As if our obsessions about the store are not enough to keep us busy, we both have on going projects in our own homes. Which brings us to the topic of ikat fabric. We have been following ikat for many many many months, at first hard to source for the prices we like to offer our customers, then harder to source, now virtually impossible to find at a really sharp price point that can keep our one of a kind Silk&Burlap pillows under $70 a piece. We hunt day in and out, sometimes finding the right color, but not the right width (they often come in very narrow widths). Sometimes finding the perfect fabric with much too high a price tag. Our personal obsessions are often blurred with those of stocking the store, but if we could not find what we needed for the store, we sure wanted it for our own homes anyway!
Alas, we have found an ikat inspired fabric that we think will do the trick and have covered a foot stool and pillows for the store in it (check them out in Feb), Angelique is covering the seat of a fabulous vintage metal chippendale chair in it….and I have found my own take on ikat in silk charmeuse to use in my own home for pillows on a pair of fantastic vintage high back chairs. I am still searching for the right piece of true ikat to use for additional throw pillows, and there are many patterns and colors to chose from: in other words, I can't make up my mind. Too many great choices have my wheels in a tail-spin. In any event, we love the eclectic, global, and timeless look of ikat. It is beautifully crafted and comes in gorgeous colors and patterns. You can't go wrong adding it to your own home.
I am sure in the coming months our obsessions will continue to change, but for now…yes, we KAN IKAT!!
My vintage chairs with ikat inspired silk pillows
courtesy of our talented seamstress Laura Whitesell.
