Here is a quick breakdown of everything in the photos from the other post.

First, the sofa wall:

The sofa is the Dorset by Rowe and came from a store near Berkeley called Papillon.    Rowe has very affordable options and offers a decent amount of customization.  I am working with another client right now who is probably getting a Rowe sectional in a similar color but with contrasting piping.  Can’t wait to see that!  The customized pillows come with the sofa.  I chose a redish orange stripe but in the pictures they just look like a solid orange.  Wall color is Benjamin Moore Deep Creek.

Because the space was limited, we chose a vintage bench as a coffee table.  The end tables are vintage typewriter tables, one metal and one with a wood top to add some warmth and contrast.  The lamps are Ikea.  The mirror belongs to the client but I updated it with some ASCP.  Potted succulents are from Ikea too.

The rug is a vintage Afghan Royal Balouch from ecarpetgallery.  The chair on the left is an antique poker chair from a local cardhouse found at Urban Ore.  The chair on the right is a midcentury vintage Eames chair from the Alameda Point Antiques Faire.

My favorite part of the whole room is the vintage brass bird also found at the Alameda Flea Market.  I almost kept him.

The floor lamp next to the leather chair is a vintage photographer’s lamp and the foot stool for the chair is against the wall for more seating.  The art wall is comprised of some pieces belonging to the client and some I added.  The vintage maps (hard to see but they are the 2 large pieces at the bottom) are 1930′s topographical maps of areas surrounding the SF Bay region.  My husband scored those at UC Berkeley on Cal day–the science department was selling a bunch of old maps for a $1 a piece!  I wish I could have bought them all.  Other pieces I added were 19th century engravings of Paris landmarks (the client lived in Paris for a time) and some vintage postcards.  Also a replica of an antique map of San Francisco.  The stars and music posters belong to the client as well as the harmonica holder (he’s a musician).  The pillow in the chair also belongs to the client.

I hope to have photos of the dining area and kitchen soon.  We are waiting on the building maintenance to install new light fixtures there which I’m worried could take a while.  You may remember the table/desk from an earlier post which is across the room from here serving as his dining area and office with another poker chair.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope some of these links helped you add to your sources.

As you may know if you have been reading this blog for a while, one of my main goals when designing a space for someone is to imbue it with character.  This can be done in so many ways: patina, antiques, layering, that quirky piece that just doesn’t quite fit, or often, through art.  I have done posts in the past about how to build an affordable art collection instead of buying mass produced art from chain stores or other outlets, and today I have a great offer to help you on your way.

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And a special thank you to all those who serve our country this Memorial Day.  Thank you for your sacrifice.

I try hard not to post too much about the kids.  I want this to be a design blog and not be about family–although I enjoy many design and lifestyle blogs that do both.  But today I had to do a quick post about my dreamy four-year-old.

Duncan is almost five and finishing his last year of preschool.  Instead of trying to describe him, I’ll just list a few typically kooky things he does:

-He hangs out under our dining room table talking “cat language” to our cats usually in the form of a song

-He usually wears his clothes backwards but just on accident

-Last year at Thanksgiving when asked what he was thankful for he said “dragons”

-When I have asked him to sit up and eat his dinner he has looked at me out of one eye and whispered “but I’m a dead turtle”

-After taking him and his brother to a big indoor play space for two hours where they ran around and played I asked him if he had fun and he said “Were you there?”

He’s pretty spacey and dreamy but a very kind sweetheart too.  I love that he loves plants and flowers and likes to help me with my various projects.

Today when I picked him up at school the class had made masks of creatures they each wanted to be: Most were birds, tigers, bears, etc.  Duncan chose to be an Ent from the movie The Lord of the Rings (yes, the boys have seen a very edited version of those movies with me holding the remote!).  For those of you who don’t know what Ents are, here’s a picture:

They are thoughtful, old souls that care for the forests.

Duncan was “in character” all afternoon.  He took big slow steps and would only talk in a quiet slow voice.  Several kids in the class began to call him “Treebeard.”  When we got home he insisted on having a talk with all the plants and trees in the yard to make sure they were OK.  We then had a tea party and invited other Ents (the penguin and the Godzilla in the pictures below) and a few house plants.

We also had to use our leaf plates and bowls.

Eventually we got up and our old cat Fig joined the party.

Looks like Treebeard is wearing his clothes inside out and backwards.

Special thanks to Teacher Jackie for drawing this beautiful Ent mask.  Special thanks to Duncs for giving me a magical afternoon!

If you don’t know the website Kelani Fabric, you are in for a treat!  Especially if you love to drool over amazing prints as much as I do.  A few years ago I found this website that features Australian (and some Japanese) fabric designers, many of their fabrics hand-printed, and I ordered a yard of the fabric below for a chair seat cushion:

Kristen Doran Winter Nest, Chocolate

The other day just for fun I started perusing their kids fabric and I was so overwhelmed by all the amazing options I had to stop and write a post.  The images, colors, and themes are so adorable I want to design a thousand kids rooms just to use all these great prints.  I had such a hard time narrowing down my favorites that I included a bunch–get ready!:

Owls Red and White on Grey

Echino Bond Aqua

Owl and Berry Blue, Green and Yellow on Natural

Woodland Tails Deer, Cream

Jadore Birdcage

Woodland Neighbors Grey

My Graffiti Robots and Rockets, French Blue

Folklore Birds and Owls, Orange

Puti de Pome Elephants, Charcoal

Summersville Town, Coal

Alexander Henry, Kitty Garden Gerbers, Apricot

Alexander Henry, Spotted Owl White

Alexander Henry, Starling, White

Kristen Doran Molly Birds Red and Aqua

I could have included about 20 more too!  Be sure to check out their home decor fabric–it’s a great source for inspiration.