2014 Pantone Color: Radiant Orchid

Happy New Year!  With a new year comes a new Pantone color and for 2014 it’s Radiant Orchid.  This rich hue is full of fuchsias, purples,  and pinks undertones.  Radiant Orchid sparks imagination and creativity.  Since fashion is normally around one year ahead of interiors when it comes to trends, we can expect to see elegance come back in to popularity.  I look forward to using this color in design projects for 2014! Enjoy!

2014 Pantone Color of the Year: Radiant Orchid

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Conversation Starter : Stately Tables

Here’s something fun for today: Stately Tables. The tables are made of repurposed barn wood, carved into YOUR home state! Select the table leg style, soy-based stain and size. You can even pick the city where you would like the sterling silver star to inlaid. This is a great conversation starter piece to add to your home!

Indiana Table

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A Crayon Box : Dining Room Chairs

The warmer, sunny weather is putting me in a cheerful and colorful mood. My mood is working its way into researching colorful dining room chairs. Here’s a crayon box full of dining room chairs, covering the entire spectrum! Enjoy the sunshine!
Contemporary Dining Room by Sabal Homes
Dining Room by Cheryl Burke Interior Design
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April showers bring May flowers: Floral Decor

Well, April is drawing to a close and May is almost here!  I can’t believe it!  Soon flowers will be in full bloom.  Floral artwork and accessories are quite popular and can really add that pop of color to your space.  And for those of us lacking a green thumb it’s a way to bring nature indoors.  Sometimes a floral upholstered piece looks great too!  Let’s take a look at a few examples:

I love how these floral chairs add just the right touch of whimsy!
Notice how the artwork ties in several colors in the space.  Sometimes starting with the artwork and working backwards will give you a great color palate.
The vibrant colors in the rug really add life to this room.  I love the dark walls!
Check out this funky room! The floral wallpaper becomes the rooms artwork.
Happy May Day tomorrow!  Perhaps some flowers will brighten your day!

Yellow : Accent Pieces

After taking time off to say a final goodbye to my wonderful Grandmother, I have returned and began to poke & prod at my creative brain. It’s been a little hard, but I found inspiration today: I have a beautiful new arrangement of yellow and orange flowers next to my desk. Yellow was my Grandmother’s favorite colors… so here’s how you, too, can use yellow in accents! How cheerful!

Modern Home Office by Pizzigati Designs
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Details : Inspired by Mad Men

Just over a week away, it’s time to go back a few decades with Mad Men. I love watching the show, but especially love looking at the sets of their offices and homes. It’s been a while since I’ve watched the past seasons, but a few things always stick out in my mind, like Don and Betty’s blue tufted headboard in their old bedroom! Enjoy!
Modern Living Room by Setless Studio
Mad men jonathan adler capri bottle lamp

Jonathan Adler Capri Bottle Lamp

Mad men headboard

Camden Tufted Headboard – Ballard Design

Mad Men Chair
Raleigh Armchair – DWR

Mad Men Dresser

Mid Century 6 Drawer Dresser – West Elm

Mad Men/ Dorothy Thorpe-style Lowball Glasses

Vintage Lowball Glasses – Amanda Milk Vintage Etsy Shop

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Favorites : Sputnik

With the snow covering the Midwest today, I’m inside dreaming away about one of my favorite pieces : the sputnik chandelier. It’s anything but boring. A burst of energy. I love adding interesting pieces like this. Especially when they’re functional, too!

Trend : Pouf

I almost feel silly talking about poufs, simply because it sounds ridiculous. Poufs. But anyway, these round bundles of joy are a useful, affordable trend. You really can’t place it in the wrong spot; it can go in nearly any room. So hop on board this easy trend!

Family Room design by Buckingham Interiors + Design LLC
Bedroom design by Los Angeles Interior Designer Pacific Family Homes
Most retailers have poufs available in a variety of colors – here’s a few places where you can find them:

Knit Land of Nod Pouf Gray Hepburn Interiors Indianapolis Greenwood Interior DesignerPull Up a Pouf, Gray Variegated – Land of Nod

Pouf Yellow

Morrocan Pouf, mustard – Jonathan Adler

pouf gray dark

Knitted Pouf, granite – CB2

I hope you enjoyed poufs and maybe smiled while saying “poufs” in your head!

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Wallpaper : Bathrooms

We aren’t tired of wallpaper yet. According to some reader feedback, you aren’t either. I found more brilliant uses of wallpaper. This time, in bathrooms. These rooms may not always be the most glamorous  but you might as well make them attractive since you will use the space daily. BE BOLD and have fun with wallpaper! It’s just wallpaper. What is there to be afraid of?

Graphic  Yellow Wallpaper Bathroom design by Jute Interior Design
Classic Link Wallpaper Bathroom design by Kohler
Floral Gold and Yellow Wallpaper Eclectic Bathroom design by Design Manifest
Black and White Modern Wallpaper Bathroom design by Tobi Fairley Interior Design
Graphic Large Scale Yellow Flower Wallpaper Powder Room design by Martha O’Hara Interiors
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Favorites : Womb Chair

Sit down and take a seat. Once you’re in the womb chair, you could easily stay for a while. Eero Saarinen debuted this gem in 1946 and thankfully it isn’t going away anytime soon. In fact, I think it’ll go in my house next. Take a look at how this inviting chair can work in different types of rooms with varied styles.

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