A Big Announcement....Or Two!!!

We have two major pieces of news to share....

First, we have been invited to be featured on the prestigious Dering Hall website. For those of you who might not be familiar with the site, we encourage you to check it out by clicking on the link here. We are so excited for this opportunity!

Secondly, we will be featured in the November issue of Southern Living!!!!!! We are so thankful for the amazing team there and cannot wait to see the spread the create for our Lakehouse project! 

Thank you to everyone for all of your support so far! We are so excited to see where this journey continues to take us!

Hardware Makes the Piece

One majorly important detail of a piece or a space is the hardware on it or within it. Hardware alone can define a style. I'm sure you've heard it before, but just by changing out hardware one can drastically alter the overall look. It's true.

Think about hardware more open mindedly than just the hardware on kitchen cabinets or drawers. It also entails the hardware on doors, furniture, light fixtures, etc. Even though we don't believe in all of the finishes within a space needing to be an exact match, we do believe is wildly important that they compliment each other or at least work together (you would be hard set to convince us that shiny brass and chrome should go together).

Since we value hardware with such importance, it always one of the first things we notice. While we were out scouting for an install last week, we stumbled across some pretty amazing examples of antique hardware. Check out the detail shots below and let us know what you think.

Chrome and Wood Drawer Pulls

Brass Pulls

Brass Drawer Pulls

Custom Rugs - Part 1

We are currently working on a project where we have had the opportunity to order several custom runners. Most clients aren't willing to wait for the timeline that something like this takes, so it's really exciting!

An Interior Shot of Verde Home

To give you a little background, Verde Home is an interiors store located just off of Brady Avenue on the Westside. They carry a wonderful selection of furnishings, art, accessories, and floor coverings. The designs for the runners that we are having made are part of a collection they have created with Michel Boyd. The designs are more transitional, but can really work in any space by chaning the scale or color palette.

Samples of Patterns from the Collection

When designing a custom rug, you get to select your colors from hundreds of different tufts (and if for some reason the perfect colored tuft doesn't exist, they can custom match). Next is the choice of materials. Verde Home offers both wool and bamboo silk, which is incredibly soft and more durable that regular silk. Once all of your selections have been made, Verde Home creates a scale rendering for you. From there, you can either choose to have a sample made, or jump straight into the custom piece.

Selecting Tufts for One of Our Orders

Verde Home works with a factory in India, where all of the custom pieces are hand loomed. Because each piece is hand loomed by a series of weavers, it can take roughly 10-14 weeks for a completed product. Our first batch of runners is almost complete, and we had the nice surprise of seeing a progress photo a few days ago! We cannot wait to see the final products!!!

Our Runner In Progress On the Loom

Click on each to learn more about Verde Home and Michel Boyd.

The Owners' Dog "Daisy" on Her Custom Rug Design

Books for Summer

First of all, Happy Fourth of July to all of our fellow Americans!

It seems like during the summer, there is more time to read and just spend lazy days relaxing (especially with the non-stop rain in Atlanta this year). Why not curl up on the couch with a book, or bring one to keep you company at the pool?

Here's the short list of books you'll catch us with right now. Click on the captions to learn more about these gorgeous reads.

"HERS: Design with a Feminine Touch" - Jacqueline 
DeMontravel 

"Monochrome" - Paula Rice Jackson

"Decorating with Style" - Abigail Ahern

New Life for Antique Doors

One of our beliefs, is that it is important to incorporate a mixture of both new and old pieces in every space.

Despite the style of the space, whether it be modern, traditional, transitional, etc, there is always room for a hint of the past. Antique pieces bring a sense of life, texture, and warmth, that we believe cannot be replicated. It may be as simple as using an antique bread bowl on the counter, or it may take focusing a room around an antique Chesterfield sofa to accomplish the right mixture. Every project is so different, but for us, it's always about that perfect balance of old and new.

In two current projects, we are incorporating antique doors. The styles of the projects are completely different. One is a lakehouse with clean shiplap walls, rough hewn beams, and modern accents. The other is a more traditional home that has just been renovated for a more casual style of living. Here are the doors we found. We can't wait to share more about them once they have been installed!

Pair of Spanish Doors - The Front Pictured Above

Pair of Spanish Doors - The Back Pictured Above

Pair of French Doors - The Front Pictured Above,
The Back is Stained  in a Dark Walnut

Found Inspiration - Wine + Market

Elle recently travelled to Lexington, KY and found this great little shop called Wine + Market, that we wanted to share.

 The shop is housed in an unassuming building, but beyond the simple facade is a gem. Wine + Market serves as a deli, bakery, wine market, and local goods shop. The interiors are beautifully done, and the food is to die for. If only they could move to Atlanta...

Farmstyle Tables and the Baked Goods Counter

The Deli Side

The Wine Market

The Main Tasting Room

How amazing is this wine rack?! It's all in the details!

For more information on the shop, click here.

Scott's Finds - June 2013

It was terrible missing out on Scott's in May, so we were so happy to be able to squeeze a quick trip in this month. We didn't come home with any large pieces, but we did find some great small things.

We fell head over heels for this chair! That velvet
is killing us - sadly we didn't have a home for it.

We snagged some of this gorgeous Hodsoll McKenzie fabric!

Tiny Handmade French Terracotta Pots -
We couldn't leave without them!