I crammed my notebook page with blissful scribbles.

- Tailored yet Zen

- Latte and cream

- Delish fixtures

Photographs by Margot Hartford. (Click on the photos for more detail.)

As I toured Hershon Hartley Design’s Master Suite at this year’s Marin Designers Showcase, I kept whispering to myself, “Wow.”

The spaces were calming and captivating at the same time. It was a retreat in the true [...] Read more »

Transform IKEA Seating in Tricia Guild Style

Tiring of that plain-vanilla IKEA armchair? Or when the neighbors come for dinner, does that pasta stain make you shuffle your dining chairs?

Check out the slipcovers from Stockholm, Sweden-based BEMZ, which are designed to fit most IKEA chairs and sofas – even discontinued models. And now, you can adorn your furniture with the innovative patterns of Designers Guild.

For [...] Read more »

Short and sa-weet today. Friend of HomeWorkshop.com, fabric designer Liz Scott, wrote me this week with great news.

Moda fabrics has picked up Liz’s Sugar Pop collection, and the fabrics will be available in stores this December!

Liz Scott Sugar Pop collection for Moda in cool colorways.

As you may recall, Liz has had great success designing her own patterns, having fabric printed at Spoonflower, and selling [...] Read more »

Artists and designers from around the globe worked hard to create 475 amazing original patterns for HomeWorkshop.com’s Alluminare Design Challenge.

Light fixtures, wallpaper and pillows are anxiously awaiting their new designer looks. So we wanted only the best when it came to our judging team.

We wanted a team leader who lives and breathes interior design and art, with successful signature lines of home decor fabrics, [...] Read more »

by Sherri Blum

Today our Nursery and Kids Room Design Expert and Contributor, Sherri Blum talks about the choices we make when creating spaces for our kids. A pioneer specialist for children’s-room interior design, Sherri’s designs for celebrities, and for the baby next door.

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In honor of Earth Day, I wanted to take a moment to share some great, earth-friendly decorating options for your nursery or child’s [...] Read more »

World Class Designer Search

You have chosen Alluminare’s new World Class Designer!

Read the announcement here.

Scroll down to view the 475 home decor patterns that artists worldwide submitted! And check out the TOP TEN Designs, and Lead Design Judge, Christopher Lowell’s commentary here.

Design Junkies, do you ever doodle in patterns?

Want to try your hand at creating fashionable patterns for light fixtures, wallpaper, home fabrics and [...] Read more »

by Leona Gaita

Today we are joined by Leona Gaita, HomeWorkshop.com Interior Design Expert and Contributor. Leona shares with us her inspiring ideas and advice to help us enrich our homes and lives with beauty and elegance.

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If you get the urge for a fresh little warming up for your windows, but you don’t know your way around a sewing machine, here’s a very simple but elegant [...] Read more »

IKAT. You’d have to be folded up in your pull-out sofa to miss the popularity of this textile.

Ikat inspiration board from the studio of textile designer Laura Singh of Color Loom.

Ikat (pronounced “ee-kat”) is a loom-woven textile created by a remarkable process.

A master weaver first ties bundles of warp threads in precise patterns to prepare for colored dyes. A more intricate resist-dyeing technique like [...] Read more »

Tonight the post is short and sweet; I’ve found a seat where you can Tweet.

So you adore Twitter like I do. You care about your followers and dedicate time to keep them up to date. You need a comfy place to Tweet.

I went searching and turned to a colorful favorite, Maine Cottage Furniture. Known for its yummy painted furniture, Maine Cottage also has a [...] Read more »

A Conversation with Liz Scott

Our posts about fabric design are in demand with the Design Junkies. And we received great feedback about Liz Scott’s designs in the piece showcasing her chair makeover.

You’ll recall that Liz prints her original designs through Spoonflower, and sells her fabric at her Etsy shop, Wonderfluff.

I got with Liz recently to learn more about her, and the inspiration and process [...] Read more »

It’s splendid when our creative pursuits overlap. Like with Liz Scott’s chair makeover project– Liz didn’t have to look far to find the perfect fabric. The Los Angeles graphic artist’s alter ego is designer of original fabrics that she prints at Spoonflower.

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“I found an old castaway chair frame at a garage sale for $5 and painted the wood an off-white (Ralph Lauren Edwardian Linen to [...] Read more »

by Leona Gaita

What a fabulous week! Today it is my pleasure to introduce you to Leona Gaita, HomeWorkshop.com Interior Design Expert and our newest Contributor. You’ll adore Leona’s inspiring, creative and resourceful posts for HomeWorkshop and those for her popular Gaita Interiors blog.

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I’m constantly knocked out by the stunning creativity of textile designers! Every time I go to the Decoration & Design Building in NYC, [...] Read more »

More on that Photos on Home Fabrics trend. VisionBedding will put your photo, your digital design, or one from its new gallery of a million photos and designs, onto a custom duvet cover or bedspread.

The kids are lining up for one of these. Can you imagine your little soccer athlete as the star of his own bedspread? Or your little swimmer diving into the pool? [...] Read more »

We color and fabric addicts have another cool tool. Catherine at Morecloth has created a fabric selector that searches Etsy fabrics by color grouping.

Click on over to www.morecloth.com and have some Friday fun! And thanks to Kate Smith at Sensational Color for pointing us to the tool. Read more »

Here’s some design eye candy for you today from Textile Arts, a great source for fabrics and home decor in retro, Mid-Century Modern and contemporary Scandinavian designs from Marimekko and Ljungbergs.

Add some city flair to your bath with the Hetkia shower curtain.

Choose one of Textile Arts’ variety of Wall Hanging Kits and make an instant art statement in your space:

Terttu Wall Hanging Kit

Juhannustaika [...] Read more »