Carrie's Design Musings: West Elm

Swimming in a sea of indigo or denim this coming spring is: EVERYTHING. From handbags to home decor, from scarves to slipcovers, the timeless, utilitarian textile is once again returning, and it feels as fresh as the day it was introduced.

Megan Rice Yager

Chanel

Inspired by Japanese textiles, these carpets are more like art underfoot, each telling a story

Madeline Weinrib

but ~ the recycled option at West Elm is awesome also.

If you want to be bowled over, you should see this midnight blue Baccarat chandelier in person. It is drop dead to die for. Denim dresses the shades, and if you can put it on a $40,000.00 chandelier, you can put it on anything!

Baccarat

Mui Mui

Look for a lot of layering ~

Nat'l Geographic store

J. Crew

Adding that washed (just not acid washed, not now anyway) appeal is like the 80's all over again ~ but more refined.

Kudos if it has a homemade hand or ethnic vibe

From inky blues to chambrays and dark washes, denim represents a sense of comfort. It is a neutral that literally goes with anything, and has a fresh edginess. There is a sophistication to this "new denim" look; a tidy and timeless appeal.

Wolfe Rizor

No interior is too "high brow" for the denim treatment

via Mark S Sikes

Jamie Drake

via Fresh Home

and seriously ~ it looks good on anything

Maison Suzanne

ANYTHING

Christian Loubatin

Specifically, the West Elm Parson's Desk. It is perfect in every way.

Legend has it that Jean Michael Frank, the French master of minimalism, asked his design students in the 1930's to come up with a piece of furniture that would keep it's integrity whether it was constructed of wood, plastic, parchment, or whatever. West Elm reinterpreted this now iconic shape, and it is still going strong.

Jen Ramos of Made by Girl chose one for her office

Robyn Karp via Jackie Von Tobel

West Elm kept true to the iconic design with its squared legs and clean, chic design. The elegant proportions make it ideal for any room in the house and any style of decor. Use it as a desk, console, bed side table, sofa table; it's endless. I guess that is why it has endured for 80 years! I have seen it in very high end designer decorated rooms. It's also the perfect choice for designing on a dime at $299.99 for the molded plastic model, to the NEW $599.99 all mirrored version.