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As I’ve written in prior posts my husband and I are planning the design of our future home and I’ve spent countless hours researching the perfect spa style bathroom for my personal “Spa at Home”. I’ve actually surprised myself during this research phase because I do tend to gravitate toward a more traditional design however [...]
Pantone posed the following challenge “translate your 2007 fashion colors to interior paint colors and describe the room” to several fashion designers and shown below are the designers’ creative and inspirational Pantone color selections and room descriptions.
Best of all these gorgeous paint colors are available to you. According to the Pantone website:
Through a [...]
Spring certainly feels quite far away but that doesn’t mean that we can’t start thinking about how we want to change out our winter decor come this spring. Pantone, the recognized leader in color trend forecasting, has developed eight interesting 2007 color palettes. My favorite is the Light Touch Color Palette shown below:
As a life-long allergy sufferer I was delighted to learn that Cuddledown, a luxury linen retailer, will be marketing “down comforters, bedding and other home fashions that are certified by Oeko-Tex to ensure that they are free from harmful levels of dangerous chemicals”. I am incredibly sensitive to a variety of natural and synthetic products [...]
Home improvement can sometimes be overwhelming but it doesn’t have to be if you have the right tools. In this case the tool is home remodeling / design software. A really good home remodeling or home design software package is one of the tools that should have a permanent space in your Decorating Diva toolkit. [...]
My husband and I have been planning to build a larger home in the near future and I’ve been spending quite a bit of time flipping through shelter magazines getting ideas for the design of my dream spa bath. Recently, while perusing the Kohler bath design site I came across this etheral spa bathroom pictured [...]
When one thinks of Bamboo floors they typically think that they are a variety of wood. However, bamboo is a grass that is grown throughout Asia. The process used to create the planks is what gives this incredibly durable natural resource it’s hardwood appearance.
After the bamboo is harvested, which occurs every three to eight years [...]
Something extraordinary must be in the air because really great designers are lending their amazing design talents to the world of rugs. Just today I found out that both Tommy Hilfiger and Nanette Lepore have teamed up with the Doris Leslie Blau Gallery ,the finest rug makers in the world, to create exclusive rug designs.
“This [...]
I was delighted to learn that Sandra Lee (yes the one from the Food Network) has teamed up with Feizy Rugs to create a unique and interesting collection of machine-made and hand-tufted rugs. According to Home Textiles Today:
This new licensed program, titled the Sandra Lee Home collection, comprises casual, urban, sophisticated and classical looks. It [...]
The famous Serena & Lily nursery bedding and linens are now available for toddlers and children. These amazing nursery linens are quite often found in the beautiful nurseries of celebrity babies and are also available in over 400 retail outlets for those of us who want to wrap our little loved ones in luxury and [...]
