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| Dream Home--Edina, MN Photo: Troy Theiss |
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| Stately Damask Rug on loom in Nepal in brown colorways |
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| Stately Damask Rug in trimming and finishing stages in Nepal |
CUSTOM RUGS... A blog to inspire you, the interior designer, to create custom rugs for your clients which add warmth, space definition, color, texture and pattern to a room.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Stately Damask--A traditional pattern with a contemporary twist
Our Stately Damask rug pattern is one of our most popular. It's a traditional damask motif updated by limiting it to 2 colors and increasing the scale of the pattern. In this family room designed by Martha O'Hara Interiors, the rug lays the foundation for a room with fun pops of limey green...a signature style for the talented designers at this Minneapolis-based design firm.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Dreaming of Spring
Here in Minnesota, we've had an extremely mild winter...outdoor hockey rinks melting in early February is a rare sight. So...of course, we're all dreaming of an early spring. With that in mind, yesterday I created a couple of contemporary rug designs with a few orchids sprinkled on the rugs in bright, fresh colors. If you have any inspirations for rug designs, please feel free to share them with me and I'll see what I can do to create the rug. I'm always looking for ideas.
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| Copyright by Julie Dasher Rugs 2012 |
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| Copyright by Julie Dasher Rugs 2012 |
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| Copyright by Julie Dasher Rugs 2012 |
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Pink Kitchen Runner
Creating a custom rug for a kitchen runner is a great way to pack a punch of color in your space. This pink runner in my "Rocky Medallion" pattern was specified by Darsi Floersch at Martha O'Hara Interiors for her beautiful client project. The project was also an ASID award winner this year.
Don't be afraid to invest in a custom rug for a kitchen space. If the rug is hand-knotted, all wool and small enough...it can be washed in your laundry or bath tub! Just be sure to use mild soap (shampoo is a good option...you're basically just giving the sheep a bath :)) and cool water. Never wash a wool rug in hot water or it may shrink the fibers. Also, make sure to rinse well. It will be good as new once the rug dries. I do it all the time!
Tip: Never immerse a hand-tufted rug in water or the backing will break down--hand-tufted rugs have a cloth backing glued onto the back of the rug. In a hand-knotted rug, you can actually see the knots on the back of the rug.
Picture is courtesy of houzz.com.
Don't be afraid to invest in a custom rug for a kitchen space. If the rug is hand-knotted, all wool and small enough...it can be washed in your laundry or bath tub! Just be sure to use mild soap (shampoo is a good option...you're basically just giving the sheep a bath :)) and cool water. Never wash a wool rug in hot water or it may shrink the fibers. Also, make sure to rinse well. It will be good as new once the rug dries. I do it all the time!
Tip: Never immerse a hand-tufted rug in water or the backing will break down--hand-tufted rugs have a cloth backing glued onto the back of the rug. In a hand-knotted rug, you can actually see the knots on the back of the rug.
Picture is courtesy of houzz.com.
contemporary kitchen design by minneapolis interior designer Martha O'Hara Interiors
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| Rocky Medallion runner on loom in Nepal |
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Lilu Interiors---An Inspired Team
Recently I had the wonderful opportunity to work with the interior designers at Lilu Interiors to create some custom rugs for their client. The couple is young and loves bright colors...a dream come true for a rug designer who also loves color (in the state of Minnesota where beige and grey are often the preferred color choices)!
After a few renditions, we landed on this Moroccan-inspired rug design in a field of blue with pops of pink, chartreuse and chocolate brown. In a unique living room setting, Lilu created 3 separate sitting areas but coordinated them beautifully. The art, pillows and unusual fringed throw on the sofa pull the central part of the living room together and yield a fun, bright and playful space to enjoy family and friends.
Keep it coming Lilu ladies!!
After a few renditions, we landed on this Moroccan-inspired rug design in a field of blue with pops of pink, chartreuse and chocolate brown. In a unique living room setting, Lilu created 3 separate sitting areas but coordinated them beautifully. The art, pillows and unusual fringed throw on the sofa pull the central part of the living room together and yield a fun, bright and playful space to enjoy family and friends.
Keep it coming Lilu ladies!!
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| Interior Design by Lilu Interiors/Photos: Susan Gilmore Rug design by Julie Dasher |
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| Rug design by Julie Dasher |
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| Rug design by Julie Dasher |
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Merry Rugs!
This is the display in our showroom in Suite 542 at International Market Square in Minneapolis.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Casbah Tangerine...Hot and Spicy!
With the recent announcement of the Pantone color of the year for 2012, I couldn't resist showing you "Casbah Tangerine"....a hot and spicy coloring with tangerine orange and salsa red. I prefer the design without the border. How about you?
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Flat weave rugs on the stretcher in Nepal
Have you ever wondered how the weavers get the rugs into a perfect rectangle after removing them from the loom? Well, being a lifelong quilter, I wondered if the rug workshops blocked the rugs when damp and then let them dry to a perfect shape. In fact, my supplier in Nepal uses a stretcher to create the perfect rectangle. Here are pictures of 2 flat weave rugs on the stretcher in Nepal.
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