Haute Fabrics: Now In Arlington & a BIG SALE!!

The fabric gold mine of the east coast, Haute Fabrics, has just opened a second location in Arlington at 730 N. Glebe Rd!  Feels like Christmas in July May!!  To celebrate, Roxene is having a Grand Opening Sale with all in-store fabrics on sale for just $18 a yard and remnants at $12 per yard starting this Monday May 27th - June 8th. If you've read this blog you know that I always come away with amazing high-end fabrics and trims every time I visit the Marshall location.  Well, today I visited the new 2-level Arlington store and can tell I'm going to need to put a new monthly line item in my budget for fabric....

Notice all the trims on the upper level!

The Arlington store is bright and spacious with three sections arranged by colors with an easy-to-access center aisle in each one.

 

  Check out theses gorgeous patterns!

Do I need any more silk velvets or mohairs, hmm...?

Remnants are folded and stacked for easy viewing.  In addition,  Haute offers to-order fabrics, including some incredibly beautiful velvets and  linens and wools from Italy and Belgium (not part of the special sale).  Pretty much any color you need, Haute's got you covered. There will also be a to-order sample room where you can spread out your selections on a large table to make choosing easier.

The velvet on the left (below) is from Baker Furniture.

Trims are upstairs - this is a close-up of just a few of the available ones.

It's a great location - just off the Glebe Rd exit on 66.  There's free parking at the rear of the store on 730 North Glebe in Arlington.  If you're driving and Haute is on your right, it will be your first right and then your next right to get to the parking in the rear.  If spaces are full, there is street parking directly across the store on N. Glebe or also at the Ballston Mall parking garage where it's only $1 for up to 3 hours.

So just to recap - the sale starts Monday May 27th - June 8th, in-store fabrics $18 yard and remnants at $12 a yard.  Be sure to check it out and let me know about the great fabric finds you score!

Open Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm

Off to Be Reupholstered

My living room needed a larger sofa than the 2 seater armless loveseat I've had in there for the last 2 years.  Well, w/the basement renovation I realized I didn't need two sofas for the media area so up came this one.  Always hated the knife-edge cushions it came with so I'm having new box cushions made that will extend about 1 inch above the back. Also, goodbye to the 8" short skirt. It will be replaced with a long skirt that falls from the top edge underneath where the cushions rest.

The 13 yards of gold fabric I had leftover (when I changed my mind for the family room sofa and used Kelly Wearstler's fern tree instead) will be used - but, it's not quite enought to cover the whole sofa!  So...

it will be combined with 8 yards of this gorgeous cut velvet from Haute Fabrics at $24 a yard. (it's a gorgeous Baker Furniture fabric!)  The velvet will go on the backs/undersides of all 6 cushions and the back of the sofa, which faces the window wall.  In the winter I'll be flipping the cushions for a two-fabric look.

Can't wait to get it back from my go-to, best upholsterer in town, Mel at Style Rite Upholstery.

Eye Candy: Atlanta Mag & Bill Ingram

Atlanta Homes & Lifestyles recently featured the pied-à-terre of architect Bill Ingram.  I find the off-center placement of that large piece of art so interesting and successful.  The one sconce adds just the right bit to balance to it all.  For more photos of his beautiful apartment head here (photography by Erica George Dines).  TGIF - Hope you have a great weekend.

Our Basement Reno Progess

Did you ever wonder what happened to the basement renovation I mentioned almost 2 years ago? Well, we had a good start and then a long pause...Besides hiring an electrician and plumber, my husband framed it out, added and/or enlarged windows and put up the dry wall.  Then there was another long pause... (crickets chirping) with the ceilings still left to be dry walled.  To get the ball rolling again, we decided the right motivation would be to bring in a finish carpenter to trim everything out.  After that, Dan would finish off the ceilings and we'd be ready to paint.  So far, so good.  Here's the current status.

This the view to the left of the stairs when you first walk down.  A window was added and the door replaced - it exits outs to three steps that bring you level with our pool and hot tub.
Below is it's current state.

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You're looking at the future bathroom, through to one of the bedrooms.

Here's the bathroom currently - the bureau in the distance will become the sink vanity.

The bathroom you just saw is to the right in this picture.  We made the hallway fairly wide so it wouldn't feel like a tunnel.  The closet for the right bedroom is behind the end of the hallway.  At the end of the hall, to the left, is the second bedroom.

 Remember the ceilings are yet to be dry walled! :)

I know, this is a crazy pile of assorted stuff but soon it will be the tv/hang out area.  The wall the to the right - behind the sofa - is the walk-in closet for the second bedroom.

Since this area had an existing pine paneling and dry wall combination, I decided to have it paneled to create a cohesive space that ties in these two elements. The plan is to paint it all in one color in a semi-gloss finish.

The door will be painted the same color as the walls.  A wall mounted flat screen will be placed to the left of the door.  (Not quite sure why the electrician placed that outlet so high but the t.v. will cover it.)

The t.v. area you just saw is located behind the stairs. A few feet to  the left of the stairs will be the start of the future laundry room/craft/storage area with double barn doors that can be closed for sound, as needed.  (yes, railings will be supplemented so they meet code)  Here's the the upstairs floor plan - the 2 new bedrooms are pretty much underneath the 2 corner bedrooms in the upstairs.  The basement bath is now quite large - the size of the former first floor 3rd bedroom.  The stairs were relocated from the previously 1950's L-shaped kitchen to their current location in the space that connects the living room to the family room and kitchen.  When it's all done, our house will be a 5 bed/3 bath instead of 3 bed/3 bath.

We have a terrific carpenter, Pete Hansen, that I can highly, highly recommend.  A few years back he replaced all the trim in our upstairs with a more substantial molding, along with a few other projects.  If you're in the DC area and interested in his contact info, please let me know.