THE FURNITURE

As with most things under the Kerrie Kelly umbrella, it all started with a dream. Since age 14, Kerrie has envisioned a variety of interior design product lines associated with her ideas and concepts.  Twenty-two years later, that dream became a reality, beginning with her own furniture line made from reclaimed woods.

While key-note speaking at the Las Vegas World Market on eco-friendly interior design, Kerrie met Michael Hennessey, owner of CG Sparks, Furniture with Soul.  While the two discussed all that makes a home “green” Kerrie expressed her desire to create a sustainable furniture line. Hennessey snapped back, “Then why don’t you?”

After a successful speech and a plane flight home, Kerrie began sketching casegood designs that she felt would work well in her clients’ homes and in residential spaces in general. According to Kelly, “My passion for design is fueled by my love of modern culture, history, fashion, presentation and architecture, and I come by it naturally through my mother’s incredible design talent and my father’s business savvy.  My path was apparent from early childhood!” 

A significant section of the book Kerrie has written titled Home Décor for Sunset Publications describes some of the latest eco-chic design options that are now available to home and business owners. “I’m thoroughly enjoying the excitement and the sense of responsibility this trend is generating and happy it is reflected in both my writings and furniture designs” states Kelly.

Starting with twelve furniture designs, with two that have recently been released from the manufacturing process, Kerrie makes sure that her pieces are created with no-VOC (volatile organic compound) finishes and adhesives and that the woods are imported with fair trade prices. The recently launched Ellis Dining Table and Sydney Coffee Table are both made of teak from reclaimed bridges and other structures.

Kelly says “What makes something 'green' is durability—the true longevity of the item—not only its material, but its actual style.  Well built, well designed furniture can and must live past the time the owner uses it.  It needs to make its way to other homes, and other lives. This is to me the ultimate goal of the green movement.”