Let’s Meet at The Met
Meriwether and I are thrilled to be a part of the 2010 Symphony Guild Designer House at the METTerraces in Midtown Charlotte. Three luxury residences comprised of 7900 square feet of interior space and 2600 square feet of landscaped terraces will be transformed into three distinct lifestyles - the Young Professional... 
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Interview with Liz Hughes
An award-winning designer, Anita Holland has been creating elegant and timeless interiors throughout the Southeast for thirty-one years. In 2008, Meriwether Maddux joined Anita Holland Interiors, assisting Anita in successfully infusing classic beauty into the homes of her clients. From the very start, there was an uncommon level of... more
Odds and Ends
It’s spring at last...and time to do some serious spring cleaning at home, in the yard and at the studio. A file on my desk marked “From Anita’s Desk” is overflowing with reminders of what I have wanted to share with you since ringing in the New Year.
Congratulations to Anne Houston... more
February 2009
On behalf of everyone at Anita Holland Interiors I hope this email finds you well and that your 2009 is off to a good start. There are a few things at our firm that I'd like to keep you updated on. Currently, we are working on revamping our email newsletter and website, adjusting to some staff changes and additions to the team, and... more
Introducing David Shepherd
Our design business consultant, David Shepherd, is now an author as well. In 2006, I was selected as a member of an elite group of interior design firms from across the country - the Better Practices Network (BPN), which was established by David Shepherd. The BPN selects 100 non-competitive professional designers nationally who... more
Green Is No Longer Just a Color
Everyone's talking about "green", "go green", "green design." For many years, green has been nothing more than a family of hues on a color wheel to the design profession. Recently, green has become a way of life for many - a life that continues to be creative, practical and innovative, yet has an environmentally conscious emphasis... more
Atlanta vs Charlotte
I received an email from a Charlotte client in response to February's Newsletter about my January buying trip to Atlanta. I enjoyed reading about "Hotlanta, ADAC and the new trends for 2006. So what's "Sizzling in Charlotte"? I know Charlotte is lacking in the resource department - does that make the decorating styles different in... more
Resources and Resolutions
Ask many of the 50,000 interior designers in the US what they considered their best resources to be and the list would probably include catalogs, local showrooms, design centers such as The Atlanta Decorative Arts Center (ADAC), The International Home Furnishing Market in High Point, websites, and samples (fabrics, carpets, trims,... more
Design Process
The August edition of this newsletter took an in-depth look at two living rooms. The September edition focused on a study originally designed for a large home and later re-designed for the client's townhouse as well as another handsome study in a residence. This month I will generalize about the design process and how it would apply... more
Deconstructing a Design
"How do you design a room so it is about the client and not about the designer?"
"Just where do you start when designing a room or an entire house?"
"I love the Portfolio section of your website and would love to know what makes each room work."
I receive a lot of questions including these about how a design process works. I... more
Q & A
Question
Email from South Carolina coast: My husband and I have enjoyed seeing your work on your web-site and your ads. One of the things we have noticed about your rooms is that they are all very different, and they are all beautiful whether they are casual or formal. Just what makes a room beautiful in your... more