January 7, 2015
Some time around the holidays, the non-stop buzz around Marsala, Pantone’s color of the year, died down. Acceptance is growing and ideas are plentiful for the how and where to use this color in 2015. This Seattle interior designer has some ideas about that.
Marsala via LATimes
Fashion always leads as this was all the talk in the fall. …
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2012
Fashion week ended last Thursday but you can take the lead on trending colors for Spring and be fashion forward. Would you believe that Kelly Green, Navy Blue and Canary Yellow are the colors ahead? Look at this Kelly Green Escada ensemble and imagine pillows, an ottoman, a lamp base.
Kelly Green is an emerging color from Fall Fashion Week
For this Seattle interior designer, it’s all about the connection color brings to our senses …
Read MoreApril 17, 2012
As a lover of tangerine tango, the color of the year, I am excited with luscious combinations of orange, coral and tomato red. Though I can’t dress myself totally in an orange outfit (think pumpkin), I can pull orange, coral, pink, red and neutrals together and love the combo. Much can be said about how our fashion sense is also an inspiration for our interiors. I follow a fabulous blog, You Look Fab, and …
Read MoreApril 3, 2012
Not a prank, it’s true that it’s pink in this Seattle interior designers neighborhood ~ or at least when I wrote this on April Fool’s Day. And it came just in time as the gray and rain nearly drove me crazy.. My reward today is the fabulous pink blooms you see below. So let’s talk about pink.
In the PINK on April Fool's Day
Lately, I’m in a color sort of sensibility… all …
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2012
First, a confession from Faith, your Seattle interior designer. I am happy in a room with anything RED. Red sparks my creative spirit, ups my energy and warms me in all the good ways. February is the month of love and passion ~ and RED. I prefer to associate RED with hugs, hearts and happiness. I am SO happy in a room with anything red!
Faith’s RED Inspirations for February
My RED
…September 22, 2011
I love reading and seeing the images of Fashion Week and I like to translate them into a Fall color forecast… from this Seattle interior designer’s perspective. Our Seattle weather, sadly, is often sunless… so I like to imagine that color adds some ‘sunlight’ to our interiors. So the colors below offer ideas for accessories like throws, pillows, an ottoman or rug. Perhaps a lone or pair of chairs for some pop in your home. …
Read MoreJuly 21, 2011
Outdoor Trellis
Why be generic when you can choose a unique colorful trellis instead? For my outdoor spaces in Seattle, whether on a condo patio or large backyard space, I encourage accessories with color for a uniquely designed concept.
Enter TerraTrellis, a California based company. “TerraTrellises are re-imagined, modern versions of classic garden structures. They are designed not only to support a plant but to integrate with it. This union ultimately forms a work of …
Read MoreJanuary 4, 2011
It’s everywhere in the news for the past weeks-design trends for 2011. This Seattle designer dives into these stories eager to hear from design gurus about the ‘next’ thing. Then it occurred to me to look back… and I located a Benjamin Moore Color Pulse, 2010. The research for the information in this Color Pulse came from data and travel in 2008-2009. And since it’s now 2011, I was curious to re-read the predictions.
Doty
…August 24, 2010
Early in my design career, this interior designer in Seattle recalls visiting some homes with turquoise appliances. This video provides a great history of turquoise with good humor too. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eLcbr59I10[/youtube] Yes, for those born in the 70’s and later, not only appliances but bathtubs, sinks and toilets too! So I have enjoyed the hoopla in 2010 about the COLOR of the year. Actually, I like the color and especially in certain combinations like those in …
Read MoreAugust 14, 2009
Don’t be Sleepless in Seattle because of design differences with your partner. Here are tips from a Seattle interior designer to get started and work thru your different tastes.
Are you and your partner planning a remodel, new furnishings such as an area rug, art, accessories or window treatments? In my everyday design work, I find couples have trouble typically in SIX areas which leads to conflict and unfinished or stalled project. Here are the …
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