I love black and brown together. Add a bit of white and it is the perfect combination for a dog.

I have always wanted a black and brown herringbone club chair. It’s been a fantasy of mine for about 20 years to have a room with a chair like this with a beat up leather sofa and a wall of books.

The room at the top of this post is from Ralph Lauren Home.  It is a little more elegant than the one in my head, but if for some reason Ralph just had to give it to me, I wouldn’t complain.

One day last year I thought my 15 year-old’s outfit was especially cute so I told her so. She said I may want to repeat that to two of her frienemies. She said they told her that Black and Brown together was a Fashion Don’t.  Well, Ms. Know -It-Alls, YOU may want to tell that to Ralph Lauren.

And to the tiny little fashion house known as Dolce & Gabbana.

Don’t forget to inform the lovely Orla Kiely. This Fashion Don’t will set you back $444!

Not the snuggly club-style I imagined, but I have included this chair from William Sonoma Home because it is named Sylvia, just like my mom. (She is in the hospital preparing for surgery today. If this post seems disjoined it is because as I write my sister has phoned me 4 times. She is with my mom today. I will join them in Ohio during the recovery period when I can be more effective.)

From the Classic Color Palette from Benjamin Moore:
Davenport Tan HC-76
Black
Toasted Almond 1098
Plymouth Brown HC-73

And to finish, how ’bout some nice fabric, again from Ralph?