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In the premier episode “Loads of Layers vs. Less is More” of the new HGTV show “Showhouse Showdown” the Layers won. With the many fabric patterns and layers tied together by a common color scheme, Shazalynn was able to pair neutral, natural fiber rugs from Sisal Rugs Direct that did not compete with the patterns and colors in the furniture, walls and window treatments. The natural fiber rugs in each room provided a neutral backdrop to showcase each room’s unique decor. See below to get the look for your home.

Dining Room - Sunshade Sun Collection Sisal rug with Dark Taupe Designer’s Cotton Binding.

 

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Kitchen Family Room - Mushroom Chanelle Sisal Wool with Natural Designer’s Cotton Binding.

 

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Living Room - Sundial Sun Collection Sisal rug serged in Olive.

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Family Room - Sunlight Sun Collection Sisal rug serged in Dark Brown.

 

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Master Bedroom - Jute Basketweave rug with Tan Extra Wide Canvas Binding.

 

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Image Credit: Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey –SCW Interiors

The Washington Post 4/21/11 By Jura Koncius

Sisal rugs have become the jeans of home decor. You can dress them up, dress them down and layer them. And you can afford them.

Sisals, as well as cousins sea grass, jute and other natural-fiber rugs, have been around for centuries in tropical islands and country homes. In the 1980s, these crisp floor coverings showed up in America’s living rooms, stairways and foyers. They never left.

Alexandria designer Shazalyn Cavin-Winfrey is drawn to the cooler, grayer colors of natural fibers these days. She prefers the chunkier weaves. “They look updated,” she says. Right now, she’s having a greige thickly woven sisal installed wall-to-wall in her family room. (She is using the Sunshade color from the Sun Sisal collection at Sisal Rugs Direct).

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The Washington Post 7/15/10

Designer Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey thoroughly renovated a Poconos house into a cozy weekend getaway for her family. Her color palette is the greens and grays of the local lichens, mosses and ferns mixed with the blue of mountain skies. She decorated many of the rooms with natural fiber sisal rugs from Sisal Rugs Direct. She chose rugs from the Sun Collection in Sunlight with Tan and Brown canvas bindings. Read More...

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Tradition-Cleaner! Designer Ty Larkins tones down heavy architectural embellishments and antiques with neutrals in gray and khaki. Natural fiber rugs act as a great foundation in any home and lighten up any room.

Featuring Praire Hemp Grass with Brown binding in the library and Sand Boucle Sisal rug with tan extra wide binding in the dining room.

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May 25, 2011

A recent report on the Today Show about baby products loaded with chemicals and the resulting health concerns made me think about the chemicals that are found in many of the carpet and rug materials.

This report talked about fire retardant used on baby mattresses. Imagine you take the plastic off of a new baby mattress for your beautiful, healthy new baby and there is a chemical smell from the treatments used to supposedly protect our children. Think of your baby laying on that all night and during naps, inhaling those fumes! If you can’t find more natural bedding, be sure to air out any new products that you children will be using.

I have the same issue with the off gassing of some synthetic carpets and rugs. If I walk into a room where synthetic carpet has just been laid and it has that “new carpet smell”, I have a headache in less than 5 minutes. That’s my body telling me – this is toxic stuff, leave immediately!

Our natural fiber rugs do not off-gas at all, as there are no toxic chemicals involved in the making of the rugs. What you smell when you open one of our rugs is a more natural, sometimes grassy smell.  This will disappear soon after your rug or carpet is opened up and left to breath. However, this smell is not hazardous to your health, nor is it potentially cancer causing. Our natural sisal wool rugs are the same – wool and cotton – no toxic chemicals just natural plant and animal material. Also, any of our natural fiber rugs would be a healthy addition to your baby’s room and your home.