GREEN INTERIOR DESIGN  SERVICES

LEFT IMAGE: CONFERENCE TABLE, maple with fossilated limestone top, sealed to protect from stains

RIGHT IMAGE: FLOOR CLOTH: 8-foot diameter handpainted canvas carpet, collaged with real leaves, painted with water-based acrylic paint on canvas, protected with waterproof, non-toxic sealant; hand painted as a wedding carpet and for a new home

Built-in or free-standing custom-designed furniture and storage units can be proportioned, shaped, colored or patterned to fit any space or to match existing furniture.  For example, the conference table above is a unique original design by Carol Crawford, but matches the maple veneer hue of the Steelcase chairs surrounding it.  Carol Crawford collaborates with cabinet makers, upholsterers, masons, other artists and many other trades and craftspeople to execute her original designs.  She will shepherd your special furniture piece throughthe entire fabrication process, inspecting it each step of the way, from sketch to shop drawing, mock-up and maquette to finished product. 

All the pieces on this page were designed by Carol Crawford; she both designed and made the floorcloth and screen herself.  Every piece she designs and builds herself is a signed and dated original 

LEFT IMAGE: LOVESEAT

RIGHT IMAGE: SCREEN: cibachrome photographs inserted into handmade birch construction, acrylic painting

The art of making decorative screens and doors  exists in many cultures, from the lacquered and inlaid screens of ancient Chinese tradition and the painted paper screens and shoji panels of Japan , to folding screens of cloth, decoupage and rattan.  Carol Crawford's screens are different: they are bas-relief landscapes that include original photographs, birch frames stained with delicate washes of waterbased acrylic paints, allowing the wood grain to show.  They are one-of-a-kind.  They re-present a landscape that is as particular as a photograph can make them, but which still remain as abstract interpretations because of their simple iconic form and color. 

Carol Crawford's door designs shown above, range from bas-relief collages of wood-on-wood, as in the children's room door to the left, to photographic inserts as in the door in the picture at the right, or the use of acrylic paint stains which follow the natural grain patterns of the wood used. 

wooden window shutters can be pictorial, as are those in the children's room in the photograph shown below, or can be abstract.  Whatever material or pattern choice  is made, it will be in tasteful harmony with the style, color and proportion of the room and its furnishings.

Contact us with your questions and measurements; an on-site consultation with you will enable Carol to create an appropriate and unique original design for your interior setting.

GREEN DESIGN ELEMENTS RECOMMENDED:

• formaldehyde-free plywood and particle board , or biocomposites like wheatboard 
• paints and protective finishes made with low- or no VOC's
• fabrics with non-toxic dyes, made from natural fibers, or man-made fibers developed from agricultural by-products such as corn
• recycled glass
• certified wood
• energy-conservative lighting
• local stone

SPECIFIC BRAND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE NOT PROVIDED HERE, BUT ARE ALWAYS PROVIDED BY THE DESIGNER FOR THE CLIENT AS PART OF THE DESIGN PROCESS, ALONG WITH SAMPLES, COST COMPARISONS AND CLEANING AND INSTALLATION INFORMATION, SO THAT WISE, APPROPRIATE CHOICES CAN BE MADE.   CAROL CRAWFORD OVERSEES ALL FABRICATIONS, FROM DRAWING BOARD TO FINISHED PRODUCT, DELIVERED AND INSTALLED.  CLICK ON GREEN DESIGN FAQ'S AND NEWS AND RESOURCES FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MATERIALS AND HOW TO CHOOSE THEM FOR SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY.