Tag Archives: Interior design

The Creative Studio – 7 Ways To Find Your Design Center

Finding your creative center may involve nothing more than dedicating a little space, picking up a paint roller and assembling the things that inspire you. Whether you write, blog, journal, craft, paint, or do interior design professionally or within the … Continue reading

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Geometric Art – Jennifer Sanchez

This past week we have absolutely gloried in the richness of grass roots color that has flown in the face of color trend predictions to dominate in the trade, the home markets, the blog-o-sphere and breathed life into real homes … Continue reading

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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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Into Color – Paint Chipping

Sherwin Williams has a new color blocking tool called Chip it! It’s an interesting take on building your own palette and is very easy to acquire – just drag and drop to your desk top. Like any tool, this one … Continue reading

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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

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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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Into Color – True Trends of 2012

Following color and interior trends can be a full time job! We are well into 2012; let’s take the pulse of those predictions and find out what’s going strong and what has sizzled. Every contributor in a position to influence … Continue reading

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DIY Green Basement Remodel – The Saga…

Is this what conractors do for a living? I will never try to undercut a job cost again! No pretty pictures today. But if you are a weekend warrior poised (or posing as the case may be) to do battle … Continue reading

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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

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Interior Trends 2012 – The Anatomy of GREAT Design – Part 3

Balance is to design what Gravity is to the planet Earth. Your design would not make much sense without it. Welcome to my first article of 2012! WordPress informs me that over 300,000 readers passed this way in 2011. If … Continue reading

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