Decor Trends
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...
Color Trends
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...
Color Trends
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...
Color Trends
Earthy Palettes
There’s much more to earthy palettes than beige. “Earthy” has come to mean more than “neutral.” It’s a broader palette...
Color Trends
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...
Decor Trends
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...
Color Trends
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...
Decor Trends
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....
Pendants will stick around beyond this year!
Light Pendants will stick around this year—and beyond! Artists have reimagined them. They are no longer after-thoughts or merely task...
Lighting Design
The Power of Glass Lighting Design
The power of glass lies in the ability to touch what we cannot see. It is as fragile as an...
Lighting by Room
Lighting Inspiration for your Kitchen Decor and Design
The lighting in your kitchen can be complex. Most kitchens are positioned to invite natural light. Most have light-colored appliances,...
Decor Trends
Maximalism is yet to really ignite at a consumer level
Maximalism design is versatile, and perhaps that's why this decorating trend has begun to take off in the design world....
Customize Light Fixtures to Create the Perfect Match!
“Customization” is a play on words. It can mean personalization like a monogrammed blouse. It can mean a theme you...
Color Trends
Stunning Lighting Design for Monochromatic Interiors
A monochromatic interior does not mean everything is the same color. It means a room has a dominant color theme....
Color Trends
Lighting Design Trend to Watch: Matte Metals
It’s always a question of balance. Shiny and glittery have their place. But, subtle and finish are trending now. There’s...
Decor Trends
Embrace the warm, rustic beauty of terracotta interiors
There is something just so elemental about terracotta. As a material and color, it was once relegated to the lifestyle...
Decor Trends
Black & White Interiors and Lighting Design
Interior designers have long worked with black and white. Designers don’t see opposites. They see complements, partners, and pairs. Black...
Decor Trends
Vintage Lighting Fixtures and Design
When you’re discussing interior décor, “vintage” does not mean “old” or “old-fashioned.” It refers to well-selected items from a past...
Geometric Design is Beyond Trends
Geometrics never quite disappear from trends in interior design. Designers must deal with circles, rectangles, triangles, and more. Rooms have...
Metallics still Matter in Design
Metallics come in gold and silver, brass and copper, chrome and aluminum. They are brushed, shined, or acid-washed. And, you’ll...
Decor Trends
Luxurious yet Industrial Lighting Design
Luxury and industry seem contradictory visions. Luxurious evokes thoughts of fluid lines, excessive fabrics, rich colors, and more, more, more...
Curves ahead! Preparing for the Next Lighting Trends
Contemporary interior design risks too many angles and straight edges. They come with a touch of the industrial and minimalist...
Decor Trends
Design Trend Alert: White & Bright
White brightens and expands. It enlarges spaces and floor plans. It frees you to design a room with more white...
Decor Trends
Cali Chic Design Interiors - Get inspired
As California goes, so goes the nation! And, Cali chic interiors may be a trend worth checking out. If you’re...