Inspire Me!: HOLIDAY DOORS 2012

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

HOLIDAY DOORS 2012

It has become a tradition to photograph local Holiday Doors that Inspire me all around town. As usual, this year they did not disappoint. We also traveled to Charleston, South Carolina for Christmas and I couldn't help but add a few of their holiday doors. I hope you enjoy this years version of Holiday Doors, Is one yours?

Merry Christmas!

The entrance. The greenery. The ribbon. Complete perfection.

This home was recently renovated and I always looked forward to the single door that was there before. However, I love the elegant double doors and the homeowner's choice of gold ribbon.

Another one of my favorites doors. I love the Christmas colors against the blue green door.

Boxwood garland and wreath mixed with magnolia leaves stands out on this canary door.

Double red berry wreaths is all this front entrance needs.

A simple white wreath and a purple door.

This gold painted magnolia wreath with turquoise bow is one of my favorites.

Another gold painted magnolia leaf against a peach door.

You can't go wrong with the star of Bethlehem and a navy lacquer door.

A hand woven basket with ribbon and greenery is just what this southern home needs.

Red, white, and blue. A patriotic Christmas.

Red ribbon and greenery are well suited for this black door.

Beautiful and elegant natural wreath.

English Country. Pretty.

Cream Brick. Simple Green's. Blue Gray bow. Love it all.

Southern Christmas.

Charleston Doors (above & below)

Any decor would look amazing on this beautiful door.

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.