Inspire Me!: VanCollier Has Arrived

Thursday, September 30, 2010

VanCollier Has Arrived

It may be messy and rainy outside, but it is truly a beautiful day in Eatman's. Last night, Beth and Chris Collier of VanCollier arrived with a truckload of absolute gems. From a petite ivory and gold antique box, to the Missoni pillows, to an antique Chinese planter, Eatman's is utterly transformed by these little (and big) treasures from yesterday and beyond.

Beth and Chris Collier

To know these designers is to love them. As you will see from their vignettes in the store, they offer a delightfully fresh, unique and yet traditionally intriguing approach to home decor. Their brilliance shines in their one-of-a-kind creations like the Ginko Branch Chandelier. (To die for, you must come see.) If you would like to contact them with design questions of your own, please do. (vancollier@suddenlink.net).

VanCollier Designs Window

Black Sea Fan in Coral

Blue Lacquer Tray

Animal Head

Missoni Pillow

Antique Indian Mirror

Ivory and gold box.

This transformation marks the beginning of a new direction for Eatman's. By partnering with different designers throughout our area, we will bring to you new ideas as they generously put their creativity on display right here in our store. Additionally, we will take you inside their homes and the homes of their clients to present beauty and creativity that is right here in our midst. It is going to be a fabulous journey and I hope to see many of you along the way. I am blessed indeed to get to house all this talent!

Enjoy the photos and do come by for a visit!

Betty

About vanCollier

Established in 1995, vanCollier began as an antique and interior design firm. With backgrounds in art history, fine arts and decorative arts, vanCollier marries old world elegance with contemporary design. The married couple behind this firm-on-the-rise is Beth and Chris Collier, who work together on their wide range of projects domestically and abroad. Their philosophy: Use traditional influences to create sophisticated and approachable environments. Says Beth, "Rooms should be masculine and feminine while conveying both traditional and eccentric details."

To contact Beth, email her at vancollier@suddenlink.net

About Eatman's Carpets and Interiors

Eatman's Carpets and Interiors is my family's business. My grandfather, Bill Eatman, opened its doors in 1957 in Downtown Raleigh as a design studio/upholstery workroom selling high end fabrics, wool carpeting, and wallpaper. My father, Woody Eatman, the current president, followed in his father's footsteps joining the family business after school. Years later, with her Design degree in hand, my mother was hired as a designer by Eatman's. My Dad and my Mom fell in love and married. Over time, Eatman's became a innovator in the world of flooring creating computer systems specifically for the industry as well as adding to the business a supply and installation divisions. Fast-forwarding through my arrival and my sister's, the business is now a hybrid of the past and the present. We continue to be a leading supplier of carpets residentially and commercially, and we continue to expand into the world of interior design with new fabric, furniture and lighting lines. But more than all that, it is where our family hangs its hat. It is, in every sense of the word, a labor of great love.