welcome to the weekend, friends! have you got any getaway plans on the agenda? lucy and i are road tripping up to the bay area next week to photograph the new collection for super marché, so i’m very excited about that! and speaking of getting away, as i was putting this post together i started to wonder — do you think that hotel design often influences trends in overall interior design? i think it just might. because i see jewel tones and especially in velvet very on trend right now, and i can think of a few hotel properties that may have had a little something to do with our current crush on all things velvety with a dash of fancy fringe. i’ve included a few right here — see what i mean?
xo, victoria
- ahhh, blue velvet. it just kind of screams parisian, doesn’t it? especially a blue fringed sofa — très chic, ouí?
- The London-based hotelier and private club soho house have opened stateside in Chicago, Illinois. a former Belting Factory now shines with modern victorian decor that also boasts a huge 250-piece art collection (also: take note of the velvet overstuffed sofas).
- another property leading the velvet trend — the Marianella, a dublin, ireland development of the finest furnished apartments and houses — check out that plush blue velvet headboard. very nicely appointed aparments, indeed.
- this room with its navy blue velvet sofa paired with an industrial chic loft feeling has always been a favorite look of mine, and well ahead of the blue velvet curve.
- when i stayed at the hoxton hotel in paris late last year i was instantly smitten with their atrium-like lobby boasting, yep — none other than blue and mustard yellow velvet sofas. provided just for guests to lounge about on with their laptops and lattes.
- more modern victorian styling — i’m telling you i’m seeing it everywhere. this time an ornate mantel all monochromatic blue, and it’s truly beautiful.
- just look at this eclectic left bank beauty featured in architectural digest france. a vintage rattan sofa rests beneath a tapestry by Alexander Calder — a hard combination to beat.
- and yet another navy sofa but this time a little more contemporary. it looks extra chic paired with that lovely and very enviable living room gallery.
I just adore that blue sofa! My mother had a couch that was very similar, but it was blush colored. As a kid, I thought the couch was hideous but I would sure love to have it now!
My parents were very practical people and now decades later, I wonder how in the world did they end up owning that couch?? Just one of the many questions I wished I had asked them when I had the chance.
Anyhow, have a marvelous weekend and thanks for all of the beautiful posts :)
Is there a way of placing an order ? Are all the items showcased here for sale. I’m interested in a number of items.
Hi Cebile, none of the items pictured are for sale, but I’ve got some velvet pieces in my Super Marché shop right now:
https://www.sfgirlbybay.com/shop/
Thanks!