We just got back from our second day at the New York International Gift Fair and have lots of exciting things to share with you. If there was one theme of this show it was COLOR. Everyone seems to really be embracing it this season and that makes us happy! Want to know what else makes us happy?! Getting to hold our book for the first time! We stopped by the Abrams booth to find our real, live book sitting on the shelf. What a thrill! We can’t wait to share it with all of you when it hits stores on May 1st (Good Bones, Great Pieces: The Seven Essential Pieces That Will Carry You Through a Lifetime is available for pre-order now on Amazon).
But back to the Gift Fair. The NYIGF is where all of the best home design, gift, craft, and accessory companies come to show off their product for the coming season. Everyone from store owners to interior designers to Joan Rivers (we saw her in the parking lot!) attend. It’s a great way to see what’s new in the retail world as well as get inspired for Spring. Below are a great collection of butterfly prints by Missouri art company, Longstreet Collection.
These pillows by Lance Wovens are so fun. They’re perfect for a bench on your porch or for a backyard BBQ. Love the purple and brown color combo.
Jamie Young had some great new shades for Spring. This blown up tangerine floral one looked great paired with this blue, faux glass bottle lamp.
Bungalow 5 had some of the best new items, particularly in the accessories and lamps. We are dying to use their 50′s oriental, uber-feminine vases for something.
Bungalow 5 butterfly vases.
Design Legacy textiles. These would make great curtains in a kid’s room.
Mondrian-inspired boxes. We love these for accessorizing a large coffee table or desk.
Marbelized boxes.
Dransfield & Ross makes THE best place mats and table linens. The color and shape of this place mat was one of our favorites.
