Inspiration
I was at a good friend’s wedding this weekend at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain Georgia and like always I was looking down everywhere I went. Looking for rugs, looking at floors and being inspired. The Lodge and Spa had beautiful hooked rugs in their lobby, the Mountain Creek Inn had lovely machine made wools through-out the lounge, but what inspired me most was the flora and fauna surrounding me through-out the day.
When I look for inspiration to decorate a room or area I find myself more and more looking at nature and the wealth of ideas she has to offer.
Take a look at this rug from our Cottage Collection. The selection of greens and camels with the leaf motif running through it is indicative of the woods and the sights I saw while waiting outside the Chapel for the wedding to begin. We have all sorts of rugs with floral motifs (and leaf motifs) that bring nature into your home. Not only are there lovely florals, but the greens, browns, and blues that you see when walking through the woods make a lovely starting (or ending) point for a room.
How about the fact that I was in a small southern town? Pine Mountain Georgia is like a postcard of a beautiful small town and talk about more inspiration, there were antique shops, ice cream parlors, quilt stores, and all sorts of small town amenities. Well, how about taking an area rug like Summer Quilt from Homefires and bringing that small town country feel into a bedroom or a quiet sunroom? The options like your inspirations shouldn’t be limited to just fabrics or paints you see; with rugs you can recreate an entire feeling or atmosphere and relive an experience.
Trying to create that perfect country kitchen look? I saw braided rugs everywhere. Antique shops, the restaurants, even in the hotels. Braided rugs create that homey look that many of us are trying to create. They capture what we fondly remember as the “good ole days” and are exceedingly practical. Take a look at the rugs in our Bear Creek Collection designed by Bob Timberlake, they look exactly like the rugs I was seeing this weekend, no wonder they’re described as rugged mountain country rugs.
One last inspiration, Callaway Gardens has a butterfly house. Amazing, I have to say. If you ever get a chance to see a live butterfly exhibit do it, it can do nothing if not lift your spirits. With that in mind, how about a butterfly rug? Want to share the experience with a daughter or granddaughter? The Butterfly Rug from the Rug Market is a good place to start? Want to create your own butterfly room? Well I think you get the idea.
As you can see, inspiration can flow from any place, any where at any time. And although my eyes were on the beautiful bride this weekend, the surroundings she chose to get married in inspired not only her wedding, but me in my passion for design.
Until again,
Your rug fanatic
Paul Johnson
Buyer, Rugs to My Door
When I look for inspiration to decorate a room or area I find myself more and more looking at nature and the wealth of ideas she has to offer.
Take a look at this rug from our Cottage Collection. The selection of greens and camels with the leaf motif running through it is indicative of the woods and the sights I saw while waiting outside the Chapel for the wedding to begin. We have all sorts of rugs with floral motifs (and leaf motifs) that bring nature into your home. Not only are there lovely florals, but the greens, browns, and blues that you see when walking through the woods make a lovely starting (or ending) point for a room.
How about the fact that I was in a small southern town? Pine Mountain Georgia is like a postcard of a beautiful small town and talk about more inspiration, there were antique shops, ice cream parlors, quilt stores, and all sorts of small town amenities. Well, how about taking an area rug like Summer Quilt from Homefires and bringing that small town country feel into a bedroom or a quiet sunroom? The options like your inspirations shouldn’t be limited to just fabrics or paints you see; with rugs you can recreate an entire feeling or atmosphere and relive an experience.Trying to create that perfect country kitchen look? I saw braided rugs everywhere. Antique shops, the restaurants, even in the hotels. Braided rugs create that homey look that many of us are trying to create. They capture what we fondly remember as the “good ole days” and are exceedingly practical. Take a look at the rugs in our Bear Creek Collection designed by Bob Timberlake, they look exactly like the rugs I was seeing this weekend, no wonder they’re described as rugged mountain country rugs.
One last inspiration, Callaway Gardens has a butterfly house. Amazing, I have to say. If you ever get a chance to see a live butterfly exhibit do it, it can do nothing if not lift your spirits. With that in mind, how about a butterfly rug? Want to share the experience with a daughter or granddaughter? The Butterfly Rug from the Rug Market is a good place to start? Want to create your own butterfly room? Well I think you get the idea.As you can see, inspiration can flow from any place, any where at any time. And although my eyes were on the beautiful bride this weekend, the surroundings she chose to get married in inspired not only her wedding, but me in my passion for design.
Until again,
Your rug fanatic
Paul Johnson
Buyer, Rugs to My Door
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