GI Designs' Press Releases
GI Designs head designer gives tips on how to utilize copper elements to brighten home décor styles ranging from Mission to Modern.
Denver, CO (PRWeb) February 27, 2007 -- "After recently touring hundreds of designer showrooms in marts in High Point, Atlanta, Las Vegas and Denver, I've discovered the main trend in home decor is an eclectic mix," said Wayne Lewis, president and head designer of GI Designs. "My choice of material for adding impact to that mix is copper."
After recently touring hundreds of designer showrooms in marts in High Point, Atlanta, Las Vegas and Denver, I've discovered the main trend in home decor is an eclectic mix
Consumers looking for their next home furnishings purchase, big or small, should consider copper, according to Lewis. "Copper furniture and accessories are perfect for mixing and matching," said Lewis, "A copper table can brighten any color scheme, adding subtle shimmer and texture to the decor."
The ability to change color and tones with heat, age and patinas give copper incredible depth and versatility. "In a handful of pennies, no two are exactly alike," says Lewis, "The same is true of copper furnishings."
This versatility, along with smooth, brushed, or hand-hammered finishes creates a wide range of options for those looking to add a copper table top or dining room table to their decorating schemes. This versatility allows copper to blend well even when you change the style of a room.
"One of the beauties of copper is that its warm tones work great with all types of wood," said Lewis. "For example: our Alexander Copper Dining Table features a hammered copper top. This patina and finish would look striking against black lacquer chairs, or bring out the grain of Grandma's antique oak chairs."
Lewis recommends copper to add sparkle to Country, Traditional, Asian or Modern décor. Copper was also one of the favorite materials used in Arts and Crafts, and Mission design.
The allure of copper extends beyond large pieces like copper tabletops. "Shoppers who aren't ready to commit to the purchase of a major item of furniture have many other options for decorating with copper," said Lewis. "Trading existing drawer pulls, switch plates and other hardware with copper gives an instant lift to any room." Mirrors, bowls, sinks and vases are just some of the home decor accents that liven up decor. Outside, copper or bronze address numbers can welcome visitors to a home.
GI Designs has been at the forefront of this trend, specializing in unique metal home and garden decor with a focus on copper. This year they are celebrating their eighth anniversary of serving online shoppers in addition to a long-standing relationship with interior decorators and landscape architects.
"The easiest way to take home decor from the ordinary to something out of the house and garden magazines is by combining items of differing materials, pedigrees and styles," said Lewis, "Avoid suites of matching wood furniture and add some metal. Furniture and accessories made of wrought iron, brass or bronze and especially copper can give the lift a room needs."
To learn more about the advantages of copper home and garden decor visit www.gidesigns.net.
About GI Designs.
GI Designs are creators and purveyors of metal arts and accessories for the home and garden. GI Designs' products are sold across the country through its Internet site (www.GIDesigns.net). GI Designs is based in Denver, Colorado. Many of the pieces carried by GI Designs are handcrafted and show the touch of the creating artist. GI Designs also offers a wide array of console, coffee and side tables in iron and copper.
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GI Designs, a custom home and garden decor design company, celebrated their five-year anniversary in October. Owners Wayne Lewis and Greg Isabel attribute this success to the originality and quality of their copper home and garden decor creations, and the beauty and practicality of copper itself.
(PRWEB) December 6, 2004 -- GI Designs, a company specializing in custom copper home and garden decor, celebrated five years online in late October 2004. Wayne Lewis, one of the owners of GI Designs, credits the five-year celebration to the unique designs and quality materials of his company’s home and garden decor.
Home and garden decor by GI Designs can be seen in some of the most prestigious offices and restaurants across the country. GI Designs manufactured all of the tabletops for the Flight Restaurant and Wine Bar in Glenview, Illinois and Boston’s 2nd location of Piattini Wine Café on Columbus. S. Davidson of American Express Financial said, “(GI Designs made) our foyer entry way a warm and pleasing environment. The console table, side table and mirror came out really nice. They actually make the fish tank (in between them) look even nicer than it already did.”
GI Designs offers Neo, modern, traditional, mission, metro and contemporary style table designs. In addition to these various table styles, GI Designs’ talented team of artists and metalworkers can create any design in custom home and garden decor a client can imagine. Using high quality materials, such as copper, iron, brass, and many select hardwoods, gives the unique home and garden decor designs added durability.
In addition to constructing copper tables and home decor, GI Designs fabricated all the copper structures found in the Denver Botanical Gardens. “Denver Botanical Gardens had seen our home and garden decor several times at the annual Holiday Gift and Garden Market,” said Greg Isabel, another partner at GI Designs. “They were impressed with the uniqueness of our designs and the quality of our craftsmanship, and they and their members commissioned us for many garden decor projects.” GI Designs created the Dragonfly sculpture over the West Pond, the grand entrance to the new Children’s Garden, and many other garden structures using all sorts of copper and hand-blown glass insects.
GI Designs has completed many other home and garden decor projects around the United States, including three custom copper wedding arbors commissioned by the City of San Diego’s Clerk Recorders Office for outdoor weddings and the copper arbors fabricated for the Children’s Garden at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Michigan.
GI Designs uses copper tubing, both round and square, solid rod, flat bar, and sheet copper in their home and garden decor creations. “Some of these materials are much more expensive than tubing, but create quite a different look,” said Isabel. “We are frequently asked, ‘Why copper?’ Whereas wood will weather and crack, iron and steel will rust, and plastic becomes brittle, copper ages to a beautiful green verdigris patina—just like the Statue of Liberty. The green patina is not like rust on steel, but acts like a protectant for the copper while adding a feeling of quality and antiquity to its surroundings.” No two pieces of home and garden decor evolve alike, making each piece individually unique.
The beauty, strength, and durability of copper make it the perfect choice for home and garden decor: tables, countertops, chimney caps, trellises, arbors, window boxes, and yard art. Copper is also used to repel slugs from plants, an added benefit to using one of GI Designs’ products in the landscape.
To learn more about the advantages of copper home and garden decor or to view the online catalog of in-stock home and garden decor and custom designs, visit www.gidesigns.net. To celebrate their five year anniversary, GI Designs is offering customers a 5% discount off their order total by mentioning this press release.
About GI Designs
GI Designs, located in Denver, Colorado, is a member of the Better Business Bureau and has recently been featured on the WB2 Denver News and in the June 2004 issue of Horticulture Magazine. One of their recently completed projects was for the Colorado Parade of Homes in 2004. They constructed a custom 18-foot tall, 13 bowl copper fountain that hugged a spiral staircase in a $1.6 million John Laing home. “Garden Ornaments - Pots, Pergolas, Pedestals, and More”, a new book by E. Ashley Rooney, (ISBN: 0764319566) showcases many of their garden decor projects. The custom home and garden decor offered by GI Designs is handcrafted and created with materials of the highest quality. GI Designs helps to make customers design dreams a reality. When it comes to home and garden decor, “Why settle for the ordinary?”
Contact Information
Wayne Lewis
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Interesting Story To Share With Our Customers:
Copper Surfaces May Help Prevent Cold and Flu
Recent studies show copper eliminates germs on contact
NEW YORK, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- It's cold and flu season, and you
can't be too careful about the spread of germs. Have you ever wondered who
touched that doorknob before you? When someone with a cold or the flu
sneezes or coughs into his hand and then opens a door, the next person to
touch that doorknob runs the risk of becoming infected. Cross-contamination
of bacteria and viruses is one of the leading ways illnesses are spread.
Frequent hand washing is one way to avoid the transmission of germs;
another is to make the surfaces self-cleaning.
Studies being conducted at the University of Southampton in the United
Kingdom are proving that copper and its alloys, brass and bronze,
effectively eliminate bacteria and viruses that cause illness. The research
has also shown that stainless steel, aluminum and plastic touch surfaces do
nothing to help eradicate germs. Once contaminated, a stainless steel
doorknob, faucet or handrail can harbor bacteria and viruses until it is
disinfected, usually with harsh chemicals. However, uncoated copper,
including brass and bronze alloys with high copper content, are
intrinsically anti microbial and begin eliminating pathogens such as
streptococcus, staphylococcus and Influenza A on contact.
According to Dr. Harold Michels of the Copper Development Association,
which is sponsoring the studies, "People have been using copper to fight
infections and illness for thousands of years. The Egyptians used it to
sterilize drinking water, the fifth century B.C. Greek doctor Hippocrates
used it to treat skin irritations and open wounds, and the Aztecs used it
on sore throats." Michels suggests using copper, brass or bronze for
doorknobs and handles, push plates, countertops, sinks and other frequently
touched hardware may help cut down on cross-contamination and the spread of
infection.
The University of Southampton is one of the U.K.'s top 10 research
universities, with a global reputation for excellence in both teaching and
research.
The Copper Development Association is the information, education,
market and technical development arm of the copper, brass and bronze
industries in the USA.
SOURCE Copper Development Association
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