A good, old-fashioned, fluffy down sofa.
I am a sucker for down sofas.  There is nothing more sophisticated for your sofa. or scrumptious.

don’t you just want to go barreling, headlong, and jump onto that fluffy sofa {more on that later}?

Here is some of the down in my home:
 Our livingroom sofa:

When we had this fantastic, 1970’s couch re-upholstered and re-worked, I had the back cushion-cases made, but left empty.

Then, to get the down at a fraction of the re-upholsterer’s price, I bought down pillows {king size} from a chain store, and stuffed them into these cases.

 Now for more fluffy, down, sofa goodness… With a story.

These couches belonged to my grandmother.
When I was a little girl, I would play a game with my sisters.

You see, grandma’s down pillows were always perfectly fluffed. Which is very enticing to young bottoms.
So, we would take a running start…
and, of course, dive right into the sofas.

then. get up very quickly to see if our little butt prints were still in the down.
anyone else do this???

now my boys love to play and play on these wonderful beauties.

{slipcovers: vintage grandma Nellie}

It’s Wednesday, so it must be “A room I love” time….just a simple hello, from me to you, featuring a Room that I Love.

Finding rooms that you love is a very important step in defining your own personal style, so I hope that you find this feature to be both inspiring and helpful in aiding you to identify the things you truly love. Start collecting a file folder of the Rooms that YOU Love!

Where does yellow end and gold begin?

I love this color combination because it plays on the juxtaposition of cheery and light-hearted yellow, and the sophistication and hearty nature of gold.

perfect together, no?
which one is your favorite?

{house beautiful}

 {martha stewart living}

 {house beautiful}

 {martha stewart living}

 {martha stewart living}

{martha stewart living}

share your thoughts, you stylish things.
– {darlene}

Thank you to each and every one of you who sent me your design questions last week! And thank you in advance for your wonderful patience, as I work my way through each question.  There were some great questions asked, and I will be posting about some of them soon. Who knows? Maybe one of your burning design questions will have been answered as well.

You all have the neatest homes, and it was super fun to see pictures of my readers’ spaces. Plus, it is nice to be reminded that a home is never “done;” but simply a process. A very FUN process.

How about a dream bathroom? This one {house beautiful} might be a bit ‘much’ for some {like me, for example}, but the luxury of it all surely gets me thinking about some things I would love to ditto. 

ditto :: {what I would steal from this space}:

1. the real deal, living room level, full-scale draperies. How very elegant! While it is not my first instinct to place such an elaborate curtain choice in the bathroom, it certainly creates a mood of luxury and…. vacation. It also adds so much beauty! I would love to linger in that tub, gazing out of such a stately window.
2. a huge {gilded} mirror. This is such a simple and classy way to elevate your bathroom to a state of the luxurious. An mirror with giant proportions takes full advantage of all of the light and space your bathroom has to offer. And doubles it.
3. a cafe table in le toilette. Now why didn’t I think of that? hmmm. Maybe it is because I spend most of my time rushing in and out of my bathroom. But what a delight!
4. a deep claw-foot tub, painted black. I already stole this, and I just LOVE my black-painted claw-foot tub.  You could paint the exterior of an old claw-foot in all sorts of beautiful colors… but black has to be my favorite. And in case you were wondering what all the fuss is about claw-foot tubs: because they are so much deeper, they really do offer a dreamy bathing experience!
5. the flooring. The floor tile in this room is exquisite. It is like a kickback to old fashion style of black and white basket-weave, but softer and more sophisticated. And undoubtedly, more expensive. But this is a dream bathroom, right??
6. a touch of garden. A garden stool and fresh flowers are touches of the outdoors that add freshness and life to a dreamy bathroom.  And the most luxurious things in life are free… so go pick a bunch of flowers off of a bush or from your yard, and start that dreamy bathroom feeling right now.
7. that tub fixture. Actually, most of the fixtures, and lighting fixtures in this bath are way too overdone and over-stated for me… but I adore the tub fixture. Mostly for the fantastic spa treatment it promises to offer. Oh, and I am a sucker for polished chrome.

My favorite part of this bathroom is the dreamy notion of a cafe table in my bathroom.

What would you ditto???

– {darlene}