Sisal Rugs Direct: In the Press
Sisal Rugs Direct in House Beautiful magazine!
Check us out in the May 2013 issue of House Beautiful, pg. 40!! Featured in this article is the Surf color in the Santiago Sisal collection.
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Sisal Rugs Direct in The Color Issue!
InStyle Magazine April 2012
In the April 2012 Color Issue of InStyle Magazine our rugs are featured in the Home section. In the article One Bedroom, Three Ways the same Jute Clay 5'x8' area rug is used in all three of the rooms. This shows the versatility of the classic jute basketweave and its ability to fit into almost any home’s décor. (pg. 372-373) Shop here.
In One Living Room, Three Ways our 5x8 Sienna Brasilia sisal area rug was combined with the Deep Red Designers Cotton binding to beautifully accent the bold red wall of the room titled “Arty Impact with a Red Wall”. (pg. 375) Shop here.
Solutions for Crowded Entryways
In the February issue of Cabin Life magazine offers Tips to shape up crowded cabin entryways. These tips can apply to any type of entryways.
1. Take Stock: Think about what you need handy -keys, dog leashes, jackets, gloves, hats. Only keep current season clothing and gear by the door.
2. Strategize: Use what you already have; an old hutch, table or bench. Look online and in catalogs for the rest.
3. Divide & Conquer: If your entryway opens into your living area or great room, create a wall with a sideboard or chest of drawers perpendicular to the door.
4. Illuminate: You need good lighting to help you find things. Try track lighting or pendant fixtures. A mirror is always a good idea to take a peek at yourself before you go out the door.
5. Look Up: Make use of vertical spaces - use hooks on walls to save floor space.
6. Think Durable: Especially for flooring. An entryway needs to withstand the elements - flooring should be hardwearing and natural use tile, slate or stone.
7. Trap, Corral and Protect : Sturdy rugs or mats made from sisal or seagrass are perfect for entryway rugs. They protect the floor and trap sand and dirt.
8. Personalize: Introduce yourself and your family to your guests by showing off your hobbies, activities, interests or your style in the entryway. If you ski – show off your skis,if your stye is rustic -use northwoods decorative items like birchwood baskets to store items. Seagrass baskets are natural containers for coastal retreats.
Seacoast Seagrass Mat
It's Complicated Living Room Makeover at an Uncomplicated Price.
Living Room designed by Ginger Rodriguez and intern Luc Thia. PHOTO BY DANIEL BLOOM OF WWW.DANIELBLOOM.COM
Have you seen the movie It's Complicated with Meryl Strepp, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin? If you have, you will probably remember the living room and maybe even wished your living room could look like that. Well, Ginger Rodriguez in her column "Coffee with Ginger" in the North Virginia lifestyle magazine - Zebra - recreated the living room designed by movie set designers and did it at more down to earth prices.
Click here to read the article.
For the rug, that really anchors the whole room; she used our Sienna Brasilia rug with Honey Extra Wide Binding, Blind Stitched in the custom size of 14' 4" x 14'4" .
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Shazalynn Cavin-Winfrey of SCW Interiors was the winning designer in the new HGTV show “Showhouse Showdown”
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
See our Sisal Rugs on HGTV – September 12th!!
Loads of Layers vs. Less is More -
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 12th at 10 pm and 1 am EST.
Better Homes and Gardens – May 2011
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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Natural-fiber rugs, a staple of home décor
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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Interior designer turns neglected Poconos house into a comfortable getaway
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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Sisal Rugs Direct in House Beautiful –December/January 2010
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.
