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. 48 LIVING BARBADOS NOVEMBER 2014 - MARCH 2015