LOVE THAT IKAT

[RedBird Vintage Home]

Prints are huge in home decor and fashion now, and nobody loves jumping aboard a design bandwagon more than I do.  Stripes?  Love!  I use them a lot in my business AND even sacrificed my favorite striped rug from home, for my shop.  Pottery Barn, on sale!  I saw the same rug in Cheryl Crowe's NYC loft in Elle Decor magazine!  Yes, stripes are trendy now, but they're so classic -- they'll never be out of style. 

 

I recently started loving another print that's currently very trendy: Ikat (pronounced "ee-cat").  You may not know that word, so here's the Wikipedia definition: 

Ikat, or Ikkat, is a dyeing technique used to pattern textiles that employs a resist dyeing process similar to tie-dye on either the warp or weft fibres.

Okay!  That wasn't very helpful, was it?  I'll bet you'd know it if you saw it.  Have a look-see at my new Ikat print maxi dress from -- of all places -- Wal-Mart!  You KNOW something's popular when it turns up at Wal-Mart! 

Last summer we stenciled an accent wall in Ikat, using a huge stencil I found on etsy.  I like the way its ethnic simplicity fits in our 20's bungalow.  It's modern and vintage at the same time, which is how I decorate.  I chose this motif partly because I hoped to stencil Ikat pillows for my business.  The "real" woven Ikat ones are wildly expensive on etsy, and mine are a very affordable alternative.  I think our couch needs a pair stenciled in dark blue!  What are your thoughts?  Would Ikat fit into your decor? 

 

 

 

- Kay Holsted, Guest Contributor

 

Kay Holsted is the owner of RedBird Vintage Home. Her boutique in Lola's is a combination of industrial, rustic modern, and is vintage inspired - a style she refers to as "New Farmhouse." View Kay's line of pillows on Etsy.