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The ever gracious Suzanne Rheinstein shared stories on Tuesday at the Kravet Seattle showroom about her new collection for Lee Jofa. I love to design from a collected sensibility for my interior design projects and this exotic collection using antique textile inspirations is a winner for my clients. The exotic element is especially seen in the pattern “Indian Zag”.

Suzanne found the fabric document in Delhi

An excellent example of sophisticated application of a textile in the photo below.

Known for her love of soft greens with yellow and gold overtones, this beautiful print captures movement and detail ~ perfect for draperies I think.

At Faith Sheridan Design Group, it’s all about you. So we always begin with our Lifestyle Questionnaire. You tell us your preferences for color, shapes, light and how you like to live, entertain, and relax. With this information and an in-depth meeting, we help you achieve your personal style. Relax and let us guide you through the process of design. Call today for a free telephone consultation.

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Tags: Faith Sheridan Design Group, Interior designer Seattle, interior designer Seattle WA, interiors, Kravet Lee Jofa, redecorate, Suzanne Rheinstein
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Thanks to my friend, Laura Holland, at Hickory Chair. Yesterday she dedicated her blog post to me and acknowledged my relationship with Hickory Chair Furniture. At Faith Sheridan Interior Design in Seattle, WA, I often source furnishings from this venerable US based company in Hickory, NC.

One of the many reasons Hickory Chair is a first option is the ability to customize. I am able to design something totally custom for my clients rather than ‘the standard issue’. I can resize, combine finish stains, add details such as monograms, trims or combine fabrics in unique ways.

Please take a look at Laura’s post. In this project, the mirror and side table each have a custom finish.

Dee's Guest Room

Tags: Furniture, Hickory Chair, interiors, Seattle
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Color choices in furniture over the past decade have been mostly “brown, brown or more brown,” says Louis Slone, owner of Slone Brothers Furniture in Longwood, Fla. “People are tired of brown. We’ve been ramming it down their throats for years,” he says. “They’re ready for a change.”

Starting last winter amid the gray days of Seattle, I sensed and then witnessed that color changes were coming. As I drove by Brooks Brothers in downtown Seattle I did a double take. My perception of this company is conservative, traditional but there in the windows were bold cabana stripes. Talk about waking up the windows! That’s when my intuition was confirmed. Color is on the way. And ready or not, we’re getting it.

“In home furnishings, we’ve had a long period of neutral colors in wood and upholstery. With concerns over the gloomy economy, consumers are looking for a spark of brightness — something that feels like fun and makes them smile.”

Some new designs feature hot pinks, oranges and yellows. Others come in cool but lively blues, greens and turquoise.

“In a tough, uncertain economy, people’s homes become their haven,” says Kris Kolar, vice president for interior design at Robb & Stucky Interiors. “Bright colors make their haven a happier place.”

None of these experts is advocating a total home makeover in lime green or fuchsia. Instead, Slone expects that homeowners will be looking for unique, colorful items. I already see this trend appearing in my projects too. Pieces such as an aqua-lacquered bowl, a turquoise sideboard or sectional seating in a vivid fire engine red.

Using colorful accent pieces effectively adds a little lighthearted whimsy to an interior. I believe homeowners will inject color in small doses as we all seek a brighter side around us. They may add a doormat printed with daisys, a bed painted lime green to team with a turquoise chest, or a drum table accented with stripes. But you can be certain, those stripes won’t be brown!

Tags: color, design, Furniture, interiors
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The category for this Top Ten list is area rugs. For most projects I customize rugs to create a design specific for my clients. Many companies produce custom quality rugs in a range of prices and sizes. So here are my current Top 10.

1. Stripes work in so many areas, from the entry to the library.

Odegard Tibetan multi stripe

2. Endless Knot with a new contemporary design by Susan Eslick.

Endless Knot by Susan Eslick

3. Zollenvari Gabbeh- One of a kind from semi-nomadic villages in Iran

Zollenvari Gabbeh from Southern Iran

4. Dolma - Geometric rugs work well in family rooms and anchor seating.

5. New Moon-a dazzling pattern for a hallway runner.

New Moon Runner

6. Rug Art creates unique minimalist modern rugs.

Rug Art from Vidal Sasson

7. Stile BK-love the color and concentric circles

Stile BK combines techniques of kilim, sumac and knotting

8. Paola Lenti- fabulous contemporary rugs from Italy

Paola Lenti is a leading Italian design company

9. Emma Gardner Design - I love the whimsy of her rugs this one especially.

Whimsy from Emma Gardner

10. Laphi is my all time favorite company for custom rugs design.

Lapchi uses textile patterns from the 14th to 17th centuries

Please let me know which of these 10 rugs speaks to you. I enjoy your feedback. Faith

Tags: Area Rugs, interiors, Portland, Seattle
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A delightful story profiles Watson Kennedy this month in Home Accents Today. Described as a ‘creative country gentlemen’, Ted Kennedy Watson, owns three Watson Kennedy shops in Seattle. First in his home and then later in a wholesale showroom in the Seattle Market Center, Watson created a distinct interpretation relished by others.

His first location, still there, opened for business in the heart of the city’s historic Pike Place Market, in a building with a picture window overlooking Puget Sound. Watson selects all of his merchandise, new and vintage, and enjoys reconnecting with old friends at the markets and trade shows.

Watson also buys tons of vintage furnishings and accessories for each of the shops, and travels each year to England and France in search of one-of-a-kind objects. He’s also very specific about the look and feel of his shops, which are characterized by highly visual, quality displays designed to tempt the senses. “The overall look and experience is fairly Old World.”

His customers are described as well-traveled, well-educated creative souls who are looking to fill their homes with special and one-of-a-kind items.

“Core to my business strategy is offering something beautiful to everyone, no matter their wallet. Someone can leave with a beautifully wrapped $6 bar of soap or a $4,000 table. Both customers are treated the same, get the same wrapping and attention. Overall, I would say our average price point is $25.”

Watson prides himself on the one-of-a-kind shopping experience offered at Watson Kennedy and says if everyone else is doing it, he heads in the other direction. “My biggest compliment from a customer is when they say they have never been in a shop quite like mine — then I know I am on the right track.”

Tags: Accessories, decorating, interiors, resource, Seattle, style, vintage
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