The News Is Out!

Check out this month's issue of Connecticut Cottages & Gardens for an inside look our redesign of the Governor's Pool House. Click here to view the story online!

Connecticut Cottages and Gardens- People's Project

We are proud to announce that we were selected from hundreds of Connecticut designers to be a part of the renovation of the Governor's Mansion. Called the "People's Project" due to the fact that all of our services and materials were largely donated it was a once in a lifetime opportunity. We worked amidst such famous designers as Jamie Drake and Phillip Gorrivan. We would like to thank all of our vendors and especially Connecticut Cottages and Gardens for making this such a great experience. Look out for the November issue of CTC&G for images of the pool house we designed!

Featured In: Better Homes and Gardens Kitchen & Bath Ideas- October 2011 Issue!

Shelter Interiors is very excited to be featured in the October issue of Better Homes and Gardens Kitchen & Bath Ideas! Make sure to pick up your copy to see the full spread and how optimal storage was integrated into the design of this gorgeous kitchen!

Kitchen Innovator Feature In CTC&G Magazine

Shelter Interiors is thrilled to be featured as an Innovator in this Summer's issue of Connecticut Cottages & Gardens magazine. A gorgeous beach inspired kitchen we designed is featured in a full page spread with gorgeous photos by Michele Scotto of Sequined Asphault Studios. Check your newsstands or click here for the online feature.

Summer Sale!

From now until the end of July we will be having an in-store sale on our merchandise! Savings up to 50% off on specially marked items! Some of our sales include:

-All candles are 25% off or buy one, get one free.
-All pottery and jewelry are 25% off.
-Jonathan Adler Christmas Ornaments are 50%.
-Specially marked furniture pieces are 50%.

The store will run on our normal hours of operation:

Monday & Tuesday: By Appointment
Wednesday-Friday: 10am-5pm
Saturday: By Appointment or By Chance
Sunday: Closed

*The store will be closed Saturday, July 23rd*

Featured In: Renovation Style - Summer 2011 Issue!

We are so excited and thankful to be featured in the Summer 2011 issue of Better Homes and Garden! Our article includes twelve pages of one of our recent client's fabulous home transformation located in Darien, Connecticut. Located below are some sneak peeks of the issue, but make sure to pick up a copy to check out the full article!

Ice Cream Social June 9th

Please join us on June 9th from 5-9 during the Downtown Milford Business Association's 2nd Thursday event for a special Ice Cream Social to benefit the Get In Touch Foundation. Scoops of ice cream from Walnut Beach Creamery will be served for $2.00 with all proceeds going to the charity. We will also be serving pink champagne in our store that evening. We hope you can stop by and support this great organization.

IDA Award Winner

We are very excited to be the recipients of the third place award for Kitchen Design in the Connecticut Cottages & Gardens magazine's IDA design competition. We were honored to be among such amazing designers and architects who entered the competition. Congratulations to all the other winners! You will see this beautiful kitchen featured in the July issue.

IDA Awards Finalist

We are very excited to be among the finalists for the Connecticut Cottages and Gardens Innovation in Design Awards in the kitchen category. We can't wait to see the competition and are looking forward to a fabulous night out at the awards ceremony on May 24th. Design Icon Bunny Williams will be honored that evening and we hope we get an opportunity to meet her as well.

Easter Weekend Hours

Shelter Interiors will be closed for the entire Easter weekend on April 23rd & 24th. We wish you and your families a hoppy holiday!

Featured Artist: Kim Romero

Shelter Interiors is very happy to have works of art by Westport resident Kim Romero featured in our store this season. Kim's work has added a touch of Spring to our store and we are thrilled to be offering her work to you.

Biography:

Drawing from thirty years of wide-ranging experience in interior design, garden design and food presentation, Kim Romero's natural attraction for the relationships between colors is not surprising. A former student of interior design and previous owner of a catering company, painting has become her logical new focus and discovered talent. For the last couple of years, she has studied at The Silvermine Art Center in New Canaan, CT.

In 2010, her work was represented in Ecclectic Essex, a gallery in Essex, CT, promoting emerging Connecticut artists. Circa Antiques in Westport, CT, carries a small assortment of Kim's paintings and she has been commissioned by private clients in Westport, as well as Vermont, Louisville, KY and Victoria, BC.

Kim paints from her home in Westport, CT. She has lived in town since 1989, with her husband Tom, and has raised twin daughters who are now in college.

Artist Statement:

I have an affinity to make my surroundings pleasing to the eye. My paintings grow out of a visual personal experience, evoking interest and passion that takes me on a journey using paint on canvas. I want to create something for my viewer to be drawn in to. My goal is to not just make their eyes see, but to taste and smell the colors and textures. I feel as if a piece of art should arouse a feeling of intrigue and calm; it should be a complete and absolute moment.

I start by using a large brush and lots of paint. I use colors I feel will tell my story of that moment, applying them all messy and thick or thin and watery. There are shapes that take on the structure and bones at this point. This process gets all the emotion out on the canvas. With each brush stroke or palette knife and with colors taking their places on the canvas next to each other, the painting goes through a transformation, ending where and when I feel an emotional connection and contentment.

Inspired by what I thought may merely be an interesting creative diversion, I first delved into painting as an art form after deciding to take classes near my home in Westport, CT. While the classes helped lay the foundation in terms of basic techniques, I quickly was able to distinguish my attraction to abstract work in acrylics and have been exploring the field ever since.

Store Hours

Shelter Interiors Store hours for the Spring are as follows: Wednesday thru Friday from 10 til 5, Saturday from 10-3. We will be expanding our hours as the weather gets warmer. Check back for updated hours and please call 203-301-4886 if you would like to make an appointment to stop by during non-store hours. Hope to see you soon!

Fabric Lines

We are a source for the following fabric lines:
Donghia
Casamance
Thibault
Rogers & Goffigon
Henry Calvin
Holly Hunt
Nobilis
Bergamo
Kasmir
Robert Allen
Duralee
Kravet
Knoll

And many, many others....

Product Lines

We are proud to be a retailer of the following lines:
Jonathan Adler
Roost
Oomph
World's Away
Bailey Street
Barbara Cosgrove
Lamp Works
Trowbridge
Lazy Susan
Illume
Sandor Collection
Middle Kingdom
Charles Stewart
TCS Designs
In2Design
Leigh Helena
Wikkitz
Tourmaline
Adam & Viktoria
The Painted Edge

Whooo are you?

Shelter Interiors is pleased to be a retail outlet for Jonathan Adler pottery and furniture. We fell in love this Utopia Owl bowl at the New York International Gift Fair and he has joined our flock. He looks amazing on a bookshelf or as a table centerpiece. He would even make a great place to stash your keys in an entry or foyer.

New Spring Arrivals

We are very excited to have just received our new Spring fashion accessories today. We have lots of new scarves and watches in colors such as the color of the year "honeysuckle", aqua, spring green, white and citrus. Also, come in and check out our new colored enamel bracelets and stackable metallics as well.