Text by Holly Seng

Two decades ago, when legendary Manhattan-based interior designer Robert Couturier, a native Parisian, met his now-husband, the Connecticut-born historic preservationist Jeffrey Morgan, their tastes were poles apart. “I didn’t know much about American decorative arts,” says Couturier, famed for creating grand-scale, lavishly decorated interiors on four continents. “Jeffrey said he wanted to show me some […]

I grew up in an 18th century farmhouse, and we just went to Annapolis yesterday, so I was feeling inspired to look up some colonial interiors. Here are some lovely examples of colonial exteriors and colonial interiors. Some are authentic and others had been renovated or new builds created to capture the colonial aesthetic. […]

This is a place to share some of my early American furniture collection, and furniture I WISH were mine!

Stepping into Betsy Heck's two-story Colonial-style home in Wildwood is like taking a trip back in time.

I grew up in an 18th century farmhouse, and we just went to Annapolis yesterday, so I was feeling inspired to look up some colonial interiors. Here are some lovely examples of colonial exteriors and colonial interiors. Some are authentic and others had been renovated or new builds created to capture the colonial aesthetic. […]

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This is a brand new design, and I can't say enough good things about it! The "Little Birds in Branches" design was a delight to create. The colors used are Sherwin Williams Basket Beige for the base color, and a Dark Kettle Black, and Dover White for the detail. There is a dark gray aging medium lightly applied which gives this floorcloth a gorgeous antique feel. This area rug will be right at home with anything from Early American to Modern Farmhouse decor. The sharp weighty black border contrasts with the detail of leaves so beautifully, you can't help but stare at this this floor cloth. Now, some quick facts: 1.) Each piece is made to order and takes about four weeks to ship (or 6-8 weeks for custom sizes). If you have a tighter deadline, message me and depending on how busy things are, I may be able to accommodate you for an expediting fee. 2.)These are hand-crafted, hand-painted, hand sealed (you get the idea) heavy weight canvas rugs. They last a very long time, and clean up easily. They are pretty much the most practical piece of art you will ever own. 3.)If you don’t see a size that will work for you, message me with the dimensions you want. I can usually accommodate custom sizes. I can offer custom colors for $20 per color. I don’t typically altar my designs/patterns too much, however let me know what you are looking for, and I may be able to work with you. 4.)Your floorcloth will arrive with in depth instructions on use, care, and “installation” (which is a little too fancy of a word since you’re basically just sweeping your floor and laying it down). But nevertheless, you will have an expert in paper form helping you every step of the way. Okay, so now here’s the deal with my floorcloths. Many of you who have been kind enough to click on one of my products have never heard of a floorcloth before. Or if you have, you are seeing the new version made of vinyl. They are pretty cool, but not really a floorcloth. In fairness, if I really want to call what I make authentic, then what I would have to do is wait for my man to come back from sea, tear one of the beat-up old sails off his ship, and then go through a pretty smelly and painstaking process that involves linseed oil only to end up with something not very pretty…This is the 21st century. My husband is an engineer. This is not an option for me. So really, “floorcloth” has become a pretty relative term. I’ll tell you about what I make. My process is a compromise between the real deal that originated way back in fourteenth century France and the newest version that is vinyl fed through a printer. I start with heavyweight number #10 Duck canvas (ordered in large rolls, not torn off my husband’s ship), I roll it out in big stretches and staple it to the floor. Here begins many, many layers of paint. The first layer “shrinks” the canvas, so that when I cut it to size, I can be fairly accurate about the size of your finished floorcloth. When I know for sure there will be no more shrinkage, I cut the floorcloth, give it a solid two-inch hem to ensure it will lay flat, and begin adding more layers of paint. Then comes the fun part: stenciling! The sky is the limit here. I do everything from Early American designs to Modern Farmhouse to Victorian Gothic to Cottage Core…you get the idea. I don’t like limiting myself to one style. I live in Colorado where everyone is a transplant, so you see a little bit of everything here. Finally, each piece receives several layers of water-based polyurethane, chosen for its flexibility (super important for shipping these puppies rolled), and also non-yellowing. So, in nutshell, what makes my floorcloths different is that every step from beginning to end is done with my own two nail bitten hands. For thirteen years I’ve been honing my process and have had my floorcloths both in many, many private homes and also in many a shop (including Colonial Williamsburg!) Being the anti-Millennial (I still don’t really understand what Ticktock is), my tools are nothing more sophisticated than a roller, a thousand different kinds of paint brushes, and a fifty-year-old iron I use for the hemming (seriously, they just don’t make ‘em like they used to). And what you end up with is something that has personality and character and that only grows on you over time. It has weight and substance. It becomes something more than a rug. It becomes part of your home. It warms up the atmosphere in a way that nothing from a big box store ever could. I’m not just blowing smoke here! Just try a placemat for starters. Put it on an end table somewhere in your home and see if you can stop staring at it (spoiler alert: you can’t). What it comes down to is this: if your home just feels like it’s still missing something…this is it. Oh wait! I almost forgot to tell you about one of the best parts! There is nothing like watching your four-year-old son (I have three young boys btw, so I know what I’m talking about here) dump a bowl full of red sauce-soaked spaghetti on the floorcloth beneath your table. Your serene smile will not waver. Not even as he jumps from his chair, his mud caked sneakers landing right in the tomatoey disaster, and jets across the rest of your beautifully handcrafted work of art. You might even finish your meal before leisurely erasing the whole catastrophe away with a swipe or two of a mop. It’s a beautiful thing…really. One last thing…and I wasn’t sure I was going to share this with you… but… Each floorcloth rug has secret. I’m not going to tell you the secret. I’m just going to tell you that it’s there. When I’m hemming my floorcloths I either slip a tiny piece of paper with something written on it into the hem, or I use a pencil and write directly on the hidden part of the canvas. It varies what I write, but the theme is the same. The secret of what it is I will take to my grave. And don’t go ripping up the hem of your floorcloth! The paper/written words would never be readable as it is encased in a heat sensitive adhesive, and you’ll be left with a ruined floorcloth and your curiosity unsated. Just know that it's a little extra something to bring your home warmth and goodness. For custom inquiries or to check on the status of an order, feel free to message me!

The Windsor chair is a classic beauty and worthy of a seat at any dining table. This style of chair originated in England during the 18th century.

Light up your memory with some some great old home décor - more than 200 antique and vintage table lamps from the beginning of the twentieth century to its end!

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For this Quaker-style English cottage in Washington Crossing, an addition was designed that blends seamlessly with the original 1721 house.

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10 Decades of Color: The 1900s. Homes in the early 1900s were quite fussy by modern terms. Victorian-style and Colonial homes were being built at the beginning of the 1900s.

I grew up in an 18th century farmhouse, and we just went to Annapolis yesterday, so I was feeling inspired to look up some colonial interiors. Here are some lovely examples of colonial exteriors and colonial interiors. Some are authentic and others had been renovated or new builds created to capture the colonial aesthetic. […]