Barclay's Kravet Collections - from Material Girls

Thanks to Material Girls and the Dallas blog for their post,

"Barclay's Kravet Collections."

I tend to frequent the Kravet showroom in Dallas at least once a week! I always seem to have such good luck there in finding the perfect fabric for a client.

While on a memo sample shopping spree the other day, I came across the most beautiful fabric- it consisted of a soft turquoise and brown leaf print embroidered upon a crisp white linen background.

{Herbarium- Mineral: 30352/1635}

And what do you know, it is a fabric by the distinguished interior designer, Barclay Butera! I could not get this fabric out of my head all week. It became the jumping off point for an entire room design for that client.

I must say that all of Barclay’s fabrics and rugs for Kravet are so completely stunning…and the fact that he has also selected a forty color palette of paint from Benjamin Moore that will complement all these textiles, makes them that much more appealing!

His paint colors are organized into four divisions-
Beach (i.e.: Ben Moore’s Blue Toile 748), City (i.e.: Indian River 985), Mountain (i.e.: Great Plains Gold 1077), and Town & Country (i.e.: Krisp Khaki 234).

To learn more about these fabric divisions and get further Barclay inspiration, be sure to read his book, Living in Style.

Here are a few additional photos of Barclay’s Kravet fabrics to get your creative juices flowing:

These to me are such calming fabrics. They aren’t loud or overdone in the least bit. Fourth from the left, is my fabric crush- Herbarium.








Now let’s just hope that my client selects the color scheme that had Barclay’s Herbarium fabric in it! (fingers crossed!)


And one more photo for the road…Barclay’s Tufts for Kravet Carpet. How great would this look with a bit of chocolate brown?

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Barclay Butera Honors Benjamin Moore Paints with Collaboration

MONTVALE, New Jersey ─ Kravet fabrics and Benjamin Moore Paints have announced that their three-year-old color collaboration has just evolved even further.

Prominent designer Barclay Butera, who recently released an exclusive line of rugs and fabric with Kravet, has just selected 40 paints by Benjamin Moore to suit his new creations.

Benjamin Moore is “indisputably the gold standard of paint,” said Butera, who has designed for 15 years and strikes the difficult balance between glamor and livability.

There are four color groups inspired by luxurious locales (Beach, City, Mountain and Town & Country) which reflect Butera’s debut line at Kravet.

For Beach, there are bright whites, sandy neutrals and varying shades of blue like Tidal Wave and Harbor Fog. City is defined by a definitive sexiness with animal skin patterns and contrasts in dark/light which aid in creating a sense of space. Mountain embraces the natural grains of wood and leather while Town & Country couples pale greens and blues with accents of silver and gold.

Benjamin Moore & Co just celebrated its 125th anniversary this past year and continues to push the boundaries of ecological savvy with its portfolio of Green Promise products , which includes Aura, Natura and EcoSpec.

by Catherine Tandy, Boutique Design Magazine

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Pictured above: Zak Graff, National Sales Manager, Barclay Butera Home; Katrina Mosher, Interior Designer, Walt Disney Imagineering; Barclay Butera, President and CEO, Barclay Butera, Inc.