Pure Ralph Lauren: Denim and Supply

I'm a fan

You?

Totally love this new line from Ralph Lauren called

Denim and Supply

It is edgy and fun but also very vintage
"Ralph"

Much of his clothing these past few years has been a bit boring...I have actually been buying "vintage" Ralph for quite a while 

because I loved his old stuff so much

But this new line is really wonderful

A bit of camp 

with some grunge 

and Americana thrown in!

great jacket
check

Warehouse lodge...yummy sweater

need that

check

wish I was 20
check

Even the puppy needs

 some  new Ralph

no caps  on the dog
thank you very much

I really hope he continues with this for a while
and maybe works in 

some things for the home too

The look above is really pretty and fun

got boots?


love boots too

details matter..yes sir they do

Need the vest...badly

great packs and totes 

I showed the photo above to my husband and he said...

"my friends would think I have finally snapped"

ha...little does he know they already think that

And

he could sooooo sport this in Ojai...and totally fit right in...not kidding!
they probably pulled these off a guy in Ojai last fall!

hoodie love 

our new closet
well maybe not

Hey mister..
actually it should be...

hello son...I'm that old
bummer

Here is a link to view more

What do you think?
very fun right?

~kelley~

Cutter Quilt Cushions and Kubu Rattan

 For those of you who have followed The Polished Pebble for a while,

 you know that I am a serious vintage fabric junkie

 I love old quilts too and found this great looking "cutter" on eBay

Thought I might use it for some pillows...
but then....the plan  changed

 I have two of these really huge Kubu rattan chairs on a back porch
and the cushions were plain beige sunbrella...

BOOORE---IINNGG!

 The old quilt top has tons and tons of character and dozens
 of small little patches and stitches of hand sewn love!

 It looks like Grandpa's shirts were the main ingredient,
mixed in with some really old homespun and small little checks

It is really more of a patchwork with very little quilting...
which made this so much easier to cut up

All of the different colors of faded fabric and a really soft feel from all the years of use make this wonderful to sit on...
just ask my napping Husband...
oh and my dog Millie approves too!

 I paired the cushions with some vintage striped grain sacks
purchased from my wonderful friend Wendy Lewis

 The back cushions sport the same red stripe
as does the ottoman

 We made a  few new pillows from "left overs" to add to the mix...everything being reversible to a different look

 The seat and ottoman are backed with new cotton/linen heavy weight fabric with a very simple cream stripe....I can flip them over in case I get tired of the quilt

 But that may be a while....

the upholsterer really stuffed the seats at my request....

lots of extra fill and poofy crowned centers

 Kubu rattan has been all over the design blog world for quite some time and I have to say I love it too!

These chairs came from Halo Styles and are really like a chair-and-a-half...
super wide and deep

 It's fun to think of new ways to use vintage fabric and really mix it up...
my poor upholsterer usually calls me at least three times
 during one of these crazy projects

 The chairs sit under a covered porch most of the time...
but I love the look of really faded fabric too, so no worries here

 By the way "cutter" quilts are those that have problems
like tears, stains and holes

they are great for craft projects
and things like this,
because you don't feel bad when you cut them up
and usually they are really well priced

 

one final note:

A big shout out to Wendy from Textile Trunk

She was featured in an article in the LA Daily news and asked me to send them a  few photos of the many projects I have done using her fabric

You can read the article here

Hope you are enjoying the end of summer...and did you notice how the ice tea got lower and lower as the I wrote this

I must have been thirsty

; 0 )

Simple Linen Curtains

Simple can be really beautiful...but you already knew that

I have been searching for the last few months for some simple linen curtains for my bedroom in Ojai.

I pretty much looked at every catalog offering 

and priced out some custom pinch pleat curtains 

but decided that they might be a bit too fancy

I came across a wonderful source for linen sheets called Rough Linen

Please read Tricia's story....it's wonderful!

I love linen sheets for the bed,

 so I bought one to see what they were like....

talk about love at first site

They were packaged beautifully 

and when I felt the fabric I knew I had found 

my perfect linen

now the true test...I washed them

linen perfection!

 I decided to make the curtains myself...with a very large pocket at the top 

so they might look like they were casually draped over the rod.

 They are the perfect weight...heavy enough to keep the room dark at night...but sheer enough to let in filtered diffused sunshine during the day

 The pretty stitching on the hem 

gives them a more finish look...

I now have 5 sets of these 

covering my vintage and not so beautiful windows...

 They catch a breeze and move around...

but no rings or pulls 

or bells and whistles

 The iron rods are very simple too...you can find them here 

Best of all I can take them off and wash them 

and then just hang them back up!

Pretty Simple

~!~

kelley