Lucky to have you, Arevat

We are so grateful for Arevat Manucharova, our expert seamstress who has been making our design dreams come true for the past 17 years.  If you do not know of her, here is a quick intro. Arevat, a native from Armenia, has a workroom upstairs at our shop. She crafts all of our custom pillows for clients as well as for our shop. However, her talents don't stop at pillows! She is also a seamstress for bed skirts, table skirts, coverlets/duvets, shams, seat cushions, and more!  We can count on her for just about anything, including some personal alterations.  We appreciate her patience through everything that is thrown on her every day.  Come by the store to take a look at her expertise displayed throughout, as she is consistently keeping us stocked.  We have many more stock pillows that are on the way, from some of the prettiest fabrics Cindy has chosen.  Here are a few we have available today...

 Arevat hard at work upstairs

This Nancy Corzine silk fabric makes a gorgeous pillow backed with velvet

Meet Arevat!

We are so lucky to have Arevat Manucharova working with us! She is our expert seamstress who has a workroom upstairs at our shop. Arevat moved from Armenia to Charlotte 17 years ago and has worked at Circa for the last 12 years! All of our custom pillows for clients as well as our shop are crafted by Arevat. Her talents don't stop at pillows; she makes dustskirts, bedcovers, slipcovers, tablecloths, tableskirts, and seat cushions! I think it's safe to say that she is the Queen of Pillows!

Gorgeous Pillows!

Ready for some redecorating?
We are full to the brim with beautiful custom pillows that our seamstress, Arevat, has handmade for the shop. They are a fun and simple way to spice up a room. These are just a few of the wide variety of shapes and sizes we have in stock.

Champagne Pillows: $200 each

Thistle Pillows: $315 each

Green Velvet Pillows: $250 each

Priscilla Pillows: $250 each

 Damask Pillows: $350 each

 
 Blue Patterned Pillows: $350 each

Jadida Patchwork Pillows: $295 each

Ash and Alpine Pillows: $275 each

Linen Lumbar Pillow: $225 each

Quilted Paisley Pillows: $275 each

  

 Beige and Coral Pillows: $345

Sunburst Pillows: $390 each

Blue Velvet Pillows: $250 each

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

We wish you and your family 

a happy holiday season,

a new year filled with love and peace,

and a home that reflects all the warmth

and beauty of this special season.

Circa Charlotte

Front row: (left to right)- Lindsay Boner & son Henry,

Emily Williams and Marshall, Jane Schwab and Margo, Santa, Cindy Smith and Sister,

Heather Smith with daughter Wansley and son Whit, Kathy Smith and Skye, and Eleanor and Olivia.

Back row: (left to right)- Julie Hartsell, Lydia Anders & Ransom,

Patricia Arnette, Anne Spilman, Arevat Manucharova, Patrick Lewis.

Not pictured: Catherine Walters.

Circa Birmingham

Back row: (left to right)- Rebecca Davis, Katherine Littrell with daughter Virginia, Whitney Johnson with daughter Polly and son Jack.

Front row: Ryder, Charlotte and Eloise.

Shipment has arrived!

It is always a tricky thing to try and get a container here on time. Containers, like just about everything else in this industry, seem to run on a slower time frame. So, we were not shocked to hear that we would be receiving this gorgeous shipment late. It was shocking to hear, however, that the reason for the delay (the second delay, might I add) was due to some soil in the bottom of an old, beautiful pot that was believed to be "contaminated." Whatever that means... regardless, we have received our shipment finally and MAN was it worth the wait!!!!! Hotel silver that gleams; gilded antiques that make your jaw drop; carved wooden lamp bases that you want to run out with; all of it is breath-taking. And like every first-day-after-shipment-day, tomorrow is the day that you want to come see us. It will be worth every second. Even if you can't treat yourself to any of these pieces, you must steal away some time to stop in. Your eyes will be grateful.

 

Unable to swing by? Not to fret- remember our online-cataloge is updated as quickly as possible to make all of our pieces available via Internet.

 

Here is a look at where we are so far in the unpacking process...

Livy wondering home through the mess...

Lunch break inside of our fort! Nothing like Zoe's!

 

AWESOME table and chairs. I can see this in the mountains.

Our favorite pottery

 

Unpacking accessories in the Design Studio

First complete room!

 

Another view- just love this banquette and those frames!!!

More pottery- perfect for everything. From the oven to the table! And check out those cool green lamps.

 

Our amazingly talented Arevat quickly whipped this table cloth together for us this afternoon. I wouldn't mind taking it home with me... along with all three of those GORGEOUS carved stone vessels.

 

Of course I wasn't able to capture it all... but I guess I have to leave something a surprise for yall, right?!?! Come see the rest tomorrow! We can't wait to listen to your eww's and ahh's. 

Custom Pillows

Arevat, our lovely seamstress, just made these beautiful custom pillows for our shop. They are made from hand-printed fabrics on the front, a contrast linen on the back, and a contrast linen flange. Aren't they fun!? They would add a pop to any room!

22" x 22" square pillows

 

citrus pillows with green flange $275 each

 

ivy pillows with grey flange $250 each

citrus pillows with mustard flange $275 each

links pillows with grey flange $250 each

links pillows with green flange $250 each

 

ivy pillows with brown flange $250 each

silk sunflower pillows $250 each

lime pillows with purple tape flange $315 each

 

(See flange detail above- I love this!) 

yellow links pillows $250 each

Pillow Talk

Tired of your Living Room, Family Room, Den or bedrooms? Want a quick way to spice things up with-out breaking the bank? Well then come see us at Circa!! Arevat (see the post on her here to learn more!) has been VERY busy recently making new, beautiful pillows for the shop and they are WONDERFUL!They range from casual to more formal, vibrant to more subtle and will help you get the fix you need on a shoestring. Here are a few of what we have currently... but come in fast, because they never last long!!

 

 

Hope to see you soon!!!

 

**REMEMBER: All of the Lee upholstery on the floor (and pictured above) is an extra 10% off for the current Fall Sale we are running. Hickory Chair upholstery is an extra 5% off. The sale ends on the 12th, so hurry in for that too, before it's too late!

Santa was a hit!

We all had the BEST time yesterday when Santa visited Circa! It was a treat to have so many children and dogs to have their portraits made with an old-fashioned Santa!

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR VISITORS! BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT, WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE A DONATION OF $600 TO THE CHARLOTTE HUMANE SOCIETY!

Arevat made us all aprons for the event.

The kids created Christmas cards for their portrait with Santa!

No party with Santa is complete without Christmas cookies! Notice the inspiration for Santa's suit in the background.

Some of the kids did a little browsing, too!