NYIGF

New York was warm and sunny, the compliments on new products overwhelmingly positive and seeing old friends and making new ones the highlight of our trip.

Thank you so much to everyone who stopped by and saw us at the show. We couldn't do it without you.

At left Neutral Sand Wall Covering by Casart, and at right Ocean Aqua Stripe by Casart behind Starfish Anchors.

 New Faux Tortoise Collection and books by E. Lawrence Ltd.

Karen's favorite husband/wife design team, Jennifer Mabley and Austin Handler of Mabley Handler Interior Design, came by to see our new work. They were one of our first customers.

 Karen licensed reproductions of her Pressed Seaweeds offered by Trowbridge Gallery.

Creativity Runs in the Family

Over the holidays Karen was delighted to meet a member of the Gambardella family, Aunt Theresa, who is an excellent painter. Aunt Theresa just turned 90 and is perfecting the art of oil painting. She particularly loves painting water scenes. 

Her remarkable talent and shared love for the ocean was too wonderful not to show-off.

Faux Tortoise

Karen and her team of artists have painstakingly perfected the art of faux tortoise, which will be available on finials, obelisks and the 4" moulding of a 32 x 40" beveled mirror.

We will be showing our new hand-painted faux tortoise finial at NYIGF.

Contact us for more information and to place an order

Casart Wall Coverings

Our signature colors and patterns are now available as removable, reusable wall coverings thanks to our new partnership with Casart Coverings, llc.

Casart offers Karen’s designs in wall coverings  to complement her marine-themed home elements. Designs include rope knots, nets and marine inspired designs plus a clever concept for using 3 to 24 inch wide solid-colored stripes to achieve a striped effect -- all without needing to tape, meaure or paint.  A single color or a combination of colors can result in a two-colored or three-colored design. These can be installed vertically or horizontally by peeling off the backing sheet and sticking to the wall with the wallcoverings' pressure sensative, self adhesive that makes it easy for installation and to reposition, 

remove and even reuse.

See our Casart wall coverings at www.casartcoverings.com/krc.html

Find out more about our new product at www.casartcoverings.com/casartblog

Best of Market Fall 2011

Our Natural Black 37 x 37" Seafan was featured as a top item at the High Point Market.

Open publication - Free publishing - More furniture

Fabric Now Available

Our fabric line, Tesoro Del Mare, is now available for purchase online at www.spoonflower.com. Keep checking back, as we have many new patterns coming soon.

Surprise Photo Shoot

The week following High Point Marketweek has been exciting and exhausting. So many new projects are underway and we have been overflowing with creative new ideas. 

We spent a full day staging Karen's house for a huge photo shoot.

Sally, our secret shopper, found these fabulous orange oars for us. They were exactly what we needed for the dock photo shoot.

Thanks Sally, we couldn't do it without you!

The weather has been blustery and overcast today and the birds just love it. The back yard and lake has been fluttering with snowy white egrets and great blue herrings.  We took a few minutes this afternoon to watch an anhinga do a balancing act against the wind on one of the slippery oars.