There's a whole new world of textiles hardy enough to withstand Mother Nature.
All the fabrics on this laid-back deck took cues from the brown and cream zigzag, which we used to re-cover a chaise. The umbrella and oversize floor pillows—in a taxicab-yellow chevron—introduce a vibrant scale shift.
"Teak Octagonal" umbrella (similar to shown) Restoration Hardware, Chaise and yellow pillow fabric "Aga Reverse", and Small pillow fabric "Edo", both from Quadrille, e-mail designpro@ddbuilding.com, Umbrella and large pillow fabric "Walko" Pierre Frey, Large pillow fabric (far left) Brunschwig & Fils "Paisley Park", email designpro@ddbuilding.com, Chaise (similar to shown) West Elm, Lantern The Conran Shop, Stool Tozai Home (800) 896-7266, Shoes Toms Shoes
Photo by Matt Albiani
May 2007