Bring on 2017 !

Hi !

It was time to update the studio.  My love of boho and saturated colors is still there, but wanted a more soothing feeling, something clean and well.. simply neutral.  What started all this was the need for space - storage space.  I have always had a huge "showroom" in the front of the office with it's big tall walls and ceilings and we worked and stored things in the back.  With all that gorgeous light up front we all decided we should be up there and spread out... so I got rid of everything and created much needed storage in the back.  All the girls were moved up front, as well as all our fabric and wall paper samples.  I have a happy crew now.  The space turned out so light and airy and we all love it.

Take a look at our new digs !

So back in the back is a small office, mine.  I had to give that a facelift as well.  I love my space.  It's filled with the things I love and I figured if I am spending all those hours working, I need to be looking at inspiring things...

yes, that would be joan jett... she is one of my favorites and was commissioned and created by

Lori Love - one of my favorite Charlotte artists !!

With the new digs, came the the website !! It's up and live, take a look.  And stay tuned... busy working on a new site for Keith !!

www.lucyandcompany.com

all photos by mekenzie loli

New Look

Hey . . .

I love a re-design, I love a new look, new colors, new feel.  At the beginning of the year I changed almost everything in our showroom.  I sold off all the navy and kelly greens and embraced my current love of plums, blacks, golds with a dose of fuchsia and a splash of metallic.  One fabric started it all, the most gorgeous Designers Guild floral.  I can't believe the time has flown by, I have wanted Mekenzie to take a few new pictures, but I am forever adding and taking away things.  It's really constantly transforming, but yesterday it was looking pretty full and clean so we took a few pictures.

I am drawn to really saturated colors at the moment.  I love a good mix of old and new, I love vintage mid-century, mixed with lacquer, mixed with leather.  Warm, collected, unique.  I messed around with a few images early in the year, take a look at where we are now . . .

The Showroom is a place to get inspired, and as my home away from home, I have filled it with things I love.  Comfortable, unique and a bit splashy.

Our front window sets the tone for sure.

I love a good chesterfield and had this one made by one of my favorite vendors in the most delicious yellow leather.  With many of my clients wanting to touch and feel, both this piece and a larger sectional allow them to do just that.  While their styles (and color choices!)  may be different, feeling the quality is important.

Wander through some of my favorite things.

Visual overload . . . we love it.

photos by mekenzie france

Come by some time and check it out !

Time to Change It Up . . . Studio Re-Design for 2014

Hey There . . .

Yesterday a free day, I was in heaven.  The house was clean, the tree was up and decorated, the husband was off playing disc golf.  I got all my thoughts together on the re-design of the showroom at Lucy and Co.  Come early 2014 out goes the old colors and furniture and in comes the new.  A New Year, a New Look, (and a new website . . . it's looking so good).  Lot's of new projects on the horizon.

So, I  drew my inspiration from numerous avenues . . . from recent markets, from new fabrics I have been shown, from art I love, from designers I so admire, from magazines, from fashion, from my giant push pin board and even a little winning designs on Project Runway (one of my favs).   I pulled images from everywhere, took the feel of those images and translated them into a look I love.  Our showroom is there to give my clients inspiration, and most importantly the ability to touch and feel.

This year, I would describe the look as warm, vintage, saturated, cozy, distressed mixed with slick, and a crazy mix of styles and textures.  Take a look at where I drew my inspiration . .  all pulled off my big wall.

Eggplant and Saffron are the direction I want to head mixing in golds and silvers with the ever faithful black, grey and white.

Unique shapes, vintage chairs, over dye, Moroccan and a little mid-century. 

A touch of fuchsia or let's call it Radiant Orchid - Pantone's choice - I like the dirtier version.

Saturated, the look of hand painted, raw silks, shags and velvets.

 . . . and here's how I translated it all into our showroom design . . .

I cannot wait !!  It's all ordered and as soon as I get all my Christmas clients under control it's game on.    That nice little break between Christmas and New Years when all my vendors shut it down, we will be transforming.

Will be showcasing fabrics from Harlequin, Romo, Zoffany, Scion, Osborne and Little, Designer's Guild, Duralee, Highland Court, Clarke & Clarke, Villa Nova and C & C.  New introductions from my favorite rug and furniture vendors as well as custom art, lighting, flooring and tile vendors.  Mekenzie and Keith will be working on a joint show collaborating with mix media and a new custom furniture genius will show off his talents.

Stay tuned . . .