Friday Rooms...ending a week of feathers

Well it's the end of the week of feathers here on AF. What were some of your favorite feather things? Would you put feathers into your decorating scheme? Feather themes are kinda cool to change out with the seasons. My sister-in-law loves them in her Christmas tree. She has a gorgeous feather boa she wraps from the top, then accents the rest of the tree with natural elements and colors like rust, gold, and green. It's really pretty.

 I'm planning on spending the weekend reading Grace Bonney's new (signed edition)of her book "Design*Sponge at Home"-yay! So now I'm leaving you with some inspiring pics of spaces and products that have incorporated feathers as an element of design. Maybe you'll be inspired to put a little feather in your nest!

Have a look...

Wisconsin cabins from the The Lettered Cottage

Apartment Therapy

House Beautiful

Parlour Blog

Elle Decor

Alexander McQueen "Feathers" rug-The Rug Company

Apartment Therapy

Parlour blog-Portfolio work

Juju feather art via Parlour Blog

 For a cool Tutorial on how to make a
JUJU FEATHER HAT, check out this link to Design*Sponge!

ANYTHING GOES TUESDAY...OUTDOOR TEXTILES!

Gone are the days of cheesy outdoor patio sets reminiscent of your grandmothers Palm Beach trailer court cottage! Today's outdoor fabrics and rugs are beautiful, modern and totally versatile. We are lucky to live in a time when we have so many options available to completely customize our outdoor space as we would our indoor spaces. These fabulous textiles are just as durable as they are pretty! Nice for parents with little ones such as myself who love the option of putting these kid friendly commandos on the front lines inside the house as well! Here's a little round-up of textiles for the outdoors that I just love!

hope you like...

find some of these great fabrics and more from: Ballard, Sunbrella, Ralph Lauren Outdoor, Trina Turk. Outdoorfabrics.com 

There are so many selections i had to stop myself. Find these and many more at these great places:

Ballard

Domestic Modern

Lamps Plus

Dash & Albert

SEE YOU TOMORROW FOR WEDNESDAY ETSY ARTIST FINDS-THE GREAT OUTDOORS...