As I was browsing Architectural Digest while sipping my afternoon cup of coffee today, I stumbled upon
Schumacher's latest advertisement, promoting Martyn Lawrence Bullard's collaboration. From the layering of fabrics, brilliant use of green, as well as the canopy over the daybed, this photo is designer eye candy!
What caught my eye is Bullard's unique layering of fabrics. It reminded me very much of the Rococo Era in interior design. A little history for you:
Rococo is a style of 18th century French art and interior design. Rococo rooms were designed as total works of art with elegant and ornate furniture, small sculptures, ornamental mirrors, and tapestry complementing architecture, reliefs, and wall paintings. They layered ornate fabrics upon fabrics. The best examples of this is seen in the Queen's bedroom in the Palace of Versailles:
Quite busy isn't it? The point of me contrasting Bullard's design and the French is to point out the layering of fabrics. We love the mixed-matched look, apparently for centuries, but question is how do you create such a look? Where do you begin?
And now that we have all our fabrics, you can scroll back up to my first picture, and see how they all tie in together!
I hope this inspires you to get creative with your next fabric choices!
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