Leading the Charge

World Market ChargersGood Morning Lacquered Lifers. If you’re anything like me you’re looking at the calendar and you’re starting to angst about the fact that you haven’t completely nailed your Thanksgiving table design yet, and you are scouring Pinterest looking for inspiration. Since I am nowhere near completion on my table design (it could go one of two ways), I keep coming back to the foundation of the table setting – the tablecloth, and in my case the chargers.

We have a very narrow antique dining table, and placemats are too deep. The table looks cluttered, and placemats overlap. Chargers provide a nice base for my china to sit on without taking up too much space, and with all the options available the charger can be a great accent piece. I have ordered the Rattan Chargers, but I am wondering whether I shouldn’t have gone with the Wooden Bark. And the Gold Woodgrain chargers already have me thinking Christmas table. Uh oh.

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In Love with Lysette

lysette 3Good Morning Lacquered Lifers! Came across this photo of Amanda Lindroth’s Bahamian master bedroom in the November issue of House Beautiful, and I wanted to share with you one of my favorite fabric & wallpaper patterns – Lysette and Lysette Reverse from my favorite fabric house, Quadrille. Depending on which color way you choose, Lysette can be both bold and tame – a statement or a backdrop. In the Lysette pattern, the floral is set on a white or tan backdrop, and in the Lysette Reverse pattern, it is reversed (obviously) … the color provides the background to a tan or off-white floral pattern. Lysette collageLysette and Lysette Reverse come in a variety of color ways, here are just a few of the ones I love. New Shrimp on Tan (center) is definitely one of the best, as is my personal fave that I used in our house, Brown on Tan (bottom right). StudyThe study at our house, featuring Quadrille’s Lysette Reverse Brown on Tan on the sofa. I also accented with another Quadrille favorite, Melinda in New Shrimp on Tint. The best thing about covering a whole sofa in a fabric like this is that when the sofa came home the room felt “decorated” even though there was nothing else in the room. It provided an instant sense of finished in one piece of furniture. Gotta love that. Below, a few more photos of the Lysette and Lysette Reverse fabrics and wallpapers at work. Lysette 1 Lysette 2 lysette 4Photos via House Beautiful, Vogue and by Francesco Lagnese

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Decorating with Stars and Stripes

FlagGood Morning Lacquered Lifers! In honor of Veterans Day, I thought I would highlight some beautiful rooms that have American flag details and themes. Those stars and stripes can be a great graphic addition to any room, and displaying your patriotism is always chic. A big thank you to all our veterans. 
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Photos via House Beautiful and by Lacquered Life

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