Last we met regarding Extreme Home Makeover’s: Marrero Family Highlights, we took a visual and sensual tour through what you & the
J&O Family considered to be one of the more stylish and appealing rooms. In this article we will revisit their formal sitting room and delve into some of the fabrics used to fashion the space reserved for guests and modest entertaining.
When we first saw the cream and wine themed room, we instantly felt welcomed and warm. As the Extreme Home Makeover camera roamed the interior of the space, we saw how the recess lighting, low lit table lamps, strategically placed candles and see through fire place all complimented the look and feel.
The dark harvest palette of burgundy, winter grey and chestnut added richness to the vanilla cream walls and textured sofa. A deep carmine tapestry dressed the far wall, creating the visual effect of a more enclosed space, while also providing the viewer with a more intimate feel.
The highlight of the room was the use of J&O’s rich wine colored velvet suede fabric. The supple hand of this designer fabric as well as its rich color, make it a fashionable material for window dressing. In the winter months it will provide layers of protection against Mother Nature’s fury, and create a coziness in the home at the end of the day. In the warmer months, the soft and decadent fabric can be pulled to the sides to offer in plenty of light and fresh air.
Fabrics truly have the ability to inspire and create. They add texture and character to a room or piece of furniture, and can enhance or subdue the energy of a space through color alone. If nothing else, the design ideas from Extreme Makeover Home Edition, will put a spark in you to bring your creative vision to life through fabric. Until next time, make your house into a home with fabric from J&O.
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We’ve gotten some great feedback from our Extreme Makeover: Marrero Family Finally and thought we’d take a moment to do some highlights on the rooms you loved the best.
The first room we will be focusing on is the walk through living and dining area. As you were able to see in our last write up, yards of our Camel Cotton fabric dressed the front and side windows of this fabulous area of the house. From the time you walk in thru the front door, you are met with an open and airy look and feel. The house itself suddenly seems longer because there are no dividers or walls separating the living, dining or kitchen areas. No obstacles block your walkway, and the same soft flowing material garnishing the windows along the way, create a reserved yet inviting stream of sunlight into an already brightly lit area.
Our White Suede fabric wrapped around the cushioned base and backs of the dining room chairs offer an additional luxury to the dining experience. Don’t let the light color and fabulous look fool you. The fact that it is created with a polyester also makes it very resilient, quick drying, and easy to wash.
The feeling is harmonious and unifying. And with such a big family, the décor of these rooms together is just the right combination for making a house feel like a home. This is a great area not only for living, but entertaining as well. Holidays, football season and big family breakfasts will never be the same when gathering in this welcoming space. Even the Marrero family’s Fen Sui artist friends will find its free flowing layout quietly appealing.
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While many local South Jersians are eagerly awaiting the November 4th ABC-TV airing of
"Extreme Makeover-Home Edition", J & O Fabrics will be taking a sneak peak into the home of the Marrero family from a distance; quietly critiquing the popular show's designers' use of the beautiful fabrics selected from our bolts to decorate & beautify the newly built home.
For those of you who haven't read our initial blog report, the
Marrero family is one of Extreme Makeover's most recent recipients of a brand new home. For FREE! The Camden, NJ based family was selected after hundreds of nominations poured in following an interview by Diane Sawyer on 20/20 that aired on our local news back in January of this year highlighting children in poverty. After the decision was made, the phones started ringing. The shows producers were scouting out the area in search of not only the architects and engineers, but the fashionable high-end fabric outlet that would become the source of textile, window & wall coverings for their made-for-tv project. It was only a matter of time before word got out that
J&O was the answer to their call.
Now, due to contractual agreements, we can't exactly mention
what we supplied. But for those of you loyal
J&O customers out there, the fabulous fabrics shouldn't be hard to spot on the tube once November comes around. And why should the Marrero family be the only ones to be the recipients of such a gift. With walls of decorator fabrics from designer manufacturers such as Alexander Henry, Robert Kauffman & Waverly; to high end prints from Charles & Ray Eames, you can find a wealth of fabric treasures to add a little zest to the nest. It's always interesting to see the many different ways a few yardages of material can transform a piece of furniture or a window frame. With a little bit of imagination and a desire to create, you too can treat yourself and your home to your own Extreme Makeover. At the end of a long & busy day out in the world, aren't you worth it!
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Check this out!!
Unfortunately I can't give you all the details, just yet, but the show Extreme Makeover has recently been in our store for a project that they are doing in Pennsauken, New Jersey. This project has created a lot of local elation as well as excitment in our store.
We look forward to providing you with more information as soon as it is possible. Extreme Makover Home addition is doing a good deed in our neighboorhood and J & O Fabric store is happy to help out. The families home, who will be getting the make over, is a wonderful story. Also, the redesign of the home will provide great ways to get ideas for many uses of our fabrics. Stay tuned and we will update you as soon as we can. Meanwhile, watch Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Sundays 8/7c on ABC and always check out our site at jofabrics.com
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