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Design Crush: Artisan Chandelier
In interior design, lighting is added in layers and each layer plays a key role in creating the right mood in a room. It's a key element we work with every day. Lighting not only makes a space functional, but also affects the ambience. As an example, imagine an intimate dinner with glaring fluorescent lights above the table. Terrible idea, right? Now imagine that same intimate dinner with an elegant chandelier casting a warm glow. That's more like it! My Design Crush this week, the Hammerton Element Chandelier, offers decorative accent lighting and a stunning aesthetic that explores the relationship between symmetry and...
Color Crush: Thanksgiving Road Trip
Thanksgiving is just around the corner and with that holiday, comes a road trip for many to see family and friends around the United States. These can offer some spectacular scenery and hours of fun conversation. For my Color Crush this week, I've chosen an autumnal color palette with all the hues of the season. The deep red, golden yellow, ochre, and taupe are earthy shades that create a grounded, secure feeling in a color scheme. These are often considered friendly and inviting, and tend to more muted and flat. Additionally, earth tones are considered to be generally appealing, reassuring, and...
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...