Archive for May, 2009

Outdoor living spaces

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Spring is a great time to start planning your outdoor living spaces. I can help you pull together the perfect look for your own unique setting by mixing and matching just the right elements for your home and garden.

There are more styles of outdoor fabrics and furniture than ever before. Outdoor fabrics have greatly improved even in the past couple of years. Although not completely maintenance free, they are fade and mildew resistant. Each group of products below contains a variety of furniture pieces to round out your collection with sofas, dining sets, lounge chairs, and more. Due to volume buying, I have access to great pricing structure with all my vendors and pass that savings along to my customers.

To get an idea of what is available, visit links to my vendors.

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Window treatment fabrics

Monday, May 18th, 2009

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Ask the designer

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Question – What should I have with me on my initial visit with an interior designer?

Answer – Any sort of inspiration piece that will help me determine your design preferences. It can be a Renaissance painting, an Oriental rug, or even the fact that you admire Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture. Even better is a magazine picture. It doesn’t have to be a picture of a room. It can be something that inspires you, sparks your interest or showcases your favorite colors. Tear out three or four pages and bring them along to give us a starting point for your new space.

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Springtime memories begin at Bobby Todd Antiques

Monday, May 18th, 2009

by Bobby Brown

Tired of the winter blues? Step into Bobby Todd and experience a store full of wonderful spring items to brighten up any décor.

Our spring market orders have arrived and we are featuring tuliperes in all shapes and sizes – perfect for fresh flowers from your garden. The Roundtop Collection has whimsical, colorful yard art for your pots and flower beds.

Unique Easter décor is selling fast. Shop now for best selection.

Wonderful new candle scents for spring include French Tulip from Seda France, Italian Sunflower, and Crepe Myrtle from Nouvelle.

Looking for a special antique? Recent antique acquisitions include a painted worktable with turned legs and a large drawer – perfect for a kitchen island – a New York men’s store display with a wonderful patina, and 6 walnut Italian dining chairs.

We now carry a new line of melamine dishes that look like hand painted Italian ceramics. They are microwavable and unbreakable – perfect for outdoor entertaining. Be sure to pair them with our glassware that looks like French-pressed glass for a truly beautiful table setting.

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Home in Highlands, NC

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Be sure to visit my portfolio at www.toddrichesininteriors.com to view four newly completed projects. One of these projects is a home I did in Highlands, N.C. The owners wanted to use turquoise and orange, an unusual color scheme for a home in the mountains. They brought me a photograph of a contemporary painting as the inspiration piece. Although they didn’t want to use the painting, they did want to use the colors. I enjoyed the challenge of trying to figure out how to create rustic sophistication with the use of fresh colors and was glad they didn’t opt to use the motifs of twigs, antlers and ferns so popular in mountain homes. We chose to use American antiques and let the color scheme dictate the choice of fabrics. I call the result the “New Highlands” look. It is fresh, comfortable and inviting.

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The Fresh Approach

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Spring is a time of renewal and a time to make good on those New Year’s decorating resolutions. It really doesn’t take much to breathe new life into tired rooms. You just need to come up with a fresh approach by rethinking your interior and exterior living spaces. It may involve something as simple as adding new accessories, reupholstering a sofa, re-hanging artwork or rearranging a space for maximum punch. A pair of fresh objective eyes can help. I recently purchased a large antique partner’s desk for my office. To incorporate the desk, I had to rearrange the room by turning some shelves. With just a few simple changes, I was able to open up the space, which allowed more natural light to come into the room just in time for spring.

Todd Richesin (left) and Bobby Brown relax in Highlands, N.C.

Todd Richesin (left) and Bobby Brown relax in Highlands, N.C.

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