As the main artist and business owner for Casart Coverings, I love to create artwork as wallcovering, but the best part about what I do is the co-creation. This is the customization of a design with the creative collaboration and input from our customer. Co-creation has resulted in many happy interior designers using Casart wallcovering to customize their projects. Continue Reading
Time for Texture
Have you noticed different forms of texture popping up in interior design room views in catalogs, magazines and even film? Well maybe it's a prediction for 2016 that this is a time for texture. What is texture exactly, you might ask? You might think of texture of any surface that is rough to the touch but texture can be anything that has the visual appearance of Continue Reading
Color Everywhere
I'm gone for 3 weeks and come back to color, color, color everywhere as in these current magazine issues and their covers! I opened the first page of the Wisteria catalog and what did i see?Houzz had an ideabook on the truths and myths about certain colors. And another Houzz ideabook on Yellow, Friend or Foe. I gathered from it Continue Reading
Tortoise Shell, Tortie, or Tortitude – What’s In A Name?
Tortoise shell, tortoiseshell, tortoise-shell: no matter how you spell it, it's popular and has staying power. The earliest use of tortoiseshell dates back to decorative uses in China and Japan. Often, a whole turtle shell was lacquered and used as a bowl. The Ancient Greeks and early Romans also used tortoise shell in jewelry, to back hairbrushes and in hair Continue Reading
Forecast for Fall Style
Back in August One Kings Lane forecasted for fall style what was on the design horizon based on their observations from the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF).Here's the run down: Marrakesh Express, American Vintage, Linen Revival, & Graphic ModernGoing in order, One Kings Lane states Marrakesh is the number one style trend. We are happy to see this, Continue Reading
