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A LOOK AT OUTDOOR SPACES & A FLASH SALE

by studiotullia | Jun 29, 2017 | DESIGN TRENDS, INTERIOR DESIGN, STUDIO NEWS

I am just so happy to finally be able to spend some time outdoors, dining on the back porch, watching the birds, spending time in the garden. This past Winter seemed like a particularly long one.

I’ve been looking for some inspiration for sprucing up the front and back porches. And what we really need to accomplish is painting our house this Summer. Picking the color ranks as the single most difficult decision we’ve faced as a married couple. I’ll save that for another post…

So, here’s some pretty stuff I found – hope you enjoy it.

What’s your style? Classic, tropical, botanical, bohemian…

SOUTHERN COMFORT

A historic Greek Revival home in Hot Springs, VA redesigned byAmelia Handegan. Love the scale of this home and can imagine it would feel quite nice sitting here with morning coffee or an evening cocktail.

BLUE & WHITE

A gorgeous Veranda designed by Tina from THE ENCHANTED HOME.

Below is a recent shot of her own terrace:

And a couple more from THE ENCHANTED HOME – Tina Marie has a way with blue and white and displays STUDIO TULLIA pillows so beautifully in her home.

OUTDOOR PILLOWS

We collaborated on an OUTDOOR PILLOW COLLECTION recently which can be explored HERE

Here are a few up close:

PARIS

Next time you’re in Paris, you might want to stop by Ralph Lauren’s restaurant in this17th century hotel:

Found this close up of the same space here: IN MY HOUSE DESIGN

A Mary McDonald space as seen on LA DOLCE VITA, just so right:

GREEN

I love the tropical/botanical look also. STUDIO TULLIA has a few pillows featured in this fun article in ANTHOLOGY MAGAZINE:

I love the tropical feel of this board created by MOSSROOM.DK – check out her website: http://mossroom.dk/2015/06/05/botanic-living-mine-favoritter/

This is also a lovely botanical image from CALICO CORNERS:

This image is from SCRAPERKA /http://www.scraperka.pl/

BUGS

I love the big beetle pillow in the image above! STUDIO TULLIA has some great bug pillows in our BUG CHICKS COLLECTION. Here are a few of my favorites:

A lovely image as featured on www.weebirdy.com

POOL SIDE

How gorgeous is this…

More info HERE

And how fun is this lovely backyard of designer Shelley Johnstone Paschke – full article HERE

BOHEMIAN MODERN

Two nice scenes as featured on THE STYLE FILES

Just so colorful and relaxed. Beautiful mix of colors, patterns and comfort.

So, I hope one or more of these might have resonated with you.

Happy Summer and Happy Fourth of July!

Our OUTDOOR PILLOW SALE is on from now until July 4th!

Thanks for following along. Have a favorite outdoor space you’d like to share? I’d love to hear about it.

Get your STUDIO TULLIA 2017 “FLORA” CLOTH CALENDAR while supplies last!

by studiotullia | Dec 4, 2016 | STUDIO NEWS

STUDIO TULLIA is pleased to announce the arrival of our second annual “FLORA” calendar for 2017! It is available here on my website or at my ETSY STORE for $24 which includes free shipping for my lovely readers with coupon code FREESHIP. For an additional $4 we will include a dowel and string for you to hang your calendar. It may also be used as a tea towel. “FLORA” is an homage to nature and symbolizes the changing of the seasons and the phases of life.

We were late getting it out last year and it was quite popular so we decided to bring it back this year with a few improvements. As much as I like a Greek key motif, I decided to leave the border off. I wanted the lovely botanical imagery to be seen on a grander scale. So we enlarged the floral imagery as well as the actual towel. I also made it out of 100% cotton rather than linen/cotton blend.

Here is the new 2017 version:

This sort of gives you an idea of the scale of this year’s calendar (sorry its kind of blurry):

And here’s a detail shot below so you can get an idea of the detail within the print.

This is last year’s. We have tweaked a few of the flowers, the stems, and colors somewhat. Can you spot the differences?

CALENDAR INSPIRATION

The calendar was very much inspired by the iconic “Flora” pattern made originally by Gucci for Princess Grace in 1966. We also have featured 9 bouquets and a few lovely insects. Digitally printed in the U.S on a 100% cotton fabric. We found our images from a variety of sources including a watercolor of irises by my assistant, Amanda Victoria’s grandmother (featured in the bottom center).

Gucci commissioned illustrator Vittorio Accornero to create this lovely design. Using 38 different colors, the pattern is made up of flowers from all four seasons as well as beautiful insects such as butterflies and dragonflies. The Flora pattern was put on the silk with a stencil print: each color required its own stencil to be added separately, so to make one scarf 38 stencils were used!

Here is Princess Grace with the Flora Scarf by Gucci:

And here is her daughter, Princess Carolyn, sporting the lovely pattern in a blouse:

And, now, granddaughter, Charlotte Casiraghi is the new face of Gucci beauty. I can’t wait to check out the GUCCI Flora Perfume

$399044_99999_0099_002_100_0000_light-flora-by-gucci-eau-frache$ There was a wonderful exhibit at the GUCCI MUSEUM in Florence, Italy all about Flora in Fashion which opened in March of 201. It must have been a beautiful exhibit with special homage to the flora pattern. This museum is on my bucket list for sure next time I’m in Florence!

This floral pattern has been reinvented for decades in GUCCI fashion and accessories.

To read more about the fascinating history of the “Flora” pattern, visit the museum website here

STUDIO TULLIA has always had a great love for flowers, floral patterns, and insects as evident with our branding and choice of fabrics for our products…we are from the City of Roses (Portland) after all.

I have always looked to Tricia Guild for her colorful, floral patterns available in fabric and wallpaper. Here are a few shots from her latest collection: