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Custom Pillows

Custom pillows are a need in a room.

Custom pillows are a need in a room.  The moment someone wants to take them out of a design, my heart starts to palpitate.  Pillows are the icing on a cake, finishing a sofa or chair and pulling the room together.  I actually feel unsettled if custom pillows aren’t part of a design.

Additional details such as the edging or embellishments provide further ways to individualize each pillow.  They don’t have to all match each other, the upholstery, the window treatments, and the rugs.  Pillows let you mix things up, soften an area, or influence the mood of a room.  Here are some custom pillows I’ve designed for clients, each one designed specifically for a certain space.

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New York International Gift Fair

I loved every minute I spent browsing through the Gift Fair!

Twice a year, the Javits Center and Piers 92 and 94 are home to the New York International Gift Fair.  This incredible Home Show is always really exciting for me.  There are so many neat products to discover from so many different designers and companies.  Last August, I had a great time at the Gift Fair and wrote about my favorite finds.  Once again, I loved every minute I spent browsing through the Gift Fair!

At this Fair, it seemed like every time I turned around, I saw another fantastic mirror.  So many styles and sizes to fall in love with!

Great mirror from Julien Chichester’s Mr. Brown line.
Daniella mirror from Made Goods
Serrat mirror from Made Goods
A work of art! By Emporium Home.
From Bliss Home
Mirror set from the Mr. Brown line.

I also saw plenty of gorgeous pillows!  These are perfect accents for a quick change and a good example of how not every aspect of design has to be custom.

Pillow from Callisto Home
Very chic!
Sparkly but sophisticated!
I can never have too much leopard!

One of the coolest things I saw at the Fair this year were these beautiful accents.  They appear to be real plants, but if you take a closer look, you can see they are made of hand-painted shells.  They look amazing in person!

Made by Karen Robertson. An exciting find!
So unusual, and so pretty!

NYIGF definitely has a little bit of everything.  I found inspiration everywhere I looked, so much that I was able to find design ideas for an entire living room project I’ve been working on!

Wonderful pottery!
A truly comfortable chair from the Mr. Brown line.
Also from Mr. Brown, this gorgeous mirrored piece.
Spectacular tulip lamp with quartz detail from Emporium Home.
More great pottery, and I love the screen too!
Coffee table with a shagreen top from Mr. Brown — must have!

When the Gift Fair returns in August, it will have a new name:  NY Now.  I’m already looking forward to it!