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25 Jun
Bagsnob, Chanel, Designer Dictionary, fabric, French, hand-stitched, jacquard, Martha Stewart, matelasse, Oscar de la Renta, padded, Paris, textile, Uncategorized

Fancy Word Friday: Matelassé

Today’s “Fancy Word Friday” is matelassé.   Matelassé is a French word meaning quilted or padded.  It’s a thick textile that appears to be padded, but actually has no padding within the fabric.  It...

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14 Jun
#nateday, blog, blue, chest, Chicago, design, design blog, facebook, GMT, layer, layering, Martha Stewart, Moggit Girls, moggitgirls, Monday, Nate, Nate Berkus, Oprah, ottoman, rug, sectional, Shay's Favs!, teal, This Just In!!!, TV, Twitter, Uncategorized, zebra, zebra skin rug

It’s Nate Day!

Did you know that today is Nate Day?  And, yes I am referring to the uber-fabulous  Nate Berkus, celebrity interior decorator extraordinare.  If you’re active on Twitter, then you may have been alerted to...

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