Pen Pals

Slobproof Touch-Up Paint Pen

 

I always use January to do home organization projects and get a head start on Spring cleaning. I recently discovered these paint touch - up pens and love them! A must for anyone who wants to keep their walls and trim in perfect condition with no fuss or mess.

Blue & Green

Elizabeth Graves Interior Design

I love blue and green together and this is a lovely example. Chinoiserie wallpaper is in green and white. Blue silk taffeta curtains are trimmed in Samuel & Sons.

Dated?

Mary McDonald - Schumacher

Personally, I love curtains with a floral design and an elaborate trim but rarely use it. It seems too chintz/eighties/Mario Buatta for today's homes and tastes. I tend much more towards silk, linen, or velvet in a solid with a simpler trim like Greek key. What are your thoughts?

Greek Key Galore

I found this on Pinterest and would love to know where this is. It looks like the mother lode of Greek key ribbon and trim. Anybody know?

My favorite online source for Greek key trim is M&J Trimming.

M&J Trimming

Chinoiserie DIY - Greek Key

Robert Brown - trim by Mary McDonald

I adore Greek key trim on curtains, but I am not a fan of dinky thin Greek key trim. My advice is to go big for maximum impact and drama.

House Beautiful

Anne Hepner

Traditional Home

Mary McDonald trim

Sources for Greek Key Trim

When you are talking about Greek key trim, Samuel & Sons is the choice of interior designers if there is the budget for it, as the wider trim shown here below retails for about $69.00 a yard. Imported from France, the colors and quality are exquisite. See the entire line here.

Samuel & Sons

Samuel & Sons

Samuel & Sons

Wildly popular for its fabulous colors and price (under $10.00 a yard for the wider 60mm), M&J Trimming is the "go to" source for quality on a budget. Unfortunately, it is so popular it is back ordered right now until February, so order it now to be in on their next shipment. See it here.

*Please note that in all my examples I am suggesting the wider widths of the trim. The biggest mistake people make is not with skimping on the quality, but the width. Go wide as opposed to skinny with your Greek key trim for a luxury high end look, especially on curtains.*

M&J Trimming

M&J Trimming

M&J Trimming

Another great choice is Lewis and Sheron Textiles. Their Athena tape at $15.00 a yard and wider Greek key tape at $20.00 a yard are excellent quality.

Lewis and Sheron Athena

Lewis and Sheron Athena

Lewis and Sheron Greek Key

Lewis and Sheron Greek Key

Calico Corners has Athena on sale right now at $9.00 a yard - a great deal.

Navy Greek Key Trim - High/Low

House Beautiful

 I am crazy about using navy Greek key to trim curtains. Black or gray is also gorgeous. The best tip is that it can be easily sewn on by you or your dry cleaners to inexpensive ready made curtains to make them look incredibly expensive. One of my favorite tricks is the Ikea Aina in linen for $49.99 available in white, natural, gray, and pink. I used these in pink and trimmed them in navy Greek key for a client and they came out gorgeous - a very high end look. Keep your eyes open for Greek key trim on sale too - I just bought a zillion yards of Greek key trim at my local Jo- Ann's for $1.5O a yard. Tomorrow I will do a post on sourcing Greek key trim.

House Beautiful

Oversized Greek key trim

On cornice and curtains

Oversized fretwork on green

Grant K. Gibson - on camel

Ikea Aina

Ikea Aina

Ikea - Aina

Ikea - Aina

High end inspiration photo to give you the idea of pink linen with Greek key

Pagoda Tassels

Melissa Hawks at Living The Well Appointed Life posted yesterday about wonderful trims and thought I would like this one. I do! It's Barbara Barry for Kravet Couture Tang Tassel available in 8 colorways.

What could we use this to trim?
A lampshade
A curtain valance or cornice
A table skirt
A slipper chair
A bed skirt
Pillows
An ottoman
Shades
A sofa
Curtains
A Christmas tree skirt

I think I might use the celadon colorway above to trim silk taffeta interlined curtains in salmon pink. Yum....

Inspiration Board - Greek Key Trim

Greek Key Trim

Are these colors fantastic or what? Use it to trim pillows, a lamp shade, curtains, a chair skirt hem.... Available here.