Showing posts with label Got Mail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Got Mail. Show all posts

Saturday, April 15, 2017

Got Mail #7 / IKEA launches 2017 limited-edition art in-store only

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Shelfie by Jean Jullien / IKEA

IKEA’s 2017 art event is here today and gone tomorrow—a marketing turn-of-phrase pulled directly from the press release and meant to leave your boho heart breathless. Why? Because the event is in-store only.

That means not available online or by phone, as the website clearly states.


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Life Is Pay the Bill by Hahan / IKEA


What IS that about IKEA? All the best stuff (best = new) is ALWAYS in-store only.


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We Are One by Hell’o (Jérôme Maynen and Antoine Detaille) / IKEA

It’s like they WANT to bolster the crumbling idea of brick-and-mortar and force aging boho mamas with bad knees to limp their labyrinthine aisles in AGONY, hoping to happen upon an unoccupied display chair in which to collapse.

Is there oxygen available, too? And referees in case we are legion?


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Assembling Reality by Amit Greenberg / IKEA

Of course, this aging boho mama with bad knees has to make a two-hour journey in a cramped car FIRST to reach the closest store, THEN stay the merchandising path until she finds the accessible art she came for. 


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Big Audio Dyn-O-Mite by Kevin Lyons / IKEA

I scream agony (and SCREAM in general) because IKEA has been highly criticized for not making motorized carts available to mobility challenged shoppers, yet they've done nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. ZERO.


I want them to hear MY cry of solidarity all the way across the pond at HQ.


This is America, after all, where life, liberty and market accessibility (which = the pursuit of happiness) are unalienable rights! If they want to sell here, let it be by our rules (MY rules even). Am I right?


They DO have wheelchairs available, which means have bulging biceps or bring a shopping buddy who’s willing and able to push. It sounds a bit like running a gauntlet, given the puzzle palace layout of each IKEA store.


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Via WTHR-TV

No wonder this a customer added this “relationship saving station” at a California store. Here’s to hoping it becomes a permanent fixture when IKEA opens in Indianapolis later this year.

But by then, all that limited-edition, affordable art will be history and showing up on ebay at not-so-affordable prices.


Enough of my complaining, let’s get to the art of the matter: 

  • Art Event 2017 includes 12 diverse posters from internationally known artists. 
  • Each is 16-by-35 inches and printed on high-quality, textured paper.
  • Each is available for $9.99, if you can get to and through the store in time. (Just sayin') 


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Reflections on Deep Thought by Micha Payer & Martin Gabriel / IKEA

“We have a very strong and simple vision about art at IKEA,” says Henrik Most, Art Event 2017 creative leader, “and it’s that art should be affordable—it should be accessible for the many people—and also that art belongs in the home, not just in galleries or museums.”

So affordable = accessible in the IKEA mindset? How European of them!


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Keep It Mello by Steven Harrington / IKEA


All griping (and joking) aside again...


The frames shown in this post are taken from this IKEA promotional video, which showcases all 12 of the posters in the 2017 collection:



If you have an IKEA nearby and the stamina to carry through, how about we make a deal and you pick a few things up for me, K?


If you want more…


  • Follow the links in the photo captions to see each poster up-close-and-personal.
  • Read about the artists and view the full collection online HERE. Just don’t plan to order that way. It might push IKEA corporate past its hoi polloi threshold.
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Saturday, March 4, 2017

Got Mail #6 / Boho must-haves from Anthro spring collection

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I know I’m guaranteed some boho home décor beauty when the seasons start to change and Anthropologie rolls out its new collection. Take it from me, this year’s spring home-decor offerings are a breath of boho fresh air.

I also know the door’s open in this photo, but let’s stay inside a bit and look around. After all, that’s what a lookbook’s for, and this one will have you ogling, drooling and spending before you know what’s hit you.


Comfort for living


I can’t begin to identify every new piece in each photo, but I’ll try to hit the highlights.

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My absolute fave in this photo is that wild and crazy chair—the Medina-Printed Rivona Chair. The Medina print reappears in other new pieces. The inspiration for the fabric is Moroccan, but the chair is all midcentury modern. Love those legs!


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Told you you'd see it reinterpreted on other pieces. Meet the Medina-Printed Tassa Sectional. It’s low-slung and pillowy, and if you fall asleep on it you’re liable to wake up in One Thousand and One Nights. Scheherazade never had it sooooooo good.


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Here’s another view of the Tassa, paired up with the equally transporting Moroccan Wedding Ottoman. It functions as a coffee-table ottoman OR a bench for extra seating. I’m just wondering why it took someone so long to turn the ubiquitous Moroccan wedding blanket into multifunctional furniture.

Love those slender golden legs! I think I have legs on the brain, if that's anatomically possible...??


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Here are some other beauties that caught my eye (clockwise from top left):
  • The Floret Occasional Chair (you caught a glimpse of it in purple earlier but it also comes in green) features cotton velvet upholstery on a rosewood frame. What more could you ask for? 
  • The Moussem Ceramic Stool, designed by Tracy Boyd, made of glazed white clay. It wants to cuddle up to a chair in my living room, but it would also work on a patio.
  • The Zaylie Chair is inspired by Suzani applique and embroidery and sports embellishment all the way around, so be sure to place it where it can be viewed from a variety of angles. 
  • The Kezia Occasional Chair is upholstered in your choice of three printed velvets. ‘Nuf said, right? 
  • The Tanja Trunk makes a terrific coffee table or end-of-bed accent with its natural wood, incised eight-point stars and antique-iron accents. 
  • This collection of Sketched Safari Chairs, by fashion designer Edward Hall, is the perfect anchor for any global-inspired home. So many shapes, sizes, animal prints and colors! Begin your safari hanging out with the elephants on the Purple Holloway Chair and the Canary-colored Tillie, then run with the big cats in the Indigo Bixby and the bright Orange Tillie. The collection also includes a flamingo-printed chair, as well as elephant wallpaper and a tiger lampshade, but I’ll let you hunt those down on your own. 


Dining with pleasure


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Nothing tells a sweeter story, gathered ‘round a table, than Anthro’s Folkthread Chairs, reinterpreted this season in recycled silk in three colors to mix and match. I’m also in love with the plushy Kinza Rug beneath. It’s shown in ivory but also comes in a black-and-white version.


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And what would any gathering be without romantic, mood-setting lighting? I’m loving (left to right): the Abalorio Chandelier, the Nomad Pendant, and the Beadcraft Chandelier.


Dreamy boho bedrooms


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The Premium Leather Rhys Bed comes in 13 colors and four sizes. Here it’s dressed in one of my favorite new duvet sets, the Kessabine, shown in slate but also available in orange. I love the embroidery, pompons and fringe against soft cotton, don’t you?


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The striking Geo Brass Inlay bedroom furniture collection includes this platform bed with massive headboard in tropical hardwood, inlaid with brass, and the diminutive nightstand shown. There’s also a three-drawer chest of drawers to complete the sweet suite.


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The Prana Bedroom Collection showcases the natural beauty of multi-hued, live-edge oak and includes the bed, nightstand and six-drawer chest shown. And there’s that Moroccan Wedding Ottoman again, this time at the bed’s foot. All items are sold separately.


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If this rooms isn’t glamorous boho—glambo—I'll eat my pompons. The Velvet Ainesworth Bed comes in 18 colors and two sizes, each and every one fit for a princess, a diva, a super-model, or glamorous, boho you. The Velvet Edilyn Bench comes in all the same colors so you can have a custom match as well as a comfy seat to take your shoes on and off.


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Some of my favorite new Anthro bedding includes (clockwise from top left) :
  • The Kerry Cassill Persica Quilt and shams, which call to mind lovely, gently worn bedding you might find in the Paris Flea Market. Here it’s paired with the Lulie Wallace Cascabel Sheet Set. I can almost smell peaches, can’t you? 
  • The Woven Sunset Duvet and shams is by LA’s All Roads Design and features standard, king and euro sham options. I love its happy pinks, and, of course, I adore anything that comes out of the All Roads’ workshop. 
  • I don’t often point out cute kid's stuff (unless I want it for my adult self!), but the Wilderness Map collection of toddler and infant bedding is an exception. It’s perfect for your little cowboy or trailblazer or bronc-buster. Check out the buffalo! I bet there’s an antelope in there somewhere too. 
  • Ditto for the Cat Collective collection. Wish I had a young child so I could decorate with that, right down to the cute little bereted cat pillow. Turn him over and check out his stuffed tail! 


Weave me some happiness


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Nobody does textiles better than Anthropologie, and they’ve really outdone themselves this spring. There’s a vast array of new colorful throws, rugs and pillows….


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...as well as designs in black, white and other neutrals. I just adore the detail and the workmanship in these pieces. I could look all day and touch all night if they’d only lock me in the store! (I keep trying!)


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My favorite rugs will probably be sold out by the time this post appears. From left to right, my penultimate picks include the very boho Versify Rug with its all-over tassels, the William Morris-inspired Wyla Rug done in crewel embroidery, and the Embroidered Tiger Rug, available in either orange or teal.

Anthropologie’s unique, handcrafted rugs do often sell out quickly, particularly in the smaller, less pricier sizes. If, like me, you have wall-to-wall carpet and no good space for an area rug (and your budget doesn’t allow a bigger size) get the one you like in a 3-by-5 and hang it on the wall as art. But get it quick, before it’s gone, K?


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I’m really into the look of a handcrafted throw at the foot of my bed since I redid my bedding with one of Anthropologie's throws. But now they have plenty of new choices for me to drool over. Clockwise from top left, meet my spring collection picks:


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And I could never forget throw pillows, especially these, with lots and lots of fringe, poms, tassels and embroidery. From left to right, shop the Marisol collection (which includes the 30-by-30-inch floor pillow shown at bottom), the Tufted Leyland collection, and the Tufted Yoursa collection.

So many textiles, so little time!!


Delicious décor to feed your (my) decorating habit


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My storage picks, clockwise from top left, include:

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Fiber wallhangings have been making a big comeback from the 1960s and 70s, and Anthro adds to its collection each season. But when each style's gone, it's gone. Here are, left to right, newbies Ojai Fringed Wall Art in your choice of two motifs, the statement-making Macrame Woven Wall Art, and Salinas Fringed Wall Art in your choice of three motifs.


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What would any Anthropologie catalog be without unique pottery? Clockwise from top left, meet my new best friends, Wild Alpaca Pots, Gold Accent Dessert Plates (hang them on the wall as art!), Arletta Coasters, and Simea Mugs.


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Last but not least are two more woven wonders: the Tulum Hammock, which is embroidered but reminds me of mud cloth, and the Beadwork Hammock, designed by LA artist, sculpture and jewelry designer Julie Rofman to emulate the look of her intricate beadwork.


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Here are some close-ups of each hammock. Can you guess the missing detail?

If you guessed me (or you!) lounging away a sultry summer afternoon therein, you’re on the winning track! Just 17 more days until spring, so summer can’t be far behind.


Until then, if you want more…

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Got Mail #5 / Serena & Lily’s shore chic + 20% off promo code

To me, nothing screams “The Hamptons” home decor like Serena & Lily, and this boho mama is heeding the call!

Let’s face it: Beachy boho can be drearily predictable. But Serena & Lily puts a modern spin on classic shore furniture and caps the wave with a refreshing selection of crisp, colorful, signature textiles. It’s Manhattan meets Montauk meets Me. And that’s in spite of the fact it’s an aesthetic that got its start in the trendy west coast houseboat community of Sausalito, CA.

Whatever coast it speaks to—the best of both, I’m thinking—we can thank Serena Dugan and Lily Kanter for showing us how shore chic is done. Founded in 2003, today there are Serena & Lily stores in Wainscott, NY, and Westport, CT, as well as the California locations of San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Newport Beach.

Many of the items in each of the photos that follow are part of the S&L product line. My commentary will focus on usually just one item per photo—my personal favorite. But if you see something else you love, you’re sure to find it on the website. Then scroll to the end of this post to get your 20-percent-off promo code, and shop until you drop.


Sleepy-time pop


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Serena & Lily

The Ames Bed comes in all sizes, from twin to California King ($1,795-$2,895), and a myriad of upholstery fabrics, colors and patterns, including this beauteous coral, which has me dreaming sunsets. There’s also a headboard-only version ($995-$2,095) and a dining chair ($850).


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The Avalon Day Bed ($1,198) is the height of hygge and equally fetching styled as sofa or a bed. Its rattan construction brings an airy, natural beauty to any room.The design is inspired by a 1940s era French sofa S&L’s designers found in their travels.


Organize a sit-in


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With S&L’s chairs, it would be a pleasure trip, for sure. The Carson Collection of chairs and stools (counter- and bar-height, all $658), comes in your choice of white, black or natural wood frames. The bench ($948) comes in natural-only.


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With its curved lines and cushioned seats, the Shore Chair ($448-$468, depending on cushion cover choice) brings a new level of comfort to the table, as well as a certain aesthetic, reminiscent of Verner Panton’s famous S chairs. I love the convenient “handle” designed into the back to make moving the chairs where you need them a (ocean?) breeze.


It’s in the basket!


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Yes, this is a to-die-for bathroom, I agree. But if you can take your eyes off the general for a moment and focus on the particular, I’d like to call your attention to the La Jolla baskets near the bottom left. They come in three sizes and four colors. Here you see the small and medium in black.


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But they’re also available in solid white—which is new to the collection—as well as pink, blue and natural (left to right). Small stands 21-inches high ($78 in white, $68 in other colors), while medium ($128) and large ($168) are 25 inches and 30 inches, respectively.


‘Dresser’ up!


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The Pierson Wide Dresser ($3,298) also caught my eye.


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Serena & Lily

I particularly liked it used as a nightstand in between these two twin beds, dressed here in the stunning Amalfi Quilt and Shams. The quilt is available in twin, full/queen and king sizes ($248-$358), while the shams come in standard ($78) and euro ($88). If you’re not into the coral and fuchsia mix that has me humming, it also comes in a subtle tone-on-tone gray.


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The Pierson Dresser ($2,898) also comes in a standard, chest-and-drawers size, but my focus in this photo is on the Mosaic Mirror ($598) hanging over it. A beautiful work of art in its own right, the mirror is crafted entirely by hand from stained-glass tiles and comes in cornflower (shown), as well as yellow, white and poppy red.


One to call my own


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This is my very own Serena & Lily purchase. No, that’s not my bathroom. (If only!) But I do have this Fouta Shower Curtain ($98) in one of my bathrooms, and it’s lovely. It comes in several colors, but I have the gray shown in this photo.

It’s currently disguising some rather garish, circa 1980s pink tile I hope to replace soon with the look of Carrera marble. But more about that in a future post, which bring us to the end of this post.


For now, if you still want more, here are some options…

  • Browse the Serena & Lily website. 
  • Tour the newest addition to the S&L family—the Westport, CT, flagship store and design center in a relocated and restored Queen Anne-style home that showcases S&L’s product line in a home setting. Be sure to scroll to the very bottom of the page and check out the video tour. 
  • Through Feb. 13, 2017, get 20% off anything your heart desires at S&L (except art or a gift certificate) with the promo code SOMETHINGNEW entered at checkout. 
  • The S&L lookbook itself is not online, unfortunately. But you can request a copy sent to you by US mail
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Saturday, January 21, 2017

Got Mail #4 / Annie Selke is all about pattern & textile

Color, comfort, and approachable elegance that bring happiness to your home—these are the hallmarks of designer Annie Selke, whose career began in textile design and has run the gamut from fashion to home interiors to entrepreneur.

A consummate traveler and flea-market treasure hunter, Selke gathers inspiration wherever she goes and distills her ideas into a variety of fabulous and functional products for the home and for the person. Her brands include Pine Cone Hill, Dash & Albert, Luxe, Fresh American, and Annie Selke Outlet.

Though much of what she offers is out of my price range, I still love looking, and I think you will too. I couldn’t have been more revved than when her latest catalog showed up in my mailbox and I began to immerse myself in Annie Selke color and pattern. I’ve picked out a few favorites, but there’s GOBS more to see on her website. In most of the photos included here, EVERYTHING in the photo is part of her collection, but I’ll only be including descriptions of and links to the items I’m swooning over.


Speaking of swooning, pillows are my go-to item, and Selke has loads of beauties.


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The pillows on this sofa all hail from the Pine Cone Hill Bright Bohemian Collection (small wonder they caught my eye!) and are made in India in a fair-trade arrangement with skilled artisans. They are the faves of all my favorites!! Check them all out, left to right:
  • The Jamboree Embroidered Pillow sports lots and lots of brilliant handmade tassels, hand-embroidered swirls and fringe in a wool blend. It measures 16-by-20 inches and sells for $152. 
  • Next up is the Swirl Embroidered Decorative Pillow, done in a style reminiscent of kantha quilts. The 18-inch square cotton sells for $134. 
  • The Boho Embroidered Pillow, true to its name, is a colorful riot of handcraftsmanship, pattern play, and exquisite embellishment on a patterned base of hand-screened houndstooth. The “double boudoir” size measures 15-by-35 inches, and it sells for $264. 
  • The Geodesic Embroidered Pillow is embroidered all over in an intricate geometric pattern that mixes neon ribbons and yarns for an almost three-dimensional effect. The pillow is 100-percent cotton with acrylic embroidery, measures 22-inches square, and sells for $222. 


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A Peruvian textile served as the inspiration for the splashy linen Lima Grey Decorative Pillow. It features hand-embroidery in soft acrylic with a cotton back, measures 20-inches square, and sells for $202. I love how the embroidery pops against the gray linen background.


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The Amelie Embroidered Pillows are an exuberant, tactile update on paisley. They can be ordered in either 20-inches square or 15-by-20-inches at $162 and $208, respectively.


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The Veva Decorative Pillow (front) features playful circular cotton appliques on a grid-patterned linen base, embellished with acrylic embroidery—all in the refined palette of fuchsia, gold, sage, sky, and burnt orange. The pillow can be ordered in either 20-inches square for $152 or double boudoir for $206. Behind Veva is the coordinating Borla Decorative Pillow, which starts with the same linen base then adds festive tassels in shades of turquoise, gold, fuchsia, and burnt orange for a fresh, fun vibe. The 22-inch square pillow sells for $168.


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An antique document served as inspiration for the exquisitely detailed Poppy Pink Decorative Pillow. It features vibrant pink folded petal-pleat appliques accented by elegant embroidery, delicate beading, and dressmaker details in a linen/cotton blend. At 22-inches square, it sells for $186, and also comes in blue.


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The colorful, African-inspired embroidery of the Kenya Embroidered Decorative Pillow will bring a touch of savannah style to your bed or sitting area. The eclectic embroidery tops a cotton/linen base in desert shades of clay, sand, and sky, making this pillow another bohemian dream. It comes in 20-inches square for $162 or 15-by-35 inches for $236.

Behind it you’ll spy the Anatolia Linen Decorative Pillow, inspired by patterns found in oriental rugs and embellished with soft fringe on all four sides. Crafted of 100-percent linen, this pillow makes fast friends with both neutrals and deep earth tones. It comes in two sizes: 20-inches square and 22-by-40 inches, for $92 and $164, respectively.


Selke does more than pillows, of course.


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Another item from the Bright Bohemian Collection—the Kartika Embroidered Bed Scarf—also caught my eye. A bedscarf is just a simple way to add that final layer of luxury to your bed without all the bulk of a throw or additional quilt. At 44-by-100 inches, it works with most any size bed (kings are 76 inches wide) or folds over the back of a sofa for an instant pop of color. Kartika features a soft, hand-quilted cotton base embroidered with neon acrylic yarns. Handmade tassels on the two shorter ends complete the free-spirited effect. The bedscarf retails for $444.


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The Kartika design is also available in fashion for your table. Instead of tassels, the Stone-Washed Linen Shale Embroidered Table Runner sports colorful fringe. It measures 16-inches wide by 84-inches long, sells for $198 and also comes in green. Choose coordinating Stone-Washed Linen Embroidered Napkins in shale with magenta embroidery or green with turquoise embroidery to mix and match with either color of runner or double as dresser, side table and nightstand toppers. A set of four napkins is priced at $200.


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Not all the items in this Christmas collection are still available, but I had to show the photo to you anyway because everything is so colorful and boho. And maybe they will even give the crafty among you some ideas for stellar knock-offs for holiday season 2017. Maybe I will even try them myself!


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What IS still available now is the Multicolor Jubilee Felt Stocking for $40 and the Fabulous Felt Flowers Set of 20 for $210. That latter price, especially, should motivate you to DIY! For the stockings, strips of wool felt are sewn together, then accented along the outer edges with dark fuchsia whip-stitching. They measure 10-inches wide by 15-inches long and have a solid red back and hanging loop. The flowers range in size from 2.75 to 4 inches in diameter and can be used for package decorations, ornaments, jewelry, table decorations, combined in a garland or wreath, or used in whatever way your bright and bohemian imagination can cook up.


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Selke offers a wide variety of art, but this Floral Mosaic most appealed to my boho sensibilities. The abstract print features a riotous exploration of colors that suggest the play of light over a garden in full bloom. It’s perfect for neutral rooms where you want to add a punch of color, or brighter rooms where you want to let your boho maximal mama go all out. At $473, it measures 21-by-41 inches and can be hung horizontally or vertically. A similar piece, Garden Mosaic, features blue, green and orange tones, measures approximately 30-by-60 inches, and sells for $837.


How ‘bout we cut a rug next?


A post on Annie Selke brands wouldn’t be complete without a gander at a few of her famous Dash & Albert Rugs.


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My hands-down favorite has to be the Cat’s Paw Grey Wool Micro-Hooked Rug. It’s not just the name—though, as you know, I love anything “cat”—but the pattern and color have captured my heart. I love the subtle neutral tones, reminiscent of my favorite feline—as well as the irregular print. It's almost an animal print, but more subtle. It reminds me of pebbles—very smooth ones, in the shallows of the fresh-water Finger Lakes I grew up around. “Micro-hooked” means smaller “mini” loops in a finer-gauge 100-percent wool yarn, which makes the rug flatter and perfect for high-traffic areas. It also requires little maintenance to assure long wear.


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And the Cat’s Paw pattern comes in a bevy of boho boss colors, as well (not pictured: Sage). Sizes run from 2-by-3 feet to 10-by-14 feet, and prices start at $86.


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Another favorite of mine is the Follow the Arrows Cotton Yarn Hooked Rug. It’s hand-hooked with twisted yarns, which gives it a springy, cushier, looped construction. Each rug is also finished with a cotton canvas backing, attached with latex. Sizes range from 2-by-3 feet to 10-by-14 feet. Originally priced at $124-$2,798, this rug is now available in the outlet for $87-$1,959.


Many of the rug patterns show up in other Annie Selke products.


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For Instance, these flat-weave tote patterns may be rugs, as well as pillows, throws, scarves, etc. Clockwise from upper left they are: Rainbow Stripe Woven Cotton Tote, $72; Wyatt Woven Cotton Tote Bag, $72; Gypsy Stripe Multi-Woven Cotton Tote, $86; and Stone Soup Woven Cotton Tote, $72. All are 19-by-16-3 inches, though other totes are available in different sizes and shapes. 

This is a price-point I can afford, but how can I decide which one?!!! Help!!!


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Selke sells a bevy of beautiful scarves, many of which are currently outlet-priced. But it was these two that caught my boho eye: the Layla Embroidered Shawl (left) and the Maya Embroidered Shawl (right.) Both are wool with viscose machine embroidery and can be worn to keep your shoulders warm or as oversize scarves. They measure 27-by-70 inches and sell for $104.


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Annie Selke’s plush robes come in a rainbow of solid colors, but my favorite is this striped beauty, the Selke Fleece Blossom Striped Robe, which is a rainbow unto itself. Made of machine washable polyester fleece, this robe features oversized patch pockets, a long tie belt, and is sized to hang mid-calf. It’s available in petite length and one-size-fits-most, both priced at $103.


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