One of the more fun things about moving to a new place: you get the chance to start from scratch. Even if you’re bringing your “old” stuff with you (we’re planning on carting about 50% of our furniture cross-country), placing items that you’ve come to take for granted into an entirely new space is such a cool opportunity to reimagine how you see your home. And since most of our furniture is relatively neutral – light grey sofa, brown leather armchair, wood coffee table – it can easily be given a completely new feel simply by switching out the throw pillows, blankets and other accessories.
I’m excited.
The result of all this excitement: I’ve been spending way, way too much time hanging out on Trulia.com and Homes.com, looking at places in the towns that we’re considering (just for fun; the places that are available now obviously won’t still be available when we’re ready to actually move), and over and over again I keep returning to houses that look like…well, sort of like log cabins. Wood-paneled walls, exposed beams, rustic cabinetry, brick fireplaces.
And so regardless of the place we end up in, I think this is the look I’d like to go for.
Grown-up summer camp, basically.
Aren’t these interiors gorgeous!? I’m obsessed. Their unifying factor: they all feature Pendleton blankets, which are my new great love. If you’re not familiar with the brand, you should be: they’re based in Portland, and are most famous for their Native American-inspired blankets, but have branched out into extremely cool collaborations with everyone from Opening Ceremony to Levi’s.
Let’s look at some more blankets, shall we? Fun fun fun.
These are from their collaboration with Opening Ceremony…
These feature the traditional pattern they’re probably best-known for, and are a solid pick if you’re going to get just one piece…
And these throws (which also work as wall hangings) are based on archival patterns from the turn of the century. Lower left-hand corner, yes yes yes.
If you love the look but aren’t in the market for a blanket, they also make everything from laptop cases to scarves, bags and boots. Some of my favorite pieces, above.
