Those in the real estate market and interior design industry are eager to know what are the home interior design trends that millennials want in 2020. Why? A primary reason is because of the large market share of revenue that millennials generate (35 billion spent on furnishings was projected in 2019), especially as they enter into their home-buying years. However, Continue Reading
Color, Color with Cathleen Davison
Please scroll down to read a interview with Cathleen Davidson, a interior designer who focuses on the selection of color and owner of Color Forte. This week is all about color. (See Mary Douglas Drysdale's Signature Colors) Selecting colors for a space can be a daunting task. I recently interviewed Cathleen Davidson who is a color consultant and Continue Reading
The Secret Color Committee
Every season designers present their new fashions and "hot" colors based on color selections from a secret color committee.Since Ashley posted about the "hot" color Honeysuckle and last week my post was about the colors of Carnival, this seems an appropriate follow-up.How are those "in" colors determined and by whom? According to NPR , trends are rarely Continue Reading
It’s Not Easy Being Green, Gold and Purple
About this time every year, people in New Orleans go gaga (Well, not really Lady Gaga, but doesn't she look like she's trying to decide between the purple or green costume?) over any and everything green, gold and purple, which are the colors of Carnival. They permeate all aspects of life!There's a hint in the garden. Usually expressed in purple and yellow Continue Reading
Over the River and Through the Woods
As a child I remember associating songs like Over the River and Through the Woods, Chestnuts Roasting By an Open Fire and White Christmas with the approaching holidays. Of course, growing up in New Orleans didn't lend itself to roasting chestnuts over an open fire in tropical winter weather. Nor could I realistically dream of a white Christmas. However, my mother Continue Reading
