March29th
Custom Kitchen Rug
Last year I had posted about an interior designer from New York inquiring about one of my rug designs; she had ordered the Mexican tile design as a custom kitchen rug; I had assumed it would be used for a Mexican décor project.
With all orders that are shipped outside of the country or where I wouldn’t necessarily have access to either delivering or installing a canvas Read More | Comments
November5th
Tribal art, African art, African tribal art, these are one of the most popular design themes in any country, including Costa Rica! Art from Africa provides a wide variety for custom design ideas on large area rugs and other textiles for the home interior.
Often people ask, “Where do you get your ideas for custom canvas rug designs?” and my answer is any and everywhere!
When I come across a pattern, a combination of colors, a pretty scene, or just a piece of fabric, I take a photo and keep it in my treasure trove of canvas rug ideas. One such came from the back of a canvas chair with an African art motif. Read More | Comments
September21st
Customized Door MatA hotel and tourist center, Out of Bounds in Escazu, Costa Rica, was one of our very first clients for creating a custom door mat for their entrance. A distinctive logo incoporates a green tree frog with a unique style to the hotel name… as if an off-road vehicle ran over it. Read More | Comments
May26th
Custom Rugs
Creating custom rugs of canvas, referred to as floor cloths, for a professional interior design project is often a collaborative effort between the client, an interior designer and the artist-rug maker, in this case, yours truly.
Custom canvas rugs are not limited to traditional Read More | Comments
August3rd
Selecting an area rug involves many considerations, one of which is its pattern or design and how it will affect the overall décor of a room, especially when designing custom rugs. With painted floor cloths or canvas rugs the possibilities are limitless yet it is important to keep in mind all other aspects of the room.
For example, what patterns and designs are in the curtains, the furniture? Does the flooring itself offer a design in tile or wood grain? Are the walls neutral or full of color and are they decorated with art or wall hangings?
In Gaye’s home, she had floral patterned curtains and bold colorful stripes on the cushions for the chairs, so we chose a simple design for the living room area rug, incorporating the colors from the furniture and curtains ever mindful that the floor cloth did not compete with all the “movement” that was going on in the small room. The pattern and color choices also worked well with the ceramic tile flooring. The end result created an intimate area whereby the floor cloth provided the anchor in defining the space. Read More | Comments
March15th
Making a very large canvas rugs requires plenty of planning. For this hotel project, a rug was requested for the open air, upper level restaurant. Tables, chairs and floor umbrellas were to placed atop the rug. So it was necessary to make the rug large enough that when chairs were moved in and out from tables they not get caught on the rugs outer edge.
The theme throughout this beach front hotel is tropical and surrounded with bamboo so it was no surprise when the owner was drawn to our standard bamboo designs. He decided upon a custom yellow bamboo design for the wide border and agreed the inner area, which would not be visible due to the furniture, be more neutral. Read More | Comments
