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Paula Grace Halewski - Ashburn, VA - Part 2

In November we shared with you a beautiful home that Paula Grace had completed for her client.  She owns Paula Grace Designs in Ashburn, Virginia. She also shared with us a home for different client.  This client has a home with very high ceilings, hardwood floors and has a love for contemporary art.  They chose dark finishes and rich, bold color.  

The living room is a great example of this aesthetic.  Paula Grace selected a Camden Sofa for her client.  A warm neutral fabric was selected for the sofa and is dressed with damask and silk throw pillows in reds, greens and golds to pull out the dynamic colors in the painting that hangs above it.  A pair of Alec Benches from the Thomas O'Brien Collection sit in the foreground of the picture.  Their beautiful walnut butt burl veneers and transitional form add interest along with additional seating. 

 

In the kitchen is a tall island with a display cabinet on the end and on the side the Amsterdam Bar Stools have been selected from the Suzanne Kasler Collection.  They have been finished in a dark stain to blend with the rich tone of the custom cabinetry.  A contrasting fabric has been used on the outback of the chairs to add visual interest.

 In the formal dining room Paula Grace chose the Duchamp Sideboard.  This european style sideboard is part of the glamour she has created for her client.

We thought you might enjoy seeing some additional photographs of this beautiful home by the talented Paula Grace Halewski!

 

I Spy - Moraya Bay Project by Renee Gaddis

Moraya Bay is an exclusive executive condo in Naples, Florida.  When they were ready for beautiful and inspriational furnishings they turned to Collins & Dupont Interior Design.  With offices in Naples, Bonita Springs and Ft. Myers Florida, they are conviently located to the property as well as the owners. 

After selecting Renee Gaddis, ASID, Green AP, one of the talented designers at Collins & Dupont Interiors for their project, she turned to Hickory Chair for inspiration.  As a graduate of HCC University, she knew that Hickory Chair's talented craftsmen could make the pieces that would bring her aesthetic to life. 

 As she researched the offerings from Hickory Chair, she chose a pair of the queen size Montauk beds from the Mariette Himes Gomez collection.  With their tall upholstered headboards these beds would allow the guest to sit and view the beautiful scenery or have the support they needed while reading or television.  As she envisioned the room and how the guests would the room they had a thought.  With a view like this room had one might never want to leave it!  All the room needed was a dining table but there was not room for it.  With memories of the craftsmen at Hickory Chair, an idea was born.  Why not design a Milo Table that could work as a breakfast tray, desk and dining table?  The request was made to the customer service department.  After reviewing the request and what it would entail to create a pair of custom height and length Milo Tables, the call was made that we could indeed make the tables and in the amount of time needed for the project.   

 
These custom Milo Tables were made to be 38 inches tall, 74 inches long and 16 inches deep.  These custom dimensions allowed the Milo to fit perfectly across each bed.  Weathered Swedish Grey paint was chosen for each of the pieces.  A pair of Kit Chairs and Ottomans were selected for the condo.  The designer a neutral Hickory Chair fabric and requested that our seamstresses apply a decorative tape trim be applied in a picture frame application.  The final result is both functional and inspirational.

It was attending HCC University and meeting the talented artisans and craftsman that make each piece to order that made this possible.  Who would think that a furniture manufacturer could make custom size wood products.  Hickory Chair makes this possible every day because its workroom is in Hickory, North Carolina.  While not every piece in its line is made in Hickory, the vast majority is.  What percent?  87% made in Hickory, North Carolina.  2011 marks our 100th anniversary making one of a kind pieces to order.  Why not allow a Hickory Chair craftsman to make a one of a kind piece for you?

 

My Hickory Chair Home - Gabberts, Minneapolis, MN

In this third edition of My Hickory Chair Home, we are pleased to feature a room shared by Randy Nelson, ASID.  We enjoyed getting to know Randy during HCC University this week. He shared this beautiful room that he and his design partner for this project, Lori Berg created.  Randy and Lori are part of the talented design team at Gabberts in Minneapolis, MN.  The room was selected for the front cover of the August/September issue of Midwest Living Magazine .  The issue was devoted to luxury homes. 

Randy and his associate Lori Berg took the challenge presented from the new Medina, Minnesota home.  The article, Serene Design, features the new home, its builder and the contributing businesses.  Randy and Lori worked together on the design aesthetic. They selected several Hickory Chair pieces in their quest to furnish this home.   Image courtesy of Midwest Home - August/September 2009

In the living room, Randy and Lori selected a pair of M2M Knole sofas.   Because Hickory Chair can make custom length upholstery, they determined that 90 inches would be a better scale than the standard longer length.  They chose a Hickory Chair fabric for the body of the sofas and then provided a COM fabric for the pillows and seat cushion along with COM tassel ties.  They requested that we replace the standard smooth finials for a more ornately carved style that was standard on another sofa and finish them in American Antique finish.  Image courtesy of Randy Nelson and Midwest Home - August/September 2009

 In the dining room, a pair of Emma Arm Chairs by Thomas O'Brien for Hickory Chair were selected as the host chairs.  The intricately carved chairs finished in a rustic painted finish provide the balance to the upholstered balloon-back side chairs and dining table finished in a dark wood stain.  Notice how the top rail of the Emma Chair is repeated in the shape of the mirror behind it.  These talented designers think about these elements.  By repeating motifs, colors, textures, fabrics, finishes the room is tied together.  By mixing styles such as the dining chairs, it adds interest to the room and enhances the head of the table.  Image courtesy of Midwest Home - August/September 2009

I am sure that many of you have great Hickory Chair product stories to share.  Please send your story and pictures to lholland@hickorychair.com.  We would love to share with everyone!

Hickory Chair is now an ASID Industry Partner!

Hickory Chair has just received notification that we have been accepted as an Industry Partner of ASID! Each of our sales representatives are now industry partners and will be eager to get to know the members of their local chapters in their territory.

Today I had the great fortune to speak at the Summer Education Series at the Washington, DC Design Center. They are holding monthly educational seminars that will allow designers to earn CEU credits. Our presentation was entitled "Tomorrow's Heirlooms - The Construction, Craftsmanship and Customization of High-End Furniture". We have not received our certification for CEU credits as of yet, but we are confident that the course will be approved and then the participants will earn their credit. Once the course is approved, we will be able to give it periodically for a three year period!

I would like to thank our friends at the Henredon Interior Design Showroom and the design center for their efforts to organize the event. I would like to thank the 60 designers that chose to participate as well!