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Archive for September, 2010

  • 09.29.10 

    Sharing the Passion

    Company C, a national corporate partner of Susan G. Komen for a Cure®, is passionate about finding a cure. We’ve committed to donate $25,000 to support breast cancer awareness, research and education between October 1, 2010 and September 20, 2011.

    Twenty percent of sales of our specially-designed breast cancer awareness rugs, Karen’s Rug and The Sisters’ Rug, will be donated to Komen for a Cure. Are you on Facebook? All month long, you can win one of our Passion for Pink rugs! Every Friday in October, we’ll give away one of each design to a random Facebook friend. Make sure you “Like” Company C on Facebook: www.facebook.com/colorfulliving. (Employees, family members and vendors not eligible.)

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  • 09.28.10 

    A look at our rug making process

    When we say “quality, handmade craftsmanship” we mean it! Company C co-founder and owner Walter Chapin filmed footage of the rug making process while visiting our production facilities in India. Next time you look at a Company C rug, think about the unbelievable amount of work that goes into each colorful masterpiece!

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  • 09.20.10 

    Iris and Witching Hour Farm – Part Three

    It’s wonderful to see a room come together! The Designer House at Witching Hour Farm was recently showcased with the completed upstairs room inspired by our Iris Pillow. Guest blogger and designer Tracey Davidson of The Furniture Solution in West Friendship, MD, and artist Sarah El-Jallad did a beautiful job transforming the bright, empty space into a tranquil and relaxing  hideaway. Our Iris pillow and Garland Pillow complete the cozy chaise lounge and our Garland rug in Daffodil accents the wall mural. Take a look at the before and after photos:

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  • 09.07.10 

    Iris and Witching Hour Farm – Part Two

    Part two of our series, Iris and Witching Hour Farm, a project that was inpsired by our Iris design. The color is coming to life! Here are thoughts from the artist, Sarah El-Jallad:

    Inspiration: The Iris’s movement canopies the person in the chase, and breaks up the angles of the wall. I also think it’s great that the room brings the organic and geometric elements together harmoniously.

    Her process: I scoped out where I wanted the Iris positioned, and that largely depended on how I could make it interact with the wall’s harsh angle, and not seem awkward to the eye.
    Once the outline was established, I used wet cloth to wash in color, and outline the edges. I wanted the outline to be smooth, and transition well from light to dark — erasing the pigment with the wet cloth worked to my advantage in creating that smooth transition, because it eliminated the harsh brush stroke.
    The setting I think is great — the room is small, so blowing up the motif of the pillow’s small iris onto the wall I think creates a surreal, simple, and yet interesting composition for the viewer upon entering.

    Media used: Acrylic, wet cloth, wall paint, water, brushes.

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