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Drawing Inspiration

Drawing Inspiration | Making it Lovely

I’ve been drawing inspiration lately. Literally. Maybe a little painting, too.

Here, I was drawn to the color combination in the first image, the masculine detailing of the furniture in the second photo, and the pattern and detail of the antique rug in the third.

A Weathered Wooden Table with Modern Red Chairs from CB2

Campaign Dresser Meets Steamer Trunk

Antique Rug

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  • Summer
    June 29, 2015 at 7:07 pm

    I adore that bright pop of poppy red! What a fun color combination too!

    Summer Thornton
    P.S. Check out my blog for design inspiration!
    http://www.SummerThorntonDesign.com/Inspiration

  • judy
    June 30, 2015 at 1:18 pm

    OOOOOOOOOh! I love that dark library with the leather? Chest. Doesn’t look practical for reading-kinda dark but oh so cozy.

  • Marcee ... ILLINOIS
    June 30, 2015 at 4:59 pm

    Wow. You are a good drawer Nicole. So nice. Love all of it really. Red chairs are marvelous. Hope they are comfy. Keep entertaining us!

  • Antonella
    July 1, 2015 at 5:52 am

    Wow! You should totally do a book with your drawings, maybe a colouring one! Or, how about a free downloadable pdf for your faithful longtime readers? ;-)

  • Ash
    April 19, 2017 at 4:24 pm

    I can see why you found inspiration in the above, they each have their own charm and distinct design, particularly the vintage rug (but don’t all vintage rugs ;)

    We’ve had a few like that in our shop SFRugs.com in the past but they always sell out quickly.
    Nice inspo Nicole!