Good angles.

We lived in Annapolis, MD till I was six, and I think my memories of the historic downtown district are one of the earliest elements to have shaped who I am as a designer. Lush gardens, charming townhouses, timelessly graceful Georgian architecture. And the sidewalks--I remember looking down at my feet scuffing over the worn red brick herringbone sidewalks and somehow just understanding that the pattern was beautiful.

thank you Dan Miller, random photo blogger, and your friends at Google Image

Lately, ever since spotting it in the Grande Dame apartment and in the Roman & Williams apartment Raina posted the other day, I've been having a major jones for herringbone floors.

Not to be confused, I have learned, with chevron-pattern floors.


But whether chevron or herringbone, I love it any way you slice it. I love it unfinished:

The City Sage

Y'all can read, I don't have to say where it's from

I love it clear-finished:

Skona Hem

Lucas Allen photography

I love it caramel, and I love it chestnut:

NY Times

Kikette Interiors

Google has all the anwers

I love it deepest chocolate:

Marie Claire Maison

But most of all, I think, I love it walnut:

You look like you came from Marie Claire Maison...

Things That Inspire

Roman & Williams

Marie Claire Maison

Desire to Inspire

Roman & Williams