Major News from the Color Authority Pantone

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Today designers everywhere are sifting through millions of new design and color palette ideas. Wondering why their creative wheels turning? Because Pantone released their color of the year last week. The color authority chose PANTONE 18-2120 Honeysuckle as the 2011 Color of the Year. The reddish-pink hue replaces the much loved and widely used 2010 Color of the Year, PANTONE 15-5519 Turquoise.

Honeysuckle can be described as vibrant, courageous and confident. Directors at Pantone’s color institute believe the bold color is uplifting and encouraging.

In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits. Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going – perfect to ward off the blues,” explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Honeysuckle derives its positive qualities from a powerful bond to its mother color red, the most physical, viscerally alive hue in the spectrum.

We are already envisioning rooms being lit with large doses or small pops of the lively color. What do you think about Honeysuckle, would you mind adding into the interior design of your home?

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Call The Decorative Touch at 913-219-7333 to begin planning how to use Honeysuckle into the decor of your home!

Alexander McQueen Dining Room Inspiration

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Have you ever spotted an amazing article of clothing that instantly made you want to decorate you home around it? Fashion and interior design intermingle more often than one would think. San Francisco designer John Bradfield recently created a table design that was inspired by the late, great fashion designer Alexander McQueen. Bradfield specifically mimicked his tablesetting after a dress in McQueen’s 2006 Fall/Winter runway show. To bring intimacy to the table and room he used a dark color palette throughout, which also brought about a mysterious and elegant feel.

Although luxurious, with just a hint of mystery Bradfield still found a way to incorporate the nature found in the accessories of McQueen’s runway show. The centerpiece was the main element inspired by McQueen. Bradfield used 350 carnations to replicate the look of McQueen’s dress. He also included a collection of butterflies at each place setting along with hand painted nature scenes on the ghost chairs. What do you think of the Alexander McQueen inspired tablesetting?

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Interiors of Love and Other Drugs

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While you took time off to celebrate Thanksgiving with your family and friends did you have a chance to see any good movies? The romantic comedy Love and Other Drugs opened Wednesday and everyone is talking about the interior design. There is much buzz about Anne Hathaway’s character Maggie’s loft. The loft is the perfect representation of Maggie’s personality- she is a talented artist who is the ultimate free-spirit. The interior design is very raw and industrial. There seems to be mixture of a little bit of everything all tied together to create a very lived-in feel. The design is quite interesting because it perfectly conveyed the character through furniture, fabrics, accessories and an art studio. What do you think of the industrial look of Maggie’s apartment with everything in it? Love it or is it perfect for the movie because it’s not really your style?

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Elle Decor’s First Showhouse

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One of our favorite go-to magazines for interior decor inspiration, Elle Decor, recently unveiled their very first interior design show house. The 5,000 square foot mansion was decorated by some of the most celebrated interior and landscape designers in the San Francisco area who were hand picked by Elle Decor’s senior staff. In addition to having beautiful designs, the showhouse is extremely technology savvy featuring sustainable insulation and heating, solar panels and a smart lighting system featuring LED lights.

Since the showhouse is the magazine’s first they wanted each design to flow, but retain its own personality. To keep the designers on the same page the magazine created a fictional, affluent client composed of a family of five who like to travel the world and entertain family and friends at home. Each room proves to fit the client, the decor is luxurious, chic, and practical. Take a look at some pictures from the Elle Decor showhouse and let us know your thoughts!

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Kate Spade: from Handbags to Bedding

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Have you been hearing a lot of chatter about your favorite fashion designers creating home collections? This upcoming spring there will be another new line from a famed fashion designers. Kate Spade of the famous handbag line kate spade new york will not only be making a splash on your arms with her handbags but on your bedroom and bathroom interiors.  The bedding and bath collection will introduce seven bold color and print designs this upcoming February 2011. The ever so sophisticated and playful label currently has housewares available, which will tie in with the new collection through matching prints. What do you think of collection from the handbag line, is it perfect for spring and summer?

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Gossip Girl’s Gorgeous Interior Design

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Do you, your daughter or someone you know stay glued in front of the TV when Gossip Girl is on? For four seasons Gossip Girl has detailed the always interesting and entertaining lives of a few privileged high school students on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Each week viewers are taken on a ride through their drama filled lives, and beautifully designed rooms. Just as the hit show has an abundance of designer clothes, it has just as much gorgeous interior design. The set of the show showcases various different settings from each character’s home, all designed by Christina Tonkin.

The interior designs are just as unique as each characters personality. The designs of the sets include: rock and roll, preppy, modern, boho chic and contemporary to name a few. As they are incredibly stylish, the interior designs also accommodate different lifestyles. The interior design of your home should be equally functional for your lifestyle and beautiful. Have you noticed the interior design on the set of Gossip Girl? If so, leave a comment stating your favorite!

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Interior Design Show House Made from Movies

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What do you get when you combine three magazines, three designers, three movie themes and one interior design show house? A beautifully designed show house made from movies. Hearst is currently sponsoring the Designer Visions: Cinema Style show house. The show house is unique because unlike others it features three luxury apartments. Each of the apartments were designed by the always inspiring Veranda, House Beautiful and Town & Country magazines.

To create the design in each of the magazine’s apartment they were paired with three of the top interior designers. The designers were able to have fun as they created the movie inspired rooms. The movies they used for inspiration include:  Six Degrees of Separation, Wall Street and Something’s Gotta Give.  Have you ever watched a movie and wished you could have the exact interior design in your home? Leave us a comment letting us know which movie inspired you and what you think of the show house designs, we’d love to hear your opinion!

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At Home with Rob Lowe

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We are always excited to see the interior design of a celebrity’s home because the sky really is the limit for them. This month Architectural Digest featured the home of Rob Lowe who recently finished taping for ABC’s Brothers & Sisters. The home that Lowe shares with his wife Sheryl and two sons is nestled in California but resembles the style found in the Virginia area. To set the feeling of their 20-room home Lowe and his wife hired a feng shui master to arrange their furniture and accessories in a way that creates “energy patterns to optimize wealth, wellness and charisma.”

Lowe’s wife played a major role in the interior design of their home. As an avid collector many of her own pieces were used throughout as decor. Sheryl wanted the rooms filled with beautiful things while maintaining a clean design. For their master bedroom her vision included dark woods with a light, airy feeling. What do you think of the Lowes’ east coast interior design on the west coast?

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Sherwin Williams Partners with Robert Allen Fabrics

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I would love to promote how happy I am to see Sherwin Williams and Robert Allen Fabrics come together to create three new collections, being that my other business Exclusive Interiors is a Robert Allen Fabric gallery. The partnership is a win-win situation, they both help each other and the average customer select wonderful fabrics and paint when generally they are lost on a boat without a paddle.

I commend Jackie Jordan along with Sherwin Williams, as I attend her conference every time she is in Kansas City. She always updates us on the upcoming season of trends and forward thinking for what will be happening globally in the color world. Tell me, what do you think? Aren’t some of the names of some of the Sherwin Williams paints fascinating?

Janine

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Beautiful Bathroom Inspiration

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We’ve talked a great deal about decorating your home, from the interior design in your bedroom, the living room and great room, but not the bathroom. Although it is overlooked, the bathrooms in your home are important. Just because they are practical does not mean that they do not need to be pretty. Your bathrooms are spaces that you and your guests will inevitably spend time in, so they require a well planned and executed interior design.

The interior design of your bathroom can carry many looks. You can choose a design that mimics traditional, elegant and upscale powder rooms, a design that is warm and inviting for guests, or even a family friendly design. Even though it is a smaller space, the design choices are endless. You may choose to have the design theme flow from the rooms around it, or do something completely different. If you haven’t given the design of your bathrooms any thought, or are looking to redesign your bathrooms check out these inspirational designs. Do you see any designs that interest you?

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