A couple of months ago the editors at Mountain Living asked if I was had time for a little project, and (shockingly) I did – and I’m so glad because I had fun with this one! The assignment was to choose a home accessory that reflected a trend to watch in 2013. After much pondering, [...]
Two of my favorite showrooms to visit when I’m in High Point are Hickory Chair and Pearson. This year, HC was a little different with the introduction of a new creative director. (Their previous one and quite possibly one of my most favorite people – Ron Fiore – left HC for Bernhardt, which explains some of [...]
Steffi i love that interior design! just beautiful
Marisa/Stylebeat Love it all fellow traveler 
Bernhardt blew it up!
Mabel and Zora Sooo comfy!
Franki That looks “so much” like my setee’ at the end of my tester bed!! LUV IT!! That “tufted” leather couch…I would sit on that any time!! franki
Anna Louisa Oh my word…the color of the velvet settee is TO DIE FOR. Perfect blue-green!
Diana I love the different colors, patterns, textures and shapes. Love it all!
jmpw My daughter’s bedroom is that color! Gorgeous!
Yes, it was weeks ago, but High Point is still on my mind these days as I start to think about trends for the upcoming new year. In the past, I’ve led you through the showroom tours with me pointing out every little piece to love, but this year, I’m going to use my editor [...]
Annie Great post on the beautiful showrooms! Bernhardt this market was truly amazing and one of my faovrites as well! Loved hearing the story about C.R Lanes coco+kelley inspiration!
Lisa Mende Design Cassandra, Great post! I kinda felt badly chosing the coco & kelly inspriation for one of my style pics but I loved it so much I couldn’t help myself! I have to admit, the chair you chose was a close second! The showroom was fabulous! Holly did an incredible job! I really am sad I didn’t get to see your beautiful face in person!
Franki That last vignette just speaks volumes to me. Of course, I luv’d that cozy den on a blustery day like today!! franki
Stephanie Lowder I love seeing your picks and reading your thoughts via coco+kelley, Cassandra. Such a graceful, authentic viewpoint, and I enjoy it.
Was nice visiting with you in High Point, and great fun to see Bernhardt among your picks here.
Happy November!
Ron Fiore You are an inspiration, fearless and a favorite! Thanks for including Bernhardt in your Blog. I like that we are featured with my new friend Holly Blalock. She’s fearless, too. Take Care…….Ron
Cassandra LaValle Post author and YOU are wonderful – thank you ron!! big hugs to you AND holly
Windowpane. Check. Grid. Whatever you call it, this simple geometric pattern is back in full force for fall… Lemme tell ya. I saw that orange Kenzo dress a couple weeks back and sort of shrieked it was sooooo good (and possible reversible?). I’m not a huge fan of patterns in general when it comes to [...]
Heidi Love that orange dress. So cute.
Heidi
http://www.therusticmodernist.com
Samantha Penner LOVE that Kenzo dress. Yum.
Splendid market Love clean and crisp. I don’t know if I would wear it but it can have a wonderful impact in a home.
BougieHippie Interesting…good fall ideas!
Em {pushups with polish} totally have that madewell top! i love it. looks great paired with a leather skirt! xxo em
Franki Isn’t “orange” in variations just looking better and better?!? franki
Things That Inspire Oh, this takes me back to some of my outfits of my teenage years (in the 80s) – so funny to see it coming back in style again!
- Holly
I love the visual texture of painterly patterns on textiles… they seem even more appropriate for the summer. Like what your clothes should do if you decided to spontaneously run through the sprinkler to beat this heat… *resources: dress by erdem, blouse rachel rose, flamestich pillow furbish, rug at marc phillips, clutch by goodmarvin
erika @ small shop That clutch is to die for! Love this look too.
Callie Grayson
That dress is absolutely fabulous!
I can see myself wearing that on a warm evening with a pretty cocktail in hand, I am thinking something like The Salted Tarragon Greyhound that was posted a while back!
xx
callie
Lara {simply irresistible blog}
awesome awesome finds. love the dress and the clutch. So perfect for summer/spring. Wearing one of those would just put me in a good mood immediately
Hilary Nicole Water color pattern is beautiful. It looks great on anything! Have a great day.
XO Hilary Nicole
http://thehippinista.blogspot.com/
Anna Pretty! I think I was the last person on earth to discover Erdem – obsessed!! Too bad they are a tad out of my price range. But the dresses make me super happy to look at.
Bring Pretty Back
How could you not have FUN in these outfits!
Love the pattern!
Have a PRETTY day!
Kristin
Plum Pretty Sugar Loungerie Love this! So much fun with the colors!
xo
Splenderosa
Yes to the dress !!
Wonderful, fun post, Cassandra.
xx’s
Regina at Fauxology Love all the painterly clothes as well, seeing so many. They’re happy, summery and everyone looks great in them!
SeasonWithSpice Beautiful! Love the dress and the rug. The explosive of soft but powerful use of water colors is mere inspiring. They are such mood boosters!
Ivy
these gorgeous pics certainly leave us feeling summery – can’t wait for winter to be over already!
M
Debby That maxi dress is so pretty and perfect for a summer date night, al fresco! xo
Kirsten @ Triple Max Tons I did a post about wearing watercolors too a little bit ago, so it is safe to say that I really love this post!! I just love all the pretty colors.
DaughterEarth love it. these are beautiful. nice choices. i kind of want all of them!
éclat love, love. so summery!
gena Love this! That rug is amazing- I was thinking the other day I wished there were more painterly textiles/home goods available. Great finds!!
Tamra {walkswithBella}
This post speaks to my heart, it is my internal style to a T. Since moving to NY, I’ve definitely toned done the bright colors, but my inner me can’t get enough. I’ve been swooning over that rachel rose blouse for several weeks now. gorgeous. love. this. post.
Julie @ Chapman Interiors lovelovelove it all. I’ve had my eye on watercolory pillows for a while now.. delish!
Rachel
that dress is INSANELY pow.
pizzarulez.tumblr.com
naomemandeflores Very beautiful indeed. Love the color combinations. The clutch is to die for!
♥
Camila Faria
Jimmy
Oh wow! Awesomely fresh and excessively colourful! Gotta love the amazing watercolours used!
Barbie // Birds of a Lovely Feather Gorgeous post!
Isabella
Before see the dive dress, [url=http://www.karenmillendressesuk.com/]Karen Millen dress[/url] is my best loveï¼ï¼
Now it had become my second love.
Thanks for sharing
BODIE and FOU
This is one of my favourite looks for the summer. I cant get enough of that Rachel Rose blouse, it would look great with a nice summer tan
Aurora
http://bodieandfou.blogspot.com/2011/07/facebook-blog-competition-win-one.html
Why limit gorgeous geometric facets to your gems when you could have them everywhere? *wall clock on by oscar and victor on etsy, dress versace atelier, artwork by jaimers on etsy and restless things on etsy, mui mui bag, room by pamplemousse, bangle by stella mccartney
Anonymous Truly fab!
Anonymous Love! I am completely salivating over that Miu Miu bag..
Anonymous that geometric dress is so original!
Anonymous i totally wanted to be the 2000's follower and I am!
that means I'm queen.
Anonymous Love the patterns…great looks!
Anonymous Gorgeous! I love those patterns!
Anonymous Miu Miu bags! ahhh swoon!!!!
Anonymous I adore that dress!! So chic — great post!
Anonymous Really awesome post. So weird, I actually just included this purse in an outfit on my blog! Makes me want it even more. If only I had an extra $2,000 laying around…
Anonymous love the dress!
Anonymous I would so wear that dress.
Anonymous Beautiful post. I have a triangly heart print in my Etsy shop that fits the mold perfectly.
Anonymous I loove that miumiu bag. It softens up the geometric shapes so nicely.
Anonymous i love that pamplemousse room and all the etsy artwork! the high/low mix here makes this cool post even cooler.
Anonymous Amazing dress. I want that Miu Miu bag!
Anonymous Oh, what fascinating facets you have!
Anonymous I just bought two lamps from Urban Outfitters and the lamp shades hace facets. I'll post them on my blog tomorrow!
Anonymous Oh, cant view the photo…:(
Anonymous eeps! sorry ALS – the photo is back up!! darn you flickr 
Anonymous whoaaa that turquoise dress is CRAZY!!! crazy cool. i would never wear it (actually minus the sleeves i would) but it's so cool!
Anonymous such great shapes and beautiful objects. love this post!
Anonymous Love these faceted pieces. I think I like the yellow bracelet the best for some reason.
Anonymous wow so fun and so "edgy"!
Anonymous these images reminded me of something i saw today
http://jetsetta.com/cars-vehicles/mehrzeller-concept-caravan/
even the interior is faceted!
Anonymous that miu miu bag is just beautiful…
Anonymous I love the Miu Miu bag, I am a sucker for quilted bags like this one
Anonymous that blue dress is seriously divine, i really love it! great post as always, and i hope you have a wonderful week!
xo urban flea
http://www.urbanfleadesign.net
Anonymous <3 the miu miu
Anonymous Super cool!
Anonymous Yay, thanks! The dress is gorgeous. I sew and I can only imagine how to construct that.
Everything’s coming up roses these days as an abundance of floral prints are still finding themselves on the runways and homes for the second spring season. Not being much of a floral girl myself, it’s hard to find the patterns that I think work for me, but these definitely do the trick…Pixelated roses take their [...]
Anonymous I'm loving that little dress! That can be my mini dose =)
xo Isa
Anonymous Cassandra,
What a lovely rug! I have bought a very similar (if not identical) piece from a Turkish artist at the Maison et Objet Paris fair last year. Unfortunately, however, I lost this guy's contacts.
I was unsuccessful at trying to find the credits for the rug at the magazine that you recommended. Could you give me a hand?
Thank you!
xxx
Marcos
Anonymous Who'd have thought this carpet would work so well? Saw it in Lonny too (isn't it a great issue?) and loved it combined with that orange chair. Very '60s, no?
Anonymous I'm not much of a floral person myself but THAT RUG… I love it.
Anonymous cool!
Anonymous I LOVE this, one of my bffs Isabel is an incredibly talented textile designer (She used to do all of the prints for Tucker but is now on her own) and she was doing some samples with pixelated flowers last time I visited her studio…Innnteresting, I should ask her whatever became of those!
Anonymous That Rachel Roy dress is great.
Anonymous LOVING that rug….not a girl that normally goes for prints but now i'm ready for spring and these are perfect!
Anonymous That is a lovely rug – and I wouldn't consider myself a rosey person either!
Anonymous Beautiful florals! Hello spring….!
Anonymous I'm not much for florals either, but I've been seeing prints lately that make florals a little less "sweet". I dare say they are beginning to grow on me.
Anonymous I love this especially for the middle of winter! So bright and cheerful looking.
Hope your week`s off to a great start!
x
Anonymous Love the idea of the "mini-dose." It's such a great way to try a trend.
Anonymous These florals are definitely up my alley. I don't like dainty floral prints – they're too sweet for me.
Anonymous lalalalalove!!!! Of course, I am always a sucker for floral anything!
Anonymous I had to scroll back and look at that dress again. Lovely! Both feminine and sassy. Just need to run more around the neighborhood to get a pair of legs to go with it! Happy week! Monika
Anonymous The carpet is making me curious as to how the rest of the room looks like. Do you happen to have the whole photo? 
life is in the details. style accordingly.
What a gorgeous lamp! I can see why you chose it, although picking something must have been a challenge! Your styling options are spot on as usual!
Merry Christmas!
love it!
SO beyond gorgeous! Although, the poor post-grad in me automatically thinks “how can I DIY that?” sigh…
xoxo
Chels
I adore Option #2! I love how the glamour is grounded with the texture and colors. Plus, it’s playful and fun! Great choices!
Lovely! Option 1 is my fav!
Yup, you knocked it out of the park with option #3. That lamp is a stunner. Really original. I’m loving all the use of stones in decor.
Now you’ve got to make 3 more options with the rose gold version
mikky
http://www.todaloos.com
ohhh – i should…
love the rose gold. it would stunning on a white table …
LOVE rose gold and LOVE that lamp! The shape with the agate is amazing.
Strive to Thrive,
Nic
http://www.Thriving-Wives.com
I DO SO LUV the way you think!! That lamp is a stunner!! I’ve got this “copper relationship” going recently…window frames “vintage metallic copper,” doors – four and counting…. Can’t wait to see more!! franki