Where there's a will, there's a weave. That's what Tara Chapas of Chapas Textiles believes. Her New York firm produces handwoven fabrics for decorators. Tara has been in business for more than a decade. Interviewed by Elle Decor, she said she learned her craft at her Greek great-grandmother's knee. "We had an unspoken bond over making fabric," Chapas says. Designs Continue Reading
Next + What’s New in Traditional Home
The Traditional Home October issue just came out. How exciting to see our coverings paired visually for the first time in print with our design partner and friend Mary Douglas Drydale! I won't bore you with a lot of text to read, for you can see here that the pictures say a thousand words. What good timing as we had just done a photo shoot during the last couple of Continue Reading
Things are Looking UP
Things are Looking UP. Sunday was reflective for many of us. Fortunately, it was quiet here in the DC area. Knowing things change and a new season abounds, we, at Casart Coverings are always thinking of new things. We will be introducing many new products soon, one of which will be our new Ceiling Map Murals and Casart Ceiling applications. You know that the ceiling Continue Reading
A Case of Cabin Fever!
A case of cabin fever described.Thursday, September 1st. Tropical Storm Lee laboriously made its way across the Gulf, stalled offshore, hovered and dumped band after band of water along with southerly winds driving water through the already badly damaged marshlands into bayous, rivers and lakes.Friday, September 2nd. The day began with flash flood warnings, Continue Reading
Happy Labor Day!
Like millions of other Americans I'm on a Labor Day break (for once) and will be back soon and back to work at Casart Coverings. Don't you love these made up holidays -- gotta take advantage of them sometimes, particularly before things get crazy in September.Otherwise, my next post would have been any one of these visuals: But should have Continue Reading
