We love keeping up with Carleton V's sassy, seasonal DDB window displays by lifestyle expert and former Martha Stewart Living editor Eddie Ross and partner Jaithan Kochar. We caught up with Eddie and Jaithan to learn about their latest installation.
GDG: What was the thought behind your newest window display?
ER+JK: It’s more of a homage to the fabrics themselves than a view into the life of an imagined character. We used multiple fabrics in unconventional ways like the ticking stripe our talented friend Susan Schneider turned into lampshades!
GDG: What were some of the products used in the display?
ER+JK: We used Carleton V's sophisticated, summery Portobello print to bring the outdoors in. The whimsical birds, butterflies and flowers remind us of the lush butterfly bush we just planted this week!
Two more new fabrics at Carleton V include Tiburon, an unusual embroidered silk perfect for draperies, and Chelsea, a linen ticking stripe in colorways that easily mix into multiple schemes.
GDG: Were any of the fabrics extra inspiring?
ER+JK: We loved the Portobella print. A traditional print like this we might turn into pillows paired with a more clean-lined sofa. It could also be the inspiration for a dazzling bedroom redo with a fully-upholstered head and footboard board on a chrome, four-poster bed, flanked by mirrored demilune tables with Chinoiserie ginger jar lamps! The duvet might be a rich, monogrammed turquoise with peacock blue and white hotel bedding, together with Euro shams and X-benches at the foot of the bed covered in the coordinating damask, La Reine in Teal.
To finish off the room, we would paint the walls a pretty robin's egg blue with deeply plush wall-to-wall carpeting in navy. Come to think of it, birds and butterflies would look right at home all winter long!
GDG: What were a few of the really creative things you did in the display?
ER+JK: Lots! We paired the striped lampshades with chic, lacquered Chinoiserie tables from Lindsey Harper of Lamshop, which we loved. After a quick stop at the Goodwill for a 1960s faux carved clock ($4), then to Jamali for a round table mirror ($2), and suddenly it's the chicest, most expensive looking sunburst mirror that's completely one of a kind!
The walls of the window were covered in the embroidered silk to suggest curtains that might play up the height of a room, while the lamps our friend Susan made from old bed balusters. We loved the rustic wood finish of the lamps and floor paired with the lacquered side tables from Lamshop. A neutral linen settee I paired with a slip-covered cushion in the damask with pillows made from the same ticking stripe as the shades. Swap out the cushion and pillows, and the settee gets a whole new look!
Check back with us to see what Eddie and Jaithan dream up for their next window for Carleton V.
No comments:
Post a Comment