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12/8/14

color | marsala | pantone color of the year

will 2015 be a year of contrasts?

if color forecasts are any indication, then maybe so.

color authority pantone, a division of x-rite that provides professional color standards for the design industries, named marsala as the color of the year for 2015.

marsala is a color that exudes confidence and stability

-leatrice eiseman, executive director of the pantone color institute®

living room | interior design by james magni

photo credit erhard pfeiffer

bedroom | london, UK | interior design by michael s. smith

via architectural digest

dries van noten | spring 2015 ready to wear collection

photo credit yannis vlamos / indigitalimages.com

celine | winter 2014 collection | mini luggage handbag multicolor | vermilion

photo credit celine

isabel marant | spring 2015 ready to wear collection

photo credits marcus tondo / indigitalimages.com

sherwin-williams paints selected another red hue, coral reef, as the color of the year for 2015.

coral reef is an uplifting color
-jackie jordan, sherwin-williams director of color marketing

living room | interior design by jay jeffers
via tobi fairley

bedroom | interior designer unknown

via finding shibusa

balenciaga | resort 2015 collection | classic work handbag | rose azalee

photo credit balenciaga

missoni | spring 2015 ready to wear collection

photo credits yanni vlamos / indigitalimages.com

aquazzura | resort 2015 collection | beverly hills sandal | coral

photo credit barneys new york

but, benjamin moore paints chose a complementary color, guilford green, as the 2015 color of the year.

guilford green is a color that signifies fresh energy and growth
-ellen o'neill, creative director at benjamin moore

living room | piedmont, CA | interior design by barbara barry

photo credit barbara barry

bedroom | the peninsula beverly hills hotel | interior design by alessandra branca

photo credit alessandra branca

erdem | spring 2015 ready to wear collection

photo credit yanni vlamos / indigitalimages.com

chloe | winter 2014/2015 collection | marcie handbag | baobob green

photo credit net a porter

bottega veneta | spring 2015 ready to wear collection
photo credit yannis vlamos / indigitalimages.com

could it be coincidental that sherwin-williams and pantone both featured red and green in their marketing materials?

sherwin-williams

photo credit sherwin-williams

pantone

photo credits pantone

or, that berry red is one of the colors that benjamin moore suggests to combine with guilford green.

photo credit evolution of style

when you mix complementary colors like red and green together, you create brown.

color wheel

johann wolfgang von goethe | theory of colors | 1810

photo credit color system

pantone is receiving mixed reviews for choosing a brownish color like marsala as the color of the year for 2015.

PS. ppg pittsburgh paints just announced that blue paisley is their 2015 COTY (color of the year).

could no trend direction be the trend direction?

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7/25/14

color | accent chairs from charish.com

i've been designing a lot of bedrooms recently...

one of my clients is currently updating several rooms in their home (including some of the bedrooms). and, we decided not to reuse all of the existing furnishings. they decided to sell their unused furniture, and asked if i could recommend a consignment store.

instead, i suggested charish.com, a home furnishings consignment website that was founded in 2013. chairish.com sold my client's furniture quickly, and issued the payment on time. a most successful first time experience!

so, when charish.com asked me to create a style board, showing how to take a room from white to bright using an accent chair, i immediately said yes.

click here to shop for accent chairs from charish.com
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photo credits charish.com

and, i immediately thought bedroom...

when beginning a project, i often suggest purchasing investment pieces, like a bed, or large upholstered pieces, like a sofa, in solid neutral colors, like white, grey, or beige. neutral colors are a good investment for the future. they age gracefully, and are more flexible if a client relocates, renovates, or redecorates.

then, i continue developing the design scheme by layering in color, pattern, and texture.

for a bedroom, i often suggest selecting the more expensive furnishings, like the bed and the floor coverings, first.

the bed is often the most difficult piece of furniture to find. if space permits, a four poster bed, like the zanzibar bed by christian liaigre, can create an intimate 'room within a room'. four poster beds are available at various price points, including less expensive beds from retailers like room & board or crate & barrel.

'room within a room' bed | master bedroom | jupiter FL | interior design by furze bard + associates | AD june 2014

photo credit william waldrom

christian liaigre | zanzibar bed | oak wood with lacquer accents

photo credit christian liaigre

floor coverings are another important investment.
in this case, i might suggest an antique or modern moroccan rug...

ben soleimani for rh | marra moroccan wool rug

photo credit rh

i also encourage clients to invest in the best quality white bed linens that they can afford.

combining these investment pieces with existing furnishings, trade or retail purchases, and vintage or flea market finds helps to balance the budget for the project.

let's accent our white and black bedroom with a red leather arne jacobsen-style chair and ottoman from chairish.com.

arne jacobsen designed the egg chair for the lobby of the royal hotel in copenhagen, denmark in 1958. so, it's a design classic. it could be used as a lounge or reading chair in many locations, including a bedroom, living room, library, or office. doesn't the bright red leather enhance the sculptural silhouette?