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
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
Similar Thinking
Casart Coverings has similar thinking with Veronica Beard.Are you juggling fixing breakfast, making lunches for the kids and getting dressed for work? Want to simplify getting ready in the morning? That's what Veronica Beard would like to do. "We're delivering a collection that helps you live in the moment and not stress about your clothes", she says. This is Continue Reading
Why Didn’t We Think of That?
Why didn't we think of that?Well, I'm kicking myself all over because why we didn't think of this idea! But it does seem appropriate to blog about it on a Wednesday. Anne Maxwell Foster and Suysel de Pedro Cunningham of Tilton Fenwick (named after both of their freshman college dorms) have just launched a Wallpaper Weekly blog post. This is what they had to say Continue Reading
