GLAMOUR GAL MISS MARY MCDONALD CHANNELS THE CLASSICS FOR F. SCHUMACHER

  Photos courtesy of Schumacher

Los Angeles - based interior designer Mary McDonald knows a thing or two about glamour.  She adores fashion and accessories as well as creating interiors with an old-world luxe decorating details. She first garnered attention with her neo Hollywood Regency femme style in 2001.  Ingrid Abramovitch wrote a story on her LA home for House and Garden, and it graced the cover. Her chic/femme gray and white bedroom set the glamorous stage for what was to come. When Bravo came calling with Million Dollar Decorator, she was ready. Now legions of adoring fans know how fun, endearing and fabulous Mary is. Anyone with 7 pugs has to be, right? 

Mary recently launched a classics-adapted-for-today fabric and trim collection for F. Schumacher. Looking to Chinoiserie motifs and couture details she often uses in her work, a collection was born. Graphic geometric patterns with prints, climbing flowering branches, re-colored Bargello flamestitch, combined with fretwork applique elements and more, this line that is an ode to all her favorite things, especially spectacular color.

Schumacher's launch event for Mary's fabrics included large blue and white vases filled with fabric bolts, pillows made up in her designs, and framed images of her trims.

Floor to ceiling length screens were covered in her Chinois Palais floral scenic fabric

A peach and cream interior showcasing a variety of designs used together

Panels of Chinois Palais with a wonderful wide border used on the leading edge

HERE IS AN ASSORTMENT OF COLLECTION STANDOUTS:

Chinois Palais with a wide geometric tape trim in a darker shade of orange.  Reminiscent of a painted Chinese tea paper, the classic climbing flowering branches with birds recall English and French rooms of the 1960's and 70's, like Pauline de Rothschild's Paris apartment Horst photographed in 1969.

 Chinois Palais in Lettuce is a favorite

 Chinois Palais in Tangerine

 Chinois Palais in Blush Conch

Chinois Palais in Aquamarine

The chic combo of navy and cream

Garden of Persia in Bleu Marine, a mirror image print of stylized leaves and flowers inspired by a Persian carpet

Garden of Persia in Bittersweet

Garden of Persia in Blush Conch

A dramatic paring of red and black is so Mary

A rich cut velvet adds texture and pattern. Vanderbilt Velvet in Noir is a geo with incredible punch

Sometimes you need a solid with texture with a subtle pattern. Honeycomb Matelasse in Ruby has an all-over woven hexagonal pattern that can be applied in a myriad of ways

Honeycomb also comes in this vivid Lettuce green

Shades of Dove grey mix well with minty Aquamarine

Bargello in Blush takes this classic pattern to a new place.  The pattern used to be seen as fuddy duddy, but in fresh updated colors, it gets a new lease on life

Inspired by a 17th Century document fabric, Villa de Medici is a linen damask with climbing branch and stylized flowers. Shown in Blush

As a soft feminine pattern, this can integrate well with other pale pastel hues that are big this season,  such as this Aquamarine

The addition of appliques to the collection provides a nice way to get creative. Mary is a big fan of  passementerie, so it is fitting to have a capsule collection of pieces with a host of versatile uses.

Shanghai Applique used on a fabric

Shanghai Applique in Bittersweet

Madame Wu Applique on a chair skirt is an unexpected way to add a graphic detail

Utilizing her favorite graphic motifs, wide tape trims play on the classic Greek Key and interlocking geometrics in fun colors

IT HAS ARRIVED! THE NATE BERKUS FOR TARGET COLLECTION

Consisting of favorite finds translated into a diverse range of earthy to outstanding colors, The Nate Berkus for Target Collection has arrived. Design watchers have been waiting for months with anticipation, and it was worth the wait. Filled with hundreds of decorative accessories, bath items and bedding inspired by Berkus's travels and  his own vintage collection, designs will be replenished often so there are always new surprises on the shelves. Cutting a wide-ranging stylistic swath, metallic touches, textural fabrics, patterned surfaces and unique materials were used to create highly stylish design stories. The Target timing is in sync with the launch of his latest book, The Things That Matter, a personal account that shares twelve homes and profiles friends and clients that shows how to live with what you love in stylish, meaningful ways. Shoppers will find the book displayed alongside his designs on the shelves, providing a total immersion into Nate Berkus's creative world.

Small Chevron Urn with black and white pattern and lots of punch.

 A curved rectangular Gold Vase for a bit of metallic gleam.

A Yellow Lacquered Wood Box with cut corners and stud closure is the ideal jewel box.

Mixed materials of bone inlay and wood on this Lidded Box have a masculine edge.

Like a marble patterned floor, the partner Picture Frame has graphic appeal.

A hunter green Round Lacquer Tray with studded surround for a tough chic look.

An ikat batiky Fabric Tray great for using on a bedroom dresser for storage.

Green Tortoise Shell for hanging on the wall.

In yellow

This Silver Shell would look super chic on a bookcase.

 A pointy Urchin in brass finish.

 Ram's Horns in polyresin channels Maison Jansen's classic Ibex in brass.

Scoop up this Glass Hurricane with rope detailing to use in pairs on a mantel or coffee table.

A six-sided Column Lamp in black faux shagreen could go in a library on end tables.

Monterrey Decorative Pillow with black and white pin dot chevron weave.

Hammered brass Decorative Bowl adds a nice textural element to a tablescape.

Nepal Chevron Bedding in a teal blue with touches of ikat in the pattern.

Urban Trellis Bedding with a large scale chain pattern.

A Braided Jute Rug is as classic as it gets and a great deal.

Diamond Jute Rug with a jaunty fringe edge.