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Based on the Irish format by the same name, Showhouse Showdown is a competition between two professional interior designers who take over two newly-built and identical homes or townhomes with identical budgets to create a winning interior design. At the end of each episode one designer is voted the winner by members of the public who represent the developer’s target market.

In Stone Ridge, Virginia, within commuting distance of our nation's capital, Alexandria designer Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey takes on Washington, D.C. designer Eric Kole, leading to a huge clash of design styles as well as their totally opposite personalities. Working in matching model homes, with two completely different approaches to the same five rooms, these highly competitive designers have one week to complete a dining room, rec room, master bedroom, living room and a challenging combination kitchen-family room. Then, potential buyers from around Northern Virginia tour the finished homes, which could not be more different looking, and their votes pick the winner of this Showhouse Showdown.

We're voting for Shazlalynn Cavin-Winfrey. See who wins on the premier show, Monday, September 12^th at 10 pm and 1 am EST.

Pretty Please - This family home keeps it’s grown up style while making room for the kids. Featuring Sunlight sisal rug with tan linen binding. Read More...

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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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March 22, 2011 posted by Suzy

If you or someone in your family has allergies or asthma, allergy proofing your home is important. One way to allergy proof your home is to look at your flooring. Many allergists and the Mayo Clinic  advise removing carpeting and using hardwood or linoleum floors. Dust mites love soft plush rugs. So do mold spores, pet fur and pet dander.

If that is not an option or you would still like to have a rug in the room, consider tightly woven natural fiber rugs such as sisal and seagrass rugs. They’re easier to keep clean. In fact, the use of natural fiber rugs is actually better than plain hardwood or linoleum floors because rugs can trap dust and allergens and keep them from circulating in the air. Then, they can then be vacuumed up. It is suggested that you vacuum with a vacuum cleaner that has a small particle or high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter at least once a week to suck up dust and other allergens.

Our flat woven sisals and any of our seagrass rugs would be great option for your home and office. If you would like a softer look and feel in a flat, tightly woven rug – try our sisal wool rugs.