​A couple of weeks ago I was painting alone in our home studio while Paul was at the store.  As I worked in silence I was thinking about a conversation I was having with my friend Carrie over text the night before. 

• Carrie: I just read that Dorothy Draper and Sister Parish were cousins. Sister Parish was an original decorator at the Kennedy White House, but was usurped by a French decorator. I believe there are still textiles with her name on it. I mention this because I’ve mentioned her to you and you have spoken about Dorothy D.

​Paul and I often view our work with furniture as functional works of art.  Something special and beautiful to look at, but also something that can be touched and used. This is why we choose special finishes, custom color mixes, an on occasion…bold graphics. 
 
We both have our favorite artists, graphic designers and illustrators that inspire us and in a future post I’ll share some of those with you, but today I wanted to share some of our favorite pieces and talk about the inspiration and how we accomplished these.