Whole-heartedly with the Houzz entry on how using fabulous fabric on one item gives a room instant sophistication. It covered a closet in a drapery with fabric labels made from a swath of Schumacher's Chiang Mai Dragon fabric, framing it with plain linen of the same weight (to save money!). 

 

Small does of stunning fabrics hve the ability to make a space feel polished and complete. There are a few favorites that are pretty enough to plan an entire room around. Also included are a few “ real life”snippets with fabric labels of the featured fabrics.

When you growing up, the mother had many walls covered in grass cloth which sewed fabric labels. You liked it then, and find it even more stunning today. The colors and the texture it brings to a room are just not to be outdone. From all things fresh and new.

Recently well received a couple of grasscloth wallcovering books. They are absolutely stunning. It’s such a pity because they look so good in person, and it’s so hard to convey that online. You really have to touch it and feel it to see how beautiful they are.

Now, psychologist-turned-interior designer Paula Grace takes a stab at what Levine’s interor design taste reveals about the musician. Although his home is so highly stylized, it would be hard to miss the mark here, it’s still fun to read.

 

He was a psychotherapist for many years before going back to school for design. Design and psychology go hand in hand and he can learn a lot about people from their homes – or at least we can hypothesize. Homes are generally personalized. Even if a designer did the home, it should absolutely reflect the person who lives there and please his/her psyche. If it doesn't, then it wouldn't be a pleasure to come home to. If we look carefully with a trained eye we can (and should) see life through the home owner's eyes revealing a lot about them.