Need help turning your room into an amazing New York loft? Recreate this look with the best furniture from Santa Barbara Design Center and the most beautiful hand made rugs from Rugs and More. Include emphasis as one of your elements for this look. Have a focal point to begin with, and include neutral colors […]
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At Santa Barbara Design Center we carry the best furniture and accessories for your home. Want to know what you can add to your home to make it the perfect beach home for you and your guest to enjoy? Beautify and fill every area of your home with our collection of unique and beautiful accessories.
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OK, you are now a young adult – its official and you no longer have any excuses… So what should grown-ups have in their home by the ripe age of 30? Here is a list of some things that you might want to be shopping for – that is if you don’t have it already
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That’s right you heard it here first – Santa Barbara Design Center now has an outdoor furniture store that is open to the public. Located on the corning of Olive and Gutierrez Street in Santa Barbara! We have an outstanding collection of furniture for outdoor living. Perfect for the Santa Barbarians indoor – outdoor living
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At Santa Barbara Sofa Collection you can build your own sofa and as EASY as 1-2-3! #1 Pick your frame – it’s not that complicated. You just need to know what style you would like, make sure it is in harmony with the space you want to decorate, and make sure it fits through the
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When we are shopping to do a makeover in our home most people are thinking of quick fixes and the # 1 mistake is when we think of a quick fix is that we tend to look for a cheaper alternative and a quick ship option. Soo… buying cheap generic furniture is the #1 mistake
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You will have the ultimate shopping experience at the Santa Barbara Design Center; we proudly cater to all manners of style by offering a curated selection of the finest furnishings, rugs, lighting, outdoor furniture and window treatments. The Santa Barbara Design Center is filled with an expert blend of varied genres, from mid-century to transitional,
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There’s something fundamentally luxurious and old fashioned about a Chesterfield sofa. Perhaps this is why it still remains a classic style even after all these years. With its oversized arms and deeply tufted upholstery, the Chesterfield Collection at the Santa Barbara Design Center is one of our staple pieces of upholstery. Our leather sofas, couches,
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At Santa Barbara Design Center we find that its just adding the right piece to easily jazz up any space that’s too traditional or tired. We created the perfect new line of upholstery to do just that – our Century Collection. Ultra chic and trend setting with the Metallic Gold Fabric! We manufacture our own
Santa Barbara Design Center would like to show you our new bestselling lighting collection from Curry and Company. This daring collection features stylized natural elements which emphasizes touches of antique brass, smoky glass, crystals, and geometric shapes give it a modern edge. Come to Santa Barbara Design Center and check out our lighting collection – guarenteed
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Santa Barbara Modern Home is happy to present you our new line of linens – Niche Bedding by Eastern Accents celebrates color, style, and simplicity. This sophisticated line of bedding emphasizes clean lines, a fresh color palette, and freedom of frills and fuss. The usual combination of duvet covers (or comforters), bed pillows, and an
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Santa Barbara Design Center would like to be the first to introduce you to our new modern sofa – the Theodore! We can make it in a loveseat, couch, sectional, sleeper, armchair or ottoman. In any fabric with over 3000 to choose from! Any fill Poli, Down-feather or angel hair -or combo of any of
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Santa Barbara Design Center would like to introduce you to this great line that we will be carrying in our showroom. Palecek Furniture was developed 40 years ago by Allan Palecek. Allan, developed his line of furniture from the inspiration that he felt after traveling the globe. He fell for the centuries-old tradition of basket-weaving
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The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is an eleven-day film festival held in Santa Barbara, California since 1986. The Festival Starts Wednesday February 3 – 13th – there will be 200 Films + Celebrity Tributes + Panel Discussions + Filmmaker Q&A’s + Daily FREE Community Events + Educational Programs FOR ALL AGES! In 2015, the
Eastern Accents, in 1989 Ridvan and Siw Tatargil, an adventurous husband and wife team, started this company manufacturing “killim” pillows in their 3,000-foot loft in Chicago with only one designer and two sewers. Their vision was to use gorgeous textiles in creating home accessories with superior craftsmanship and exceptional quality. They expanded their product line
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Santa Barbara Design Center is proud to be the exclusive carrier of Curry & Company on the Central Coast. Currey & Company is known today for its vibrant collection of lighting products. They began as a historic garden furnishing company in 1988. These collections were joined by an American collection of garden accessories, birdhouses and
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Create a wish list for the New Year and start it off on a positive note. Write down everything you would like to do if money were no object, (like if you own the Powerball tomorrow!). Then figure out which things you can do, which things you can’t do, which things have to be done
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Here are Santa Barbara Design Center’s trends and styles for interior textiles for 2016. We found that the trends this year are unique with such richness of expression, color, placement and aesthetic. For example Art Deco inspired shapes and patterns will be making a bold comeback this year – so look for geometry patterns or
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End of year means new beginnings and it’s time to look ahead to a clean and organized New Year! In Japan they have a New Years tradition for clearing clutter, dirt and disorganization from the old year because each year is seen as separate and distinct. This ritual is called Oosouji and it is performed
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Robert Passal, has to be one of this years most inspiring interior designers to follow. I love his sophisticated timeless aesthetic. He just nails it when comes to evoking personal comfort within an elegant setting. As well as mixing different styles and textures! Robert developed a keen eye from his experiences and travels and continues
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Designing any space requires inspiration and originality – well your home is like a canvas which you can describe your life story – so you have an interesting story to tell. And when you invest your money on objects in your home like a piece of artwork, rug, table, sofa or lamp… you’re picking pieces
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At Santa Barbara Design Center we have the largest selection of Sofas, Couches, Sectionals, Love-seats, Arm chairs, Slipper Chairs, Recliners, Sleepers, Ottomans – ANYTHING UPHOLSTERED! All Custom made with over 3000 fabrics to choose from; made in California with Hard Alder Wood; filled with YOUR choice of Poli, Angel Hair or Down! Its all down
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At Rugs & More we carry a full range of rugs that pay tribute to the beauty of their countries of origin. Whether exotic or traditional, tribal or modern, our rugs weave stories through intricate patterns, compelling colors, and touchable materials. Some Carpets we carry are museum quality pieces, which makes them a testament to
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So it’s the first day of December, not many left until Christmas/Hanukkah – have you started your shopping? If you’re wanting some inspiration for how to get your home ready for the Holidays then look no further. I’ve come up with an easy to do check-list with some super easy ways to prepare your home
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Here are a few quick simple tips to refreshing and uplifting your home on the fly – as in super speedy makeovers in time for the holiday season ahead. It’s this time of year when we open our doors to guests for dinner parties and holiday well wishers, and we all want our homes to
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Santa Barbara Design Center is now carrying Reverie Latex Mattresses. These mattress’s are custom-made for you and the way you sleep. The mattress may be customized to the firmness level on each side of the mattress to your specifications when we build it, which is great for partners that have different sleeping preferences. The mattress
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Santa Barbara Design Center welcomes our new linen store Colomba Living to our location. We held a grand opening wine and cheese “meet and greet” and wanted to thank all that participated and joined us to celebrate our latest collection to our showroom. WINE AND CHEESE MEET AND GREET! 7th Generation Wine Imported from Chili
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Stephanie Denier has a creative talent with interiors and we at the Santa Barbara Design Center would like to congratulate her on being our Designer of the Month! She began her career in 1999 and has enjoyed creating exceptional homes throughout the U.S and developed a very successful interior design firm. It’ a full service
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Proper care and cleaning of your rug will ensure that the distinctive charm and beauty that it adds to your home or office will last for many years. At Rugs & More located in the Santa Barbara Design Center we offer a white glove service to pick up, clean and deliver your rugs! We specialize
Suzani are decorative tribal textiles that are embroidered in silk or cotton threads onto a cotton or sometimes-silk base. These are made into bedspreads; wall displays to pillow covers… These exquisite pieces are hand embroidered by some of Central Asia’s most talented women. The stitches used are chain, satin or buttonhole and Suzanis are often
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Moroccan Rugs are a perfect example of how to bring a multicultural style to your home because they give color, vibrant and warmth to any room. You can add a Moroccan rug to any style – works amazingly with other vintage accents and furnishings, making a great contemporary living room. A contemporary living room can
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Going with a Beachy-chic theme for your home is not just for coastal living anymore, beach-inspired decorating gives your home the laid-back setting that’s just right for all seasons. Here are some sea-inspired decorating ideas for Santa Barbara Design Center fans that are looking to add a coastal feel to their homes. Lanterns are always
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Mary Lou and her husband Jon Sorrell have run a small firm in Montecito for over three decades. Mary Lou is dedicated to providing genuine reproductions of historic- styled home in and around Santa Barbara. Mary Lou and Jon have an exclusive clientele and collectively they have completed more than 100 extraordinary residences. Sorrell Design’s
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Santa Barbara Design Center now has the new Duralee Fall Fabrics. Duralee continually creates patterns and styles with comfort and timeless versatility! All the while maintaining a balance with sophistication yet youthful and fun, the Duralee design aesthetic upholds an ageless appeal. Check out their new Suburban Home Trimmings ranging in very Bright, bold and
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Myka is an accomplished local artist who now resides in Pasadena, (but he still considers Santa Barbara his home). He has artwork featured at the Santa Barbara Art Museum, Lobero Theater, some local restaurants and prominent homes scattered in the South West. Myka creates inspiring spaces with his murals by transforming walls, ceilings and floors
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These terms are not the same yet they are often mistaken for the same thing. They do have some similar attributes (creating a decorative space), yet they do have significant differences… Interior designer is a skilled craftsman who gained their profession thru formal training and education. And the schooling often involves the study of color
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We currently carry the largest selection of sofas in Santa Barbara at the Santa Barbara Design Center! We manufacture all of the Upholstery and in doing so we can make any style sofa that you want into a sectional, love-seat, chaise, ottoman or chair! With over 3500 fabrics to choose from and in any size
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Susan Shand has taken her design experience in the magazine, advertising and product design businesses into Interior Design Consulting. Working with a select client base, she offers her services of interior design, co- contracting, and re-energizing the old into the new. “I feel that where we live, work and play are essential to our well
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Santa Barbara Design Center is now selling Cryton fabrics. These fabrics are the most environmentally-friendly, reliable and high-performance textile solutions know today because Crypton is the only patented & tested fabric that works in performance fabrics for healthcare, contract, furniture, and residential and outdoor. They are stain, water, and bacteria resistant …protection against stains, moisture &
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Coming up with a design for your living room can seem like a bit of a challenge. One of the first steps we at the Santa Barbara Design Center will help you with is finding a color palette that fits your style. Finding that fit sometimes can be difficult but we will walk you thru
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Santa Barbara Design Center is now introducing our newest line to our showroom. The Adorne Collection makes life simply beautiful, putting a stylishly smart finishing touch on your home. Here you’ll discover real-world inspiration for turning the ordinary into extraordinary with re-imagined switches and other ingenious solutions you have to see to believe. It’s time
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Colomba offers a selection of luxurious bedding sold exclusively in California at Santa Barbara Design Center. Made from high quality Linen, natural fibers and precious textures. And here is some FYI about Linen and why it’s so much more than cotton! Linen is a natural fiber extracted from the flax plant. The yarn has a fresh
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Santa Barbara Design Center custom stages each project to maximize your listings appeal to a wide range of potential buyers. We are the #1 choice for Santa Barbara’s interior design and have over 25,000 square feet of high quality home furnishings, sofas, fine rugs, designer fabrics and home accessories. We have the perfect solution to
Latex Mattress now available to Santa Barbara Design Center
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We are now carrying a sofa bed that has a combination air over spring technology, make our sleeper sofas more comfortable than any standard sofa mattress or air mattress on the market today. Unlike most sleeper sofa cushions that are thin and extremely uncomfortable, the mattress that we use is an innovative air sleep system.
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Santa Barbara Design Center is pleased to announce our designer of the month Leesa Wilson- Goldmuntz. Leesa is a local designer with an international flair. She has lived abroad and throughout many different cities in the States. Blending her backgrounds in Fashion Design and Residential Property Development she brings a critical eye to work. Leesa
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Join Michael Kourosh for Episode 6 of Design Santa Barbara.
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Besides sunny beaches and historic charm, Santa Barbara now can boast being home to one of the largest design showrooms between San Francisco and Los Angeles. It’s the brainchild of Michael Kourosh, the affable, dapper owner of the recently opened Santa Barbara Design Center. A visit to the 25,000 square foot shop, done in hip
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“My sales go down thirty percent if I wear jeans,” laughs elegant, friendly, and enthusiastic Michael Kourosh, as he shows me around his stunning new 25,000 square foot home design showroom, arguably the largest in Santa Barbara and perhaps the entire county. The nattily dressed 43-year-old father of two is a well-know Santa Barbara businessman,
