DIANE KEATON STYLE

Ever since I saw the movie, Annie Hall, I knew that Diane Keaton's borrowed-from-the-boyfriend style was how I was meant to dress.  Did you know that most of the clothing she wore in the movie came from her own closet?

 It wasn't so much the tie that I borrowed, but I loved the idea of the oversized clothing look and always the layering.  I think that the closest look to this today is the clothing by Free People. 

FREE PEOPLE

 I adopted swathes of long skirts and baggy pants and I still dress in a layered loose style.  

This could be something I'd wear today.

I felt even closer to Annie Hall, AKA Diane Keaton, when I discovered that she loves black and white---my go to colors.  She wrote this book.

She also collaborated with Aiden Gray with what else but a black and white lighting line.  Of course these oversized pendant lights immediately caught my eye.

KEATON INDUSTRIES LIGHTING FOR AIDEN GRAY

The plaid shades were my favorites when I was shopping for the store in Atlanta this January.

PENDENT LIGHTING DISPLAY IN AIDEN GRAY SHOWROOM IN ATLANTA

I saw black and white in many showrooms.  I especially liked these throws, baskets and pillows.  I decided to add them to our showroom.  Here's a peek at them @ Hygge Co.

HOME DECOR @HYGGE CO

HOME DECOR @HYGGE CO

HOME DECOR @HYGGE CO

How do you dress yourself and your home?  Are you a fan of black and white?

I've written about fashion to furniture before.  It's not black and white, but my other favorite combo, leopard and green.   If you'd like to read that post too, follow this link. 

IMAGE SOURCES:

1. ANNIE HALL    2. FREE PEOPLE  3. HOUSE THAT PINTEREST BUILT  

4. KEATON INDUSTRIES LIGHTING  5.  PHOTO I TOOK IN AIDEN GRAY SHOWROOM

WHY EVERY ROOM NEEDS AT LEAST ONE VINTAGE PIECE

If you're familiar with my style, you know that there's at least one vintage piece in every room of my home.  I believe that adding vintage makes your space unique and interesting.   Just one piece of vintage makes that room completely different from anything anyone else will have.  I follow the same principle of vintage/new mix when I style my space at the store too.

We have just completed our semi-annual clearance sale.  I wanted to completely change the look of the store after the floor sample sale and begin to add my new inventory.  I always try to style my space with coordinating color, like items, and always at least one vintage piece.  This first image shows home decor in sepia tones.  Can you find the vintage pieces I added?

VINTAGE BREADBOARD, BOOKS, WALL SCONCE, AND CHESTS MADE FROM RECLAIMED WOOD

I also purchase new items with a vintage look.  The weathered lamps, finials, and herbarium prints all have a vintage look.  The rug I used as a table runner mimics an oriental rug.

VINTAGE MIXED WITH ITEMS WITH A VINTAGE LOOK

I love these finials and their vintage design.  I added some folding baskets as wall art.

CURVY FINIALS, RUG AS TABLE RUNNER, AND FOLDING WIRE BASKETS

This next space displays blue and white.  I always use wonderful vintage frames.  These frames support bead garlands and create "art" with the decorator paper.

VINTAGE FRAMES IN THE BLUE AND WHITE MIX

VINTAGE FRAMES AND BEAD GARLAND

The ginger jar is also vintage.

VINTAGE GINGER JAR

This next tabletop vignette has more vintage than new.  The centerpiece is a vintage dough bowl.  I filled the bowl with branches and old block prints.  Next to the bowl is a framed print and a wire-covered bottle.

VINTAGE DOUGH BOWL, BOTTLE AND FRAME

ANTIQUE BLOCK PRINTS AND BRANCHES IN A VINTAGE DOUGH BOWL

WIRE-COVERED BOTTLE

The marbleized frame is antique.  A vintage book is a riser for the bottle.

MAP PRINT INSIDE AN ANTIQUE MARBLEIZED FRAME.  

I already shared that I painted the walls in Benjamin Moore's Wrought Iron.  It's the perfect back drop for this black and white mix.  The vintage items are the pair of door sidelights and the column base under the chandlier.

BLACK AND WHITE DECOR

DOG PROFILE AND FERN PRINT

FERN AND BOTANTICAL PRINTS
VINTAGE DOOR SIDE LIGHTS, CHANDELIER, AND TURTLE SHELLS

I used a chinoiserie decorator paper as a back drop for the vintage chest.  The small dough bowl and the window grate are also vintage.  I love the way the floor lamp with the velvet shade picks up the colors in the back drop.

VINTAGE CHEST, DOUGH BOWL AND WINDOW GRATE

What's not to like?  Velvet and fringe!!!!

FLOOR LAMP WITH VELVET SHADE AND FRINGE

Do you mix vintage and new in your home?