Honeycomb Predicted to be Pattern of the Year

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We’ve already discussed the color of the year, Honeysuckle, and we have another honey to add to the list. While looking for inspiration we came across the 2011 Pattern of the Year Prediction on ShelterPop and low and behold it’s another honey. The predicted pattern for this year is slated to be honeycomb. Fresh out of 2010 where there was an increase in bold patterns being used on virtually everything honeycomb is  breath of fresh, textured air. The print has already been seen throughout a great deal of interior design magazines and catalogs. Take a look at a little honeycomb inspiration…

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Will you be adding a little honeycomb to your home?

The Decorative Touch Wishes You a Happy New Year!

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Happy New Year from The Decorative Touch, we hope you have a happy, fulfilling and prosperous year!

Image from Elizabeth Ann Designs

Merry Christmas from The Decorative Touch

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The most wonderful time of the year is finally here! We’re taking some time off to relax with family and our closest friends, while enjoying a little festive holiday decor. We would like to wish you all a merry Christmas and happy holidays. We will leave you with some elegant Christmas decor to keep you satisfied until we get back…enjoy!

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Interior Design of How Do You Know

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Reese Witherspoon and Owen Wilson’s romantic comedy “How Do You Know” hit theaters this past  Friday. The comedy follows Witherspoon’s character Lisa who is struggling to find herself after being cut from her softball team. Things get interesting as she begins dating  Wilson’s character Matty, a major league baseball pitcher and Paul Rudd’s character George, a businessman. Throughout the movie things become just as complicated as interesting. However, the interior design is a different story.

As it is important in any interior design be it from movies or real life, the designs reflect the personalities of each character. To describe Wilson’s quirky character the set designer incorporated dashes of color and unique pieces of furniture. The apartment of Rudd’s character features neutral tones in a more traditional design. Take a look at the interiors of “How Do You Know” and let us know which character’s apartment you like the best.

The apartment of Wilson’s character Matty

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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!

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Happy Thanksgiving!

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We’re taking the day off just like everyone else to relax, eat some delicious food and enjoy family and friends. We would like to wish you a happy Thanksgiving this holiday season from The Decorative Touch!

Have you had a change to read our last past post?  If not you check it out here. Our favorite tablescape was  the one at the very bottom of the screen, tell us what you think!

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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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Our Blog Has a New Design!

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We’re fresh off our 100th post here at The Decorative Touch and we’d like to announce that we have a new layout design. If you’ve visited our blog within the last week then you may have a noticed a few differences. Just as you switch up the interior design in your home home for aesthetic and functional purposed we’ve done same on our blog. We’ve included some enhancements to make you experience reading about interior decor trends and updates a little more enjoyable. The new design of our blog includes:

  • New slider – there is now a smaller updated flash box at the top previewing our featured posts
  • Excerpts – you can now find additional briefs of  posts on the homepage which you can expand by clicking on the headline or read more
  • Facebook “like” and Twitter “tweet” – “like” and “tweet” buttons can be found at the top of each post allowing you easy access to your social media sites to quickly share what you like from our blog
  • You might also like — boxes at the bottom of each post that suggest similar content to that which you are currently reading

We updated the design of our blog with you, our readers in mind and we hope you enjoy the changes we made especially for you. Let us know what you think by leaving a comment!

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The Decorative Touch’s 100th Blog Post!

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We have some great news, our blog has reached 100 blog posts and everyone here at The Decorative Touch is ecstatic! To celebrate we are going to share our top 10 most popular posts since the blog went live. Are you wondering how we know which posts are the most popular? Well, we looked to you, our readers. Our most popular posts are those that have received the most page views.

We would like to thank each and every one of you who visit our blog daily for interior design news and trends, tips, and information on local events. We hope you continue to read and enjoy our blog!

  1. Jennifer Anniston’s Stylish Platform Bed
  2. Decor Double Take: The Blind Side
  3. How to Create an Eclectic Decorating Scheme
  4. Nursery style alert: birds, owls, giraffes oh my
  5. Making a Room Seem Larger
  6. Houndstooth, modern and classic
  7. Decor Double Take: Mr. & Mrs. Smith
  8. Decor Double Take: Somethings Gotta Give
  9. In Style: Wood Wall Coverings
  10. Tips from Janine: Kitchen Remodeling

Didn’t see your favorite post listed? Leave a comment and let us know which one it is and why!

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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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