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

Affordable Accessories

photo from "Glamorous Rooms" by Jan Showers, 2009
*Note the matching fabric used for the pillow and lamp shade!

In financial times such as these (or really any time at all), we must be wise with our expenditures.Whether it be deciding upon your go-to boots for fall, overhauling your make-up or completing that room you have been stewing over, we all must choose how and when to spend our resources. With time as valuable a resource as money, we must protect the hours spent laboring over such decisions.I, for one, admit that my guilty pleasure is good, glamorous and expensive sunglasses. They protect my eyes, they keep my hair out of my face, they provide cover when I want to be anonymous, they add sophistication to my running clothes, and quite frankly, they make me feel grown-up.  I even justify their necessity by amortizing their cost over the course of a year.  (A $400 pair of Tom Ford's works out to be just over a $1 a day.  Little to pay for such a versatile tool.)  My husband is on to me, however, and has mandated that my days behind big buck lenses are over.  You see, I never carry my glasses a whole year.  In fact, it is usually short of 6 months.  The aforementioned TF's now live happy on the bottom on the Atlantic Ocean, somewhere, not on my head.

photo from  "Glamorous Rooms" by Jan Showers, 2009

       

Lucky for us all, there are things in the home that we can invest in that cost less than such sunglasses, pack the same punch, and rarely, if ever, end up left behind at Chick-fil-a.  Like the sunglasses, you use them daily, and  they provide the finishing touch.  Accessories (for the home or the head) are the details that say "complete".Such accessories are plentiful. A good lamp goes miles,  a small throw rug can be poignant (we have petite calf-skin hides that are great for bathrooms, etc.), and stunning stool can take center stage. And scented candles accessorize the very air! I adore these Manuel Canovas candles (below)! We just got them in, $19 for small.

But today, I am all about custom fabric accessories - namely lampshades, trashcans, picture frames and PILLOWS.  (I am especially drawn to color block pillows a la Jan Showers that pull in the color scheme of a room.  Or note the velvet ribbon trim pillow.  In the right color, your room now has expression.)  These items can be made from the scraps of your upholstered goods or with only a yard of got-to-have-it fabric.  Picture a living room with drapes, throw pillows, trashcan and picture frame all done in the same fabric.  Delicious!  In one quick and inexpensive punch, your room is completed, popping with color and accessorized. We have several sources on hand that can help. Just bring in your own fabric, pillow insert, trashcan or frame and we will help you change your basic items into beautiful, custom designs. (Approximate pricing: $90/pillow, $60/lampshade, trashcan, frame (labor only).  If you'd like us to provide the pillow insert and fabric, we'd be happy to price that out for you as well!

All for now!  Must go find my sunglasses.

Betty

A Little Piece of Heaven....

I am so excited. Today, Beth Collier, with Van Collier Designs, dropped off a few of her current finds. I am enamored with Beth and borderline-obsessed by all things Van Collier, and I can't wait for you to see her new window display in our store.

To spark your interest, here are some gems recently delivered...

We anticipate a truckload to arrive early next week.  Items on board include her own chandelier design, tables, and nude paintings.  It promises to be fabulous!  So stay in touch...


See you soon,
Betty