Tips & Trends - Design
Mixing Colors and Patterns - Why Do These Rooms Work?
Interior designers mix patterns and colors to create dynamic, vibrant rooms. But the concept can be intimidating to the novice home decorator. Here we take a look at a few designer rooms and explore what makes them work.... Read more »
Decorating on a Budget - Minimalist Style
Once dismissed as simply decor for college students, the minimalist look is actually based on a philosophy many find beneficial. Minimalism uses the bare essentials for modern living in a pared down and sophisticated way, preferring simplicity to ornateness and quality to abundance.... Read more »
Decorating with Yellow and Orange
Mention yellow and you probably think first of bright, crayon yellow. Think orange and you get, well, an orange. Because these youthful, high-impact colors have such strong emotional appeal, you might be concerned they lack sophistication or carry too much intensity for home decor. But this pair, nestled right next to each other on the color wheel,... Read more »
Seeing Colors: Decorating with Red
Red is vital, ambitious, and audacious, a passionate color with intense symbolism. Think of the true love of a red rose, the speed and sex appeal of a racing car, the urgency of a fire engine, the danger of a red alert, the rage of seeing red, or the honor of a red carpet.... Read more »
Purple Passion: Decorating with Purple
Purple can be traced back to the ancient Mediterranean, where the deep violet dye was extracted from the murex sea mussel. This expensive process produced one of the only colorfast dyes of the time, making purple a status limited to the wealthy. The Roman Emperor wore the color to symbolize the god Jupiter, and some shades of purple were strictly r... Read more »
Decorating with Blue
Interior designer and author Sharon Hanby-Robie has an interesting take on color preferences. She maintains there are two groups of people – those who prefer blue and those who go for the green. She believes that roughly 70% of us are in the blue group, including the majority of men.... Read more »
Color Theory & Home Decor
Before you choose wallpaper, buy upholstery, or open a gallon of paint, take a moment to review a little about color theory. Even just the basics — how colors blend or clash and the effects that different combinations have — can help you avoid costly decorating errors and rooms that just don’t please.... Read more »
