Suzanis in the interior design world

 

Suzanis are used as decorative elements by a lot of renowned interior designers.

Suzanne Tucker via 1stdibs

 

Authentic suzanis are hand-embroidered textiles originating from Central Asia, made in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and other Central Asian countries. Suzanis are sewn using bright, vibrant colors. Popular design motifs include sun and moon disks, flowers (especially tulips and irises), leaves and vines, fruits (especially pomegranates), and occasional fish and birds.

Suzani with pomegranata design.

Suzanis are often made in two or more pieces, that are then stitched together.

The oldest surviving suzanis are from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, but it seems likely that they were in use long before that.

Suzanis were traditionally made by Central Asian brides as part of their dowry, and were presented to the groom on the wedding day.

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Suzanis hung at the head of the bed instead of a headboard.

Douglas Mackie

 

It's also quite popular to use suzanis as rugs.

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Pomegranata Ivory rug – The Rug Company

 

A suzani used as a bed cover or throw.

Douglas Mackie via House & Garden August 2012

 

Richard Shapiro via AD

 

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A Suzani used as a seat throw.

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Natalie Haegeman has draped a suzani over a table as a tablecloth.

Natalie Haegeman Interiors

 

Lots of ready-made suzani pillows to find on ebay.

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Nowadays there is a huge range of suzani inspired fabrics.

 

I have always loved the colorful suzani pillows.

Suzani pillows in the chaise longue of our bedroom.  Brunschwig & Fils fabric Dzhambul.

Brunschwig & Fils Dzhambul Ref.BR-71099-06

Brunschwig & Fils Dzhambul Ref. BR-79189-06

 

Suzani inspired fabrics used as furniture upholstery.

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Do you love the decorative suzanis as much as I do ?

 

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Reupholstered bergère

 

A lot of us have an old furniture piece somewhere that we either don’t like anymore or that doesn’t match with the rest of our décor.

A client of mine had an antique French small Louis XV bergère that didn’t fit their new, more contemporary, home interior, and asked me what to do with it.

The floral damask fabric was totally damaged, so we needed to reupholster the bergère. At this moment we are finishing the interior design of the house and for all of the fabrics we prefered to choose for tones of blues and greys.

The antique bergère with damaged damask fabric.

 

The framework of the bergère is painted in white/gray with a shade of blue.

 

Because I knew that my client had her doubts about choosing to reupholster the bergère with either a classic or a more contemporary fabric, I suggested to use 2 different fabrics.

A floral patterned fabric for the frontside and the seat cushion and a checkered fabric for the backside of the bergère.

In the composition of both fabrics, 30% to 50% linen is used.

ARISTIDE Flax Cedar Sky

 

ARISTIDE Flax Vancouver Sky

 

We finished the upholstery with a traditional trimming.

JAB trimming Engadin

 

The reupholstered bergère, ready to move to our client’s home!

 

 

 

 

I have always loved the small French bergères, they have a feminine look and they fit in several rooms.

I show you a few examples of small bergères placed in different rooms of the house.

 

In the entry hall.Source here

 

In the kitchen.Source here

 

In the living room.Source here

 

In the bedroom.Source here

 

In a dressing room.Source here

 

In a library or study room.Lefèvre Interiors Source here

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There are many different ways to embellish a French bergère.

You can choose for a more feminine and romantic fabric as the one here of the KATE FORMAN collection.Kate Forman Source here

Or you can opt for a plain fabric in combination with a patterned fabric.Source here

Or a velvet upholstered bergère.Source here

Do you love the French bergères? I do hope I inspired you to make the right choice to upholster yours !

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A Lefèvre Interiors dressing & new discoveries

I hope you all have enjoyed your weekend as we did here in Belgium. The weather gods spoiled us with some gorgeous late summer days! Up to 27°C! It was one of the warmest weekends of this year! We really aren’t used to these summer temperatures at the start of October! It abled us to face a busy new week!

Today I want to share a few pictures of a client’s dressing and some gorgeous new discoveries.

 

Dressing Lefèvre Interiors

The dressing room I designed for one of our clients in France, was installed by our company Lefèvre Interiors months ago but I hadn’t had yet the opportunity to take some pictures of it untill last week.

White painted integrated cabinets with shutter doors.

Covered radiator.

The room acts as a dressing and as a guestroom. The seat can be converted into a bed.

Libeco linen upholstered seat.

 

 

  I love the detailing of the pilasters.

Dressing by Lefèvre Interiors.

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NEW DISCOVERIES

 

Hermès textiles

source www.dedar.com

Hermès is expanding into the home textile world not only with silks, but also with "upholstery-ready signature patterns in cotton, cashmere, wool, and linen".

Hermès teamed up with the Italian firm Dedar to produce these gorgeous textiles.

Expressive horse race scenes in bright colors, elephants in royal regalia, or tone-on-tone abstracted “H”s, and a seemingly hand-drawn herringbone print.
Read More http://www.wmagazine.com/w/blogs/editorsblog/2011/05/10/hermes-dedar-textiles-wallpaper.html#ixzz1ZiExYWgx

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The collection is available at select Hermès locations.

To find a location, visit www.dedar.com.

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John Stefanidis fabrics

This Autumn John Stefanidis Fabrics launches a seriously chic new stripe ”Promenade”.

It is an elegant, 4 colour stripe with colours that will coordinate with and complement other designs in the John Stefanidis fabric range.

source http://johnstefanidis.blogspot.com/

 

By the way, I want you to know that John Stefanidis, one of my favorite British designers, has a beautiful blog ‘The Developed Eye’, where John writes about his life, his travels, the influences behind his designs for the many houses on which he has worked and his fabric and furniture ranges.

I remember, years ago, I bought his first book, titled ‘Rooms, Design & Decoration’. To me it is still one of the most inspiring books about interior design!

Meanwhile John has written several books (to discover on his website).

source  http://www.johnstefanidis.com/

If you don’t know yet this talented designer, please visit his website John Stefanidis or start reading his blog The Developed Eye. You will not be disappointed.

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Ochre hardware

 

I have discovered the most beautiful cabinet handels ever at www.ochre.net !!!

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Black horn handle with bronze or polished nickel knuckle.

 

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Pale horn handle with bronze or polished nickel knuckle.

 

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Brown horn handle with bronze or polished nickel knuckle.

For more information about the different dimensions, please visit the OCHRE website here.

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I hope I inspired you today and I wish everyone of you a splendid new week!

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