Raising Cane
Bamboo and cane are having a moment—if you cane believe it. The materials and craftsmanship may be old world, but the interpretation is right now. Natural, light, breath-of-fresh-air timeless. Coffee table to chairs, dresser to mirrors, our curated collection is full of pieces that slip in anywhere—country house to town house. Putnam County to Paris.
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Good Nights
Bed is the perfect place for sleeping, dreaming, reading, Zooming, and, best of all, doing absolutely nothing. This year, more than most, we’re interested in elevating the bed to create a true retreat. Whatever your style specs, Motif’s options—modern upholstered to chic four-poster—are in stock as shown and ready to ship. Don’t sleep on it
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Magic Carpet Ride
Motif’s amazingly updated versions of ancient tribal rugs are aged and faded to perfection. The look and feel of the real deal—except way more durable and affordable. Machine woven, non-wool, low pile, affordable and IN STOCK. Samples available. SEE MORE Need help? Just ask Jeeves. Contact Karl (kfriberg@motif-designs.com) or Mark (markm@motif-designs.com) for more info and
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Back at the Ranch
We’re loving the uniquely American mix of modernist ideas and a casual, easy spirit borrowed from the West Coast. Wide plank-wood tables, unpolished surfaces, buttery-soft leathers, blackened metals — you don’t need wide-open spaces to have wide-open living. Unadorned and unapologetic. SEE MORE Need help? Just ask Jeeves. Contact Karl (kfriberg@motif-designs.com) or Mark (markm@motif-designs.com) for
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Potting Shed Chic
Potting Shed Chic is a year-round embrace of all things natural, organic, and ever-so-artfully aged. It’s the garden aesthetic taken inside and shaken-out. Faded colors, rubbed-off whites, natural pines, chippy paint and washed-out (never washed-up) florals. Motif’s all-new instantly and utterly charming collection lets the spirit bloom inside—no shed required. SEE MORE Need help? Just
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Homework
We can attribute a decline in sales of zippers, lipstick and gas to what we call “Covid Changes.” What is selling is—eye makeup, firepits, desk monitors AND home office furnishings. Check out Motif’s home work offerings. SEE MORE Need help? Just ask Jeeves. Contact Karl (kfriberg@motif-designs.com) or Mark
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Curvaceous
Say goodbye to boxy. Furnishings with curvy shapes and organic edges offer simplicity with style. Studies show that softer lines and curved shapes create feelings of relaxation and hope. And, don’t we all need some—hope that is? SEE MORE Need help? Just ask Jeeves. Contact Karl (kfriberg@motif-designs.com) or
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Living Color
Colors and emotions are linked. Some make us happy, good colors, and some make us sad, bad colors. Personally we don’t think there are any bad colors; we love them all. Happily we are once again decorating in Living Color. BTW—red is a neutral. Really. SEE MORE Need
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The Chair Connection
As the legendary decorator Billy Baldwin once said: “A chair for God’s sake, is to sit in.” And so it is. But it can also be so much more—glamorous, sculptural, architectural… SEE MORE Need help? Just ask Jeeves. Contact Karl (kfriberg@motif-designs.com) or Mark (markm@motif-designs.com) for more info and assistance.
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Forever Farmhouse
Forever Farmhouse is uniquely American style. Europeans have the Cotswolds, Provence, Tuscany. Farmhouse is unbleached, unfinished, unsettled. It just IS. SEE MORE Need help? Just ask Jeeves. Contact Karl (kfriberg@motif-designs.com) or Mark (markm@motif-designs.com) for more info and assistance.
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