Did you know that the color for 2011, projected by Pantone Color Corporation, is Honeysuckle? This may be old news to some in the interior design field but I got to thinking about how undefined this color really is.Honeysuckle is one of my favorite flowers, particularly for it's fragrance. I have it growing in my garden and it always reminds me of sunny spring and Continue Reading
A Wrap with Robbia
It's a wrap with Robbia -- Della Robbia peel-and-stick wallcovering from Casart Coverings!Wondering when you're gonna have the time and what you're gonna do to decorate for Thanksgiving? Take a tip from simpler times, during the Colonial Days when fruit and fresh greenery were the decorative items of choiceWe've been inspired by this concept with our Casart Continue Reading
Lucienne Day’s Designs
Following in the footsteps of my mother, regarding her series of posts on The Great Lady Decorators, I thought I'd add Lucienne Day's textile designs to the mix.I was able to see the Art by the Yard exhibit right before it closed and visit the Textile Museum for the first time -- what a gem in DC. Funny, I used to live in this neighborhood @ 20 years ago and never Continue Reading
Inspiration For Your Grand Baby
Play on last post's Baby Grand with Grand Baby Great minds, they say think alike. I don't know about great minds, but mothers and daughters often think alike. Lindsey just did a post on nurseries Wednesday so this will be a second look at the same subject from a different perspective. Last Wednesday her post was titled Inspiration For Your Baby Grand so mine is a Continue Reading
Do you See Summer?
How do you hear and see summer?I hear the locusts every evening now and this immediately makes me think of summer but I also think of heat, the 4Th of July (right around the corner) and fireflies, among other things.At Casart Coverings, we've thought of a great way to actually see summer with our Firefly Design. It progresses from the course of the day from Continue Reading
