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amy butler’s new graham & brown wallpaper

If you haven’t already snatched up the August issue of Style at Home, you need to do so right away, if only to check out the new wallpaper I’m obsessing over on page 21… Amy Butler — she of chic sewing pattern and fabric fame — has crafted a new collection of wallpapers for Graham & Brown that is making some serious waves in the design world, and I just had to launch my “Style News” column with my fave of the many perky patterns she’s devised. But what of the others in the collection? Be prepared to drool…

Retro-fabulous! I love Amy’s fresh new take on American Midwest motifs like big, medallion-style blooms…

Lacework in Moss, with Sun and Moon in Moss (below chair rail)

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And those colours are absolutely breathtaking. Who said red and pink don’t play well together? Throw in a bit of creamy orange, and you’ve got a brilliant palette that still feels light and airy, thanks to the judicious use of white.

Momento in Sunset

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In a monochromatic green scheme, this pattern almost takes on an Art Nouveau vibe.

Passion Lily in Field

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Turquoise delight!

Field Poppies in Midnight

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A vision in violet… (And no, that’s not Amy Butler, oddly enough.)

Fountain in Midnight

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This is the only one that I’m not completely bonkers about, but I think it’s more due to the colourway than the actual pattern… And I’m a completist, so here it is!

Georgia in Stone

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The new Graham & Brown Amy Butler Collection is available for around $80 per roll at Crown Wallpaper + Fabric.

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a lament for discontinued ikea

It is with deep sadness and regret that I wish to inform you that IKEA’s Arvinn chair is not long for this world…

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Parting with a favourite piece can be such sweet sorrow. The Arvinn – perhaps the ultimate folding cafe chair – will remain in stock in the woody Antique Stain, but I always preferred the White option, and that’s the one that’s headed for the great IKEA Museum in the Sky by the end of June. At only $50 bones a pop, I’d strongly suggest you rush out and pick up as much of these as you can before they start disappearing forever. They’re a fantastic small space solution — just hang them on the wall folded when they’re not in use — and the price point simply can’t be beat.

 

I was also surprised to find another iconic IKEA release has recently vanished from shelves, and that’s the Stockholm green glass vase:

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This was one of those contemporary classics that seemed to pop up in every interior, making it more of a natural choice for discontinuation (is that even a word?), if only because of its overexposure. Still love it, though.

 

But there’s no single IKEA piece that I miss quite like the Lack sofa table.

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This pared-down, Parsons-style stunner was probably the most versatile table that IKEA’s ever released. I’ve owned about five or six of them — three of which were purchased the second I heard these were being discontinued in mid-2005 — and they’ve served me so well. As a standard sofa table, anchoring a floating piece of furniture in a room; as a console in the front hall; and even as a makeshift breakfast bar, the Lack tackled all of my small space dilemmas with simplicity and style, and is sorely missed.

Of course, discontinuing stock is a spring cleaning ritual that means exciting new releases are just around the corner. I’m off to Sweden at the end of May to report on all the amazing new products IKEA’s dreamt up for 2009 that will have your “loving your home” more than ever. Will keep you posted!

 

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