Thursday, May 4, 2017

Custom Rug for Lake Forest Showhouse with Sweet Peas Design

We recently had the opportunity to collaborate with Susan Brunstrum and her team at Sweet Peas Design to create a beautiful wool and silk custom rug for the master BR in the Lake Forest Showhouse in Lake Forest, IL. Here's how Susan describes the room:

The kitchen may be the heart of the home, but I have always felt that the master bedroom is the soul. It is my safe haven from our chaotic, in-the-moment digital world, a private space where I find inner peace, ignite creativity and check in with my life – past, present and future. At the beginning and end of my days, the master bedroom is often where I set goals, regain harmony and motivate myself to face the coming challenges – sometimes with a cup of tea, a glass of Prosecco or a pint of Jeni’s ice cream! With that inspiration, the bed became the centerpiece of the room. We designed a custom upholstered frame with curved wings at the head and foot, and positioned it in the middle of the room to facilitate the flow of that invisible vortex of dreams, ideas and imagination! 


Thanks to Susan, Angela and Lauren for a fun and exciting project!




Friday, February 10, 2017

How Color Affects a Design

Here is our Starburst rug design in several different colorways.  It never ceases to amaze me that color can be so influential.



Colors selected by Debora Haughton, interior designer in Winchester, VA


Colors selected by Maud Duggan, Union Place, interior designer in Minneapolis

Colors selected by Katie Liverman, Simply Sage, interior designer in Washington, D.C.


Colors selected by Judy Pickett. Design Lines, interior designer in Raleigh, NC


Colors selected by Autumn Muldowney, interior designer in Minneapolis


Variation on the Star Burst design in a flat weave rug