Fun window displays at Lillian August in NYC. See more on the Tilton Fenwick blog.
A rainbow of colors, brought to life in Lilly “Queen of Prep” Pulitzer’s 60s era shift dresses, reintroduces itself for our interiors. Patterns from argyle and flame stitch to seersucker and plaid now work wonderfully in a modern setting. There is even a book out called True Prep by the author of the original Preppy [ read more… ]
Toms-Price has a soothing new furniture collection called “Linen Hills”. The bedroom and dining groups incorporate homespun natural fabrics, gentle colors and clean earthy textures and finishes. When I saw “Linen Hills” I remembered a color palette presented by Leatrice Eiseman, for Pantone, at the Chicago Housewares Show. It’s called NONCHALANCE and described this way: [ read more… ]
One of the new 2012 home-inspired color palletes, explored by Leatrice Eiseman for Pantone, is called “Comic Book”. I took these display photos (click to enlarge) at the recent Chicago Housewares Show. The use of black, especially as outlining, is very comicbook-like, shown in this jewel rug from our Wheaton rug gallery. These words were [ read more… ]
An exciting trend to watch is extra sparkle in home furnishings, as in the unexpected faux zinc-finished table shown above. Earlier this week I attended the International Housewares show in Chicago where Leatrice Eiseman gave the Pantone View home + interiors 2012 color forecast, including nine illuminating color predictions. What Eiseman calls the Reflections group… [ read more… ]
Gray and white, the colors of branches and snowfields, goose down and frozen lakes. We know all about this color scheme around Chicago. Do we really observe and enjoy it, or just grumble about it? I went hiking along a frozen river last weekend and the expanse of tones in a palette of gray and [ read more… ]
Pantone, “the global authority on color” has announced the “Color of the Year” for 2011. Drum roll please… it’s Honeysuckle, a deep warm pink. Who will be the first of you to paint or decorate with this color? Here’s what Pantone has to say about Honeysuckle in home interiors: “Honeysuckle is upbeat and [ read more… ]
After vacationing in the canyons of Utah last week, this fabric lept out at me while walking through the Toms-Price design studio. The orange rocks of Bryce canyon were something to behold! Try sprinkling a great accent color like orange here and there in your home. It may be just the right thing to add [ read more… ]
Pantone, the global authority on color, has selected turquoise as the color of the year in fashion and home design. “Combining the serene qualities of blue and the invigorating aspects of green, Turquoise evokes thoughts of soothing, tropical waters and a languorous, effective escape from the everyday troubles of the world, while at the same [ read more… ]
