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…
Exhibition Design
Regardless of making it to the Cooper Hewitt exhibition from the last post, my son and I attended something similar, Pompeii and the Roman Villa at The National Gallery of Art, my favorite museum. It was a wonderful exhibit, both in content and exhibition design. The staging was meant to replicate the interior Tablinum of a Pompeiian Villa, complete with deep red & black walls, partially-painted red columns and an abundance of decorative finishes: marbling, colorwashing, plaster, and ornamental filigree. Upstairs included an interior atrium where the huge fresco of the famous Garden Scene from The House of the Golden Bracelet was on view. The entire three-wall frescoes of the…
Watercolor Interiors
I really wish I could see this exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt on House Proud: Watercolor Interiors from the Thaw Collection. All of the 71 interior watercolors in the exhibit are exquisite in detail. The exhibit showcases commissioned interior watercolors by European families during the 19th century and gives the viewer the inside perspective on their way of living. It’s on view until January 25th.
