How it came to be.

It all started with Chevron throw pillows and rusty door knobs…

Chevron is the epitome of contemporary design, in my opinion. It holds all of the basic decor needs that one would want when accenting a “contemporary styled” space. I had fallen in love with Chevron due to its structured, yet free spirited nature. It’s linear composition made it balanced, but its placement of lines and color made it bright, cheerful, and easy to accept. If I were a pattern, I would Chevron (Damask is an extremely close second…) I bought a pair of canvas and black Chevron patterned throw pillows for my bed, at Home Goods, and I was thrilled that something so simple brought so much character to a room.

With my love for Chevron and contemporary style, came my affair with rustic and antique finds. I have no idea where I came up with this ridiculous notion, but I always thought that mixing and fusing different styles in your home was so “de classe”. That, and my overly organized and compulsive mind, lead me to anxiety ridden decision making when it came to revamping my room. “Stick with one style.” “Don’t overwhelm yourself.” “Taaaake the pillows”…

Well, I bought the pillows and then I went to an antique store and bought a set of 4 rusty, crusty, chippy antique knobs just because. These items looked lovely next to one another, in my recyclable bag  and then I came to conclusion that that was “my style”. “Modern Rust” was my style…farmhouse, clean lines, distressed, vintage, delicate, masculine, wooden, refined.

I am more than one style. You are more than one style. Let’s  fuse ALL the styles. It can be done. It has been done; plenty of times over.

So, what’s the moral of the story? Buy the damn pillows…AND the rusty door knobs.

-Michele