A floral armchair sits in a corner in this home’s master bedroom. Crisp white drapes and valance also feature bold green trim that picks up the color scheme of the rest of the room. (above)
Design, Palmer Weiss. Photo courtesy of Palmer Weiss Interior Design
Was inspired to think about trim and borders when I went to the website of San Francisco interior designer Palmer Weiss. Palmer’s site describes her design inspirations as “a unique style that both respects tradition and embraces new ideas” and says that Palmer “is known for creating timeless, modern and livable interiors with her signature bursts of color and a little bit of that Southern eccentricity thrown in for fun”.
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Her style is AMAZING. Modern with classic touches or classic with modern touches…depending on the space it seems. Beautiful colors, lots of texture and a great skill in making rooms feel sophisticated but extremely livable!
Interior Designer, Palmer Weiss (above)
TRIM and BORDERS…One of the touches that Palmer seems to put in many of her designs is adding decorative trim or borders to home fabrics. Whether it be a drape, curtain, pillow, tablecloth, an upholstered piece of furniture like a sofa or chair, it looks like Palmer has found a way to add very classic (almost preppy) visual interest to her rooms by adding a bold border/trim as a simple but strong accent.
In a luxurious classic living room, a green sofa features back pillows with bold white borders.(above) Design, Palmer Weiss. Photo courtesy of Palmer Weiss Interior Design
A yellow throw pillows with chocolate brown trim rests on a settee upholstered in a Greek key patterned fabric. (above and below)
Design, Palmer Weiss. Photo courtesy of Palmer Weiss Interior Design
So, if Palmer Weiss can do trim and borders…so can you.
Here are some trimmed home accessories and fabrics that I found that you might be able to use in your home !
Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams – Pandora Boxes – Set of two rectangular $75; set of two square $85; set of three square $125 (20 coats of lacquer applied to each hardwood box to to give shine and gloss…comes in off-white, green and red…contrasting colors trim the edges) (above and below)
Jonathan Adler – Letter Pillow – $98 (Bold two toned pillow with a bold border and bold print letter right in the middle. 16″ x 16″• hand loomed wool• feather and down insert• colors reverse on opposite side. Comes in red/orange, brown, black, yellow, natural, camel, pink, grey, green, light blue, navy or red…choose your color combination) (above)
Pottery Barn – Ribbon Border Roman Shade – $89-$139 (A border of wide grosgrain ribbon on linen/cotton shades. Lined with cotton percale for extra light filtration) (above)
Gracious Home – Matouk Lowell Bedding – Full/queen duvet $545; full/queen flat sheet $325; queen fitted sheet $195; standard queen sham pillowcase $108 (600 thread count Egyptian cotton. White percale sheeting with one inch contrasting tape detail. Borders come in light blue, coral, bronze (tan), leaf (green), azure (blue), chocolate (dark brown) and black) (above)
