Note to self for if I ever reupholster a couch like this- mix up some fabrics. 

I plan on copying this.  Dave has this great old tallboy dresser and this color of felt would look beautiful on top.  And I could put manly pretty things on it- like a little tray to hold those weird plastic things that go in his collared shirts or a bowl for change he always seems to have. 

Here's some more black and white stripes.  I think with design we tend to make a lot of work for ourselves when we don't actually need to.   Case in point- instead of redoing these chairs so they would be cushioned instead of caned, it's much easier to simply put a cushion on top of it.  And easier to clean.  And easier to change.  And they're pretty.

I'm really liking very bold details lately.  Granted, this is assuming I have good enough to taste to be able to pare them down with the rest of the details.  We have a family room with horrible plastic blinds that don't look or work nicely and I think they could make a nice focal point.  If, of course, there was something pretty to look at out of the window...

I found this image from a nursery and I love it- a little photo wall of the people they come from, the people who love them.  I love the idea of my child sleeping under a little montage of where they come from.