We’re happy to share our recent ad from the latest issue of Portland Spaces Magazine. The spread features the beautiful Broad Leaf rug by Portland rug company, Lapchi. If you love this rug as much as we do, you can see it person – it’s hanging in our main window on Glisan Street at 11th in the Pearl District.
All Lapchi rugs are handmade in Nepal, and can be custom-ordered in over 200 colors of wool and silk.
Madison Millinger was pleased to present award-winning rug designer, Emma Gardner as a special guest at a breakast meeting for interior designers today. Gardner and husband and business partner, Patrick McDarrah spoke on the history of their company, their manufacturing processes and business philosophy, and also shared some of Gardner’s design inspirations.
Of special note, was the incredible range of color and material combinations that can be had on special order rugs from emma gardner design. McDarrah displayed a sample rug made of 96 color swatches that have been chosen by Gardner for their eye-pleasing tones and harmonious combinations. Unique juxtapositions of hand-knotted silk and wool, and hand-tufted wool can also be specified when ordering.
At the end of the presentation Emma Gardner shared a sneak preview of some of her new rug designs that will be officially unveiled at ICCF 2008 in New York. Everyone at Madison Millinger expresses a big “thank you” to Emma and Patrick for sharing their vision and passion for their creations with Portland’s design community.
You may have seen our latest ads in Portland Monthly, Homes + Gardens Northwest, and the Oregonian. The headline of the ads is “Handmade for Living. Handmade for Life.” All of our incredible rugs are handmade from sustainable materials and are meant to last a lifetime and beyond. Our rugs are not just beautiful to the eye, but durable as well, and are truly made for living. Come visit us today and browse through our incredible collection of extraordinary handmade rugs.
We love to get letters like this in the mail! Meg Coulter made a great impression on some recent clients…
Dear Meg,
Just wanted to drop you a note to tell you how much we have enjoyed working with you on an entry rug for our new home.
From the moment we met you, your genuine enthusiasm for our project never wavered. Between several visits to our home with trial rugs, going over sample colors, and finally a preliminary color rendering of our custom rug, you were always professional, courteous and very helpful. You made the process fun!
We look forward to the delivery of our rug this summer, and feel confident that it will look spectacular! Thank you so much for your stellar service. It would be our pleasure to recommend you and Madison Millinger to anyone.
Warmest regards,
Brian and Karen D.
Lake Oswego, OR
Four great ideas for getting the most out of your living space
Each month we’re flooded with images of beautiful interiors from Elle Décor, Metropolitan Home, House Beautiful and others. You love your home and still wonder how they do it, especially in today’s smarter and smaller designed living spaces. Basic concepts that trade professionals use to make your home look like a show house aren’t as hard as you might think.
1. If you’re working with a small space pay attention to scale
Purchase your room anchor pieces in a smaller scale designed for today’s more common living arrangements. A mid-size sofa or a modestly scaled dining room table will give your home the illusion of more space. You can always reuse them in a larger home in the future – in a den, an informal eating area or as a desk.
2. Choose a sofa that anchors the room yet isn’t the focal point
Pick a simple clean style. It’s what designers call a foundation piece for building a timeless room. To express a bit more style in the room, let your club chair have some color or additional flair as an accent piece. It is less expensive or move to another area should your design tastes change.
3. Watch your color choices
Choose neutral color for your foundation pieces. It’s all about what trade designers call ‘figure ground relationships’ – neutral upholstery fabric on a neutral wall will be much more blended than a red sofa against a neutral wall. It’s also much less tiresome to have something neutral in the long run. Are you really going to like that red sofa in 5 years?
4. Define your space with area rugs
If your apartment has a short pile carpet, run an area rug in your living area or dining room to better define the space making it a bit more intimate. A good quality area rug will be with you for many years, adding color, grace and sophistication to your living space. You can buy a small rug to sit in the center of your seating group for impact and style.
Be confident, trust your instincts, and get going!
The February/March issue of Homes + Gardens Northwest featured an article titled, “Here’s the Lowdown on Buying and Decorating with Rugs.” The article went through the buying process, explaining what to look for in terms of quality, aesthetics and design, and featured decorating tips from Madison Millinger’s own Meg Coulter. The article’s main image (shown here) is an installation of a Lapchi wool and silk rug in the home of Jon Palanuk by Madison Millinger.
From the section Complimentary Fabrics:“When working with a large scale floral such as this, designer Meg Coulter chooses solid colors for the larger furnishings such as the teal chaise. Balance is also achieved with smaller-scale patterns in pillows, side-chair seat cushions in geometric patterns and striped ottomans. A bold damask pillow provides a strong visual accent.”Click on the thumbnail image for a larger view.
Madison Millinger is the exclusive showroom for Paola Lenti Italian rugs in Portland. But, did you know that you can also order their unique, colorful and utterly modern furniture from us as well? In their recent feature on big design for small rooms, entitled “Smart Spaces,” Metropolitan Home featured this incredible orange chaise from the cutting-edge company.
Visit the Madison Millinger showroom today to see some incredible rug samples from Paola Lenti, as well as their complete catalog of contemporary furniture.
This article from Oregon Home announces the grand opening of Madison Millinger. “Two Pearl District design dens have joined forces and combined stellar carpet collections to create the newest rug hotspot in town!” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves… Click the image for a larger version and read more of the article.
