The botanical design trend is flourishing. Here's some inspiration to help you recreate the look at home.
Delicious Detailing: The fine detail and vivid color of this “Bartlett Pear” is sensationally captured in colored pencil. Santa Rosa artist Victoria Kochergin creates a lovely collection of botanicals, available in matted prints and giclée prints on canvas. $25-$400, Victoria A. Kochergin, Botanical Artist & Illustrator, P.O. Box 3266, Santa Rosa, 707-479-3336, victoriakochergin.com
Finest Florals: Healdsburg-based textiles designer Julia B. offers Tana Lawn cotton fabric in a classic Liberty print. Scalloped, hand-embroidered edges give exquisite detail to this Italian-made bedding. $265 (Pierre sham), Julia B. Handmade for Life, 707-756-3930, juliab.com
Nature Framing: Sometimes the key to good designing is knowing how to stay out of the way of what’s already wonderful. This Artefact Curator® Tablemount is a creation by Sonoma designer and store proprietor Dave Allen. It stands in industrial minimalist contrast to the botanical beauty it showcases. $98, Artefact Design & Salvage, 23562 Arnold Dr., Sonoma, 707-933-0660, artefactdesignandsalvage.com
Fine Artichoke: Ceramic nesting bowls make for a stunning take on the already amazing artichoke. This and other botanically inspired pieces (like a delphiniums, cacti or camellias) are the work of nationally acclaimed Sebastopol artist, Marge Margulies. $725, Marge Margulies Pottery, margemarguliespottery.com, Russian River Gallery, 16357 Main St., Guerneville, 707- 869-9099, russianriverartgallery.com
Block-Print Beauty: Hand-stamped red fern images give botanical life to fine linen milled in Europe. Megan Codington, founder of Lucious Linens Design, says the carefully curated fabrics they offer can last a lifetime. $125 (table runner and 4 napkins), Luscious Linen Design, 11041 Main Street # 166, Penngrove, 415-408-1299, lusciouslinendesign.com
Snow-in-Sonoma photos notwithstanding, there are some signs that spring is peeking around the corner. Those mustard flowers popping up here and there will soon be flooding vineyards with sunny color. And with the outdoors beginning to bloom, it’s the season to mimic that indoors. Here are some exquisite, locally-made finds that have botanical beauty as their inspiration—click through the above gallery for details.
