Summer Stripes

Stripes just seem to say summer! From fashion trends to entertaining essentials and of course, home decor, the crispness and clean lines created by the contrast of colors is always appealing. Here are some of our favorite stripes currently in the store and available to order from our manufacturers:

Sunhaze Yacht Stripe Woven Cotton Rug from Dash & Albert

Slate Candy Stripe Throw by ASI

Striped Pencils from Curly Girl Design

Lollie Monkey in Striped Shorts from Bla Bla

Barbara Stripesand Coral Pocket Rocket by Scout

Germain Cactus Sunbrella Fabric by Joe Ruggiero for Miles Talbott Furniture

Our trip(s) to see The Joe Ruggiero Collection in the Miles Talbott Showroom

I'm pretty sure there were some records set this week for the most visits we've made to one showroom during market. Ranking at the top has to be the number of times that we visited the Miles Talbott Showroom. Sean and I did a quick tour of the showroom on Sunday and then Jenny (our Store Manager), Rachael (our Interior Designer) and I spent more than half of the day there on Tuesday and a few hours more on Wednesday morning. We all really wanted to learn as much as we could about the line, the collections, the frames, the cushion options and of course, the fabrics!

The showroom consists of the main line of Miles Talbott upholstered furniture as well many other collections including Rachael Ashwell's Shabby Chic line and The Joe Ruggiero Collection. All three lines are represented in our store and this week we chose some fabulous new collections that we'll have on our floor in late May/early June.

Here's what we found in The Joe Ruggiero Collection:

First and foremost, we found Joe Ruggiero himself! Joe designs all of the frames and Sunbrella fabrics in his beautiful collection. The collection features clean lines, classy style, incredibly comfortable sofas, chairs and chaises and of course, the fabrics are stunning. The best part is that all of the Sunbrella fabrics are stain and fade resistant which makes them such a great option for many lifestyles (mine included . . .two little boys and a large dog require any and everything that's stain resistant . . .hmmm, when will they make Sunbrella clothing?!) We had a hard time narrowing down our choices for our showroom samples because there were so many wonderful options.

This is where we ended up! We'll be bringing in the Tribeca Sofa in Meridian Wren with a Meridian Dove welt, accented with mitered Remix Slate pillows (these are going to be beautiful!). We're pairing that with the Sloan Chair in Montecito Papyrus (second fabric from the left above) accented with throw pillows in Tie Dye Wren (fourth from left) and a Trax Cadet contrast welt. We can't wait to see them in person!

Back From High Point! What Did We Find?

Well we're back at last and unfortunately our goal of daily postings about all the wonderful things we found didn't go quite as planned. A major storm (aka a small tornado) rolled through the High Point/Greensboro area late Monday/early Tuesday and left us literally "powerless" to post.

Our hotel lost power overnight and waking up to an alarm in the dark and fumbling around a hotel room trying to figure out exactly what was where was a new experience for all of us. Fortunately we were able to laugh through it all (after many Bates Motel jokes) and after cold showers, we somehow managed to get out that morning and have another productive day at the market. There was still no power when we got back to the hotel that night so we made a late night switch to another hotel, but no power meant no blogging. I just uploaded our pictures though and promise to make good on sharing all of our great finds over the next few days! Here's a little sneak preview:

The wonderful Sunbrella fabric palette we choose for our new Joe Ruggiero upholstery collection (more on that tomorrow!) Fabulous merchandising at the Currey & Company showroom (featuring one of our in stock mirrors x 9)!

Washington Post "House Calls" Features the Joe Ruggiero Tribeca Sectional from The Nest Egg

What a lovely surprise this morning to be reading the "House Calls" feature in The Washington Post's weekly "Living Local" section and see that they had featured the Joe Ruggerio Tribeca sectional from our store!

The designer, Gloria Borza, of Oak Hill was right on target with choosing a Joe Ruggerio indoor Sunbrella fabric (she chose Trax Cadet) for this particular family. They needed "an adult space that can stand up to children and pets." The indoor Sunbrella fabrics are perfect. Completely stain resistant they can stand up to all of that and more! Thanks Gloria, for visiting the store and including the Tribeca Sectional and The Nest Egg in your design plan.

Here is the sectional and fabric featured. The best part is that there are so many fabulous Sunbrella fabrics to choose from and the options with the Tribeca collection are virtually endless!

See the full Tribeca collection on the Miles Talbott Furniture website and stop by the store to sit in our Tribeca sofa floor model and view all of the fabrics. It's a wonderfully versatile collection that allows you to customize the size and look of your sofa or sectional. Enjoy!

House Beautiful Features My Favorite Miles Talbott Settee/Banquette

I'm always excited when my new issue of House Beautiful arrives and today was no exception. For months after we introduced our upholstery line Miles Talbott Furniture last year, I'd been fawning over Joe Ruggerio's Wong Settee (MTF calls it a settee . . .House Beautiful features it as a banquette . . .either way it's lovely!) Just last week our designer Rachael was telling me she thought she'd found a spot for it in a project she's working on in a client's home. I hope it works!

I was thrilled today when I saw it in the March issue of House Beautiful in the "I'm Looking For A Banquette" feature. Their description of how to use a banquette is just right: "Tuck it into a corner, place it at the end of a bed, pull it up to a dining table. Don't you just love a banquette?" Yes, I do!

I also love when I'm reading design magazines and come across products that we carry in our store. It's a nice reassurance that the things we love are also being singled out by editors and designers. This month's issue was no exception. Here are a few other items featured in the March issue that are also available at The Nest Egg.

In their feature on rugs they highlight runners, describing that "runners are all the rage, and not just for hallways. They're showing up next to beds, in kitchens - all over the house." The Company C Chloe rug is featured in Pewter (#6 above, bottom left). Just one of the many beautiful runners that Company C has to offer. We have all of the swatches in our store, available to check out to color match in your home before ordering.

I see this antiqued gold sunflower mirror from Two's Company (above fireplace) pop up in magazines quite a bit but it's so versatile, it's easy to see why designers choose to use it so often. The mirror is 34.5" and is a great price at $345. In fact we just received a shipment of them yesterday!

For years, we've had a selection of ceramic trays from Tozai Home called the St. Honore Tray that were always a best seller. We were thrilled last year when we saw they were introducing two new patterns. The geometric brick tray is shown above (top right) in Blue/Olive. It's also available in 2 other color options as well as a zebra pattern. It's just 8" long and can be used in so many places in addition to just the bathroom. It's great on a desk for corralling paperclips, on a nightstand for jewelry or in an entryway for keys. All styles are currently available in the store. Both the geometric brick trays and the zebra trays are available for sale on our website and in our store at $40 each.

Thanks House Beautiful for another great issue!