Oriental Persuasion

Oriental is a style that can be beautiful if done right and this room uses slight hints throughout, resulting in a flow of these gorgeous eclectic pieces.

• White couches are a perfect foil to colourful accents, such as this green coffee table trunk. The vintage style of the trunk adds so much character to the room, while its colour freshens up the space. What a perfect item!
• Don’t be scared to mismatch chairs or mismatch styles. An accent chair is supposed to do just that – accent. Make sure the colours are in the right scheme - these ones are perfect as you can’t go past purple and green together!
• Birdcages – the flavour of the year! In order for these to succeed, perhaps try a fresh way that’s not the norm – in this case they are grouped to add drama to the cupboards. Do you have birdcages? How do you use yours?

Want to re-create? Add some colour  with our gorgeous Erica Armchair. If you want to try the oriental twist, check out our Fiona Cupboard made from hand-carved bone panels. Stunning!

Best Exotic Indian Dining Room

We love the film Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, and we love this dining room, too! The vibrancy of the colours and the individuality of interpretation are very eye catching – do you agree?

 

• The yellow mirror frames and the red chair frames would normally be a match made at McDonalds, but here they work in tandem to give a fresh, bright tone to the room.
• The delightful pendant light pulls the disparate elements in the room together, and anchors the theme.
• The heaviness of the table is off-set by the crispness of the chairs, and we appreciate that the chair fabric is not ethnic in reference, as that would have been overkill.
• The elephant art could have tipped the room over into kitsch, but the careful balance of the flowers on the console and the lightness of the dining setting keep it all in the realms of good taste. 

So what do you think – love it or hate it? Tastefully different or over the top? A tribute to India or a testimony to trashy? We’d love to hear from you!

We just Adore Adore!

Attention Design Hunters...this online magazine is just gorgeous and Eco Chic is featured this month along with SO many other beautiful things...Hooray for colour!!  Well worth a read. http://www.adoremagazine.com/

Mellow Yellow

Loving the sunshine bright new post from Adore magazine!  Bring some sparkle to your day  and check out the latest edition www.adoremagazine.com 

Black and White Rugs

Help us decide!  We want to add some designs to our Dakota cowhide rug range but can't decide which of our ideas should make the final cut. Please be aware, the images below

are inspirational images, not ones we would simply copy!

We are always interested to get your input and suggestions, and this time could really do with your thoughts about these rug designs.
Which ones are a hit, which ones a miss and which ones should never have seen the light of day?!

Diamond Checkerboard

Long Ovals

Geometric Diamonds

Interlinked Stars

So what do you think - would any / all make a good black and white cowhide rug? Remember, these rugs have texture and natural rhythm which makes for an organic and interactive floorshow!

Adore Home Magazine

Here at Eco Chic we really look forward to the latest issue of Adore Home, a stylish on-line magazine that's a treasure trove of gorgeous things, great taste and genuine trends - and we're not just saying that because Adore features our stuff!

Have a look through the magazine and get addicted!  www.adoremagazine.com

Making an Entry

If you walked through your front door to see this hall everyday, your uber chic sense of style would certainly be affirmed! This daring and inspired entrance is fun, playful and so very interesting. Pop the champagne because I’m already sold! What makes it so hip?  

• First of all, the rug. The way it’s positioned off kilter and transitions two different floor materials is clever/cool ...not to mention the print! 
• Play with shapes. Circles and squares were the cat’s meow in the 1920’s. Love that funky square divider which is strategically clashed with the circular mirror and very sculptural table lamp.
• Better in black...these painted floorboards are the perfect foil to the white and primary colours. This is a recipe hard to get wrong.
• Keep it simple. Don’t overdo the accessories. You want the attention on the a few fabulous feature pieces. 
• Eclectic to the extreme! Our favourite style when done right...it takes someone brave and talented to combine pieces from so many different eras.

Eco Chic has a few pieces that will help you on the road to this super cool look. Check out our black and white stripe Dakota Chevron cowhide rug and our Martinique room screen which comes in white or colours. As for accessories, we have a gorgeous range of vases, including the bright yellow Thorn Glass and some great Mirrors.