Posts Tagged ‘performance fabrics’
Friday Family-Friendly Find: Pindler NuLeather
Note: Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means if you click through and make a purchase, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission. I consider myself somewhat of a connoisseur of performance fabrics of all types – like a sommelier of durable textiles (ha!). I’m always…
Read MoreFriday Family-Friendly Find: Schumacher High Performance Silk Velvet
If there are two words in the world of decorating more diametrically opposed than “performance” and “silk,” I challenge you to come up with them. In fact, silk is so fraught with issues – lack of abrasion resistance, brittleness/deterioration when exposed to sunlight, vulnerability to ‘water stains,’ and extremely difficult to clean, just to name…
Read MoreBefore & After: “The Yes Chair” for IFDA Take a Seat
It killed me to miss my Tuesday blog post last week. So much going on – all good stuff though, so no complaining here! One of those things was the kickoff of IFDA New England Take a Seat; for which I have created a chair. Area designers have concocted creative chairs (23 of them!) that…
Read MoreFriday Family-Friendly Find: Delany & Long Outdoor Leather
When working on a kitchen project, I find that most of my clients want comfortable, upholstered dining chairs and counter or bar stools, rather than wood or metal (which can look fantastic, by the way, but are often not conducive to lingering at the dinner table with the family – though sometimes that may work…
Read MoreFriday Family-Friendly Find: Villa Nova EasyClean Fabrics
Hello there, and Happy Friday! I know I’ve been talking turkey on textiles for the past couple of weeks, so I just figured I’d keep on the theme with today’s (is it National Fabric Performance Awareness Month??). While at the Boston Design Center this week, a window display at the Romo showroom stopped me in my…
Read MoreFriday Family-Friendly Find: OKL Exeter Side Chair in Smoke Crypton
Thank you for the comments and feedback on Tuesday’s post about the significant (and I think, troubling) ‘cons’ of viscose pile fabrics and carpets. I realized yesterday, after speaking with Wayne Southworth at MWI Fibershield, that the onus for education does not fall solely to fabric sales reps, but also to retailers and designers, who have a responsibility to…
Read MoreFriday Family-Friendly Find: Bunny Williams Home Tray Chic Ottoman
After a topsy-turvy, over-scheduled week, all I want to do when today is done is put my feet up and RELAX. With a generously-poured glass of wine and tall stack of back-issue shelter magazines close-by, of course! The aptly-named Tray Chic Ottoman from Bunny Williams Home really delivers the best of many worlds, and takes the concept of a…
Read MoreAn Interview With Traci Zeller
Have you ever met someone and thought, this is exactly what and who I want to be in 5 years? This is precisely what happened to me two years ago when I was introduced to Charlotte-based interior designer Traci Zeller at the High Point spring market (OK, I think I introduced myself 🙂 ). She…
Read MoreLiving Room Reveal: Formal and Family-Friendly
As some of you who follow me on Facebook and elsewhere may have already seen, I recently launched a brand new website, complete with a refreshed portfolio which reflects some of my most recent work. The latest addition to my online portfolio is my own living room, situated in what would have been the main parlor…
Read More10 High-Style Storage Ottomans
An often-suggested furniture piece for families with young children (or, just a lot of stuff!) is a storage ottoman or bench. I have to admit, it’s not an item I’ve personally recommended to many clients or friends, but I have used them in my own home. They have their limitations – chief among them is…
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