What's your creative media? How do you paint your palette? Some would say traditionally and others described here might say with flowers -- a petal palette.Fabulous Florals and Garden Mania are just a couple of headliners used recently by Traditional Home and the New York Times Magazine / Design Issue to describe the current fascination with floral design Continue Reading
A Quick Synopsis of Wallpaper
Houzz had a great ideabook this week by Gabrielle de Stafano about the history of wallpaper with wonderful illustrations of types of wallpapers through the ages. It struck me that many of our designs could also be used as illustrations. Here are a few quotes from Gabrielle's ideabook, and our examples.During the 1500s more ornate designs mimicking fabric Continue Reading
Snap Color Pop
I don't think it's just me but I'm seeing color, pops of color and unexpected color all over the place. Just an example, my latest grandinroad catalog has bright colored outdoor benches and chairs where they would normally be unpainted wood, wicker, white or beige. They are calling the change their "Spring Awakening" in celebration of their 10 years. No, I'm not their Continue Reading
Flowers In May
Remember those showers I mentioned a while back? Well, it's May and here come the flowers those showers bring!May Elle Decor has an article titled A Budding Romance with this byline-"Whether they appear in fashion, fabrics, or jewelry, in traditional forms or innovative guises, flowers are ever inspiring-and ever fresh." The eight page article produced by Continue Reading
Celebrating with Flowers that Never Fade
Mother's Day is right around the corner. Do you have flowers in mind? According to the latest in interior design, you may want to consider more than just a bouquet. Here are some examples of where floral decor is making a comeback and where we can suggest gifting long-lasting flowers that never fade.Interior designer Laura Bielecki writes on her Luxury Interior Continue Reading
