Jonathan Adler at Urban Dwellings Design!

We are so very excited to announce the addition of the Jonathan Adler line to the store! Our first shipment has arrived and the store seems to have a new cheer about it with Jonathan's vibrant colors and fresh designs gracing the showroom floor.

The Channing Desk finished in white laquer, sporting lucite knobs and polished nickle X legs, is stunning. This is soon to be our design consultation meeting desk! The Chippendale dining chair is stylish and comfortable, which is sort of our mantra here.


How fun and whimsical is the new Shelter Island chair with it's poppy orange cushions?!


Also new to the line, the Talitha Table linen collection. We stock the coasters and linen dinner napkins in every color (there are 5!). Also on hand are a few of the table runners from the collection with a great diamond pattern in grosgrain ribbon.


We agree with Mr. Adler: "Your home should make you happy" and these pieces are sure to do just that.

Oliveira Textiles

Thanks to Kelly LaPlante's genius website, The Green Grades-a website created to give "comprehensive reviews and evaluations of companies providing eco-furnishings", we are thrilled to have found Oliveira Textiles.
Founder, Dawn Oliveira, left her job of working with high-end fashion designers such as Liz Claiborne and Polo Ralph Lauren to launch Oliveira Textiles in 2007. Her goal was to provide fabrics that were free of toxins and chemicals harmful to the environment and our health. She is motivated by the simple desire to leave a healthy planet for our children.

All of the fabrics are either organic hemp or organic cotton with a waterbased dye, free of heavy metals. And all of the fabrics are absolutely beautiful.

The patterns are bold and organic forms in vibrant colors such as mystic blue, red coral and seaweed.
The patterns are obviously sea inspired, yet they do not have that typical "beach" theme or feeling to them at all-which we totally love.
Stop by the showroom to see the samples in person-we are anxious to start using them!

All photos provided by Oliveira Textiles, except the last one.

Beeline Home

While in NY a few weeks ago for the gift fair I got so much accomplished! My list of people and places to see was long. I had 3 new prospective vendors to meet with whose lines I am looking at as possibilities for carrying in the store, as well as seeing all our current vendors.

One of the lines is Beeline Home, a gorgeous new furniture collection founded by the incredibly talented Bunny Williams. In the introduction of the catalog (which is really a book-that is how high end this collection is!) Bunny explains how after practicing design for over 30 years the creation of her furniture collection was inspired by the challenge of finding pieces that make a room special. Each piece in her collection was either inspired by something she owns or loves.



Special indeed. The pieces are exquisite, the details are really lovely. Some of my favorite pieces are the Eglomise coffee table-the base is gilded iron with an inset, verre eglomise, (reverse gilt and painted glass). The pattern on top is Fortuny inspired on sea green ground.


After a brief introduction to Bunny Williams I took a peak into her office where my eye landed upon many beautiful objects, such as the Hourglass Table. It elegantly sits next to the T4 Chair and Ottoman. This table is one of my favorite pieces in the collection; the octagonal pedestal base of hand-applied reeded mahogany pieces finished in old gold patina, hosts a honed Tulung Agung stone top. So sexy and sophisticated, yet the reeded mahogany offers the natural organic look I am always drawn to.

There is no shortage of beautiful pieces like these in the Beeline collection. Stop by the store to browse through the catalogue. If you have been looking for that special piece to finish off a room, or to inspire the rest of the design, we may just be able to help you.

And stay tuned for other exciting news of new lines and product from my NY market trip!

A sneak peak

I have been helping a couple that has recently relocated to KC from NY. Their charming house in Fairway was in need of major cosmetic updating! From countertops to flooring, new paint colors and furniture-we did an overhaul on the house. It is almost complete, but I couldn't wait to share just a few tid bits of some of my favorite things we have done...

The above is a "before" picture of part of the kitchen: the cabinets, countertops, backsplash, appliances and wall color were a combination of dated colors and materials.

Now take a peak at the new kitchen: we were able to salvage the cabinets due to the genius of Jason Newton, owner of J.N.A. Painting & Fine Finishes. I gave him a tile sample and he matched the color and glaze of it brilliantly. Peter Crump of Urban Stone Concrete fabricated and installed the urban chic concrete countertops. And the shag green backsplash, is just shagalicious!
The home owner and I both agree..the kitchen is our favorite room right now.

And you know you have dream clients when you suggest a huge, tufted, green leather ottoman..and they say yes! Stay tuned for the full reveal.

Lets get cozy

Some welcomed new items arrived in the store yesterday...just in time for the colder weather that has blown our way.


Made of 93% alpaca and 7% wool, these throws from Dwell Studio are soft and stylish with a graphic pattern that is not overpowering. Drape over a chair, sofa or ottoman and add a nice layering effect to your living room, bedroom or study.