Monthly archives: November 2011

Lourdes Sanchez: Watercolor Inspiration

By Hilary | Published November 28, 2011

You may be wondering where I have been, (lately I am reading more). I have some book recommendations, if you are looking for pure fiction!

I am working on a wood panel artwork for an art benefit December 10th. The event called 11 x 11 is a fundraiser for the arts and is created by Michelle Berc of CreateFixate.

These inky watercolors by Lourdes Sanchez have been right up my alley. Watercolor is a medium that never fails to appeal to me. There is something about it’s aqueous quality that I just love.

I have abundant projects and ideas I hope to materialize over the following months, some involving watercolor.

Which one is your fave?

Posted in Art, Inspiration | Tagged textile design, West Elm | 2 Comments

Before and After: French Armchair

By Hilary | Published November 5, 2011

I love this French Country style chair that my client and I found at a local thrift store. We needed a simple piece for the entryway of her Mediterranean style home. While the original black and white did pop to begin with, we wanted to alter it to make it a better fit with the home’s earth toned interior and I pictured it as a Scandinavian piece.

The blue gray paint by Dunn Edwards is called tarnished silver and the fabric is a gorgeous block printed linen from Deco Home, one of my favorite fabric sources in LA!

Posted in Furniture Design | Tagged armchair, before and after, upholstered seat cushion | 2 Comments