{"id":622,"date":"2011-02-25T07:06:00","date_gmt":"2011-02-25T11:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kikis-list.com\/2011\/02\/25\/a-peek-into-her-world-jamie-meares\/"},"modified":"2011-02-25T07:06:00","modified_gmt":"2011-02-25T11:06:00","slug":"a-peek-into-her-world-jamie-meares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kikis-list.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/25\/a-peek-into-her-world-jamie-meares\/","title":{"rendered":"A Peek Into Her World: Jamie Meares."},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you saw last month’s premiere issue of SavorNC Magazine<\/a> (a new guide to the good life for North Carolinians) you were able to read my interview with Jamie Meares of Furbish<\/a>. \u00a0For those of you who don’t live in North Carolina, you can check out my interview with Jamie below. \u00a0Thanks again to Jamie for giving us a Peak Into Her World.<\/i><\/div>\n

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I first heard about Jamie Meares and her store Furbish<\/a> in one of my many adventures in the blogosphere.\u00a0 Jamie is also the author of I Suwannee<\/a>, the blog that was the gateway to her booming business.\u00a0 Jamie started blogging in 2007.\u00a0 Through various e-design projects for her clients, she saw a need for a more unique offering of furniture and home accessories. \u00a0So, on November 21, 2009, Furbish opened its doors.\u00a0 Jamie followed her instincts and took this leap of faith and has not looked back since.<\/span><\/p>\n

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K: What was your career before you opened Furbish?<\/span><\/p>\n

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J: Ugggh.\u00a0 it was in marketing.\u00a0 I sat at a desk all day passing hours of my life – that’s how the blog was born<\/i>. \u00a0 <\/p>\n

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K: I could imagine that you wear \u00a0lot of different hats between the store, online, custom design, etc. \u00a0Tell me about it.<\/span><\/p>\n

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J: Oh man the hats I wear.\u00a0 and none of them are fancy hats.\u00a0 Right now I have lots of balls in the air – the brick and mortar store, an online store that’s shipping about 50 orders a day, my big design projects, my one hour consultations, people bringing things to the store for us to paint, for us to upholster or to sew and the blog.\u00a0 Also my husband and dogson, Rowdy!\u00a0 We’re also battling a mouse at the store (who sneaks in a night and eats soap!)\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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K: Describe your personal style.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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J: My personal style is bright – and bold.\u00a0 I\u2019m a lot southern, a little bit modern.<\/p>\n

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K: What is your favorite piece in the store?<\/span><\/p>\n

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J: I love the soap rocks we just got in — I know that’s not an amazing huge vintage piece that I just reupholstered, but these little rocks are just so glamorous and chic.\u00a0 I saw them at a trade show in New York months ago, and have wanted to order them since, and just got around to doing it.\u00a0 I visit them every morning — they smell so good and pack so much of a decor punch in a tiny item <\/p>\n

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K: \u00a0F<\/span><\/b>avorite room in your house? Why?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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J: I really like our bedroom — it’s on the third floor and we have a very slanted slot — there’s lots and trees and a greenway behind our house, so it’s sort of like being in a tree house.\u00a0 We’ve got a nice big room with a few old Turkish carpets on the floor.\u00a0 I can lay in bed and watch the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Rowdy sleeps on the sofa at the end of the bed.\u00a0 I also have a big bookcase filled with books in case I finish one and need another quickly at night.<\/p>\n

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K: \u00a0Tell me your thoughts on how to make a house into a home.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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J: I think you make a house a home by slowly bringing pieces you absolutely love into it. Cheaping out to get something b\/c it’s inexpensive or because you have to have it right now makes it look exactly what it is: cheap.\u00a0 Things can be a good deal, but they need to have a story.\u00a0 I’m all for maximizing a budget, and making smart design decisions, but it’s important to know when to compromise and when not to.\u00a0 I also think bringing animals into a house makes it a home…\u00a0 A dirty home, but a home at that… and plants, books and art!\u00a0 I can’t say how important it is to have these things in your home!!\u00a0<\/i> <\/p>\n

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K:Best Part of your job? \u00a0Worst?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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J: Best: being my own boss. <\/p>\n

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K: What are some of the fabrics, textures that you are loving right now?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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J: I’m loving tribal prints, and Navajo inspired items right now.\u00a0 I love a good peach and gray color combo, and I\u2019d love for you to paint your ceiling not white.\u00a0 I’m also very into spots;\u00a0not necessarily an animal print, or a polka dot, but the hybrid of the two. <\/p>\n

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J: Well honeysuckle pink was just projected as the color of the year 2011.\u00a0 I can support that.\u00a0 I also love a bright orange, and an almost drab olive green. <\/p>\n

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J: Maybe a Saturday at the beach.\u00a0 Get up, go eat a big breakfast, do some shopping at my favorite consignment boutique Hallaju, then check out the home boutiques in Lumina Station – I am so inspired every time I go into Paysage – it’s just such a lovely store, and I don’t go too often to get tired of it.\u00a0 Then headed out to the beach.\u00a0 Read a Diana Galbadon book, let Rowdy dog around in the water, and drink 2.4 beers. I love coming in from the beach for lunch and eating a real white bread sandwich with Doritos and French onion dip.<\/p>\n

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Furbish offers a fresh, edgy and eclectic twist to the average home furnishings.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Located in Raleigh, Jamie not only has a store filled with lavish eye candy, she also offers design services at $75 an hour.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1. Set of Two Black Botanical Prints-<\/a> $650<\/p>\n

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4. Prep Insignia Pillow<\/a>– $65<\/p>\n

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5. Hot Pink Moroccan Leather Pouf<\/a>– $265<\/p>\n

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6. Zebra Stenciled Hide<\/a>– $500\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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7. Pink Chevron Frame<\/a>– $26<\/p>\n

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8. Custom Dog Beds<\/a>– $100- $130<\/p>\n

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9. Granite Scales Linen Pillow<\/a>– $70<\/p>\n

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10. Marbled Lamp<\/a>– $295<\/p>\n

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11. Driftwood Mirror<\/a>– $699<\/p>\n

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