Tax Day Surprises

Will Kolb of Sherle Wagner reports: “We are opening a second showroom in New York at the D&D Building. Our flagship showroom at 62^nd St. is quite a destination point, but the company felt it would serve our clients if while at the D&D Building…they could get a taste of everything we do. In addition, we are opening a showroom in the Houston Design Center sometime at the end of the year.

All of our wallpapers are hand screened and printed as opposed to the industry standard of using a rotary device. Each is printed in limited batches to insure quality. Obviously, repeats are different for each paper…however, our art width is usually 27” (with the occasional variance). We sell in double rolls and are quite competitive price wise with an average of $80-$125 per roll (this is the cost to the trade). P.S. Just a little secret to pass on to your readers…Sherle Wagner has a price increase (5-10% across the board) coming on April 15th…so…if your readers have been dreaming of a Sherle Wagner product…they should do it now before the increase. We have ALL of our new papers here in the showroom….and in addition they can be viewed on our website at www.sherlewagner.com (click on wallcoverings..the then click on New Introductions).”

Capital Distributing Kitchen Re-dos

I just received the latest newsletter from Capital Distributing - always at the forefront of all things kitchen. Check out this kitchen re-do by Kathy Adcock-Smith, of course, I highly recommend her because she helped me with my kitchen remodel. Which is fabulous, by the way. I’ve been cooking up a storm.

More Artful Blooms at Fashion in the Park

Sure, the focus was fashion, but there was some fabulous floral rivaling the couture. At the left is Rachael Wise of Cymbidium’s sunny frock made of yellow roses at Club Monaco. While visiting with Club Monaco’s Stacey Casper, she suggested a trend that has been popping up in both fashion and home accessories. I’m going to follow it and share my finds with you soon. At right is a sample of the purple orchids filling the mall; the planters from Neiman Marcus to Dillard’s are simply spilling over with these beauties.