Living Barbados Magazine November 2014 Edition November 2014 edition | Page 48
A DESTINY
OF THEIR
OWN DESIGN
Terri and Monique Archer are a match made in heaven,
their fiery passion breathing life into empty spaces,
creating rooms that get rave reviews.
By Carlie Ester Photography by Mike Toy and Dan Christaldi
I
f strong, successful women scare the heck out of you, skip this story. The founding duo of Archer’s Hall Design
Cent re include Terri Archer, a Texan firecracker exploding with creativity, and Monique Archer, a Bajan bombshell
with serious business acumen and hot pink nails.
Their story is serendipitous. Terri was working in interior design in the US when she came to the West Indies
completely by chance. When cupid’s arrow struck her and her Mr. Right (well, Mr. Archer) she ditched the Lone Star
state for a couple’s life in paradise. Cupid was clearly having target practice, because Monique, her soon to be business
partner, married Richard’s brother Wayne and the two Archer ‘sisters’ struck up a tight friendship.
In fact, ask Monique and she’s likely to say they really are more like sisters, than sisters-in-law. They both hold the
complexities of entrepreneurship in high regard. When your income depends completely on your reputation, you tend
to nurture close customer relationships, respect timelines and hotfoot 100% harder.
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