New Orleans Homes

Embracing Maximalism

Switch out your textiles for summer and bid a fond farewell to the departure of beige and minimalism with bold colors and patterns that embrace the vibrant life.

Embracing Maximalism

Suzanis, stacked pillows, giraffe: (hanging) Vibrant hand-stitched suzani from Uzbekistan depicting the tree of life in shades of blues, reds, blush and brown on black silk ground, (folded) golden saffron hand-stitched silk on silk suzani embroidered by one artist in traditional chain stitch with flicker stitch floral and leaf motif, antique Ottoman Empire raised gold metallic embroidery pillows, one with star motif on coral velvet and one on chartreuse velvet with metallic cording and knotted corners, handmade velvet textile giraffe, available at B. Viz Design, bvizdesign.com. Stool, pillow: Ming stool featuring a curved leg design with waterfall-style silhouette with oriental feet and Chinese Himalayan tigers on a honey background, knife edge cotton and linen pillow handmade in Montreal with colorful tropical pattern and invisible zipper, available at Eclectic Home, eclectichome.net. Napkins: Linen napkins in a beautiful range of colors, available at Sotre, sotrecollection.com.

Embracing Maximalism

Hanging tablecloth, napkins: Tessitura Toscana Cynar tablecloth crafted in Italy from 100% linen featuring a vivid botanical print with butterflies and bees, linen napkins in rainbow of hues, available at Sotre, sotrecollection.com. Pillows, throws: (top to bottom) Monet’s Garden cotton linen pillow with painterly double-sided print, hand-dyed natural cotton Moroccan tasseled blanket with flecks of metallic fibers, Palm Mist cotton linen pillow by Laura Park, Bridget Fray Foliage pillow in gray and taupe cotton linen, available at Eclectic Home, eclectichome.net.

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