i’m still on the hunt for a chevron-style rug for the dining room so i’ve been hopping from rug site to rug site. even though they’re out of my price range, i love so many of the rug company’s designer collection styles- especially those from marni and vivienne westwood. although sometimes i think i like the styling of the photos even more. the blue wall and pink chaise in the last marni photo is just to die for.

i was categorizing old posts last night and came across a piece on sandberg textiles from last november so i thought i’d see what was up with them these days. it looks like they’ve launched a new collection of wallpaper and textiles called claude and clotilde- i’m loving the rich greys and purples in the series- it’s just perfect for fall. click here to browse the full collection. my favorites are above and below. [i have meetings for the rest of the day so i’ll see you tomorrow! sorry i had to post everything before 11.]

i’m feeling the switch from summer to fall in our home and i’m starting to pick richer colors like deep reds, magentas, purples and black. i’m feeling really inspired by the color palettes in petra börner’s work right now- these prints are so beautiful (her prints for cacharel are gorgeous, too). lena did an interview with her on the guest blog last september and it looks like now she’s a visiting lecturer at central st. martins college. those are some lucky students….

i’m helping a friend pick out wallpapers for her bathroom and we’re trying to decide between these two, very different, prints from rapture and wright. i love their handprinted papers (and textiles) and think either of these would be lovely. something about the soft butter yellow makes me think it would be perfect for a small space like her bathroom but maybe the bold pattern would make the little room pop. has anyone worked with these before? my vote is for the yellow…

i’m not normally a wall decal fan but i’m really enjoying these two patterns at the blik threadless shop. they’d be so perfect for a child’s room- someone who really loves pirate ships and animals. i think the animals would be so cute as a meandering border or chair rail around a baby’s room. and the ships? they’re so cute i think i want them. you can pick up a pack of each for $45-$60 right here. happy sticking.

my friend jon pointed out that i seem to have a habit of buying things that have my name in them. i swear it’s not planned but it does seem to happen a lot. i just picked up this gracie chandelier at crate and barrel (thanks to orange beautiful) and had it installed in our dining room. our little apt is getting ready for its big debut on the new d*s next month and i’m pretty close to checking off “finish dining room” on my list. you can still grab the white gracie chandelier right here for $199.

i’m thrilled to announce that we have a location for both the san franciso and portland biz ladies meet ups. dwr has kindly offered to host both events so the details will be:

• san francisco: tuesday, october 23 at the jackson street dwr. 7-9pm. see you there!
• portland: dwr’s everett street studio.

as for portland, the event will be on a tuesday in february but i’m going to let you guys choose between two dates: tuesday, february 19 or tuesday, february 26th. if you’re in portland just leave your vote below. i’ll pick the day with the most votes.