HIGH CONTRAST NEUTRALS: BEDDING SHOPPING GUIDE

Over the past year we've been hard at work on our #rbdsilverlakemodern project for a stylish bachelor in the Silverlake Hills. The house was a new contemporary build when he moved in and like most contractor spec houses it needed a bit of personalizing.  We took the builder grade master bath from blah to BLUE (sneak peek down below) and did a bit more reconfiguring and remodeling in the kitchen and dining room before we got down to the decorating.  
For the bedding, we wanted some deep indigos and charcoals for a masculine vibe, which we knew had to be paired with some lighter stone and off white/greys for contrast or the whole thing would skew too dark.  The other important factory to keep it from feeling heavy with texture, texture, texture.  Here are some inspiration bedrooms and the finds that topped our shopping list.

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Emily Henderson

Amber Lewis

 

DUVETS We bought and really love these linen sheets in the perfect Indigo chambray duvet by Cultiver (sheet set below.) They're perfection. (TIP: CB2 has a budget version.) 

Linen Duvet Set by Cultiver

Navy Linen Duvet Cover by In Bed

Linen Duvet Cover by Parachute Home 

(This duvet I have in my own bedroom)

Coyuchi Duvet

COVERLETS & QUILTS

Lilo Navy Coverlet by CB2

Essential Quilt by Parachute Home

THROWS & BLANKETS

Chunky Hand-Knit Throw by Restoration Hardware

Fairbault Plaid Blanket by CB2

Alpaca Corded Stripe Throw by Restoration Hardware

SHEETS & SHAMS

Linen Sheet Set by Cultiver

Flanel Pinstripe Sheet Set by West Elm

Pillowslip Set EURO by In Bed

 Coyuchi Shams

Woven Linen Chambray Sham by Restoration Hardware

 And as promised here's a little master bath sneak peek ... this navy blue tile runs floor to ceiling and the transformation was dramatic, I promise you that :) 

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HAPPY LABOR DAY! PLUS 3 WALL ART MOODBOARDS FOR 3 DIFFERENT DESIGN DIRECTIONS

I've been taking this holiday weekend very literally and laboring nonstop to catch up on a bunch of design projects.  I worked all day Sat and Sun and tomorrow I'm finally gonna knock off and head to the beach with my little guy because the water is pretty much at it's warmest temp of the year, and Benicio has recently discovered the thrills of boogie boarding!  In about 10" of water but still, when you're a shorty that's something, and he gets SO excited about his little whitewater rides and wipeouts :)  Cutest. Thing. Ever.

 

 

So I thought I'd share these art moodboards that we presented to a client recently.  Remember our Beachwood Canyon project, the slightly coastal, Americana vibe house design with lots of blue and white that I shared with you here?

 

 

We came up with 3 different directions for wall art that our client  got to choose between.  We called them "East Coast Traditional,"  "Organic Modern Abstract," and "Traveled & Eclectic." (I think I overuse the term "organic modern"... I say it all the time!  Gotta come up with some new descriptions I guess.)

 

If anything catches your eye, most of these pieces of art are actually shopable and can be found on the project pinterest board.

The "East Coast Traditional" collection included botanical prints, Audubon images, nature paintings, and some chinoiserie art:

 

The "Organic Modern Abstract" board was a bunch of abstract art (duh) and some museum fine art prints (which is a trick I love to use when building an interesting but affordable art collection. See my tips here and here):

 

And the "Traveled & Eclectic" moodboard had some really beautiful Moroccan tile photography and vintage 1930s travel advertising posters:

 

 

(art sources compiled here)

 

Just as I suspected my client picked the "East Coast Traditional" moodboard (with just a dash of "Traveled & Eclectic) because it's where she's from and it makes her happy to have it around.  Which is really art's only requirement in my book, by the way ... it should make you happy!  It needn't be expensive or coveted and sought after by anyone else.  At the end of the day if you walk by it and it lifts you up, success!

xoxo,

CLAD HOME FEATURED ON OH HAPPY DAY AND A CUP OF JO THIS WEEK!

Hi!  I'm finally going to interrupt the long silence known as "the summer I opened my new store and everything else just had to wait" with a fun little tidbit of news for you. 

 

One of our custom Clad Home sofas was just featured in a collaboration by two of my all time favorite bloggers, Jordan Ferney of Oh Happy Day, and Joanna Goddard of A Cup of Jo.

 

 

 

Jordan approached us a few months back with the idea of making a special custom sofa to fit perfectly within the bay window of her San Francisco living room.  Even though they're in the Bay Area and we're in LA, we worked out a good approach for designing their sofa remotely.  

 

They made and mailed us a butcher cut out paper template of the sofa footprint for us to copy exactly to get the size and shape just right.  Here it is spread out on my driveway when we received it ...

 

 

Jordan ordered a bunch of fabric swatches from us to help narrow down her choices (did you know that you can pick up to 10 free swatches from our website and we'll send them to you pronto?) ...

For a while she was considering a coral sofa for a big hit of color in the bay window! But in the end she settled on a dark charcoal grey poly linen instead.

Our poly linens are great for upholstery because they have the look and feel of real linen without the major upkeep that 100% linen requires.  Ours are more durable and stain and wrinkle resistant than linen, so they can stand up to families with kids, pets, etc.  (Plus they're safer than a lot of mainstream sofa brands out there because our fabrics are never treated with toxic fire retardant chemicals.)

This was the final fabric choice ...

We bought extra yardage so Jordan could have roman shades made in the exact same fabric like this inspiration image she'd found on Pinterest ...

 

Then we went through a few rounds of sketching and revisions in order to get the style and details of the sofa just right ...

These are the very glamorous photos we take during the construction phase at the factory...

We shipped the sofa up to San Fran (we ship nationwide these days!) and waited patiently until we finally got to see photos of it installed in Jordan's living room.  Totally worth the wait!  It fit into the bay window like a glove.  These cell phone pictures make the linen look a little darker than it is ...

(the sofa's great, but how cute are those boys!?)

And we're SO pleased with the final home tour photos that really show off the sofa in 

all it's glory ...

Jordan's entire house tour was featured on A Cup Of Jo this week and there are a lot of lovely spaces to see.  And many thanks to Jordan for giving us the chance to make such a unique and beautiful piece of furniture for your home!

xoxo