Is into the woods a new decorating trend? According to Ell Decor's Trend Alert column, the traditional rustic motif, faux bois, is hip and being used in glamorous new ways such as rugs, fabric, pillows, plates and furniture, in a wide range of colors other than just woodsy ones.Houzz recently had an ideabook by Laura Gaskill titled Fall Decor Goes Into The Continue Reading
Uncertain Climate Brings 5 Predictable Color Forecasts
Despite the outcome of the upcoming election being unclear and the political tide being murky, you can bet on bold and bright color forecasts for 2013. It's actually an ongoing trend that is getting more play in interior design.Here are some recent sources for color forecasts:1) D+D or Design and Durability: Forecasts contrasting colors with jewel tones, Continue Reading
Clear The Clutter, Keep The Dreams
It's hard to clean the clutter and you can't part with things you haven't used in ages? Hung up on sentimentality? Mark Brunetz, author of Take the U Out of Clutter, says the problem isn't your stuff. It's your stories. More than 200 million of us still suffer from having too much stuff.Here's Mark's tips to understand in order to free yourself of the Continue Reading
Moroccan/ Marrakesh Style Made Easy
The world is getting more connected and therein, Marrakesh Style and global design are becoming a consideration in interior design choices more than ever.At Casart Coverings, we were looking for ways to bring this aspect to our coverings with more bold pattern offerings and along came MoRockAnSoul, a colorful blend of Moroccan-inspired design and faux tile Continue Reading
Transformation
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and I suppose that's good if you aren't otherwise aware of it every month. There was a transformation moment when I received a beautiful White House/Black Market catalog which is in recognition of the observance. The cover had a lovely shade of pink for the background and featured a single Blue Morpho, Casart Coverings's Continue Reading
