It’s That Time Of Year…
Let the festivities begin! We are loving everything Halloween right now – pumpkins, candy and of course décor! Check out this graphic kitchen, perfect for the occasion here!
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All Knitted Up
At the drop of a hat (and yes, I’ll take any excuse to wear a hat…) I’m ready to pull out the fall ward robe complete with tall boots, leather jackets and of course, some favorite scarves and sweaters. When the first chill of fall hits, I’m all in for the knits! Years ago I [...]
Eclectic Dining Room Chairs
Looking for a short-cut to a casual, eclectic dining room? Try this mix-and-match approach to dining room chairs! It all adds up to a unique way to bring personality to your home. It’s as easy as pairing different chairs of the same color, or painting the same chairs a different color. But why not take [...]
Glam It Up
Add some glamour into your home this fall. Take a look at this powder room that has glamour written all over it here!
Our Favorite Links This Week
      Here’s a roundup of our favorite links this week – enjoy! DIY Shimmery Pumpkins: http://brunchatsaks.blogspot.com/2013/10/diy-shimmery-pumpkins.html Fall Focused: http://www.elementsofstyleblog.com/2013/10/fall-focused.html 10 Best Plum Picks: http://www.matchbookmag.com/daily/455-10-best-plum-picks Green and Gray: http://www.porterhousedesigns.com/colorsizzle/green-and-gray Gilded Harvest Place Cards: http://cupcakesandcashmere.com/diy/gilded-harvest-place-cards  
Shades of Italy
  The fall season is a great time of year to visit Italy. Though the major cities and attractions are always going to bustle, by October the crowds are thinner, lines are shorter and the weather is cooler. This makes sight-seeing so much more pleasant! Camera in hand I walked the streets of Rome, Venice [...]
Deciphering Undertones part 2: Tan, Taupe or Beige?
Another challenging color family to decipher undertones from is the brown family. Midtone browns are exceptionally popular as they are thought to be “neutral colors” and therefore go with everything. For the most part they do, however, these shades do have undertones that exert a color presence. If you aren’t aware of this, it can [...]
Shades of Gray
It’s all about gray! Check out how this gray hue gives an elegant and serene appeal to this beautiful bedroom here.
Deciphering Undertones: What’s My White?
For those of us who work with color on a daily basis, terms like undertone, muted or clean generate an immediate understanding of a color’s properties. This isn’t necessarily the case for most people though, and sometimes we forget that when giving descriptions. These types of descriptions can be especially confusing when it comes to [...]
A Melting Trend
Pushing materials to their limits is something artists and designers do to stay at the cutting edge of their craft. We saw examples of this at the 100% Design show in a special decorative effects exhibit. The melting trend is a way of taking everyday, recognizable objects and modifying them to achieve a partially melted [...]