Interior design trends often follow those seen on the runway — but have you ever thought about taking items directly from the runway (or your local vintage shop) to your home?
I was inspired by the toss pillows on Kelly Killoren Bensimon's bed that were re-purposed Hermes scarves and featured in an old issue of InStyle Home.
While I couldn't ever imagine turning one of my beloved fashion accessories into a pillow (mostly because I would likely fall asleep on the couch and drool on it — gasp.) the same idea can be applied using other fun and funky scarves found at a vintage shop or eBay. While trying to find the images of Bensimon's home, I came across a fantastic post on Apartment Therapy that has a brief "How-To" on making your own scarf toss pillows.
Below is a picture (via Citified) from fashion designer Jacqueline Appel's groove-tastic home — she used vintage Pucci scarves to create toss pillows for the banquette. LOVE it. As Rachel Zoe would say, "I die! I die!."
Photo: House & Home Magazine, January 2006
But you don't have to stop with scarves in your fashion-for-home recycling efforts! Designer Mary McDonald used vintage necktie fabric as accents in this Hollywood Hills bachelor pad:
Photo: HouseBeautiful.com
Definitely check out Ouno's (pronounced oo-no, like the addictive card game we played as kids) etsy shop — they sell one of a kind items made from vintage, recycled, salvaged and new sustainable fabrics. I've already got an eye on a couple for my own home project:
Photo: Ouno
Photo: Ouno
