Designer feed: I love leather (and other things)

Thomas J. Story // Sunset Publishing

It’s true: Leather is my material of the moment. I can’t get enough of its caramel tones. While I save my pennies for the sofa of my dreams, or hope I get lucky at a flea market and snag a sling chair (vintage leather is my preference), I’m eyeing the way Western designers are using it in their work.

One of my favorite shots from a newly completed project #designedbyfaith My amazing brother @yeshaiablakeney has opened a new treatment center in Brentwood. This is The Integrity House. Shot by my beloved sis 📷 @justinablakeney #mywestelm

A post shared by Faith Blakeney (@faithblakeney) on Oct 22, 2015 at 5:47pm PDT

1. May the leather furniture never stop. These chairs (from West Elm, though I can’t currently find them on their site) are showstoppers in this awesome dining room by Faith Blakeney. Even better: It’s for a treatment center her brother opened. Love all around.

Installing these vintage woven baskets and bowls on my clients wall today. Love all this texture. #kendrakaydesign

A post shared by Kendra Kay (@kendrakaydesign) on Sep 9, 2015 at 7:45am PDT

2. File this under “must do at home.” I just need to find woven baskets and bowls as pretty as the ones Kendra Kay is using here.

A kitchen shot of our latest Los Feliz project / more pictures on the website. 📷 Jessica Sample

A post shared by SIMO design inc. (@simo_design) on Aug 17, 2015 at 6:17pm PDT

3. Look at that backsplash. I couldn’t be more in love with the soft organic look it gives this gorgeous kitchen by SIMO Design.

Golden plants covering the hills and blowing in the wind on the drive into Big Sur. #NatureRules #californiaroadtrip #Route1 #bigsur

A post shared by DISC Interiors (@discinteriors) on Oct 31, 2015 at 10:33am PDT

4. This is not a picture of a room. But if you’re not already following DISC Interiors for their amazing projects, you need to do it for their side of fantastic landscape shots. This ‘gram is my happy place.

Still crazy about the live edge on this vanity in our Riverdale residence. #alittlenorcalinthebronx

A post shared by Molly Luetkemeyer (@mollyloot) on Aug 25, 2015 at 11:40am PDT

5. Call it raw-edge evangelism: Molly Leutkemeyer is bringing a little West Coast to the East Coast. May she spread her devil-may-care style everywhere!