Southern Exposure: The Monogram

As a good Southern girl, I love a pretty monogram. In today's marketplace, there are so many options for creating a personal signature that can elevate your interiors to the next level.

Have you seen this spectacular bed from Heather Chadduck featured in the January Southern Living? This charming cottage bedroom is all about the details and the monogram is "the" important finishing touch. I love the warm color palette. The fabrics are from Victoria Hagan's home collection - Four Season's in Winter and the gray accent ~ Twilight Rhythm in mist.

The bedroom above is from one of my all time favorite designers ~ Jackye Lanham of Atlanta. I love this large scale, single initial monogram. Be sure to visit her new website http://www.jackyelanham.com/index.html. It just launched yesterday and promises not to disappoint.

When you think of the pretty bedroom, visions of Phoebe Howard's bedrooms immediately come into focus. I think it is all about the attention to detail. All of my favorite bedroom designs from Mrs. Howard come with a spectacular monogram.

{Phoebe Howard}

{Elizabeth Mayhew}

I have always loved a bedroom that is tucked into the eaves of a home. This bedroom from Elizabeth Mayhew is perfection! The monogram is a wonderful complement to the lovely wallpaper and completes the cottage vision.

{Suzanne Rheinstein}

This image is from Suzanne Rheinstein's new book and a view of one of the bedrooms in her New York pied a terre. In my opinion, her custom monogram in that luscious color makes this room. I love it!

{Suzanne Rheinstein}

In her bedroom back home on the west coast, she positions her monogram on the top corner, a lovely accent to this highly personal space. Suzanne was recently featured on Cote de Texas and interviewed on the Skirted Roundtable.

{Cathy Kincaid via Leontine Linens}

I wish I could see this monogram created by Leontine Linens for designer Cathy Kincaid in the bedroom featured above better. Leontine Linens is the undisputed master of the monogram creating distinctly personal monograms that can either be hand embroidered or appliqued onto their couture quality linens.

Leontine got it's start in 1996 after visionary Jane Scott Hodges found her great grandmother's trousseau as she herself was planning her own wedding. With her newly created monogram in hand, she went in search of the perfect linens in her New Orleans hometown and quickly learned that there were few if any, good sources for fine linens. In 1996, Leontine Linens began as she sought to bring to market heirloom quality linens and the heritage driven concept of the monogram.

It's hard for me to play favorites as I think the monogram in every room has been thoughtfully selected and completes the room. But, if you made me chose just one, it would be this stylish bedroom and coral, custom monogram from Miles Redd.

{Miles Redd via The New York Social Diary}

{Phoebe Howard - Cashiers}

{via Nest Egg}

A monogram does not have to be feminine or formal, take for example this boy's bedroom featured recently on the blog Nest Egg. Rachel Halvorson selected her favorite boy's bedrooms and let her readers vote on their favorites. I liked all of her selections and found it very helpful as designing boy's bedrooms is always a challenge. Think how different this bedroom would look without the monogram.

{Katie Ridder}

Here's another good example of a contemporary monogram that is used in a young boy's bedroom.

This traditional bedroom from Lisa Luby Ryan is so chic with the simple "L" monogram on the accent pillow. I love the pop of color and the modern, graphic design of the monogram.

A simple monogram towel adds a soft, personal touch to this gorgeous bath featured in Veranda Magazine.

I have saved this magazine clipping from Southern Accents in my inspiration folder for many years. The monogram is painted! I adore everything about this little slipcovered chair.

I have seen this bold pattern used a lot recently and am loving it as an accent wall. The fabric is Summer Square in the watermelon colorway from Victoria Hagan's Home Collection. This is room is from designer Melissa Rufty, New Orleans. What I like most? It is fresh and modern yet traditional with those beautiful bed linens and of course, the stylish monogram. Oh, and I am smitten the pink guitar!

French grain sacks are all the rage right now. I love this simple monogrammed pillow. The organic texture of the grain sack in that aged pinky red is a beautiful accent to the stunning bedroom. If this beautiful bedroom leaves you wanting more, visit my favorite new blog ~ Dreamy Whites.

There is nothing more elegant to me than a table set with vintage monogrammed napkins. I love digging through the old linens at my favorite antique shows in search of my initials.

Isn't this table so simple and pretty?

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