Inspiration from top designers—and how to get these looks for less!
It’s always enlightening to tour a designer show house—especially if it’s the grand dame of them all, the Kips Bay Show House, now in its 49th year in New York City. Beneath layers of pattern and texture, there is inspiration for our own homes. Here are ideas that spoke to Calico’s Jan Jessup—and some Get the Look ideas from Calico that are quite attainable:
Kit Kemp’s Pattern Play Dining Room
Kit Kemp’s distinctive boutique hotels are known for happy colors and light-hearted interiors. “A Dining Room of One’s Own” features a medley of Kit’s fabric designs for GP&J Baker on walls, chairs and windows.
The lamps are embellished with fabric leaf elements; the hardwood floor and plain ceiling create welcome places for the eye to rest.
Dining chair fronts and backs are upholstered in two different fabrics. Leather tabs are anchored to the top for ease of movement.
The left side of each host chair has a side pocket—to hold a cell phone or glasses. Clever!
The window bay creates a social space for a tufted sofa. Two classic wing chairs border this space with floral appliqué surprises on the back.
Roman shades in three solid color fabrics add a punch of color and are trimmed in the same ribbon stripe.
Get the Look at Calico:
Multi-color ethnic wovens and floral blooms. Common Sense and Naima are both Crypton easy-care performance fabrics.
Two complementary fabrics can extend to many frame styles, featuring prints and stripes from the Echo Retreat Collection.
Patrick Mele’s Botanical Bedroom
Get the look at Calico:
A print with a similar feeling is Gulfport in Navy from the Vern Yip Collection at Calico.
Benjamin Vandiver’s Eclectic French Bedroom
The marriage of an antique chair frame with a contemporary fabric enlivens any room.
Get the look at Calico:
Textiles That Go Big on Texture
Get the look at Calico:
A tailored edge from Aman & Meeks
Get the look at Calico: Custom Drapes
Ripplefold Sheers
Grand Band Draperies with Fan Pleats
Sean Henderson’s Sanctuary in Rose Tones
