Showroom Opening: Living the Mix

Interior and Product Designer, Susan Jamieson is mixing it up in Richmond, VA with the opening of her first home furnishings boutique, Bridget Beari Home Store.

Bridget Beari Home Store carries a curated fusion of chic home furnishings and fashions from various periods and styles. Shoppers will discover a unique mix of modern, antique, vintage and custom creations in: accessories, art, furniture, lighting and rugs along with Jamieson’s own collections of Bridget Beari Papers wallpaper, Bridget Beari Colors paint and Bridget Beari Custom furnishings.

Once a neighborhood auto repair shop, its garage doors have been transformed to floor-to-ceiling windows, which flood the 1,500-square foot space with soft natural light. As warm and welcoming as the Southern designer herself, the renovated space boasts beautifully styled vignettes that allow customers to envision how the furnishings can be used in their own homes.

The store offers a variety of price points with trade discounts for design professionals. It will be reimagined regularly by Jamieson to showcase new product and design inspiration. A monthly calendar of complimentary events including workshops, book signings and socials will be presented by Jamieson and other leading design experts. The store will also participate in Richmond First Fridays and host rotating gallery exhibits featuring both local and national artists. Named for Jamieson’s Shar-pei rescues Bridget and Beari, a portion of all proceeds from Bridget Beari Papers and Colors collections support the designer’s other great passion, animal care and rescue organizations. Each product in her collections is named in honor of beloved pets of friends, family and clients.

Located at West Cary Street and Lombardy in Richmond’s historic Fan District, the store’s bold, black brick façade perfectly frames its sophisticated wares. The Fan borders and blends with the Boulevard, the Museum District and Carytown and is oft compared to New Orleans’ funky Bourbon Street neighborhood.

For over 25 years, Jamieson has been collecting distinctive home furnishings and design inspiration studying Art History abroad and designing homes across the country and internationally. Through her Richmond-based firm, Bridget Beari® Designs, she has become known for creating clean-lined, comfortable and elegant interiors that are thoughtfully layered in mixed materials, periods and styles and complement her clients’ unique needs and personalities. The designer’s dream of sharing her finds and vision while helping others realize their own led to the launch of Bridget Beari Home Store.

“Bridget Beari style is about creating beautiful spaces that feel collected over time and that celebrate diverse design and lifestyles. Blending modern, antique, vintage and artisan décor makes a home as multifaceted and special as the people living there,” Jamieson explains. “I call this, ‘Living the Mix’ and I am excited to share my finds and designs and display them in ways that will hopefully spark others’ creativity.”

Bridget Beari Home Store opened its doors on December 1st, 2017 and will celebrate its Grand Opening on January 20th, 2018.


BRIDGET BEARI HOME STORE
1528 West Cary Street, Richmond VA 23220
804-967-3103
www.bridgetbeari.com

STORE HOURS
Tuesday to Friday, 9am – 6pm
Saturday – 10am – 5pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

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