Yesterday's mild thaw left me craving warmer weather all the more. Or at least craving somewhere where the sun is shinning instead of this incessant rain. I've also not been able to stop thinking about this room in Arizona that I posted last week. And the result? An {imaginary} family room or den furnished in the pastel, earthy colors of the mesa. My jumping off point was the Phoenix Dhurrie rug from West Elm. Since it made it's first appearance in a trade preview late last year I've been in love. If I had a place for it, it would be mine.
But a rug, a room cannot make alone. I've added touches of saddle leather and natural, raw woods to echo that earthy, elemental landscape of the southwest. And let's not forget a little metallic bling, to keep the room feeling fresh.