Color Trends
2019 Color Trends for Spring
The 2019 color trends for spring remind us of a decadent summer ice cream cone. Pale vanilla and strawberry pink;...
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Trend Alert! Art Deco is the New Mid-Century
Art Deco was not only a trend in interior décor. It was a cultural movement in architecture, graphics, cinema, and...
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Pantone Color of the Year 2019: Living Coral
Pantone Color of the Year 2019: Living Coral The Pantone color of the year is long-awaited by the design world...
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Geometric Light Fixtures--Today's Biggest Trend
Designers start with geometry. All space is defined by boundaries. Sometimes, it takes the designer to see the geometry. Without...
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Green with Envy - 2019 Brings Enthusiasm for Green!
Greens can soothe with thoughts of nature, its harmony and rejuvenation. Greens can inspire with jewel tones suggesting luxury and...
Shop our new Light Fixture with The Elegance of Art Deco
Chandeliers come with some preconceptions. Most shoppers think of the romance and nostalgia of Edwardian and Victorian manor houses. You...
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Bold touches of vivid color, maximum impact and lots of energy!
If you’re like me, you find it tough to select paint colors from the chips displayed in the paint store....
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Christmas Decoration Tips
Pendants and chandeliers provide natural platforms for holiday decorations, but they often go unnoticed. They do present some challenge because...
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Naturalist Palette: Lush and Sophisticated
Colors on a naturalist palette ground you. They bring hints of forest, stone, and water. And, they welcome the bold...
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New Nordic Design: The Modern Scandi Look
The fabled Oslo Design Fair 2017 introduced designs and colors the reconfigured and refreshed traditions without losing their touch for...
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True Blue - Gentle on Eye Yet Moody Enough
Navy is the “true blue,” the favorite of royalty, military, school colors, and designers everywhere. Navy blue in fields of...
Woodland retreat
Woods are wealthy. Deep black teaks, marbled mesquite, and durable redwoods resonate with touch and texture. New England chestnuts, southern...
Lighting Design
Leather beauty
Leather is such a flexible element. Yes, it bends, folds, and twists. But, it can influence design in hundreds of...
Decor Trends
Simplicity: Scaling back the clutter
Contemporary decor can present a challenge. It values a well-selected variety of elements from different design eras and creates a...
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Darker Palettes
In a world gone white or beige, there’s room for change. Color is the answer, of course, but many hesitate...
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Marble makes a come back
Marble decor is one of the biggest retail trends from 2018 and is still going strong into 2019. Have you...
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Back to the 80s
Design often goes back to go forward. If you’re old enough to remember the 1980s, you’re thinking painters’ pants, big...
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Autumn Maple - A Color for Any Season
Autumn Maple and its related pallet is the central fall color. Rich, russet, and reminiscent, it warms and embraces. Check...
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Make your living space blush! Think pink!
Pink can be much more than you think, and by next spring, you could see some pink everywhere. Pink can...
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Earthy Palettes
There’s much more to earthy palettes than beige. “Earthy” has come to mean more than “neutral.” It’s a broader palette...
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Colorless interiors! It’s all about shapes and texture!
Colorless interiors create space, cool your comfort level, and offer serenity where needed. Colorless interiors offer a blank slate, a...
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Retro, Redefined - Mid-Century Modern with clean lines
Eames, Knoll, Bertoia, Saarinen, such names defined the lines of what we now call “Mid-Century Modern.” The start and end...
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Gray it’s the new neutral!
An art student once expressed his frustration to me. He has been assigned to mix pigments to create 60 plus...
Simple lighting silhouettes transcends and flow with trends
Simple lighting silhouettes can be the key to a “less is more” décor. They are the alternative to glamor and...
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Get the Look: Create Unexpected Vignettes
You don’t need an Interior Decorator to create unexpected vignettes, a small grouping of objects forming a pleasing focal point....