Jared Hughes, a wildly talented designer and lovely friend of ours, has us totally gobsmacked over his bedroom in this year’s Southeastern Designer Showhouse. From his beautiful use of Décors Barbares textiles to the ornate detailing of his custom wallpaper collaboration with Gracie Studio, we were thrilled to learn more about Jared’s inspiration and creative process for this project.
We're all spending more time than ever in our homes, and for most of us that means rethinking how we use every square inch of space. As our own small way to help make a difference during the COVID-19 pandemic, we're offering up two new virtual interior design services - a complimentary 30-minute interior design consultation, and a one hour full-service design appointment.
The official opening of the 2020 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Designer Showhouse was on Friday, February 28th and we are pleased as all get out to be showing off our skateboard-inspired Study! The entire space will be featured in an upcoming issue of Atlanta HOME magazine, but until then check out a few sneak peeks here on our website, and if you can get to the showhouse please do plan a visit. And seriously though, how about Michael Flynn’s incredible rendering of our space?!
The concept for our Study all began with George Peterson of Circle Factory’s ridiculously badass custom skateboards. George is a self-taught woodturner and sculptor with an impressive CV who just happens to be as cool as he is talented. We found ourselves especially smitten with his reclaimed-skateboards-turned-sculpture and literally designed our entire space around these bad boys.
Beyond the skateboard art, we imagined our Study to be a simple and thoughtfully curated space. A pair of vintage Luigi Sormani chaises that we scored from 214 Modern Vintage / Gillian Bryce Fine Art were made fresh in Adelene Simple Cloth’s substatial and gorgeous Plush Crush in Egg Yolk (which we had quilted for an added little something) at the masterful hands of Bjork Studio and throughout the space meaningful ceramics, sculptures and art gathered on our travels to places as far-flung as India and Morocco and, dried goards from our own backyards, found a new home. Additional art and accessories were provided by ASO Showhouse sponsor Bill Lowe Gallery and added a thoroughly interesting layer of antiquities to our finished space. Our very own CLOTH & KIND Showroom lines Rose Uniacke and Penny Morrison were also proudly representing with the RU Spot Light Sconces highlighting the wall-mounted skateboards and a fabulous pleated silk lampshade from Penny Morrison which lit up our kombucha bar and highlighted the engraved floral black marble backsplash we selected from Stonelluxe and Pietra Gray marble countertops from Temmer.
SHOP THE LOOK // LIGHTING
Always the suckers for amazing floor coverings, we layered a natural toned vintage Turkish flatweave upon a new braided natural fiber underlay rug for an extra textural look. An additional distressed vintage runner also graced the entryway to our space and created a welcome sense of added depth. Give us a shout at shop@clothandkind.com if you’re interested in purchasing any of the items from our Study, including the lighting, vintage rugs and our exclusive line of natural fiber underlay rugs - which can be done in custom colors and sizes, available through CLOTH & KIND Showroom.
SHOP THE LOOK // RUGS
We seriously can’t wait for the entire showhouse to be shared in Atlanta HOME and will be adding the professionally shot images to our Portfolio as soon as they are ready. Until then, check out a bit more about this super cool project…
ABOUT THE SHOWHOUSE
Atlanta Magazine’s HOME is pleased to present the 2020 Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Showhouse. In celebration of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s 75th anniversary, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Showhouse is inspired by a 1945 performance by the then-Atlanta Youth Symphony. The dramatic arc of compositions by Rossini and Schubert are muse, as the home’s understated exterior belies its striking, light-filled design. Two interlocking gables create a soaring interior space while minimizing the home’s visual scale. Mirrored panels on the exterior reflect the natural surroundings to merge the home with its environment. The modern style uses a materials palette of brick, stucco, concrete and steel. On the inside, plate glass windows connect large, open expanses to the verdant forest that borders the home on two sides.
ABOUT THE ARCHITECT
Founded in Atlanta in 1991, Harrison Design is a full-service architecture firm with residential expertise that encompasses a range of architectural styles—from traditional to modern. Harrison Design approaches every job as an artisan with great attention to detail, creative problem solving, and quality finishing. Harrison Design’s Modern Studio Director, Robert Tretsch III, joined Harrison Design in 2003. After earning a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Syracuse University, Robert began his career as an intern at TVS Design in Atlanta before working for reputable firms in Princeton and Atlanta. His professional affiliations include the American Institute of Architects, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, and Rotary Club of Buckhead.
ABOUT THE BUILDER
ADCO Construction embraces the highest level of detail and craftsmanship that clients expect in a truly custom experience. As a boutique firm, ADCO Construction is able to guide each project with a hands-on approach from initial design to final completion, catering to clients looking to create not just a home, but a lifestyle. From property management to remodels, additions and new construction, their family-owned and operated company stays true to our foundation of providing service that is as passionate, inspiring, and unique as the clients they work with and the Atlanta community they aim to serve.
ABOUT THE BENEFICIARY
Proceeds from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Showhouse will benefit the Orchestra’s education and community engagement programs. Each year, the ASO shares the beauty of orchestral music with thousands of young people through our Concerts for Young People, Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, Talent Development Program, Student Ticket Program and the Family Concert Series. It is thanks to the generosity of the community, that we are able to engage and delight the next generation of classical music lovers.
VISIT THE SHOWHOUSE
The home is located at 2716 Ridgewood Road in Atlanta, GA and is open to the public from Saturday, February 29 - Sunday, March 22, 2020. For more information about hours and to purchase tickets, please visit the ASO Designer Showhouse Facebook page.
Sincere thanks Atlanta Magazine HOME, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and to each one of the participants, organizers, and craftspeople that contributed to the building of this incredible home. Most especially, we offer up deep gratitude to each of the vendors and makers who partnered up with us and so willingly donated their beautiful wares to make our Study shine!
We've been obsessed with Chairish since their launch, and have sourced many a vintage find for our clients there, so it brings us great pleasure to announce that CLOTH & KIND is now selling our curated, one-of-a-kind wares on the site.
We could think of no better way to launch our partnership with Chairish than by featuring many of the treasures that we incorporated in one of our latest projects, the Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles Serenbe showhouse.
Be sure to follow our page on Chairish to stay in the loop when we add new inventory, and keep your eyes peeled for the December 2015 issue of AH&L to see the full master bedroom en suite we designed.
The ability to tell a story through design is a concept that resonates deeply with me, and one that often times lends itself to the most interesting and unique of interior spaces. Storytelling is, by its very virtue, something that when thoughtfully crafted can weave its way into a room or an entire house in so many different ways - through the personal artifacts that make up one's most prized possessions, acquired over time, each with meaningful nods to distant memories, through vintage textiles that have been lovingly hand stitched or embroidered in a time long ago, through quirky items picked up on travels both near and far, through inspirational cutting-edge new designs and timeless modern pieces from the likes of Eames or Nakashima, through pieces of art that speak to you at the most fundamental of levels. Yes, good design is as much about storytelling as it is about creating beautiful, livable spaces.
When I first met Tami Ramsay, our fast friendship felt a bit like an old and very familiar story - one filled with chapters of all sorts of things in common, a similar approach to and appreciation of interior design, each of us with an open book personality type ingrained with honesty, humor and a nitty gritty work ethic. Tami fit in to my life as easily and naturally as if I'd known her since my youth, which astonished me as much as it delighted me. As with any good storyline the plot began to thicken because, you see, in the story that is CLOTH & KIND, the only thing lacking from the entire experience for me has been a partner in crime - someone at my side to collaborate, laugh, sweat and dream with. Someone who shares in my vision and believes in it as much as me. Over the last year it's become obvious to both of us that we are that person to one another.
And so for the next chapter in CLOTH & KIND, I am beyond thrilled to announce that Tami has officially joined forces with me. Together, we will continue editing the blog, which we believe is a truly unique source of original & curated content, and are excited to fully collaborate within our joint interior design practice - leveraging our complimentary experiences and skill sets to create the most storied of spaces for our clients.
Welcome to CLOTH & KIND. Our story has only just begun.
Last time I was in NY I found these adorable Fog Linen Work plates at Ochre and couldn't resist them as gifts for Alex & Tahlia. Designer Yumiko Sekine uses raw linen from Lithuania as a base for the plates then coats them in melamine so they are super durable... and it's a good thing they are because it turns out that the kids love them just as much as I do. They get used almost nightly and make our dinner table a little bit prettier to sit down to.
Image: Photo taken by Krista Nye Schwartz using Instagram // CLOTH & KIND
Here's a little follow-up to the Hue post from earlier today. This will give you a glimpse into the room I'm designing for the most wonderful family here in Ann Arbor, and how I'm integrating L'Aviva Home's Bolivian frazada... This room will be the home study of my client and it's going to be divine with this combo of textiles, don't you think?
The texture and warmth of the frazada plays perfectly with Katie Leede's Shade of Sycamore in Lazuli fabric which will be used for roman shades. The frazada will be draped across the back of an ink colored chaise and the rug will be layered atop a natural fiber jute rug. Admittedly, we're still searching for the perfect rug. The Silk Ethos from ABC Carpet above serves only as inspiration due to its price tag (which is in line with its insane beauty, I might add). But the hunt for textiles is endlessly fun for me, and I have no doubt we'll find just the right one at just the right price.
If you have not yet experienced the hues of Bolivian frazadas you are in for a treat. No one has curated a more spectacular collection of these vibrant textiles than Laura Aviva of L'Aviva Home.
"Frazadas have been handwoven by Aymara women in the Andean region since pre-hispanic times, and used to protect against the high altitude cold. They make great rugs, blankets at the foot of the bed, and throws - and also tablecloths and picnic blankets (which is how they are used by many Andean families)." - Laura Aviva
I recently purchased this incredibly beautiful one for a design project I'm working on (check back later this afternoon to see how I'm using it) and can't stop admiring its interesting color combinations. It's at once lively and muted, isn't it?
What do you think of this combo? It's for a client who wants to freshen up their kitchen. I'm recommending Katie Leede's Shade of Sycamore fabric for the roman shade on the window above the sink, with a new backsplash in one of these truly beautiful hand painted tile designs from Exquisite Surfaces' La Terre collection. These two small changes are going to totally transform the space.
I took the lunch hour today to finish organizing my home office, complete with my first ever color-coded bookshelves. I hadn't planned on doing this, but it's always something that I've thought is incredibly aesthetically pleasing. When I stopped to think about it, I realized that having the luxury of my own little office tucked away on the 3rd floor of our new/old home means that I am able to fill these shelves with just my design-related books. All of our other books have a different home (definitely no color coding there, I might add). Since all of these titles are in the same genre I decided to give it a whirl and organize solely based on hue. I must say, it's kind of like design nirvana for me. What do you think? Am I officially off my rocker or would you ever consider color-coding your bookshelves too?
