Holly Becker blogged over on Decor8 last week about stationary and it got me thinking about how this is almost a lost art as everyone loves to email now. I took pix of my favorites Crane & Co. on the right and Papyrus on the left. I love these two brands - if you want to keep in touch or get back in touch with someone, these are a lovely way to use pens again! Also check out etsy.com as a lot of the artists sell stationary and note cards - http://etsy.com.

Here are my fabric choices for a small library in a condo for a school project...I want to put the red swirly on a Swedish-style settee and the other fabrics on more modern chairs. I will add lucite tables and possibly a zebra rug for the floor...the fabrics to the left are 'tweedy' looking and cotton. I love, love the swirly and didn't want to give it up! The room is in Florida and I didn't want to do the usual library in leather and panelled walls etc...