Posted in Draperies and Curtains, Home and Furnishings Ideas, Interior Design, tagged decorating, Draperies and Curtains, drapery, fabrics, Interior Design, upholstery fabrics, Window Treatments on April 19, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Built in Bench Seats add charm and character to a room setting
Clean colorways add freshness to older furniture – think reupholstery
Fresh clean design styles, classic patterns you will never tire of, coastal elements are still trending. We love the crisp color combos, IKAT designs and the clean whites being used with one accent color.
Posted in Area Carpets, Draperies and Curtains, Home and Furnishings Ideas, Interior Design, tagged Area Rugs, Bookcase, Business, Coffee table, Crystal, Custom Area Rugs, drapery, Drapery Hardware, Furniture, Home and Garden, Sheers, Shopping, table, Window Treatments on November 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Small scaled Accent Furniture pieces can create a transform a room and upbeat a tired and dated look. Elegant Cocktail Tables, End Tables, Tea Tables, Bookcase, Table Lamps, Mirrors and Traditional English Accent Furniture Accessories. Custom window treatments scaled to frame the view and windows add drama for any interior space.
English Sofa, Fireplace Chairs, Antique Gold and Glass Coffee Table, Custom Area Rug
Welcome Home – Elegant Foyer
Small scaled Accent Furniture ie: Tea Tables, Cocktail Tables, End Tables and small Bookcases add elegance and charm to welcome visitors. Traditional English Fine Furnishings and the Regency Antique Gold and Glass Cocktail Table define these rooms. Passed down from Grandma or purchased at Garage Sales, Antique Shops, etc. these pieces can combine to create harmony and English Country Charm. Accessories as in the Crystal and Alabaster Table Lamp, potted greens and floral arrangements say Welcome Home . . . for your Comfort and Lifestyle, Your Ideas, Our Inspirations, providing Unique Solutions for Daily Living, Comfort and Work Places . . . Endless Possibilities with Custom Creativity.
Posted in Area Carpets, Draperies and Curtains, Home and Furnishings Ideas, Home Remodeling, Interior Design, tagged Area Rugs, Business, Carpet, Custom Area Rugs, Design, Family room, Floors, Foyer, Shopping, Staircase Carpets, Textile on November 7, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Wood floors are the flooring of choice for today’s larger homes and open town homes as they are easy to keep clean, look great for years and define a classic, handsome character for the home. Custom sized area carpets scaled to fit the rooms provide protection, acoustical softness, warmth and comfort underfoot and enhance the spaces that flow together dramatically. Matching area rugs or carpets used throughout today’s open floor plans tie the spaces together allowing the eye to flow comfortably from area to area, and when selected to complement existing furnishings enhance the overall ambiance of the home. At the start of any room/home design we begin with the floor coverings first as selections are limited and the floor
covering encompasses the entire space. Beginning with carpet selections first allows for easier coordination of fabrics, paints and finishes. One can always fall in love with the fabric of their dreams and use the fabric as the basis of which carpet style would coordinate best with the fabric.Custom area carpets are sized perfectly for each space and provide more design options. There are many styles, patterns, color and design options to choose from as you now open up this important design decision to all broadloom carpet selections. Traditional, transitional or modern selections are available when you choose to design custom area carpets, including very durable commercial carpet options. Solid color plush, textured or patterned broadloom carpets make beautiful area rugs when bordered or edge bound with or without fringe detailing for modern designs. Traditional and transitional patterned broadloom selections add design character as well as hide dirt better than solid colors. They may be used on their own or bordered with solid colors and/or fabric insets providing a finished look. In the photos you will see we generally use a small inside piping border with the main accent color and then a neutral solid color outside border to transition nicely with the wood floors. Many manufacturers have broadloom selections available with coordinating borders for use to create carpets sized to your exact dimensions and provide the look of a hand-made Persian, Oriental or English traditional designs.
Custom carpets are sized to the inch fitting the room perfectly providing balance and harmony of the spaces in a way no other design material can. Enhancements include cut off corners, asymmetrical shapes, matching patterned or coordinating solid color borders. Custom staircase runners and matching Foyer area carpets with added fringe detail add a distinct, rich coordinated look to complement any color and design scheme.
Whether designing a new home or renovating your home the most important design decision begins with the floorcoverings. Looking for something unique to fit your design sense and personality we can provide many options not available on the retail market including both residential and commercial carpets selections which work well with pets. We have designed carpets as large as 14′-6″ x 15′-6″ for a Library with matching staircase runners and 18′-6″ x 11′-6″ for a luxury townhome Family Room. Beginning the design process for larger rooms in today’s homes is easily accomplished with custom carpets designed to fit the spaces and furniture arrangements that enhance your existing furnishings allowing you to develop color concepts and pizazz with the rest of the furnishings and accessories.
Posted in Draperies and Curtains, Home and Furnishings Ideas, Interior Design, tagged Casual Drapery Styles, Coastal Design, Curtain, DIY Drapery Ideas, drapery, Interior Design on September 18, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Simple, sophisticated panels with clever rope ties makes panel fabrication easy using buttonholes at the top edge. Elegant oxford style stripe adds classic charm with coastal sand dune beige and white, a warm colorway you will never grow tired of. Standard 3/4″ or 1″ metal drapery hardware is available from several retail sources at reasonable prices. Although skimpier than we usually work with it feels right with the simple panel designs illustrated here.
Living Room < Idea House Photo Tour – Southern Li
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Rope tie detail – up close. Works beautifully for fixed panels - not a good design detail for traversable drapery panels.
Posted in Draperies and Curtains, Home and Furnishings Ideas, Interior Design, tagged decoarting ideas, decorating, Design, designer fabrics, Draperies and Curtains, fabrics, Fine Furnishings, Interior Design, Window Treatments on July 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Beautiful new collections, great colors, harmony and pizzazz to
spice up a dull sofa with comfy throw pillows.
Neutral collection has historic pattern elements adding timeless classic patterns to work with for your next
project. Any one of these fabrics would make an incredible bed spread,
quilt or comfy throw for the Family Room.
Cheerful, colorful patterns to inspire your room redecorating projects.
Let the fabric begin your journey to a new, fresh, clean sophisticated look.
Posted in Area Carpets, Draperies and Curtains, Home and Furnishings Ideas, Interior Design, tagged Area Carpets, Area Rugs, Carpet, Color Palette Design, Contemporary Design, Design, Draperies and Curtains, Drapery Hardware, English Floral Design, hardwood flooring, Modern design, Nylon, Ready Made Area Rugs, Ready Made Carpets, Rugs, Traditional design, Tuscan design, Wood Floor Coverings, Wood Floors, Wool on July 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Looking for beautiful area rugs to cover hard wood floors in your new home or townhome? Trying to find several carpets that coordinate throughout the main living level areas with wood floors? Today most home owners wish to design the main level of their home with a cohesive color palette that complements existing furnishings and looks great when your eye moves from one area or space to another. Well thought out complementary design concepts make the home appear larger. (Part 2 of 3 part series, issue one dated June 25, 2012)
Start with selecting matching ready-made area carpets for the Living Room, Dining Room, Foyer and adjoining hallways. Adjacent rooms that flow off the main areas i.e.: Kitchen, Great Room, Sunroom; should have selections that coordinate comfortably for color, pattern and style with the LR, DR carpets. Ready-made selections are available in many standard size options:
10 x14, 9 x 12, 8 x 10, 5 x 7, 4 x 6, 2 x 3 and runners in 4, 6, 8 and 10 foot lengths
Some styles are available in 5 or 6 foot square and round shapes – great for Foyers
Many variation of sizes exist so review carefully if you are looking at the Nominal Size as listed above or the Actual Size. For example a nominal size of 5 x 7 could actually be 4′-8″ x 6′-10″ or a 9′ x 10′ could actually be 8′-9″ x 10′-6″. Carpets with fringe usually will list size with fringe and size without fringe. If not call for clarification should the few inches make a difference in whether the carpet will scale appropriately to the room size. Carpet sizes vary greatly as the pattern style will dictate that the finished carpet looks best at certain overall size once they center the pattern field.
Ready-made selections work well for small townhomes and smaller scaled rooms. Starting the overall Home Design and Color Palette with the area carpet selections first allows you to build the home’s design concept and colors around the area carpets and enhance your existing furnishings beautifully. Whenever design options are limited this is the first product to begin your design selections. It is much harder to find a beautiful area carpet to bring the furniture, window treatments, fabrics and colors together when it is the last item purchased. Once you select a handsome classic pattern and design style for your main area carpets the rest of the finishes and materials will flow together easily.
Ready-made carpet styles are Persian, Oriental, Tibetan, or contemporary modern designs, with various patterns and color choices. Even with thousands of ready-made carpets you will still be limited by color, design and pattern options when trying to enhance your existing furnishings. With a lot of looking and testing out small samples you will find beautiful area carpets to tie all the main level living areas together. Know what approx. sizes you will need for all areas and eliminate any options that cannot work size wise for all rooms that need to match. Catalogs and websites make looking a daunting task, search and find several options to choose from. When buying from pictures either catalog or web, select 100% Wool Carpets. Wool or silk carpet yarns have a welcoming luster that is hard to achieve with nylon. Great looking nylon selections are available from quality manufacturers yet it is impossible to see a carpet’s luster (sheen) until you have the carpet in your home. Safest to select 100% wool or 80% wool/20% nylon carpet from the start as they have a richer looking appearance. Wool is a natural fiber, easily cleans with hot water (great for pets) and is very comfortable to sit on. Nylon blends can be used in less formal areas of the home just review the sheen does not scream cheap knock off
After making several selections from catalogs or on line, cut them out and paste on a white background to view independently from the other items on the pages. Order test carpets of your favorites in the smallest size (2 x 3) which will work at any door opening or a Powder Room. Do not be surprised if when the test carpets arrive you are not as pleased with the look, color(s), plushness, sheen etc. You may need to order 4-5 of these small carpets to finalize your selections and see how the carpets look side by side before you see your design concept come to life. Keep the test samples as they are a minimal cost and will probably look great somewhere in your home without the hassle of returns. Small test carpets allow you to view the actual product and confirm you are happy with the color, pattern, style, thickness, plushness and luster once you have the real carpet in your home under your lighting. Now you can safely order large area carpets feeling confident you will be happy with the sections and not have to return them unless there are defects in manufacturing.
Black and Gold nylon selections in pictures are available is many patterns and color choices. These handsome carpets do look and feel like real wool. Call 703-425-9050 or send a picture of your room and we will assist with selection.
Or pgolden@goldeninteriors.com with Subject: area carpets request
Next up: Custom Made Area Carpets and Carpet Selections for Pet Owners
Posted in Area Carpets, Draperies and Curtains, Home and Furnishings Ideas, tagged hardwood flooring, sunny breakfast room on January 22, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Area Carpets define Living Areas, Wood Floors
Newer homes with hardwood flooring throughout look best when coordinating Area Rugs or Carpets are used to define the living, dining and walkway areas. This is an exceptional floor treatment in townhomes where the definition of spaces is harder to accomplish. Carpets are softer underfoot, absorb foot traffic noise and clean easily.
Green Faux Suede Painted Walls are the backdrop of the Living and Dining Areas and the Kitchen Family Room have a Ragged Yellow Paint Finish. The charm resides in the breakfast room where the Tuscan Urns and romantic reds and oranges bring the color wheel full circle.
Sunny Breakfast Room, Tuscan Design Ideas, Rattan Furniture
David Francis Rattan Dining set with Chairs provide charm and comfort for the private breakfast eating area with a beautiful wool area carpet and a matching carpet in the Family Room. Floor Coverings make the home warmer! provide protection for your floors and add the right amount of accent for your lifestyle.
Posted in Area Carpets, Draperies and Curtains, Home and Furnishings Ideas, tagged Accent Furniture, Custom Area Carpets, Draperies and Curtains, Drapery Hardware, Fine Furnishings, Interior Design, Sheer Draperies, Sheers, Tables, Window Treatments on January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Welcome Home - Elegant Foyer
Exquisite furnishings, window treatments and custom area carpets define living areas
A top Fairfax, Northern Virginia, Washington DC interior design firm, featured on NBC's national TV show HouseSmarts. Providing our customers w/ elegant Classic Modern Homes & Offices, enhancing their tastes, and existing furnishings. We assist Home Owners, Offices, Prof. Businesses, Seniors & Assisted Living & Health Care Facilities w/ selections, budgets & purchasing of all Finishes & Furnishings to transform the Interior Space Design and Planning. Specialties: Space Planning, Kitchen & Bath Remodeling, Home Additions, Window Treatments & Shades, Commercial Carpeting & Flooring, Lighting, Built In Cabinets or Custom Millwork, Upholstery & Furniture. We are a full service Office Furniture Dealer w/ Executive Office Furniture, Ergonomic Seating & Systems Workstations, Filing. We provide Design Build services w/ GC’s or Subs providing Design & Fabrication of specialty Finishes & Furnishings.
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