Time for a new edition of Making it Yours!
Our homes tend to come together over time, with special pieces of furniture finding new uses from room to room. What may start out in your bedroom might later move to the family room, only to wind back in your bedroom paired with other furniture and accessories a decade later. Good furniture should work with you and your changing taste, and with that in mind, I created the Making it Yours (MiY) series.
For this edition, I was inspired by this French Modernist Armchair. At first, I was more interested in the dresser it’s paired with (spotted while flipping through the Wisteria catalog), but as I kept coming back to the image, I realized that I was actually drawn to the chair too. It’s not a style that I typically go for, but it is beautiful. It’s also versatile, making it the perfect candidate to design a series of looks around.
First, we have the chair in a living room with a bright green sofa and loud floral curtains. The chair’s rounded lines are balanced by strong lines elsewhere, and there’s a fun play of patterns with stripes, florals, and polka dots (my favorite mix!) represented.
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Paint: Cabbage White, Farrow & Ball
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Nelson Crisscross Saucer Pendant Lamp, Design Within Reach
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Wonderland Pearl Floral Fabric, Housefabric.com
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Bronze Candlesticks, Eva Zeisel
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Painting by Jon Bucklin, Above the Surface, Serena & Lily
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Photography by Bert Teunissen, Azaruja #1, 20×200
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Stockholm Sofa in Sandbacka Green, IKEA
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Linden Lake Blue Pillow, Crate & Barrel
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Favorite Throw in Grasshopper Green, West Elm
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Luminous Dots Pillow, Anthropologie
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Lafayette Lamp with Navy Stripes, Schoolhouse Electric
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Harry Allen Gold Pig Bank, Furbish
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Plus Side Table, CB2
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French Modernist Armchair, Wisteria
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Link Cabinet, Jonathan Adler
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Havbro Off-White Rug, IKEA
It’s a lot of fun to put these rooms together for fictional spaces and people, but I would take this whole look right now. Soon we’ll see the chair in two other designs, intended to follow up on this look (so you’ll see some of the same pieces used in different ways, just as we all do in our own homes). I hope you enjoy following along!
16 comments
Julie Blanner
The combination of colors you used is beautiful! I’m also in love with that adorable pig you used. I may steal the idea of incorporating stripes, floral, and polkadots together! You pulled it off so well.
Alana
Hmm. Now wondering about making a slipcover for our current sofa in that color green. You’ve made them before, right? How hard do you think it would be?
Alana
I love that green sofa. Lately that’s my dream sofa color.
AND OMG! A BABY?? YAHOO!!!!!! I’m so excited for you!
Kristina
Oh, good — Making It Yours is my favorite, favorite series. I know they must be more work than most other posts, and it love them. I can’t wait to see the rest!
Congratulations on the pregnancy.
emily
really love the bright colors mixed with the black and natural accents. gorgeous! and, i really love the chair too. at first glance it feels really “Beach” and casual, but I can totally imagine it working in so many homes. can’t wait to see all the ideas you come up with.
Tatyana
I love the green velvet on the sofa. I keep thinking I should get the sofa for my new place. But I saw it at IKEA and it doesn’t look really comfortable for lounging and watching movies or taking naps. I wish they made covers in this velvet for other IKEA sofas (maybe like the one you got for your TV room). Oh well… one cannot have it all. :)
I love this series, by the way.
Making it Lovely
You can buy new covers through Bemz!
Sarah @ 702 Park Project
That emerald sofa is killing it! Obsessed!
Erin
I love this!
Suzanne
This is my favorite blog series here! So glad to see another round. Is the couch a subtle St. Patrick’s Day nod? ;)
Making it Lovely
Just a little nod, yes. :)
Emmie {Blue 11 Interiors}
I love everything about this look! Can’t wait to see how else you use it!
Heidi
The color of that couch is perfect for today! Even more beautiful is the combination of straight and rounded lines you partnered above. Lovely pairings all around.
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