Wednesday, July 13, 2011

The trade show blues (and oranges)


As our San Fran gift show rapidly approaches, Jen and I have been working furiously to get our booth finished for the big day. Obviously residing on two opposite ends of the country has posed its fair share of challenges, but we've been taking them in stride (for the most part) and have been maintaining our nightly skype sessions of ironing out all the details. One such detail has been the flooring. We had grand ideas to put down hand-painted tile, instead of using the standard blah-gray tradeshow carpeting, but the time, money and effort it would take for us to actually install it, just wasn't worth it. So now we've been on a massive hunt for a fun orange, patterned rug that will make our booth bright and cheery, but we keep coming up empty handed.

So while I was goggling orange and blue carpeting this morning (our standard FP colors) I happened upon this lovely photographer and I couldn't tear myself away from his site. His name is Grant Hamilton and I want every single one of his pictures hanging in my house. They are a combination of bright, graphic and abstract shapes and they make me go to my happy place when scrolling through his portfolio. Here are a few samples - showing off his orange and blue color combos:











The last picture is more or less our mantra for today. Maybe we will find that perfect rug today and maybe it will be the perfect price and will match perfectly with the picture we have in our heads of our booth...

Anyone have any good websites for rugs?

1 comment:

  1. Pretty!

    Rug sources: Overstock.com, CSNstores.com, World Market, JCPenney, Nate Berkus for HSN

    Also look for Indoor/Outdoor rugs --- more durable and cheaper.

    Or what about DIYing a Floor Cloth?
    http://www.thekitchn.com/thekitchn/kitchen-furniture/ugly-kitchen-floor-change-it-with-a-floor-cloth-094617

    Or what about this idea:
    http://kfddesigns.blogspot.com/2011/04/dyeing-rug.html

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