Decor
Unexpected and Personal Design
“Unexpected” and “personal” ideas are leading the design trend for 2009, particularly in this down economy. Here’s the story on the What’s new at Home blog. If the ideas are to personalize the space, create something unexpected and to keep it simple, then casart™ definitely fits the bill, as written up here recently on The Design Style Guide Blog. Here’s one of our photos below. That’s our lime colorwash casart™ on the wall. Be sure to visit our new video on YouTube showing its installation. Please vote for us! We have just entered the StartUp Nation, Leading Moms in Business Competition. The top 200 ranked businesses will get marketing exposure…
Decorating Trends 2009
The decorating trends for 2009, as referenced from the Staten Island Advance are below: • Bright lighting and vibrant colors. • Fuchsia Red, Salmon Rose, Palace Blue, Lavender, Rose Dust and Vibrant Green predicted to be popular by the Pantone Color Institute. • Pendant lights, chandeliers with more arms and wall mounted lighting. • Wall murals are continuing to be in high demand. They offer ways to easily transform décor. • Older patterns are being updated with new, contemporary pop. • Furniture is functional, inviting and comfortable, as folks look for ways to entertain without going out. • Wood and the look of natural finishes and those that mimic them…
Christmas Mansion Style
Art in grandscale can be somewhat ostentatious when it’s so overdone — when it overly exudes with the tremendous and exclusive amount of wealth it took to purchase it. It still captivates our attention, however. Here it is displayed in the decor of the Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park, New York compete with multiple murals and every surface has some flamboyance. In these thrifty economic times it does’t go over well to be so over the top. I like simplicity and practical things myself. I think a little bit goes a long way but it’s still intriguing to see how the other side lives. Click on the link above to…
