Shutters and Custom Carpeting, What a Week!

We have had a busy week!  It started off with a really informative seminar at Hunter Douglas.  We love showing shutters as a beautiful, solid, and sturdy choice for window coverings, and now there are even more choices with window shapes and opening features. 

The other thing we are really excited about is a custom carpet  program we are offering.  We think it will be  especially useful for interiors designers who would like to create a unique carpet of their own design for their clients.

The last thing we did was to look at a new hardwood line.  It is the most unique thing we have seen, and we are very interested in bringing it on......

Happy Decorating!  Atharva

The romantic story of Berber

The design of Berber carpet was inspired by the hand spun cloth of the Berbers of Northwest Africa.  It was made from wool and/or camel hair. In the  Berber's cloth, specs of twig, or other bits were woven right into the fabric, giving it a fleck.  They have been making the cloth at least as long as history has been recorded.  
Our term "Berber" refers to color first.  It is called Berber for the specs of other colors, like the ones spun into the Berbers cloth. We sell cut pile carpets with Berber in the color name, just referencing the fleck.  "Berber Fleck" is a common term.
The term "Berber" also refers to loops of uneven sizes.  Much of the cloth woven by the Berbers was looped, and was also the inspiration for our modern day "Berber" carpet.  (The term "Berber", as you know,  is used all the time to reference a looped carpet.)

"Designer's Choice"

One of our local interior designers, Barbara Berntsen of Blue Dofin Interiors http://www.bluedolfininteriors.com/ recently came to us looking for area rugs for her clients. 
She said "Jewel Tones" will work best for them, and she would like one of the rugs to

have a "Medallion" for under the dining table.  She found the "Emperor's Hunt" and the "Royal Tabriz"
by Karastan for her clients.  The rugs were just perfect for her clients needs, and we were so happy that her clients liked these rugs, because they are two of our favorites.  The Tabriz style rug for  the
dining room  is a great design choice for since the pattern won't feel lost under the table.  The  same colors are found in both rugs, which will tie the rooms together visually with out an "matching" effect. 
Great job, Barb!  We love it.
Happy Decorating,    Atharva

"The look of rustic woods"

Rustic wood looks first found a home in the lodge or cabin design lifestyle.  Designers love the look so much ( and we designers at Cartozian love it too) that they have found a ways to use it every where from mountain homes to downtown lofts.   (The wood pictured is an "Antique" look by Lauzon.  We think it  really sets off this formal look.)  We really like the forgiving nature of this kind of flooring for active lifestyles.  We want our clients to really live in their beautiful rooms, and if they get a little dent in the floor, it just becomes part of the rustic look. 
Happy Decorating!    Atharva