm4Tg0QWcHmMWGbQHZ_TMSdb5SiF-U5fSW1fk-sWGSEYnChaUd1c5KJB9rwYpWMI9bfNUyI/s1600/sophie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuS5DdoyTVwN-2lzrRqgYWB2Ttk5i6EglOaNbpjpjNY7OTBJAE3UBrrj4lTFAFV4DNdZDqE9Hk5Zf5Wp1pE-5PGfrCUBT7iTupVYEvZgGkP6IV8qZwZkSao5NN67zyITDANlfMBg1FIEQ/s1600/5640268718_86703cfa48_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuS5DdoyTVwN-2lzrRqgYWB2Ttk5i6EglOaNbpjpjNY7OTBJAE3UBrrj4lTFAFV4DNdZDqE9Hk5Zf5Wp1pE-5PGfrCUBT7iTupVYEvZgGkP6IV8qZwZkSao5NN67zyITDANlfMBg1FIEQ/s640/5640268718_86703cfa48_z.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> these are some beautiful bags which she recycled from old materials and were for sale..these might have been sold..but there are more flowery bags and brocade bags for sale.<br />Find them <a href="http://induviduality.com/2012/02/bags-anyone/">here</a><br />Visit her blog<a href="http://induviduality.com/blog/"> here</a>:<br /><br />Indu:...it took me along time to post,but your illustrations are brilliant..waiting to meet you<br /><br /><br />All Images:Indu Harikumar<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>

Indu Harikumar...

A childrens writer and a brilliant illustrator as I say ,but you will all be  very clear from her blog posts and in all the works she does.S...

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Back From High Point Market with the Trends!!!

<div align="center"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-j7N4qUY_g1M/T5bXU2bDzmI/AAAAAAAAHuE/59aZKy2iPlY/s1600-h/highpoint201204%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="highpoint201204" border="0" height="504" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5HOlCXEMDbo/T5bXVWyyS0I/AAAAAAAAHuM/PRWrGqwajAM/highpoint201204_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="highpoint201204" width="504" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I had such a blast at High Point Market this week!  There was so much to see and so many great people to connect and reconnect with !!  Over the next few days I will go into more detail about the people I was with, but for now I wanted share some of the major trends I noticed.</span></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-chiAViwZZYk/T5bXV9AiMgI/AAAAAAAAHuU/O4-qF562yhA/s1600-h/DSC_0594%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="DSC_0594" border="0" height="402" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-nbauQ8SQo-A/T5bXWkh8xUI/AAAAAAAAHuc/aY4W2IA8aJ0/DSC_0594_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0594" width="604" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">1. <strong>COLOR!!</strong> Yay!! Color is back!  Of course Tangerine Tango was prominently featured but more interesting was the pairing of both green and gray blue with it. I adored the gray blue upholstery with the Tangerine – It was more my style – a bit conservative but with a fresh and exciting pop of color. </span></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-FDP0liFuyGo/T5bXXB8_ohI/AAAAAAAAHuk/Kkgb0oovyxo/s1600-h/Tobi%252520Fairley%252520Market%252520Pillows%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Tobi Fairley Market Pillows" border="0" height="485" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-z6yx3XJtGw4/T5bXXufvHII/AAAAAAAAHus/ciwSUcS3dVw/Tobi%252520Fairley%252520Market%252520Pillows_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Tobi Fairley Market Pillows" width="504" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(Tobi Fairley Pinterest)</span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Although the Restoration Hardware look was still around, all the manufacturers were showing color.   Now don’t panic, if you have just committed to a neutral palette, new pillows are an inexpensive way to add some quick pops – but color is back, so in the next few months we will look at ways to re-introduce more color to your home.</span></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(However, you will see most of my upholstery photos are grays, whites and beiges. I still prefer more neutral upholstery that can be refreshed with new pillows each season)</span></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-We_xvTz7WTo/T5bXYfyLLQI/AAAAAAAAHu0/Bs0tR--y3G4/s1600-h/HP%252520Lee%252520blue%252520gray%252520nailheads%25255B7%25255D.png"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="HP Lee blue gray nailheads" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-TuuYDeNxrAs/T5bXZ7E3iOI/AAAAAAAAHu8/vvnl7vxYOoQ/HP%252520Lee%252520blue%252520gray%252520nailheads_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="HP Lee blue gray nailheads" width="604" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">2.  <strong>Belgian Lines</strong> –  We still saw many upholstered pieces with Belgian lines. Think narrow arms, straight lines and one solid seat cushion. Lee Industries and Verellen had some beautiful and extremely comfortable examples.   I have actually been planning to write a post on “sofas with one solid seat cushion” for a while now – One seat cushion is my preferred configuration – I am so glad to see so many options. I love the sleek, almost modern lines.</span></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-7rOFNv56r9w/T5bXa4YPgOI/AAAAAAAAHvE/3_87k53gjxM/s1600-h/DSC_0633%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="DSC_0633" border="0" height="402" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Q0FaZIH2ovs/T5bXbcOWrrI/AAAAAAAAHvM/ht92Gga8ugg/DSC_0633_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0633" width="604" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">3. <strong>Textured Fabrics and Velvets on Upholstery</strong> – In gray, beige and blue palettes. Lots of velvets, chenilles and textured linens. </span></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-HS4GA8nnMkU/T5bXcS-bNMI/AAAAAAAAHvU/uKt8jnUMIZs/s1600-h/HP%252520Lee%252520blegian%252520line%25255B20%25255D.png"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="HP Lee blegian line" border="0" height="745" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6jyRRNRhz1c/T5bXdD8pKEI/AAAAAAAAHvc/cyOHIK-rEf0/HP%252520Lee%252520blegian%252520line_thumb%25255B10%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="HP Lee blegian line" width="504" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I love all the nubby fabrics and the lush texture of velvet. Again we saw this in many of the larger upholstery showrooms.</span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-W7MZeG-1cLY/T5bXeLkR6UI/AAAAAAAAHvk/g0VDAP1-hEU/s1600-h/HP%252520lee%252520nailhead%252520trim%252520best%252520photo%25255B8%25255D.png"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="HP lee nailhead trim best photo" border="0" height="682" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-SjZ6jFZTi9w/T5bXfBsV9qI/AAAAAAAAHvs/3GzNQmG6SPk/HP%252520lee%252520nailhead%252520trim%252520best%252520photo_thumb%25255B7%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="HP lee nailhead trim best photo" width="504" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">4.  <strong>Nail Head Trim</strong> – I couldn’t believe how many pieces were sporting nail head detailing.</span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dbidI-16mE0/T5bXf3rTOFI/AAAAAAAAHv0/AkGJ5L1RVKo/s1600-h/HP%252520Lee%252520Nail%252520head%252520trim%252520close%252520up%25255B8%25255D.png"><img alt="HP Lee Nail head trim close up" border="0" height="706" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-DNtgTFLEy2Q/T5bXgoM_HuI/AAAAAAAAHv8/60y5pYvCxF4/HP%252520Lee%252520Nail%252520head%252520trim%252520close%252520up_thumb%25255B8%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="HP Lee Nail head trim close up" width="504" /></a> </span></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">It seems to be the chair and sofa jewelry of choice. Also notice the chair above is in velvet.</span></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-jI7s7KjEr9s/T5bXhVinP6I/AAAAAAAAHwE/twibqGg8M6Q/s1600-h/DSC_0664%25255B9%25255D.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="DSC_0664" border="0" height="522" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-RtwwVzTzGYI/T5bXh2HFRYI/AAAAAAAAHwM/OjGnDG9c_K0/DSC_0664_thumb%25255B12%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="DSC_0664" width="463" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Another example of the nail head trim.</span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-3CX1PfmGUVo/T5bXi-kRlRI/AAAAAAAAHwU/kqQo2dftSXY/s1600-h/Hp%252520Lee%252520belgian%252520lines%252520tufting%25255B7%25255D.png"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Hp Lee belgian lines tufting" border="0" height="454" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--HnP8SgwGNs/T5bXj7-MLEI/AAAAAAAAHwc/LfWx-nOfO2g/Hp%252520Lee%252520belgian%252520lines%252520tufting_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Hp Lee belgian lines tufting" width="604" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">5. <strong>Tufting</strong> – though not as prevalent, there was definitely a lot of tufted pieces – I love tufted upholstery – it is classic. Also notice the flange trim detail on the chairs above. </span></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-yBT4OGAB9CM/T5bXle_8hRI/AAAAAAAAHwk/neqyD5CvdF4/s1600-h/thibaut-design-fabrics%25255B4%25255D.png"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><img alt="thibaut-design-fabrics" border="0" height="262" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-W93Q3oTMAMo/T5bXmRC041I/AAAAAAAAHws/MSOcepiOzsk/thibaut-design-fabrics_thumb%25255B2%25255D.png?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border-width: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="thibaut-design-fabrics" width="604" /></span></a></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Tufting was shown at market in solid and in vibrant prints like these gorgeous pieces from the brand new furniture line just released by Thibaut. – I spent some time with the fabulous girls at Thibaut and have some spectacular photos share, but more about this fresh, new line in another post!</span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Anxious to see the photos from other bloggers, because there was so much that I didn’t see – just not enough time!! Check out <a href="http://pinterest.com/HighPointMarket/tobi-fairley/"><span style="color: #4f81bd;"><strong>Tobi Fairley’s Pinterest Boards</strong></span></a> and the other Market Style Spotters for more interesting items. </span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">I will back in few days profiling the Thibaut line and also my friend, the awesome designer, Linda Banks, with more exciting news!!</span></div><div align="center"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">(all content copyrighted by Willow Décor and not to be used with out permission)</span></div>

Back From High Point Market with the Trends!!!

I had such a blast at High Point Market this week!  There was so much to see and so many great people to connect and reconnect with !!  Over...

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