Who, What &
Wow! of Laurel's Originals
Laurel's Originals of Costa Rica, a design and small manufacturing company, offers original and
custom hand painted floor cloths, (canvas rugs), and canvas totes and bags.
Laurel Anderson is the entrepreneuer at the helm and passionate artist of all the original designs produced. From
her farm in the mountains of Costa Rica with her small group of local women whom she has trained and worked with for years,
a variety of designs, colors, and products is produced from her studio.
An entrepreneur of twenty-five years, Laurel has expanded her original and popular souvenir product line of t-shirts
and cotton dresses to creating beautiful, hand painted canvas totes and bags and more recently, floor cloths or canvas rugs.
In addition to her domestic customers, Laurel also works with Interior Decorators and interior design professionals in Costa Rica; her painted floor cloths are available
at selected interior design retailers throughout Costa Rica.
Laurel invites you to browse her design work. If you're looking to shop canvas rugs, you can do so by appointment or telephone and e-mail. When time permits, Laurel participates in local shows, selling a variety
of her products.
Not familiar
with canvas floor cloths or canvas rugs? Here in Costa Rica, for most people canvas floor cloths are a new concept for interior
design. But once they learn about, touch and walk on these beautifully painted canvas rugs, they become enthusiastic knowing
they can have a custom canvas floor cloth designed especially for their home, hotel or business.
Laurel's painted floor cloths can be designed for casual,
elegant, tropical, modern interiors and exterior living spaces. See the canvas rugs designs page for ideas. In addition, the care of canvas painted rugs is minimal, they are incredibly durable and add art to your
floors.
Home owners and interior
design professionals and businesses will discover exciting options
in creating custom canvas rugs logos and designs with Laurel's Originals. In addition,
Laurel offers not only canvas hand-painted floor cloths but also pillow and cushion covers, curtains, wall decor, place mats,
table runners, accent rugs, kitchen rugs, large area rugs and much more. Phew! In fact, there's no limit to decorating ideas
with Laurel's quality hand painted canvas décor items.
Laurel loves helping her clients expand creatively with custom design work for a more personal statement to any environment.
Canvas Totes
and Canvas Bags
Initially, Laurel's Originals totes
and bags were offered in specialty boutique hotel stores, or tiendas, geared to visiting tourists. And then local businesses
began order custom canvas totes and bags. Reorders came from around the globe and finally it was time to take these
unique functional, eco-friendly and fabulous totes and bags to the internet. You can visit and shop at Laurel's new
e-commerce store by clicking here on: Canvas Totes and Bags.com Laurel's Originals ships affordably both locally and internationally.
All items are handmade in Costa Rica. Nothing is sent offshore for
mass production. Laurel has trained and worked with a group of women and their families in Costa Rica for over twenty five
years. Check out the "About Us" page for her unique story.
Laurel displays a pioneer spirit and artistic talent in her wide collection of designs, often inspired from the beautiful
flora, fauna, mountain vista's and coastal areas of this small, lovey country. She has a great passion for creating art and
finds much joy in running her business, working with her family of co-workers and her clientele and customers.
Keep up to date with Laurel's new designs and
custom design work for rug canvas painted floor cloths and other art on canvas by subscribing to her design newsletter as well as regular postings on her design blog. Questions? Contact Laurel.
