Judy, Molly, Stephanie, Ashley, Lauren and I are off to Hickory, North Carolina this afternoon for a short excursion to tour the upholstery & case good factory of furniture manufacturer Hickory Chair . All of their products are beautiful, with collections from designers Alexa Hampton, Thomas O’Brien, & Suzanne Kasler.
The countdown is on and it is roughly 12 hours before Design Lines rings in the new year!
Below are just some of the accomplishments and memories we’ve created that will surely last well into 2009.
10-Toured the manufacturing facilities of MCraig and the South Carolina State Capital Building in Columbia, S.C.
9-Staked our claim at Lake Gaston with the designs of several client properties.
8-Hosted our first ever sidewalk sale! The Pear Square Event
7-Waltzed down the aisle- well some us did-Ashley said “I do” in June and Lauren tied the knot in August.
6-Collaborated with our favorite builders on 3 Parade of Homes, including one Silver Award winner!
5-Became a member of the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
4-Expanded our design capabilities into commercial avenues thanks to local architecture firms.
3-Created four dazzling spaces in the 2008 ASID Showhouse at Ramblewood of North Hills.
2-Blogged into our first birthday. Our blog is ONE! We recently opened comments, and we’re even getting visitors from far off places- from Hilton Head to New Delhi, India.
1– Broke a few records on our way to 2009-Design Lines 30th year!
Happy New Year!
Whether it’s driving around the neighborhood seeing every house lit up with lights, making reindeer food with the kids or grandma’s cookies from scratch, decorating the staircase with fresh green garland and red bows, to attending Christmas eve service at church the ladies at Design Lines are blessed this Christmas.
French Cookies – my great grandmother’s recipe
3 cups of flour
3 sticks of butter
3 egg yolks
1 cup of sugar
Strawberry preserves, Polander real mint jelly, MacKay’s lemon curd, pecans, etc
Soften the butter.
Mix with egg yolks; stir.
Mix in sugar; stir.
Mix in flour last; stir until it is moist and even.
Roll dough into 1” balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Using your pinky finger, poke halfway into each dough ball, creating a well.
Fill the well with a small amount of desired topping.
Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes.
Let cool and enjoy!
How will you save energy for the holidays and the New Year?
*I took the photo above a few winters ago at my Grandmother’s home in Idaho.
Our clients & friends, the Cummings family, recently painted their dining room a delectable orange color from Benjamin Moore after the installation of some lovely wallpaper we specified from Schumacher. I thought I’d share some before & after photos of the exciting process.
After-Voila!
Please comment on this post…I’m anxious to hear your thoughts on their
beautifully transformed space. Simply click on the blog’s title or the pencil
below & post comments.
P.S Special thanks to the Cummings
for allowing me to post these images, I especially adore the wreath hanging in
the chandelier above the table.
Wouldn’t this lamp in ivory porcelain look fantastic on a buffet in a kitchen or a dining room? We love the bit of whimsy it could add to a formal asethetic.
These cloisonne lamps are also very beautiful and could add some color & pattern to a mostly neutral space.
I hope to showcase more of Molly’s finds in a bi-monthly blog series. Be on the lookout for more items spotted by Molly.
Product Photos from the Anthropologie Website.
As a part of the Carolinas Chapter of ASID community event, Design Lines volunteered with other area designers in Raleigh at Interact a private non-profit United Way agency. We were able to organize some of the donated gifts for their Holiday Bazaar on December 10th. These holiday gifts will go to women, children and families who have been victims and survivors of domestic violence and rape/sexual assault.
Here’s a little color (or shall I say colour?) inspiration for your weekend. I was perusing the Designers Guild website for some fabric and came upon their paint products. The hues were remarkable and decidedly European in their saturation levels.
From the website:
Be sure to check out their website to see a diverse collection of inspired fabrics and schemes. I love the image below:
Photos from the Designers Guild website.