The Montecito Pivot Raoul Textiles
by Megan Waldrep
The NEAT Method not only organizes your home and office, but can also help with moves and relocations – we’re talking packing and unpacking, too!
The Raoul Textiles store is located around the corner from their factory. “The store acts as the creative headquarters of Raoul’s.”
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hough Raoul Textiles can be found across the nation and across the pond, this company is as Santa Barbaran as you can get. “Our family is from here, we all live and work here, and the store is our most personal reflection of our aesthetic and how we live in Santa Barbara,” designer and founder Sally McQuillan said. The family-owned
design firm, which began in downtown SB in 1981, stands out because of the hand-pressed-in-Santa-Barbara designs on luxurious Belgian linens and signature prints on fine fabric from Scotland, Belgium, and France. “We have a new collection of hand-printed linen pillows and one-of-a-kind accessories for the home,” Sally said. “Our clients are excited about brand new
colors of our hand-printed tea towels and lavender sachets.” (Side note: their remnants would make for some killer faces masks, too.) Speaking of, they’ve adapted to the new normal through online sales. “We have just launched our e-commerce site. It is a reflection of some of our favorite things at the moment,” Sally said. “We are also lucky to represent many fantastic local artists, whose work enhances everything we do.” On raoultexti lesstore.com, you will find the signature textiles, antiques, art, and other curiosities like the Oaxacan Ropero basket or “splatterware” mixing bowls for your reinvigorated home cooking. With numerous features in House & Garden, Elle Decor, and even a mention in The New York Times, Raoul Textiles is the epitome of “think global, act local.” Raoul Textiles 136 State Street, Santa Barbara (805) 899-4947 www.raoultextilesstore.com
NEAT Method Designer Sally McQuillan (pictured) and her husband, Tim, started Raoul Textiles in Santa Barbara in 1981
34 MONTECITO JOURNAL
So. The stay-at-home order gave you time to organize and clean out your home? Good for you! Oh, what’s that? You stopped mid-way because all that stuff gave you more anxiety than the virus itself? Or, maybe you just thought about cleaning up but never got around to it? It’s ok, my friend. You are not alone, and Kat Pettey from the NEAT Method is here to help. The NEAT Method is an international company that specializes in home and office organization aiming to transform a space, “from chaotic to composed for an array of clientele.” Kat runs the Santa Barbara franchise, and services not only Montecito, but Carpinteria, Hope Ranch, Ojai, Santa Ynez, Summerland, and Ventura County. Not comfortable having someone in your home or prefer the DIY route? No problem.
“Man has his will, but woman has her way.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
If the NEAT Method’s SB franchise owner Kat Pettey had to choose, kitchens are her favorite space to organize
Virtual organizing will be arranged where Kat will “provide a personalized shopping list and step-by-step instructions on how to make your space NEAT.” Besides home organizing, moving and relocation services are available too, including pre-move preparations, managing logistics, and creating customized solutions to get you off on the right foot. “NEAT Method Santa Barbara specializes in organizing, unpacking, and downsizing luxury homes and offices across Santa Barbara,” Kat says. “We make the space you have functional for the life you live.” If you’re sold on the Method, but afraid your family will mess up the newly organized space, accept that it will happen. Life goes on. But the good news is, with the NEAT Method already in place, a quick five- to ten-minute clean up will bring you back to a moment of Zen. Call Kat to book a consultation. •MJ NEAT Method Kat Pettey (805) 705-1437 w ww.neatmethod.com/pages/san ta-barbara 25 June – 2 July 2020
