Love these new modern rugs that have arrived in the Toms-Price Rug Galleries. They are so reasonably priced starting at $349 for a 5′ x 8′. Call us to see which patterns are being shown at a particular store.
These trunks let you travel as far as your imagination will take you – and never leave your chair! This East Cove Trunk, from Tommy Bahama Island Estate, has a printed map interior. You could cover a wall with fabric or create the travel mood on pillows or upholstery with these great new map [ read more… ]
The story of Sam Moore is a romantic tale of the American furniture industry – not too different from that of Toms-Price. Think of the old newsreel man in a long silk scarf, piloting a bi-plane. That was Sam. He was a graduate of Washington and Lee University in 1918 and enlisted in the Army [ read more… ]
A rainbow of colors, brought to life in Lilly “Queen of Prep” Pulitzer’s 60s era shift dresses, reintroduces itself for our interiors. Patterns from argyle and flame stitch to seersucker and plaid now work wonderfully in a modern setting. There is even a book out called True Prep by the author of the original Preppy [ read more… ]
These days the sectional sofa is king. People want something comfortable that fits a lot of family or friends for TV viewing and talk. Many mom’s would be happy with this idea for Mother’s Day! At 50% off, during the month of May, Century’s Cornerstone sectionals (shown above) are completely customizable and so fabulous! You [ read more… ]
Toms-Price has a soothing new furniture collection called “Linen Hills”. The bedroom and dining groups incorporate homespun natural fabrics, gentle colors and clean earthy textures and finishes. When I saw “Linen Hills” I remembered a color palette presented by Leatrice Eiseman, for Pantone, at the Chicago Housewares Show. It’s called NONCHALANCE and described this way: [ read more… ]
One of the new 2012 home-inspired color palletes, explored by Leatrice Eiseman for Pantone, is called “Comic Book”. I took these display photos (click to enlarge) at the recent Chicago Housewares Show. The use of black, especially as outlining, is very comicbook-like, shown in this jewel rug from our Wheaton rug gallery. These words were [ read more… ]
Mysterious, royal and now very modern, blue velvet evokes an emotional response when you enter the room. The Marshall chair, above, is by Barclay Butera. Great tufting really emphasizes the beautiful way light plays on velvet. Love the back button tufting and the single long seat cushion on this Kip’s Bay sofa from Stickley.
Have you noticed all the new, elongated dining tables with plenty of room for a crowd? Sometimes they’re called “gathering” or “refectory” tables, reminiscent of those used for monk’s dining halls in monasteries. In the Mediterranean regions of Europe, they adopted these for non-religious use in the 16th century, first in Italy then traveling to [ read more… ]
