This month Merida products are covering the floors of some of the summer’s hottest showhouses. From New York’s Hamptons to the beaches of Virginia, A-list designers up and down the East Coast selected Merida rugs to add natural texture and interest to their spaces. We are impressed with their collective creativity and are inspired to use more color and take design risks.
The Traditional Home Hampton Showhouse

Hampton Showhouse as seen in Traditional Home Magazine
This year the Traditional Home team selected a stunning 11,500 square foot home nestled in the middle of Bridgehampton, New York for their Hampton Designer Showhouse. For the annual event, Traditional Home pulled together some of the country’s top design talent to put their stamp on the house, including Tilton Fenwick, Meg Braff, Eileen Kathryn Boyd Interiors, Tobi Fairley, HB Design, and Lillian August to name a few. The result is absolutely stunning – every room has its own unique sense of style, but the overall feel is fluid and cohesive.
In the entry, Patricia Healing and Dan Barsanti of HB Home Design made a splash by embracing the grandiose ceilings and abundant natural light by keeping their design classic and including playful pops of blue throughout. To add natural texture and ground the room they selected our Lapu Lapu Abaca rug. The room is stunning and we just love the sunburst mirror above the fireplace!

As Seen in Traditional Home Magazine
Upstairs, Tobi Fairley tackled a bedroom and took a design risk by selecting bold colors and strong prints. Being the design expert that she is, she pulled it off seamlessly and the result is a unique space that is comfortable and inviting with personality. Tobi draws the eye throughout the room with bold ceiling stripes and strategic pops of color throughout the room. To soften the space and make the bedroom warm and cozy, Tobi chose our super soft Purl Sweater Rug in Ivory.

Bedroom Designed by Tobi Fairley
Tilton Fenwick also blew us away with their beautifully designed downstairs living room. Like Tobi, the Tilton Fenwick team kept things interesting with fun color choices and creative uses of the space. The deep olive colored couches add a touch of luxury and look surprisingly at home with the sky blue foot cushions. To pull out the blue tones in the room and add contrasting texture to the plush sofas, Tilton Fenwick selected our Dune sisal rug in Blue.

Room Design by Tilton Fenwick
Eileen Kathryn Boyd Interiors (EKB) carried pops of yellow and bold color into the pool house. We love the combination of mustard yellow, deep plum, and radiant turquoise that they selected. EKB did a wonderful job incorporating natural elements into the space – from fresh flowers on the kitchen counter to the Driftwood floor lamp and Mandacaru sisal rug – that give the room an organic sense of tranquility.

Pool House Design by Eileen Kathryn Boyd Interiors

Pool House Design by Eileen Kathryn Boyd Interiors
Coastal Living’s Ultimate Beach House
Farther south down the eastern shoreline, Coastal Living teamed up with the talented Phoebe Howard to create this year’s jaw-dropping Virginia Beach retreat, dubbed “the Ultimate Beach House”. We are happy to report that the home lives up to its lofty title, offering stunning views and an elegant yet laid back beach chic style.

Ultimate Beach Premiere Party
Phoebe did a great job incorporating the soft and soothing blue and tan colors seen along the radiant sandy beaches and in the ocean waves in the tranquil master bedroom retreat. The overall feeling she has created is natural, relaxing and downright dreamy.

Hampton Showhouse Master Bedroom
On the first floor, the living room sticks with a similar blue and neutral/yellow palette, but uses bolder, brighter hues to give it a lively feel. In the kid’s room, we love that Phoebe switched things up and went with a daring and unexpected pink and gold color combo. The result is surprising in that it is very different, yet somehow seems appropriate and works with the rest of the house. The soft tufted Optics rug in Kampala and Rose set the playful, laid back tone for the rest of the room.
Overall, we love that this Ultimate Beach House has charm, personality and style. We can already imagine ourselves taking in the incredible ocean-scape from the light and airy living room and falling asleep to the sounds of the ocean in the dreamy master bedroom after dining al-fresco on the blue-and-white themed private patio (with a fireplace in tow for cooler evenings)… Well-done Phoebe Howard!!