Slate Interiors will be having a Gallery Crawl this Friday, June 3rd from 5pm to 8pm. I absolutely ADORE Slate Interiors and have already been there at least a half dozen times since they opened. I even got a gift card there for Mother's Day! The decor and artwork they've got is amazing and the prices are even better (drum lights for $75, antique furniture pieces from $250-$700, handcrafted pillows for less than $30).

• Furniture
• Original Artwork
• Lamp shades
• Pillows
• Antiques
• Desks
• Garden furniture

Charlotte is fast becoming an artist hub along the east coast to meet and exchange styles. This Friday you can enjoy drinks while browsing Slate Interiors wide selection of fine furniture, interior design ideas and gallery style artwork. Becky Miller will be the featured artist for the gallery crawl and there will be plenty of art pieces on display for your enjoyment.


Becky Miller is a North Carolina native and this is what she has to say about her artwork:

"I am drawn to paint, its properties and the physical act of painting, with an affinity to large-scale work. Painting large is my way of capturing the content of the work, as I tend to see it…bigger than life.

Inspiration for my work is both intentional and a response to the very act of painting itself. I find troweling plaster, pastes and other media on canvas and wood exciting and refreshing raw surfaces from which the process of paint to canvas then moves quickly…uncertain of the actual outcome."


 


Be sure to check out the Gallery Crawl this Friday, June 3rd at Slate Interiors.

Tip: Leave kids at home when shopping at Slate Interiors. You'll want to spend at least 45 minutes perusing and no child under 12 that I've ever met is capable of handling that. :)

My assistant, Ellie, and I previewed a gorgeous property today in Dilworth for an out-of-town client looking to buy a home in Charlotte and fell in love with the mural painting on the walls of one of the bedrooms. It was like we were dropped right in the center of a county fair! The ceiling was painted like the top of a Merry-Go-Round with the light fixture being the center focal point. Each wall depicted a different circus animal and my assistant had a great time pretending she was riding on the giraffe. Can you imagine how fun it would be to fall asleep surrounded by circus animals? (Ok, you’re right…might actually be a little scary. Let’s assume, then, that your little rascal is one of those kids that loves animals, dinosaurs, and volcano’s and would never be scared this giraffe would jump off the wall and “get” them).




Scary animals or not, murals are a great addition to kid's rooms - heck, any room - because they add flavor and flair in a distinctive way; it’s your own piece of original art that visitors will love to ask questions about. If hiring a professional is not in your budget, consider hiring your school-age child to draw his favorite picture. Then use a projector (your favorite art teacher or teacher-friend will certainly let you borrow one for the evening) to blow up the drawing on the wall. It will turn into a family affair when everyone gets to paint their own section of the mural. And how special will Jr. feel that his artwork is featured in bigger-than-life form in his room!?


If you’re thinking of adding a mural or wall accent in another room of the house, think of something that will outlast the current fad. You’d be better off enjoying the artwork 5 years from now rather than putting a picture of something trendy that will be lame in 6 months. Keep in mind, too, that when selling your home, it’d be better to have something that might appeal to more than just you and your Buddha-loving partner. A 5-foot-tall Buddha in the dining room may not scream “buy me!” to your discriminating buyers. Check out some of these for inspiration….








I know a few great local artists in here in Charlotte if you’re ready to make the move into one-of-a-kind art. Email me if you’d like to have an artist come to your home to help you sort out ideas and for a quote.

Ellie also loved this elevated granite counter top in the Chef's kitchen of this Dilworth home. She has such great taste.



Happy Painting!