Happy Mother's Day 2010-!!

If my mother had one weakness in her life, it was hats. Mother passed after 10 children and 96 years later. A day doesn't go by that I don't think about her...........and remember her love for hats.

Happy Mother's Day to all Mothers...........present and past.



Love to all Mothers today,

Denise

Re-upholster Dining Chairs

If you are thinking of re-upholstering dining chairs, now is the time to do it. Workrooms are slowing down and the wait isn't so long.

I believe in solid color fabrics for dining room chairs. If the right color is choosen, they will "pop" in the room and seem less complicated with your walls, paintings, rug, china, floral arrangements and food presentations. If it's a photo opt time, you will be delighted with the end result, with your guest, sitting on solid color fabric.



Remember for a fantastic "to the trade" pricing for your next project, email me.


A la prochaine,

Denise

Sen.and Mrs. Ted Kennedy, 1999

Hi Girlfriends, Architectural Digest featured Sen. and Mrs. Ted Kennedy in their Georgetown home in 1999. The decor is timeless. Interior Designer, Josepha B. Faley said of this Washington, D.C, residence for Sen Kennedy and his wife, Victoria, " “My goal was to adapt a formal city house to comfortable family life for a private yet very public couple.”

Fabrics and trims used were Nobilis, Cowtan & Tout, Scalamandre, Brunschwig & Fils, Donghia, Beacon Hill, Lee Jofa, J. Robert Scott fringes, and Houles trims. Ooooh how we wished we could have sold these "to the trade" designer fabrics to them on discountdesignerfabricsonline.com.



I love this floral arrangement of roses and twigs. The painting on the wall was painted by Sen. Kennedy.






This is the backyard and the porch stretches the entire length of the house.

A la prochaine,
Denise et Gwen
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Robert Allen's Parisian Trim Collection

Hi Girlfriends,

Today it is all about the new eclectic trimming in the Parisian Trim Collection by Robert Allen. This collection is intermix with vintage designs, traditional motifs and luscious texture. Inspired by "the City of Lights", it has eleven versatile colorways being offered.

Gwen: These colorways range from neutrals to classic multi-colored combinations.

Denise: Robert Allen says, " Artful and inventive."

Gwen: I welcome this new collection and know it will be successful with every designer using them as their favorite trim resources.

Take a plain lamp from Home Goods, add Robert Allen Cascading Beads around the shade, buy a new finial and hang Robert Allen chair tassels and it's a designer look-!

Denise: Trims have many names. I have included, as a guide, the names under each Robert Allen trim:


Gwen: Aren't these Robert Allen Cascading Beads stunning?






Denise: These gorgeous Lattice Tassels are a must for my next project-!





We hope everyone has been inspired to think trim. All these trims can be purchased through us at our website too.

A+ blogg this week: Moggit Blogg. These two gals will make you smile the rest of the day as they "snark" about other designers works found in publishing materials. Really hysterical.

Talk again,
Denise & Gwen