Blog - Double R Design

Jan 25

Brightening Things Up

By rachaeldesign Uncategorized

One of my favorite projects this year was one where we redesigned nearly all of my client's living room furniture. I love this client because she believes in sustainable interiors and appreciates the beauty within vintage furniture. She also was willing to take risks, mix patterns and have fun! Clients like...

Jan 11

Step Inside

By rachaeldesign Uncategorized

I started my furniture redesign business in October of 2020 from my spare bedroom in Crown Heights. It didn't take long before my house was crammed with old and newly refinished furniture. It was a revolving door. One day there'd be two sofas in the living room, the next day eight...

Dec 13

Step Out of the Ordinary with Textile Designer Mariadela Araujo

By rachaeldesign Uncategorized

What first attracted me to textile designer Mariadela Araujo's work was her bold use of color. She combined neon green and black with tomato red and a touch of grey. Mariadela's palettes are daring and, when we met this summer in Barcelona and decided to collaborate, she inpired me to step...

Nov 16

Alley Cats

By rachaeldesign Uncategorized

Last August I was lucky to spend two weeks in Barcelona. My kids were at camp during the day while my husband and I did work at cafes and soaked up the city. I love the colorful, surrealist vibe in Barcelona. One sweltering afternoon we visited the Joan Miro museum. I...

Nov 02

Autumn/Winter 2022 Collaboration

By rachaeldesign November 2022

For our A/W 2022 collection, we took a surrealist, playful, and dreamlike approach to design. As always, we looked to juxtapose the spontaneous and unexpected with the classic and elegant. For two club chairs in this collection we partnered with Brooklyn-based artist, Michelle Mannix --we knew her deft use of bold...

Jun 20

Behind the Scenes at Field + Supply

By rachaeldesign Uncategorized

By far my favorite show to do, the Field + Supply energy is similar to that of a three day music festival. The crowd is full of serious shoppers, interior designers looking to discover unique products and magazine writers looking for artists and makers with a story to tell. Not to...