Hellllooooo 2012! What better way to kick off the new year than to post about... (pause for dramatic effect) ... animal print! I am an absolute sucker when it comes to animal print - zebra especially. Animal print seems to add just the right touch of Bohemian spice to any space. Tread lightly though, a little goes a …
Style In Focus: Art Nouveau
Moving right along... Art Nouveau. Considered avant garde for it's time, this style is an exaggerated expression of lines in nature. Nothing slow, straight, or simple here! Art Nouveau is intricately detailed with curling tendrils, stylized flowers, dragonflies, butterflies, peacocks, and women with flowing hair. The …
Color In Focus: Orange
Next up - Orange! (Sorry Orange, you didn't get much of an intro there). Orange is one of those colors that most people either love or hate. Personally, I have to admit that Orange has found it's way into my heart. From Red-Orange to Yellow-Orange, this color is known to suggest humor, happiness, encouragement, …
Color In Focus: Turquoise
Hello again! I'm having such a great time with these colorful posts - hopefully you are enjoying them as well. Next in our series is what I would refer to as Blue-Green or Turquoise. Although Pantone may have coined their "Turquoise" as Color of the Year for 2010, I wouldn't consider Blue-Green to be out of …
Color In Focus: Gray
Next to be featured in our series is a color that has grown in popularity in recent years. Is it a fad or could it just be timeless? Decide for yourself. Please welcome, Gray. Before you jump to conclusions about Gray as simply a color for industrial, modern, or masculine spaces, hear me out. Gray can be a flexible …
Color In Focus: Honeysuckle
Next in our oh-so exciting series dedicated to color... Honeysuckle! Perplexed? So wasn't I. Although Honeysuckle is quite the juicy hue, I wasn't quite sure what it looked like until I saw an example. Named as the Pantone 2011 Color of the Year, Honeysuckle "emboldens us to face everyday troubles with verve and …