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Design Star – Britany Simon’s Hollywood Regence Look
When the ticker tape fell and the pronouncement was made, Britany Simon may not have been the Design Star winner but her design is a winning genre of style that creates that magazine layout result in every instance. Hollywood Regency … Continue reading
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Tagged Britany, Design, Etsy, HGTV Design Star, Hollywood, Hollywood Regency, Regency architecture, Wedgwood
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Real Decorating Trends – More Color!
The resurgence of Bohemian design ( justifiable fear of the ’80′s precludes the term “shabby chic” amongst designers) in combination with the “undecorate” movement have revealed an unexpected patina-silver lining to the perils of bursting economic bubbles and the reaction … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Color Trends, Bright Color, Color Trends 2012, Design, Design Star, HGTV Design Star, More Color, Paint Colors, Patina, Undecorate, Vern Yip
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Bright Color – Classic Roots to Color Trends 2012
Just a note of apology for yesterday’s posting faux pas – somehow a truncated post was sent to all followers, and my original was lost! Let’s try this again…. No, this is NOT the usual article describing tempering strong pops … Continue reading
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Tagged Bright Color, Bright Colors, Candice Olson, Color Trends 2012, David Bromstad, Design, Dorothy Draper, HGTV, Interior design, Painting, United States
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Into Color – Sea to Earth
Allot has been shared this week about design trends that are somewhat grass roots inspired, particularly a resistance to turning away from those comforting ocean tones that inspire us to work 50 weeks a year in order to spend 2 … Continue reading
Decor Trends 2012 / 2013 Turned Up-side Down
Film makers call it “uncanny valley” – when a major motion picture or animation whose vision didn’t quite realize. The unintended result is an unsettling impression in the place of the intended cinematic genius. An example might be Chris Van … Continue reading
Color Trends 2012 – Ocean Color On Summer Tides
Yesterday’s article about trends compared the forecast with what real people are doing in interior design. An examination at the half-way mark reveals a belligerent disconnect between the color forecast turning away from watery ocean tones going toward 2013 and … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Color Trends 2012 / 2013, COLOURlovers, Design, Designers Guild, Dwell, Interior design, Ocean Color, Ocean Hues, Ocean Hues Colourlovers, Shopping
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Interior Design and Color 2012 – Got Style?
Remember the other day, when I talked about why I don’t like channel back chairs? If you can’t easily articulate what you do or don’t like about color, it makes using color trends or any color for that matter, pretty … Continue reading
Posted in Color Trends, Interior Design Tips, Paint Colors
Tagged 2012 Interior Design Trends, Anthropologie, Color Trends 2012, Color Trends 2013, Design, Graphic Prints, How to Decorate with Yellow, How to design with blues, How to use color and trends, Interior Design Trends 2012, Martha Stewart, Paint, Paint Colors, Panting Trends 2012, Pantone, Red
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NYIGF Spring 2012 – Something Old is Something New
Resurrection of the past is a trend invoked in every economic recession, and 2012 is no exception. Here are a few hot retreads to look for in Spring and Summer 2012. Antique wall paper print motifs are hot and enduring … Continue reading
2012 Color Trends – Imitation is Step 1
It’s winter. It’s cold. The Internet is censored. There is every reason imaginable to wish for something new and act accordingly….but today, let’s take a design cue from the censorship. Let’s take a critical look at what we have, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 Color Trends, censorship, Color Trends 2012, Colors For Spring 2012, Design, House To Home UK, Image, New! Pantone 2012 Color of The Year - Tangerine Tango, PANTONE 17-1463 Tangerine Tango, Pantoner 2012 Color of The Year 17-1463 Tangerine Tango, Pendant, Red, Tangerine Tango, uncensored ideas and images, www.myhomefacelift.com
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