Shop Talk! with Beth Tanenhaus Winsten

Working with other creatives to curate rugs for their home and studios is always a thrill for us. We love to learn about how people work and what colors, shapes and textures set them up for creativity and comfortable living. Beth Tanenhaus Winston has been a very inspiring customer with a talent for interior design likely shaped by her career as a film maker. We are grateful to work with such a talented person and excited to share a bit of her process here. Thank you Beth for sharing your process, for your support and for being a dream to work with!

AA: Your approach to furnishing your home feels very much like visual storytelling. Which is not surprising once you discover you’re a filmmaker! What first attracted you to angela adams rugs?

BTW: Well, I try to support local artists in the communities that I land so when I first moved to Portland and needed a rug—it only made sense to seek out Angela Adams’ work. I found her rugs beautiful in every way possible for a rug to be. They just speak to me—the patterns, colour palettes, tactile elements. Construction. They are mood boosters, to be sure.

AA: Which rug designs fit your own personal visual landscape?

BTW: I intuitively knew that her rugs could all work together in an organic kind of way because they are consistent in quality, colour, and form. Have a look at my new place and you can see how they fit together.

AA: How do you create a cohesive flow between different elements and parts of your home using our rugs?

BTW: Function and form must go hand-in-hand to create cohesive flows. For example, I had a visual challenge with the entrance to my new place—a very long, narrow hallway leading past lots of doorways and other things before entering the heart of the home.

This magical runner solved the problem by directing the eye toward the end of the tunnel, so to speak. It gives a feeling of entering a theatre or walking through a courtyard. Points the way to an end destination with great energy and seemingly sparkling circles of light.

AA: What tips would you share with others who are beginning to explore creating a home that tells their own unique story?

BTW: Having lived a peripatetic life, my entire life, creating new milieus with curated items, saved from those lost along the way, is second nature to me now. Always, my staples consist of books, music, art, along with some antique toys. Certain shapes, circle especially, resonate throughout.

The wave rug in dining area was my first Angela Adams purchase. It has most every colour in it which complements (enhances!) all my art, furniture, objects. Allows great freedom of expression. So, when I wanted to carve out a separate area—apart from living, dining room—a gorgeous garden runner fit right in and became, in effect, a real garden. It attracts every visitor of every age with its Yellow Submarine, Pepperland vibe. And I adore how all my Angela Adams’ rugs bounce energy and joy from room to room.

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Learn more about Beth Tanenhaus Winsten on Wikipedia here.

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