You may feel like your grandparents when trying to keep up with latest slang and trends. But while “grand millennial” is new terminology, it’s likely a style you’ve seen before. Patterned wallpapers, beaded lights, and the faint hint of potpourri; grand millennial is a mix between old and new. It’s your grandmother’s style, but with […]
Decorating Ideas and Tips, Latest Trends
Introducing the Pantone Color of the Year for 2017: Greenery
30
Dec
Dec
If you’ve been kicking around any interior decorating blogs or investigating your own home remodel for the next year, you’ve most likely come across headlines featuring the newly announced color of the year for 2017, which has been dubbed ‘greenery’. At first this may seem to be a perplexing concept. Color of the year? According to […]
24
Nov
Nov
If you take a glance through design websites and catalogues this year, you are sure to notice the encroaching threat of the tide. Or the tide’s colors, at least. Light blues, sea greens, and turquoises are all immensely trendy colors this season, which I discovered shortly after beginning my investigation into velvet sofas. Almost all […]
Decorating Ideas and Tips, Latest Trends
Top Color Trends for 2016 – Popular Palettes For The New Year
14
Nov
Nov
It’s that time of year again, when taste-makers, trend-setters, designers, and analysts all start talking about color – new trends, new palettes, and one breakout color to lead the design world for the coming year. But 2016’s color of the year is more than a little surprising. In contrast to the vibrant gem tones of […]
22
Oct
Oct
If you don’t have much experience with interior design, it can be more than a little intimidating to try to get started. No matter how much time you’ve spent looking at other houses, magazine spreads, or pictures online, if you don’t know how to describe them, you’re going to have trouble articulating what it is […]
Decorating Ideas and Tips, Latest Trends
Wall Color Trends: Unusual Accent Walls (Hint: It’s Not Just About Color)
04
Mar
Mar
Yesterday I talked a bit about accent walls and where in your home they can best work to your design advantage. But what I didn’t mention is that some of the hottest wall color trends have almost nothing to do with color, and some of the most innovative accent walls aren’t made with paint. Designers […]
03
Mar
Mar
Adding an accent wall is one trend that’s gone in and out of vogue a lot over the last couple decades. For a while there at the beginning of the 2000’s they were even considered taboo – soooo 1990’s/80’s/70’s! But personally I couldn’t be happier to see them making a comeback. Accent walls are a […]
07
May
May
When it comes to interior decorating, you’d be surprised to know how big an asset accent mirrors can be. There’s a practically infinite selection of art you can hang on your walls – from prints and paintings to 3D sculptures. But accent mirrors offer a few unique advantages over traditional wall art that can really […]