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Tip of the Week #17: Thanksgiving Tablescapes

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To all of you can I just say THANK YOU! Yes, it is the season to give thanks, and without you my loyal customers, readers, and friends, I would be so much less.  I know you are the reason I am successful, and I am so very grateful! I do know you have a choice in your interior design specialist, and I hope I always exceed your expectations. It has always been my pleasure creating wonderful spaces with YOU!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF YOU!

AND speaking of Thanksgiving, I have enclosed a few photos of some great tablescapes to inspire you before your guests arrive.  If you are anything like me, you are already thinking about the Christmas decor! But lets hold off just a little longer. There are still some wonderful Fall inspirations to allow you to let mother nature show off her best! If you can get your hands on some cut bittersweet vines or cranberry stems you will be able to see some beautiful bursts of color right now. Add a few candles, gorgeous glassware, and ta-da take a peek…

And again, thanks for being so loyal to me….Happy Turkey Day!

Sincerely,

Janine

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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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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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Halloween Events in Lenexa

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carved pumpkinParents and grandparents, are you looking for some Halloween festivities for your little ones before you head out trick-or-treating Sunday? There are a few Halloween events going on right here in Lenexa, KS for the entire family. This week’s happenings include Pumpkin Carving Night and The Enchanted Forest. To participate in Pumpkin Carving Night all you have to do is bring a pumpkin to carve, which will then be donated to the Enchanted Forest for the Pumpkin Bridge display. The Enchanted Forest, Lenexa‘s Halloween-themed woodland trail, will be held throughout the jogging trail at Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park. The park will be transformed with seasonal displays with numerous kid friendly activities. There will even be a bonfire at the end for the whole family to enjoy. Let your kid’s tryout their costumes a few days early and celebrate Halloween with the city of Lenexa!

  • What: Pumpkin Carving Night
  • When: Tuesday Oct. 26th 6:30pm – 8:30pm
  • Where: Lenexa Community Center
  • Admission: 1 pumpkin
  • What: The Enchanted Forest
  • When: Wednesday Oct.27th and Thursday Oct. 28th from 6:30pm – 8:30pm
  • Where: Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park
  • Admission: $1 per person including children. Costumes encouraged for all.

For more information on either of the events in Lenexa contact the Lenexa Parks and Recreation Department at 913-477-7100 or visit the city of Lenexa website.

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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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