Merida’s “Featured Design Project” showcases fabulous interior designers who have created beautiful interiors with Merida area rugs and floor coverings. One photo will be chosen each week to be featured on our web site, blog, social media outlets, and in a weekly email blast. Every quarter, we’ll allow you to vote on your favorite photo from the past 3 months, and the winner will receive a FREE Merida rug of their choice from the Global Expedition Collection, up to $2,000 in retail value!
Do you have a photo of a design project featuring a Merida rug? Submit it to marketing@meridameridian.com. If we select your photo, your name and website will be promoted on our blog, Twitter, and Facebook pages!
Turkana sisal rug in San Francisco Decorator Showcase
This design project is a master bedroom in the 2009 San Francisco Decorator Showcase. It is considered to be the West Coast's premiere design showhouse event, featuring renowned architects and interior designers from the region. We worked with San Francisco interior designer Cecilie Starin to place a Turkana rug in Glacier in the master bedroom's study area. Read full post.
Jute rugs for beach chic style
Here in New England we're anxiously anticipating the warmth of spring that will soon melt into the heat of the summer. To get you in the same mindset, take a look at these photos from Coastal Living's 2009 "Idea Cottage" in South Carolina. Interior and graphic designer Angie Hranowsky designed this lovely beach cottage to inspire design ideas and style tips for Coastal Living readers. Read full post.
Jute rug help transform designer Brooke Giannetti's home
Interior designer Brooke Giannetti recently redecorated her home that she shares with her architect husband Steve and their 3 children. Before the big redesign, the home was a bit on the feminine side and somewhat "shabby chic." Read full post.
Madagascar sisal rugs for contemporary and classic interiors
Stephanie Wohlner is a Chicago-area designer who has been creating beautiful interiors for more than 15 years. Her diverse portfolio showcases an artful mix of contemporary and classic design styles, resulting in homes that are comfortable, sophisticated, and unique. Read full post.
Double-bound jute area rug in Vitra's modern home office We are highlighting a very cool retail display space by the Charles de Lisle Workshop for Limn furniture in San Francisco. The space is set up as a home office with sleek, modern furniture from Vitra. Read full post.
Sisal area rugs for formal or causal dining
Chris Woodburn is a designer who is recognized for creating spaces that mix traditional with contemporary styles, giving the space a timeless quality. In the photos below, Chris has used Merida's Coquille sisal area rug in two dining rooms: a casual and relaxed setting, and an elegant, more formal setting. Both rooms reveal Chris' ability to use neutral palettes and rich textures for maximum impact, as well as the ability of the rug itself to transition from one style to another with ease. Read full post.
Sisal flooring transforms Monica Pedersen's spa
Every other year, the Lake Forest Show House in Suburban Chicago attracts some of the country's top interior designers to create beautiful rooms for one of the area's historic mansions. We were luck enough to work with Monica Pedersen of HGTV's "Designed to Sell" on the lower level of the house, where she was designing a media room, wine lounge and uber-relaxing spa area. Read full post.
There is nothing average about Karen Kalmek. As the owner of Green Home Chicago, a store in the Windy City that carries Merida's full line of area rugs, Karen has launched what is fast becoming Chicago's #1 sustainable home design destination for interior designers, architectural firms, and eco-savvy consumers. Read full post.
Alhambra sisal area rug in CharityWorks GreenHouse
This media room in the CharityWorks GreenHouse is the first ever carbon neutral home on the East Coast located in McLean, Virginia. The house features a state-of-the-art geothermal heating system to reduce or eliminate carbon emissions, and showcases what can be done with efficient building design, innovative technology, and a smart location. Read full post.
Jute area rug adds texture to living room designed by Erin Martin
One of Merida's featured design project comes to us from Erin Martin Design in St. Helena, California. Erin is a nationally recognized interior designer who has been featured in publications such as House Beautiful, Metropolitan Home, Elle Decor, Western Interiors & Design and Architectural Digest. In this room from a private home in Calistoga, CA, Erin used a soft jute rug, Bali Natural in this cozy living room. Read full post.
Robert Brown features Serengeti area rug in Atlanta Showcase
At the Atlanta Merchandise Mart,
an event called "B.Inspired" was held to showcase the work of six of
the country's most prominent interior designers. Bob Brown, of Robert
Brown Interior Design in Atlanta,
selected one of Merida's
new Global Expedition
area rugs for the beautiful room he designed for the showcase. Our sisal and
linen design, Serengeti,
gave wonderful texture to the space, complementing Bob's elegant and unique
style. Read full post.
Eco-friendly
interiors in “Modern By Design”
We've been receiving
lots of beautiful photo from many showhouses we participated in this summer and we are so excited to share them all with you! We selected a few images
from the Metropolitan Home "Modern By Design" showcase that was held in San
Francisco's beautiful Pacific
Heights neighborhood. Read full post.
Merida rugs in Phoebe Howard's Charlotte
Storefront
Our friend Phoebe Howard, a wonderfully talented interior designer with storefronts in Atlanta, Charlotte, NC, and Jacksonville and Jacksonville Beach, FL, has recently opened the Mrs. Howard and Max & Company stores in Charlotte, both of which include some of Merida's natural fiber rugs such as Kyoto. Read full post.
