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There are creatives you come across and once you do - you can never NOT notice their work. Today I’m sharing a few of these special people… and I’m sure you will agree with me! They are definitely Delightful Designers.

Michelle C. Cage: Michelle loves playing with prints - and the thing that struck me immediately is her fearless use of Art! Her home is very #SayNoToEmptyWalls so of course I am a huge fan!

Natasha Habermann: Natasha is a self taught designer with an eye for vintage details and a love of an amazing mix. “A well-designed home is collected and curated over time.” I couldn’t agree more!

Meggie Hosler: Meggie’s pink livingroom is the first image I ever saw of her work while scrolling Instagram. She states her signature look is New England meets Palm Beach and friends - it really is the perfect description of this brilliant lady.

Cameron Jones: Cameron is a lovely friend who is a huge advocate of mixing styles, periods, patterns and colors. She loves the thrill of scoring an amazing bargain or sharing them with us through her Insta Shop: @shopcameronjonesinteriors

Alison Kist: Alison has a style that leans toward eclectic with an ability to blend old with new seamlessly. I don’t usually ogle peoples baths but, when there is this much art I do! I love the bit of an edge that comes across in her work.

Kevin O’Gara: Kevin loves a mix of traditional and contemporary design. With his lifestyle blog Thou Swell, he shares home, garden, and entertaining projects. His work is stunning.

Sister Parish: From the first time I saw a her pretty patterns en masse… I knew I needed to learn more about the woman Jackie Kennedy worked with. Its wonderful her granddaughter and great granddaughter are keeping this marvelous designer alive through their work.

Diane Rath: Is an interior designer who loves to express her creativity, love of texture and pattern with a tilt towards mid-century. This lady loves a challenge whether in her own home, a flip property or a clients - most especially to bring the space to life without breaking the bank along with much attention to detail!

Sarah Richardson: I’ve been a huge fan ever since I first saw her on HGTV in her first series Room Service. Her style is warm, never fussy and always includes amazing textiles. I’m currently obsessed with her YouTube Channel.

Alison Sheffield: Alison never shies away from anything Chinoiserie. She loves deep jewel tones mixed with a healthy dose of animal patterns in her designs. I am constantly blown away by the spaces she creates and I think my design eye is all the better for knowing her.

Erin Wheeler: Erin’s take on design is completely out of the box. As a trained graphic designer she brings a level of completeness to any space she designs. I am slack-jawwed everytime I see a space she’s designed or styled.

Special mention to the fabric, wall-covering and rug brand Sylvie and Mira. Ebullient patterns that make you smile! They are to the Trade and I can’t wait to use them on a project!

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Hey Friends… as you know I’ve been reworking the Livingroom at the Chalet…. the next focus is floor coverings…

Currently we have our Pottery Barn Darby rugs in Mocha… so pretty right??? But, I want to go blue or I want to go bright - well I’m about to share the images that are currently whirring around in my brain… and where I am in the process. I shared a post about all the different rugs in the Chalet last July entitled Rugs Rugs Rugs!!! I love mixing different patterns.

Ok - could you just die? This rug - this pattern - this blue… with the light colored couch. This is so where I’m headed with the Chalet. I love love love this look. We do have a challenge with the layout of the chalet. The Livingroom and Den side of the first floor measure: 24 feet in length by 10 feet wide… but, when you minus the space for the radiators and the fireplace surround you are left with about 8 feet by 23 feet. This is a tall order; and since our last name doesn’t happen to be Rockefeller custom is not something we can well afford; that’s why we currently have 3 separate rugs all the same pattern - one 8 x 10 and two 8 x 5 spanning this side of the first floor. And this may be where I end up again… and I really want to span to at least 22 ft.. there is too much bare floor by the television cabinet. Ok but, before I go down the path of retailers both brick and mortar and on-line… let’s peruse the lovely pics that have been keeping me up at night! haha!!!

Oh and I want to mention I think that Erin’s rug is a nice balance to our current Diningroom rug from Morocco. Cream base with pattern.

In my minds eye… done right… find Erin’s rug.

I love the woven textured Emily A. Clark has in her living room.

I know at this point you’re thinking - wait… you like Erin’s rug and now you like Emily’s which direction do you want to go in?

Well friends there in lies the rub! I like a lot!

I also love this look at Erin Conway’s home.

Sarah Hart is blowing my mind with her design for a century old home she and her family moved into last month. Look at this - modern with old world beauty. Her mix is amazing!

This simple geometric pattern is the perfect compliment to Nicole’s beautiful decor and has the wheels turning in my head!

Then we get to the lady with all sorts of crazy inspiration… Charlotte Smith has so many lovely floor coverings in her home… each unique and statement making. I love it all.

Totally shifting gears we get to the distinctive rugs in the homes of my friends Bev Wilson above and Tiina Treasures below. I mean these are gorgeous old rugs that have history and luscious colorways.

LLAAYYEERRSS

I love this lovely runner in Jen Dulac’s living room. The colors simply say HELLO!

I fell hard for this blue and pink gal… on Christmas day… while chatting with my Mother In Law about what I was working on and sharing images and ideas. But, I have to heed her warning not to get something that will not work well with the Diningroom rug. Otherwise I will be getting a new rug in there too and honestly I don’t want that.

If you follow me on Instagram than you know of my love of Home Sense. While out shopping for new lamps for the Diningroom I couldn’t help but, take a poke around the rugs… and what lovely options they have. And while the Old Meryl who loved a more jumbled look would have thrown caution to the wind and bought this lovely number below… I mean look at these colors - I mean YES. But, No friends… the point of this process, which started last July was to streamline the design and end up with a more sophisticated less cluttered look and bringing home a random albeit beautiful 9 x 13 wool rug at the crazy good price of only $399.00 would not have gotten me to my ultimate goal. So the search continues and I have to sell my Darby rugs. I’m learning even if we like something that doesn’t mean it’s suppose to come and live in the Chalet.