featured fabric: windsor smith

okay, so it's back...KW's imperial trellis started off w/ a bang....which really excites me to be able to make this a regular event at pink wallpaper. the goal remains the same, to allow the general public to obtain designer fabrics at a discounted price. i feel like designers should be "user friendly" and this is my way of hopefully allowing some of y'all to purchase great fabrics for your home!

this week, i wanted to pick a fabric collection that was a little more 'middle of the road' as far as pricing goes for trade fabrics. windsor smith is a legend in the design community. her interiors are constantly being talked about and drooled over...that is why, i was so excited when she developed a fabric line with kravet. i selected three fabrics to feature:

-image #1 "Archipelagos"

-image #2 " Riad"
-image #3 "Insignia"

all fabrics retail for $79/ yd; the featured fabric price $55/ yd. for inquiries please email me at: shannon@shannondarbydesign.com. orders are placed through pay pal and the fabric will be shipped ups ground directly to your home (once your pay pal transaction has cleared). click on the fabric names to view available colorways and pattern repeats. this sale will last until 7-27-09.

*images courtesy of absolutely beautiful things, kravet, traditional home, coco cozy, kravet

she's back....

when my favorite designers add new images to their website, it's like a cheap thrill to me...my palms sweat w/ excitement as i anxiously click through the images...and phoebe has me giddy with excitement. there is nothing better then an early morning dose of great design.... *sigh* it just hits the spot.

*all images courtesy of phoebe howard

table beauty....

there is something to be said about pulling off a table that is beautiful but also functional...

*sigh* these are pretty much perfection in my book.

*images courtesy of living etc., cottage living, the city sage, marie claire maison, haven and home

peek a boo

i know that it has been around forever and that there is nothing new or groundbreaking about it...but when i see lucite, a smile is instantly put on my face...

*images courtesy of palmer weiss, living etc, sarah kaye, black eiffel, domino, this is glamorous

sunday promises.

my husband constantly laughs at me....i am a dreamer; i get an idea in my head and i run with it. sunday's usually consist of how things are going to be different in the upcoming week: we call them sunday promises....you know, you say "this week i am going to _________"....sometimes that blank is exercise more or eat better, sometimes it's more substantial....well, this week it's declutter and clean, in hopes of putting the house on the market in the very near future (something we have talked about for over a year now).

so it's your turn: this week you are going to __________....

* images courtesy of blue hydrangea, living etc., design sponge

blue skies + blue water= a great weekend....hope y'all have the same!

*images courtesy of domino, flickr, my favorite and my best, veranda

independent play....

this AM taylor decided to wake up at 5:00...my mom claims that she falls back asleep in their bed if she puts her to sleep w/ them. well, not the case here...taylor has NEVER fallen back to sleep in our bed. she sings, kicks her legs up and down, put her cold milk on my back, plays with my hair....get the picture. i wanted to put her in her room and let her have independent playtime. but my sweet husband was a much better parent this AM and took both tay and barron on a very early morning stroll. i awoke at 7:30 with tay handing me a jelly english muffin and my husband running around late saying "we probably have jelly all over the house"...whoops, i guess i was more tired then i realized....i never even heard them come back in!

so here are some pics inspired by what tay might have been doing, had her dad not been the better parent....

*images courtesy of ohdeedoh, cookie, country home, sarah kaye, cookie