Inspire Me!: Celebrity Sightings!

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Celebrity Sightings!

We all have those people that we look up to, oogle over and semi-want-to-be. We watch their work, study their books, try to think the way they think as we create our home spaces. It is fun to have those people out there that just inspire us - even though we have never actually seen them or met them. They are just these stars to guide us in our worldly attempt to beautify.

But even better than all of that is when you actually do get face to face with these inspirations and they do not disappoint. Those pictured below outshone their own legend. I was touched and blessed to be able to sit with them, to hear them talk about their own creations first hand, and to see their desire to touch the homes of our clients as well. It was a beautiful thing, and I was inspired by their reality.

If you don't have these books already, you should check out Bunny's recent publications. Her new book, A Scrapbook for Living, is available November 1st. Reserve yours now!

Betty

Bunny Williams and Me!

Me and Kelly Hoppen.

Bunny Williams, Michael Smith and Beth Van Collier.

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.