Clayton Gray Home-Fall Kick-Off Party

Last Friday marked the official Fall Kick-Off Party 
for Clayton Gray Home at MarketPlace Interiors. 
Guests enjoyed food, beverages and lively music from 
local talent, Rich Whiteley and Roger Sullins.

Angier Miller, Elaine Sweeney and Wendy Garraty 

of Clayton Gray Home enjoy catching up.

Sarah Kodadek gets comfortable on the new 
Tibetan Lamb Stool and Empress Club Chair.

Diane Fischer peruses the Lucite Box Desk Set.

Gary Dicus of Addison Dicus, Lanie Wordes 
of Clayton Gray Home and Wendy Garraty 
enjoy food and beverages.

Guests shopped the many Fall Finds and no one left 
empty handed!  A great time was had by all.  If you missed 
the party, become a Clayton Gray Home Facebook Fan to 
learn about the next one.  

Clayton Gray Home-Fall Kick-Off Party

Tory Burch: A House of Style

Any plans to visit New York City in the near future? If so, make sure you spend some time at 797 Madison Avenue, the new Tory Burch store on the Upper East Side.

Having visited the Tory Burch store on Bond Street in London, I could not wait to check out her newest location on this side of the pond. On Saturday, I took a quick cab ride from Bergdorf Goodman's to Tory's latest house of style.

I wanted to buy clothes (maybe some shoes and a bag, too), but mostly I wanted to study the decor. In classic Tory fashion, 797 glimmered and glowed as it flowed seamlessly up three flights of stairs. For a moment, I had to remind myself that I was in a home, not a store. I mean that I was in a store, not a home.

Love, love, love the wallpaper!

Love the use of glass, mirror, light and some green!

I had to resist sitting in one of those chairs and putting my feet up.

There's that wallpaper again. And look at this sconce!

What a beautiful light fixture!

Love the lucite tray!

The salesperson was exceptionally patient as she explained to me that the lamps, tables and chairs were not for sale and that Tory Burch does not have her own wallpaper line.

These are just a few of the many items at Clayton Gray Home that evoke the style and panache of a Tory Burch house. 

If you are looking for ways to bring some of the sparkle, brass and lucite accents that Tory features in all of her stores then check out the following:

Thompson 2 Shelf Console - Gold Leaf

Lamar 7 Shelf Etagere - Gold Leaf

Zebra Gold Leaf Print Hide Rug

Leaves and Seeds 6 Light Pendant

Calvin Leather Chair - Black

Athena Stool

Lucite Box Desk Set

These are just a few of the many items at Clayton Gray Home that evoke the style and panache of a Tory Burch house.

Tory Burch: A House of Style

Sage Advice

Green is everywhere! Over the past few weeks, I've been seeing it more and more. At Market in New York, green was a major player and on a recent trip to Brazil, one of the CGH team discovered that green rules the South American coast.

(above) A door to a church in the historic village of Olinda, Brazil. Isn't it amazing!

(above) A ring from the ocean side city Recife, Brazil. Really love this ring!

We love green and have become obsessed with it . . . green jewelry, green architecture, and now shagreen furniture.

Shagreen (pronounced shuh-green) is a form of leather consisting of rough untanned skin and dyed various colors. (One of the colors is actually green, too!) Shagreen has a rough surface and is sometimes used as fancy leather for book bindings, pocketbooks and small cases.

The October issue of Elle Decor magazine dedicates its "Truth in Decorating" article to shagreen (pages 158-160). Professional designers Georgia Tapert Howe and Trip Haenisch share their own opinions and uses of this exotic leather.

They are not the only ones who love it!

Take a look at our faux shagreen furniture at Clayton Gray Home.

Harlow Shagreen Nesting Tables

(shown in dark mushroom, also available in ivory.)

Leila Shagreen Nesting Tables

(shown in copper)

Sorin Faux Shagreen Desk

(shown in vellum)

Cara Shagreen Cocktail Table

(shown in pale green, also available in dark mushroom, cool grey and ivory.)

Cara Shagreen Side Table
(shown in cool gray, also available in dark mushroom and pale green)

All are sleek, sophisticated and covered in faux shagreen.

Sage Advice

Vintage Turkish Patchwork Rugs: Beautiful and Green Friendly!

Vintage Patchwork Rug in Autumn tones

 Clayton Gray Home customers now have access to one-of-a-kind vintage patchwork rugs. These unique rugs are hand-stitched together in Turkey using salvaged pieces of vintage asian rugs. Individual parts of damaged or worn, but still beautiful original antique rugs from throughout the world (some over 100 years old), from Pakistan, India, Nepal, Jaipur, Tibet, Armenia and Turkey are saved, collected and stitched together. The rug then goes through an over-dye process to give it varying shades of a certain color tone. These original vintage Turkish pieces are very special handmade rugs that will add color and history to any room. Of course, since each patchwork is unique, color and pattern variations will differ slightly, making them special in their own way.

Vintage Patchwork Rug in Blue tones

The ultimate green product for your home, vintage patchwork rugs are a genuine recycled product! The varying patterns and designs that were weaved into the original antique rugs years ago, are still visible and often parts of the patterns are in very good shape.  After pieces are selected and then thoughtfully placed to form a pleasing mosaic effect, the finished product is a custom piece of history.

(above and below) on left is shown typical eastern rug; on right is overdyed patchwork rug

the original eastern rug pattern is still visible after overdye process

A large "baseball" stitch is used to hand-sew the pieces together.

Production of the rugs includes being stitched to a solid backing to give the piece years of stability in your home under typical use. The rugs have been over dyed in varying tones and are available in different colors to work with your interior.

A wonderful way to bring a "green" floor covering into your design, and still retain the fantastic beauty that these colorful rugs offer. 

Check out our selection and prices for the Vintage Turkish Patchwork Rugs

Vintage Turkish Patchwork Rugs: Beautiful and Green Friendly!