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This interior designer in Seattle begins new project planning with a review mentally of my first impressions of the home, the overall goals and then the feeling the clients wish to create. The location of this interior design project is Mercer Island, WA on the waterfront. Not the original owners, my clients purchased over 20 years ago after the previous owners added a 1970 addition. My clients quickly remodeled the ‘cottage’ into a 2 story bedroom wing but left untouched the 1970 addition. So this is the project and view.

Can’t say I love the era of the 70′s construction as it’s not architecturally interesting to me. However, sitting on the water and offering incredible views and an open plan, this opportunity to gut/remodel without altering the footprint will be exciting. I see playing with textures and the strong horizontal lines as a design direction. (New kitchen, powder room, pantry, laundry + windows will transform.) I am fortunate to work with Prestige Custom Builders on this project.

raffia wallpaper Phillip Jeffries

My texture source is a company that excels with textures, Phillip Jeffries. Now in its third decade, Phillip Jeffries Ltd. has emerged as the industry leader in hand crafted wallcoverings. A manufacturer and importer of unique and fine quality textured wallcoverings, the company was founded in 1976.

Are you craving one simply, beautiful space or addition? Call our team and get started! 206.437.8000.

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I have always loved grasscloth in my interior design projects. Now in a revival, grasscloth is reinvented in sophisticated weaves. New wallpapers include woven jute, seagrass, boodlecloth, extra fine sisal, raffia, and paper weaves. See these examples from Thibaut:

I love the natural effects of these handcrafted weaves of threads and fibers in Thibaut’s Grasscloth Resource collection. The prints have designs printed under or over the grasscloth, and some have metallic effects, creating a variety of looks. Patterns are enlivened with fresh and clean colors that complement the palette. The natural weave in these environmentally-friendly wallcoverings provides a three-dimensional quality that adds interest and texture.

The Grasses is an exclusive hand printed tone on tone pattern with a botanical motif of grass and wildflower silhouettes bending in the wind. The pattern is printed on the face of a fine jute cloth. Another hand printed grasscloth, Kunqu Damask, is a clean, modern damask that’s been softened with fibrous texture.

Hand made paper weaves with raffia, jute cloth, boodlecloth, seagrass and luxurious fine sisal are included in the collection. They come in a variety of textural designs and tonal colors. These papers would be great in an entry, dining room, powder room or bedrooms.

This new Thibaut collection provide rooms with an interesting backdrop and harmonize particularly well with styles ranging from modern to country, and tropical to traditional. Patterns are 36” wide which is wider than traditional wallcoverings, and the materials are natural.

Are you ready for grasscloth? Let me know.

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