Another design issue that many people struggle with is color. People want to show the latest color trends in their homes. Interior design has become much like the fashion industry with new colors coming in and out every season. I feel it is really important for people to choose colors that they love – not [ read more… ]
How about some of the new silvery fabrics to inspire us on a cold day. Think crystal palaces and icicle alchemy. These fabrics are mostly from Kravat Couture and Robert Allen which you can see at Toms-Price. The picture above is of sheer window fabrics, the white is not included.
You have to imagine more sparkle and shimmer in these photos. Click on them to see more detail.
Sometimes going through the motions of a daily routine can become so automatic that you hardly notice the world around you. So I was startled on my daily dog walk to suddenly hear a rustling noise under my feet. LEAVES. Click on any of these fabric photos to see the lovely details better.
Fall already? Really? School has barely started and the flowers are still blooming; but as I sat in the stands of the Friday night football game and watched the orange ball sink to the horizon well before half time, I realized that indeed it is that time again. And of course then I started seeing [ read more… ]
Here in the midwest, the birthplace of the Prairie Style, we have a special affinity for leaves. An outline of a leaf is an icon that means nature. It implies open spaces and clean air where a tree can grow and spread out the way it was meant to. So here’s to the season of [ read more… ]
Ever wonder about the way fashion runs through cycles? Now that I’ve reached an age to have gone through several cycles myself, it seems to me there is a definite ying/yang thing going on. Think about it — in the thirties we had frothy, floaty dresses, fringed lampshades and some very curvaceous car bumpers. The [ read more… ]
You can admire nature’s beauty in this Ephraim Pottery piece called Spring’s Herald. We have become a very literal society, expecting natural and hand-made items to look exactly alike, as if they were ipods or fountain pens. When variations occur, we assume a defect. The lovely nuances in wood grain, ceramic glazing or hand-blown glass [ read more… ]
Husband: “I like that color green. Thirty years ago we bought the same color and now it’s back! Wife: (sighing) “No dear, it’s really not the same.” This is a conversation I occasionally hear in the store. Who’s right? She’s right. And he’s right. Style revisits itself, reinventing patterns and colors from the past when [ read more… ]
