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2015 Paint Trends - Sherwin-Williams
2015 Sherwin Wiliiams Color Forecast
Color forecasts are a great way to get inspired and see what will be trending from accessories to wallpapers. Sherwin Williams who partners with Pottery Barn too, showcases their picks for the upcoming year. At the end of the post, you can click on a link to see the entire palette.
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As technology rushes relentlessly ahead, the colors of Chrysalis evoke a calm oasis — a place to pause and find balance. The palette, with colors ranging from off-black to chalky neutrals and dusty blues, is designed to create a more comfortable interior.
“An important influence for Chrysalis is the appreciation of earth’s natural striations,” said Jackie Jordan, director of color marketing with Sherwin-Williams. “The patterns created by land and sky are driving design inspiration, therefore the palette’s colors are found in nature, from rocks found on the beach to a stormy sky.”
Another driver is the layering and deconstruction of geometric shapes to appear soft, which parallels the monochromatic couture found on fashion runways.
From space tourism and undersea resorts, the far-fetched, sci-fi dreams of past decades are more viable than ever. The Voyage palette looks to these outer limits, featuring hues that represent the color spectrum imagined while emerging from the water into the atmosphere – undersea teal, bright green kelp, light watery blue and deep space purple.
“The colors of Voyage are supernatural and magical,” Jordan said. “The palette is largely driven by unusual atmospheric events, including a decade-best aurora borealis that will be keeping our eyes focused on the heavens. The lighter colors of the palette create a space that is uplifting, while the deeper tones can be combined for a more dramatic design.”
“We’ve weathered the recession and are finally seeing hopeful signs of growth and expansion,” Jordan said. “Our revived good spirits echo the optimism that followed World War II, when GIs returned home from exotic locales, bringing a wave of tropical prints and tiki-inspired looks. Like that era, we’re expressing our enthusiasm with big, bright florals in fashion and interiors.”
The colors of Buoyant are reminiscent of vintage floral patterns – light and deep greens, violets and a pop of coral. In addition to renewed optimism, the palette is also inspired by the natural healing of botanicals, as well as the incorporation of green spaces into even the most densely urban environments. Backyards, once a landscaping afterthought, are now as important as front yards, with builders investing in rear “curb appeal” and outdoor rooms.
From bold, ethnic-inspired colors and designs to the Bohemian lifestyle, the Unrestrained palette celebrates a carefree spirit, wanderlust and pulsing color. The palette features saturated primary hues, including sunny yellow, lively turquoise and bright blue, as well as black and white. Each can be used on its own for a pop of color, or combined, to create a vibrant, energetic space.
“South Africa’s colorful art scene and focus on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro have strongly influenced a Carnival-like spirit,” Jordan said. “This spirit is inspiring design with a zest for life, and the vibrant colors of Unrestrained are a reflection of that design aesthetic.”
A Home Styling Lesson in Choosing Bedside Lighting
Home Styling Lessons - Nightstand Lighting
It is my occupation and duty as your interior stylist to point your home styling indiscretions. You will thank me profusely when the errors are corrected.
A Tale of Two Homes – Home Staging is for EVERY Home
Home Staging services for every home.
I’m hoping that you don’t think that home staging is just for empty homes, that you need to have deep pockets to hire a stager, or that we remove what you have and bring all new in - But just in case you do, here’s a glimpse of what a talented home stager can offer you.
Whether tiny or grand, we offer a variety of home staging options. At Reinventing Space, we combine a perfect blend of home staging, interior styling and decorating services to best market your home. Our goal is to bring out the very best of the home and create an environment, backdrop and mood that potential buyers can relate to and picture themselves living in the home.
Home #1. 1906 farm house in a very desirable community.
Pros: Charming, cozy, perfect for a young family or professional single. Cons: A kitchen and bath not as charming as the home and a real lack of style and arrangement defining the rooms. Solution: Paint, update kitchen just enough and stage and style the home with a young city couple returning to the ‘burbs in mind. We used what the homeowner had, made wise, cost effective updates and enhancements keeping in mind the price point and target buyer of the home. A bit of painting, minor repairs, a new sink/ faucet, a cleaning service both for home and windows and a day of hands-on home staging and styling did the trick. Within 3 weeks a contract on the home. To see the MLS listing, CLICK HERE by Dean Rouso of Baird & Warner.
Home #2. Lovely, luxury home in a gated golf community.
Pros: Gorgeous, custom built, perfect for an executive who loves to entertain. Cons: A few key rooms with little or in-need of properly arranged furnishings. Homeowner had great furniture, just not in the right place or missing pieces in key rooms. Solution: Purchase key new pieces (which will move to the new home) rearrange and move other pieces, rugs, etc… to other rooms. Depersonalize the home, add new accessories to stage and style the home accordingly. Take a look at the results and see if you can find the rearranged pieces. CLICK TO SEE THIS SPECTACULAR LISTING by Rosemary West, RE/MAX Professionals Select.
BEFORE: Home Staging.
So whether a home is a cute 1906 farm house or a fabulous grand estate - Every home can use a bit of staging to present the home in its best condition and attract its best buyer.
5 Christmas Decor Re-Organizing Tips
It's time to pack it all up, retrieve those boxes and containers to wrap, pack and store our Christmas decor.
It's time to pack it all up, retrieve those boxes and containers to wrap, pack and store our Christmas decor. With a little preparation and by gathering of a few key items - you save yourself lots of extra work next December when its time to bring it all out again.
1. Pack Christmas decor up by room/area in a tote or box and label the container with the room. Next year, all your holiday decorating items will be organized room-by-room, area-by-area and will ease the decorating process - (mantel tote may contain stockings, stocking holders, mantel garland and mantle accessories). No more sorting through all your items to figure out where it all goes.
2. Store Christmas Wreaths in clear plastic bags from the dry cleaners and hang on a 3-M Command hook in your storage area or on the back of a storage door.. Easy to access, dust free and the clear plastic allows you to see what wreaths are in the bags.
3. Recycle your eggs cartons, cardboard drink holders and plastic fruit containers to put your Christmas Ornaments away in. These containers are great since they are free and were designed to hold breakables to begin with. Place them in totes and label the outside of the container.
4. Christmas lights are easy to pack by winding from your palm to your elbow and tying with a Velcro tie/strap in the middle. This will prevent lights from getting tangled together by having loops on the ends of the lights.
5. As you are putting your items away, go through and donate any Christmas decor you no longer use or care for to your local charity. It saves you from hauling it up or down from storage and taking up precious storage space.
5 Home Staging Tips if Selling in the Winter
If your home is on the market during the winter months...
If your home is on the market during the winter months, here are a few extra staging tips and ideas to ensure your home will show well during the chilly and sometimes weather challenging season.
#1. A Clear Path. Make sure from curbside to front porch your potential buyers have easy access to your home. Keep walkways clear of snow and ice. Purchase a non-salt based de-icer that will not leave white residue tracks.
#2. A Shoe Removal Friendly Foyer. Make it easy for people to remove their footwear with seating and a stylish boot tray in the foyer. You don't want the 1st impression to get off on the wrong foot.
#3. Light it up. During the winter months, evening comes early and days may be overcast. Keep your exterior and interior lights on timers so that your home is well lit for showings. Replace light bulbs with a higher wattage and choose a bulb that casts a warm tone.
#4. Bring on the Greens. With nature on siesta, have a evergreen container garden to greet guests, showcase your porch and to liven up the entry to your home. Inside, pack away the fake floral and replace with potted flowering plants in pretty containers and a few vases of fresh floral. Fresh always adds a bit of hospitality and creates a cheerful display.
#5. Set a Warm Mood. Give home lookers a sense of cozy by making sure the temperature is at a comfortable setting, rooms look inviting with an added decorative touch of a warm throw, a few extra pillows and the flicker of a few candles. Use battery operated candles which are safe while you are gone for showings.
Home Decorating Tips - The Art of the Mix
Wouldn't it be pure bliss to have an unlimited budget to make your home lovely. No regard for the bottom line or being reduced to look at price tags? Oh joy. As a Chicago home decorator, interior stylist and stager there is no fun in that scenario!
I love the thrill of the hunt, find euphoria in using what you already have and get giddy using my creativity and cunning ability to reach the same end. Now that's pure bliss.
My job with clients is to know when to spend it and when not to - getting that right mix. A beautiful home should have a rich collectiveness - A mix of rich with poor, old with new - A recipe that in the end defines the legacy and personality of the homeowner. My business signature is using what you have, and then moving on from that. For most of my clients, shopping is not an issue, nor is what they already own - It's the mêlée of pulling it collectively together to distinguish their space and define their style. Whether they're puzzled on how to make their living room inviting or launching into a remodeling project - Most struggle with knowing how to mix that perfect recipe.
My secret formula is to know when to use it, when to spend it, and how to get the look for less. The total package has to fit together with your personal taste, style of your home and most importantly - Your Budget! It doesn't matter if I'm staging your home, helping you decorate for a party or holiday, or consulting on a major renovation - The formula is the same.
So what's my formula? How you obtain that perfect recipe? Here are the three ingredients:
USE IT: Most of us over the years have accumulated things, whether bought, inherited, or found, we have stuff. If you take a hard look at your stuff; I guarantee there is treasure galore within your inventory. Can you repaint, reupholster, and update it? In another room, would it look better or have better use? Your old stuff is your legacy, it defines who you are, and if it doesn't, I'll let you know. As an educated professional, my talent is to be able to identify what can be used or not when it comes to making your spaces beautiful. Although, most would not cast me to appear on "Antiques Road Show," I'm pretty good at knowing what's worthy, and really good at using it if it fits into the grand plan.
Whether it's a couch, painting or lamp, I'll let you know if it will work, or if it's an undiscovered treasure that we can use "as is," or is worthy of a reinvention. I did a staging recently and came upon a signed Leroy Neiman print that the homeowner had picked up at a garage sale. They were going to toss it because the matting was ragged and damaged and the print was falling out of its frame. After a quick look over and a suggested run to a framing store for a re-mat & tune-up - They'll have a pretty snazzy "real" piece of showcase art!
SPEND IT: O.K., even though I'm supposed to be the budget decorator, sometimes you have to spend a bit. Love that vintage French one-of-a-kind-kind piece, knowing it will be perfect for your awkwardly sized foyer- Entry Table. Go get it! It will become the showcase to your home. You'll love looking at it every day and it will define the style of your place. There has to be expensive in the mix - and there will be a times that spending the big bucks is a worthwhile or part of the grand plan. That stuff may be pricey, but you can fill in the blanks with less expensive or fabulous finds.
The other piece of SPEND IT has to do with the quality of things. Sometimes you can't get it for less; sometimes the workmanship upstages the price point. Your inherited Grandma's dining room set may need repair and is a perfect example of the SPEND IT choice you make. Pair her set with off-the-rack Target window treatments and rods and her set is reduced to a "tired pass-down." Pair her set with custom one-of-kind window treatments and the set is now upgraded to "antique heirloom."
LOOK FOR LESS: Getting the LOOK FOR LESS is a two- fold feat. The 1st feat is to see if you can find the expensive, SPEND IT item for less (you still have to pay a bit of cash.) And the 2nd feat is to have the knack for eyeing that inexpensive item that has the look of expensive. Shopping expensive is easy; anyone can walk into the Chicago Designer Mart and find fabulous stuff, expensively priced. Finding its identical twin or a knock-off for a fraction of the price takes talent and an eye. Getting that look for less, filling in those blanks, makes for that perfect "mix."
Say you've got a few lovely Sterling silver pieces. Pair those with a few more you have found at a discount retailer in silver-plate and the plate becomes instantly "Sterling" by association.
The end result is a beautiful home that has the perfect mix...