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Color Trends We Love for 2019
It's that time of year again when tastemakers release their predictions for next year's color trends. These offer an exciting glimpse into some design choices we will see in 2019. Pantone's predictions share with us, "empowering colors that provide confidence and spirit; colors that are uplifting; joyful hues that lend themselves to playful expressionism and take us down a path of creative and unexpected combinations." Take, for example, the blue above. This is one of my favorite colors! I'm especially fond of the Royal Blue that Pantone chose as one of their 2019 color trends. Blue can be paired with so...
Design Crush: Sleek, Modern Dining Table
If you're looking for a modern dining table with sculptural style and timeless appeal, my Design Crush will captivate. The Curzon table from ModLoft sits gracefully atop geometric wired legs made of chromed steel or painted metal. The table top is unconventionally angled and made of wood or lacquer in three shades: teak, cathedral ebony, or glossy white. This combination accounts for a visually arresting appeal and would make any meal an experience to remember. I particularly like the contrast of the thin legs to the stately presence of the top. I think it would be destined to become the focal...
Color Crush: Renaissance Painting
European Renaissance art was created during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries, heavily influenced by an increased interest in nature, a revival of classical education and forms, and a stronger idea of individualism. It was part of a broader rebirth in the areas of philosophy, literature, music, and science and some magnificent works of painting, sculpture and decorative arts were created. One of the most famous is Sandro Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, my Color Crush inspiration for today. It was painted in the mid-1480s in Florence, Italy, for the Medici family. As experts have noted, the painting prominently depicts Venus in the...