you know it, sister

while i'm on this 'preppy' riff, as one reader pointed out, i need to include the legendary designer and foxcroft girl, sister parish.

super digging that black lacquered wall. talk about swish. that was a total 'trust me' move.

Culled from and inspired by scraps of materials Sister stored in her house in Maine or used in the rooms there, they are true to her love of color and pattern.

parish always contended that she had no 'look'-which i rather like. never pigeon hole yourself sister.

"Oftentimes Mrs. Parish had to compensate for the client's furniture by using a lot of pattern and color, because I think that was what carried her rooms off sometimes -- for people who didn't have big collections." Libby Cameron

and on a non-sequitor note:

how about the names in this family? 'sister', 'bayard, 'apple', 'ibbie', 'tizzie'. love them~! living in l.a. there's such an importance placed around interesting names for children. but these people were just passing down the family lineage.