Marilyn MacLeod and Tacey Luongo, Featured Designers at Dover Rug & Home’s “Room From the Rug Up” Design Event

Brookline residents, Marilyn MacLeod of Lee Design, and Tacey Luongo, AIA, of Tacey Designs Architecture, are two of the distinguished designers selected to display a vignette in the ‘Room From the Rug Up’ design event at Dover Rug & Home – offering the largest selection of fine floor coverings and window treatments in New England.

The ‘Room From the Rug Up’ Design event, sponsored by Boston HOME magazine, challenged International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA) interior design members from the New England Chapter to design a “room” with the rug as a focal point and inspiration. Dover Rug & Home selected five rugs and corresponding rooms for designers to create vignettes. These vignettes will be showcased in the brand new Dover Rug & Home showroom at 721 Worcester Street (Route 9) in Natick from March 15^th through the end of the month. Additionally, throughout the month of March, customers can enter to win one of several rugs being given away as well as a two-hour design consultation from one of the featured designers. Patrons can enter by stopping by anytime during regular business hours from March 15^th through March 31^st. 

Ms. MacLeod’s vignette is “The Bedroom”, featuring a beautiful hand-knotted 100% wool rug woven in Nepal in Tibetan knotting. The neutral grey, beige, white and cream tones are repeated in all the other room elements harmonizing with the contemporary design including the silver lighting fixture and nest round mirror.

Beginning her career in graphic design, Ms. MacLeod gained experience in web design as well, before studying with world-renowned artists in Europe, working side by side with masters who restore the work of Leonardo da Vinci. It is with this skill set that she launched Lee Design, creating custom-designed, handmade wall treatments that grace homes and businesses throughout New England.

Ms. Luongo’s vignette is “The Living Room”, she designed a space with warm, Moroccan textures and colors, harkening an artists’ favorite nook. An architect with more than 30 years of experience designing, solving problems and bringing projects to fruition on schedule, Ms. Luongo has a strong design sense and knowledge of materials. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University and is a registered architect in Massachusetts and Washington.

The IFDA, founded in 1947, is a worldwide professional alliance of leaders representing residential and commercial furnishings and design. Members are executives from companies engaged in the design, production, distribution, promotion, communication, or education in the furnishings and design and/or related industries.

The recipient of the “Best of Boston Home 2011” award, Dover Rug & Home opened its 30,000 square-foot showroom in early 2012, offering both homeowners and design professionals an exceptional and easier to navigate home shopping experience. Rugs and accessories are segmented by specific category, price and style. There are also “design stations” with state-of-the-art technology giving customers the chance to be creative and customize rugs and carpets – all at affordable prices. An on-premise warehouse of carpets guarantees installation within 24 hours from the time of purchase. To round out the “Dover” experience, Dover Rug & Home also launched a squash-fitness club as part of their new location. As a long-time supporter of international Squash, the Dover Squash & Fitness professional regulation facility is an additional 5,000 square feet adjacent to the new building to help inspire a healthy lifestyle.

For more information about Marilyn MacLeod of Lee Design, visit her website at www.leedesign.biz or call (617) 504-1811. Tacey Luongo, AIA, can be contacted at (617) 460-2984 or taceydesigns@comcast.net.

To learn more about Dover Rug & Home, visit the company website and virtual showroom at www.doverrug.com or call (508) 651-3500. Follow Dover Rug & Home on facebook at www.facebook.com/doverrug.