Head In The Clouds

As I was flying home from the Florida job I was treated to a beautiful display of cloud configurations.  Who isn't completely mesmerized by the other worldliness of the look of clouds, especially when you are IN them and not just looking up at them?  The billowiness, the opacity, the shapes I imagined I saw: I was so taken, I wanted to stay on cloud nine a bit longer.


These curly cue clouds have a chinoiserie feel.  It is a traditional pattern in Japanese design. Along with waves and cherry blossoms among others.

Savel Textiles

This wallpaper always seems magical to me.  Universally, clouds are the quintessential symbol for serenity and peacefulness; perfect for a bedroom (or any room).

Fornesetti via Cole and Son

Speaking of magical ~ Science and art intersect when Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde literally creates nimbus clouds in interiors for a photo surreal effect!

I always enjoy a Wade Hoefer Cloud painting.

With the lightness of a cloud and the movement of water, designer  Tokujin Yoshioka's paper cloud sofa is inspired by nature.  It looks like it floats in a room.

May peaceful slumber come over you as you sleep under the cloud formations above the bed.  That's a mouthful!

Coffinier Ku Designs

What a perfect shape for a quirky mirror  that most certainly will turn into a conversation piece

Kristen Kelli, LLC

The Cloud House: McBride Charles Ryan created a playful addition:  Crazy inside and out.

Contemporary lighting is a natural fit for this diaphanous design.

I must have been channeling Marc Jacobs because his Fall 2014 show was all about the cloud.  Who knew?

ph:Jesse Miller

ph:Clint Spaulding

Hello, Häagen Dazs, why have we not seen the dusk and dawn ice cream clouds in the states?   Design team FONT, in collaboration with the ice cream company, sells these treats in London, Brussels, Madrid, Barcelona, and France.

"As Scandinavians snow is an essential part of our winters," said the designers. "We were inspired by how the snow clouds in the north transform the landscape. We made an ice cream snow cloud that sprinkles snowflakes on your plate."

I would like snowflakes on my plate while my head's in the clouds.

Like A Bee To Honey

Hatfields,  LA

Bees are very busy, very efficient little bugs.  The honeycomb pattern we associate with a bees' nest is one of nature's most efficient shapes.  It's a way to use a minimal amount of material and cover the maximum amount of space:  Interesting.
The news has been reporting that bees are disappearing at an alarming rate.  Maybe that's why the honeycomb or hexagon pattern is on my radar.  I am attracted to it like never before.  All of a sudden I want some of this in my life.

It looks awfully good in gold, as nature intended

Eddie Borgo

Customized hive tables:  you pick the color, material, size, amount.  They're amazing and fit any space.  Now, that's efficient!

Comerford Collection

And so are these:  the Hawley side tables.  Three are not enough.  I love options, and the brass and marble elevate them to glam status!

EGG Collective

Any room wrapped in a David Hicks pattern by Cole and Son is all right by me.  The hexagon in this color way is particularly appealing, but the more colorful ones are fun too!

 Kwinter & Co.

Whether on the floor or up a wall, hexagon pattered tiles always look sophisticated!  They also read vintage, mid century, or modern, depending on the tile you choose.  Theses cubed beauties really are versatile statement makers.

This is the nicest bowling alley lane I have ever seen.  It is at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, but you could easily apply this wall treatment anywhere (you want a to-die-for space).  That Rocks, no pun intended.

Kelly Wearstler designed high roller suite

Miuccia Prada was feeling it, however, a little does go a long way.  I think of it like I think of leopard; a little is always a good thing.  It can act as a neutral and coordinate with many things; but keep it tightly edited.

In feng shui, the six sided shape represents longevity and expansiveness.  It fits together in infinite ways and goes with every other shape.  Therefore, it becomes an ideal partner.

Jonathan Adler, bargello pillow

Scala Luxury bone inlaid chest

The hexagon lantern pendent's shape is repeated in the carpet and looks at home in this eclectically decorated classic foyer.

Marjorie Skouras pendent, ID by Brian Watford

I love this cowhide patch rug.  It can be custom sized and colored~that will put a little zip in your step.

Pure Rug