January 21, 2014

Animal Print Carpets – Still Popular!

Animal prints are still a favorite choice for carpet.  There are more styles than ever!

Animal print carpets are a great design element because they’re so versatile. They may become a room’s backdrop or a statement piece. Styles range from casual to formal, modern to traditional. There is a carpet out there for every situation.

But lest you think animal prints are all serious, they can be really playful too. This “Cat’s Paw” pattern (shown at the left) is a fun, abstract variation from Dash & Albert that is colorful and unique.

October 23, 2013

High Point Fall Market

Twice a year we head up the road to the High Point Furniture Market in North Carolina. People from all over the world come in to shop and buy goods for clients and retail stores. We are fortunate that it’s only a three hour drive from Columbia.

At the market we see new trends, new products, old friends and a few famous faces.  Famous designers like Tom Filicia, Alexia Hampton and Thomas O’Brian often lend their names to many products including furniture, fabrics, accessories, and rugs.

It’s always nice to catch up with Jay Reardon, president of Hickory Chair Furniture Company.

Tom Filicia was at the Vanguard Furniture showroom.

September 19, 2013

Pulling Together Bedrooms and Baths

Wallpapers can add a finishing touch to any room, but especially work well in pulling together bedrooms and baths.

We recently finished a home in the Upstate which demonstrates this well.  In all the main living spaces we painted the walls, allowing artwork, furniture, and accessories to stand out. In the bathrooms and the master bedroom, the clients’ wanted to create environments with a little extra luxury and beauty. We decided that wallpapers would be the perfect treatment to make the bathroom walls sparkle. Of course the large open mirrors, lighting, and granite also help these bathrooms shine.

The ground paper in the master bedroom adds warmth and texture to this large space, while the stripe paper in the master bathroom accentuates the high ceilings found throughout the condo.