I'm taking a break from my own decor drama to give a shout out to my bud Naomi of Design Manifest, who has a splendiferous article about Mona Ross Berman in the latest issue of Trad Home. The best thing about the article (besides Naomi's mad writing skills) was reading about how the designer dealt with a kid and pet friendly household, which is something near and dear to my heart (and furniture). Now if someone were to gift me with a yard of Scalamandre's infamously expensive Le Tigre or Leopardo velvet, I would of course grab it... and hide it. Far, far away from Ike and the baby and my heinous vomity cat.
This is a spectacularly gorgeous, totally hostile environment for children. I might as well move to Jupiter.
I know that a lot of people have expensive textiles and white couches, and somehow manage to impose something called "rules" on their kids and pets that magically keep expensive stuff clean. But I'm dealing with a stable of wild animals and it's really important to me that our house be livable. Wipeable.
Cue Naomi and her article on Ms. Berman.
No carpet underfoot and leather chairs make this dining room as approachable for children as adults. May I also point out the lilac walls and Sarfatti chandy? Kids can't ruin that unless they bust out a ladder and get really maniacal (I guess it could happen).
The banquette is covered in LAMINATED Duralee fabric. Brillz.
Ha! Just try to destroy this, children.
There goes one of the little buggers now -- looking for trouble, no doubt.
Mom and dad have subverted midnight rotovirus attacks by using washable velvet fabrics throughout the master bedroom.
Keeping breakables in cabinets away from tiny hands is always a good idea.
As long as no one mistakes the walls for a coloring book, everything should be fine here.
So what do you think? Would you rather have your lovely delicates on full display and train your brood of pets and children accordingly, or are you on Team Wipeable?
Should we just call this debate Fabric vs Leather?