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Breathtaking Bathroom Design Inspiration

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As you begin working on your remodeling projects for the new year we want to whisper a reminder in your ear. Don’t forget the interior design of your bathroom, especially in your master suite. We haven’t discussed bathroom designs in a while, but that doesn’t mean we think any less of them. Bathrooms are one of our favorites to design because they often go unnoticed. There is nothing more fulfilling than designing a bathroom completely around a client’s personality and seeing their reaction. Because many people don’t give much attention to their bathroom decor, or realize how much time they actually spend in them, seeing it fully designed can be breathtaking.

Because The Decorative Touch believes in thorough design in every room, we think your bathroom should be just as elegant, opulent, glamorous and soothing as any other room. It may even need more considering it is one of the main places you gather your thoughts in the morning and unwind at night. We found a few absolutely amazing bathroom designs in Architectural Digest that we just know you will love. Get ready for sheer bathroom beauty…..

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HGTV 2011 Dream Home

HGTV 2011 Dream Home’s Warm Interior Design

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Are you dreaming of rich, warm colors, plush blankets, and a cozy fire as we experience freezing temperatures? We are and we’ve found our warm interior design inspiration in the 15th annual HGTV 2011 Dream Home. The home is the perfect example of  a warm and elegant interior design. The Dream Home is nestled at Spruce Peak in Vermont’s Stowe Mountain Resort. It features modern architecture with a design that still manages to pay tribute to the classic rustic mountain style. The three bedroom, three and a half bath home is extremely innovative full of unique and creative living spaces. To make the home one with mountains it features over sized windows which showcase breathtaking views of Mt. Mansfield and its rolling hills, winding roads and superb ski slopes. In addition to the wonderful design of the home, its location in the village of Stowe offers an extremely active community full of cultural activities that mimic those of large cities. We can’t imagine anything more warm and charming than spending a few weeks in the 2011 Dream Home. Are you ready to see the warm interior design? Take a look…

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Want to warm up the interior design of your home? Call Janine Terstriep of The Decorative Touch today at 913-219-7333 for a consultation.

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?

Inside Celebrity Bedrooms

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We’ve featured the homes of celebrities on our blog before because it is always interesting to see how ornate or simple the homes are of those who make millions by entertaining us. Once again we’ve managed to sneak an eye full of a very intimate part of a celebrity’s home, or anyone’s home for that matter. That’s right, we’ve found pictures of some of the top celebrity’s bedrooms and couldn’t be more excited. As lovers of all things design our heads are spinning wondering if they used bold or placid colors that correspond to their personalities, decorated themselves or hired one of our elite counterparts. The wait is over, take a peek inside celebrity bedrooms with us!

Jonathan Adlerbedroom on jonathan adler

Donatella Versacebedroom of donatella versace

Sarah Jessica Parkerbedroom of sarah jessica parker

Brian Atwoodbedroom of brian atwood

Alexandra Wentworthbedroom of alexandra wentworth

Meg Ryanbedroom of meg ryan

Cindy Crawfordbedroom of cindy crawfordImages from ELLE Decor

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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Elegant Silver and Gold Hoilday Decor

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With Thanksgiving recently passing, Christmas knocking on the door and New Years right around the corner all we can think about is gorgeous holiday decor, but can you  blame us? The holiday season is always an exciting time to decorate. There are so many different color combinations to explore and decorative items to experiment with. The interior design of any space can be transformed for the holidays with the right decorative touch.

Right now we are are completely in love with the classic and elegant look of silver and gold holiday decor. We found a gorgeous design on Style at Home that we can’t stop looking at. The simplicity of silver and gold paired together creates just the right amount of sparkle. We love the clean lines of this design and how well it contrasts with the various types of texture. Take a look at this interior design of silver and gold holiday decor and let us know what you think!

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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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Tip of the Week #18: Norwalk Furniture 2011 Color Trends

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As the year is fast approaching its closing I am sure you all are wondering whats in store for 2011, well…

Norwalk Furniture, an American made upholstery line has just sent me their newest samples of color trends for 2011 and they are wonderful!!  I had the opportunity to visit the factory last Spring and wow did I learn some things about how hard the folks who make our fine furniture really do work. And not to mention the time and attention they put into every detail!
So yes, I do recommend Norwalk and I love that they are fabricating right here in the USA.

The new Collections for the coming year are:

  1. Brittany Cottage:  The appeal of the natural weaves of grayed-down base colors that conjure memories of simpler times.  Paired with sky blues, charcoals, and deep reds, all french inspired, the Brittany Cottage Collection creates a casual approach to carefree living!
  2. City Lights:  Imagine the views from your penthouse apartment–blue gray clouds, or “vapor” as Candice Olson calls it, coordinated with rich velvets, soft wools, and highly textured foundation cloths in nutty tones.  While dove grays play a complementary role, the addition of green-cast golds adds a subtle punch to this sophisticated pallet.
  3. Coconut Grove:  You will see just a bit more upscale with this tropical, yet sophisticated twist that would make it in almost any coastal environment.  While green shades of palm abound, colorful prints and bold stripes anchor this great look.
  4. Highlands Manor:  Inspired by the warm hues of the Scottish highlands, this collection is a lively mix of traditional and timeless menswear plaids, leathers, and rich velvets.  Stripes and feathers, paisleys, and hounds tooth all reflect the heritage of quality in this look.

Another thing I love about Norwalk Furniture is the interactive on-line catalog. You might like to take a peak and see what you can create, try it out at  www.norwalkfurniture.com.
Enjoy!  Janine

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City Lights

Coconut Grove

Coconut Grove

Norwalk Furniture Brittany Cottage

Brittany Cottage

Kind Words from Rockwood Builders

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decorativetouch7As the owner of Rockwood Builders I have known and worked with Janine for 12 years. She does all my selections after I’ve completed a project. She has carte blanche when picking paint colors, carpet, tiles, light fixtures as well as exterior colors. When it is time for us to furnish a model home Janine also does all the staging of the house. Each and every experience I’ve had with Janine has been a complete pleasure. Not only is she easy to work with, she has the personality to go with it.

She always goes beyond the call of duty to make sure everything is perfect. Janine has a unique talent as she can envision the finished product when she is just starting on a house. As a builder, I see the house finished at blueprint stage and she sees it completely decorated as an interior designer. Each of my customers that has worked with Janine always tells me how great of an experience it was. Her attention to detail is impeccable and I  can’t say enough good things about her as a person or as a professional.

Sincerely,

Richard Pfaff of Rockwood Builders