Fabulous Finds at the Atlanta Gift Show, July 2013

Monday, September 30, 2013

The Atlanta Gift Show was HOT, HOT, HOT this past July!
JULY?!  you say?  It's now September...September creeping into October!  Barclay!  What's up with that?
Well, okay - truth be told.  I couldn't download my photos onto my laptop computer and.....well....things like that slow me down!  Anyhow - the Gift Show was such a blast this year - as I went into a corner of the Market that I've NEVER been in and I found numerous, wonderful vendors!

Dunes and Duchess (www.DunesandDuchess.com)
atlanta interior designer discovers lacquer lamps
Dunes & Duchess lacquer lamps
Beaded Bargello pillow captures attention of Buckhead Atlanta interior designer
Beaded Bargello pillow by Callisto Home
Luxury interior designer finds embossed orange leather frame by Moo Moo
MooMoo Designs - FAB Orange Leather picture frame
atlanta interior designer features Deco inspired table by Modern History
Deco-inspired Coffee Table 

atlanta interior designer showcases Kathy Slater's New Orleans coffee table
"Audubon" Coffee Table

Atlanta interior decorator loves sparkle of Modern History's Gilt Sunburst mirror
Phoenix Sun Mirror

Modern Chest in Ivory

Stepped Chest - love the organic look!
Tara Shaw's nod to New Orleans

As you might have expected - orange is still the hot trending accent color!  You'll see pops of it in my small sampling of photos.
Amy Howard chair
Mr. Brown chair

Love the fun bubble mirror!  Very feminine

Bliss Studio chair

Tara Shaw chair

I saw several "duplicate" styles of furniture out there.  But, the ones I photographed were exceptionally beautiful and well-done!  Both of these examples are very haute couture and sophisticated, but selling at a reasonable price.  They would be considered the "jewels" in your room or the show-stoppers!


Amy Howard
I have a bit of a penchant for Coffee Tables!  I can't help myself - but, I love them!  (and occassional chairs!)
So, whenever I hit a furniture market - you can know, for sure, that my camera will be out and clicking when I see a fantastic and affordable coffee table!  I spared you all and thought better of not posting all of my luscious tables.  But, here are a few!







Which coffee table is your favorite?   I'd love to know!!

I've got to run and post this blog.  I'm accepting the ONE ROOM CHALLENGE and need to figure out how I can link up with the group this morning!
See you soon!

Introducing the 2014 Colormix collections by Sherwin Williams

Thursday, September 12, 2013

I just returned from a really interesting Color Forecasting seminar hosted by Sherwin Williams.
photo: courtesy of Sherwin Williams
Carolyn Noble, Marketing Manager for SW, spoke and showed us the many numerous influences that shaped the color palettes for the 2014 forecast.  Sherwin Williams always does a fantastic job with this annual forecasting seminar and this year's program was hard to beat!  It was inspirational and eye-opening!

SEPTEMBER'S COLOR OF THE MONTH:  SW 7045 Intellectual Gray
"Welcome Back to School month!"

Sherwin Williams (SW) is forecasting four distinct color palettes for the new year.
1.  Reasoned - is a collection of blacks, greys and whites.  "Grey is the new black, and math is the new sexy".  (I didn't say it -they did!)  But, it's true!  I've seen an emergence of grey/white or black/white rooms lately.  SW emphasizes that this popular color palette was influenced by the structure and forms coming out of fashion - pleats, folds, outlines that define shapes.  And by artists - using positive and negative space, pen and ink forms, the typewriter.
photo: courtesy of Sherwin Williams

2.  Intrinsic - is the second collection with a more Bohemian, worldly and culturally authentic look.  Inspired by Eastern Europe and heritage crafts like embroidery, intricate lace and crochet - this color collection is bright, vibrant and earthy!
photo: courtesy of Sherwin Williams

3.  Diaphanous - is a collection of light, delicate colors that evoke an atmospheric, billowy, spiritual weightlessness. OK - sounds a bit dramatic - but the colors are soft, feminine and soothing.
photo: courtesy of Sherwin Williams

4.  In contrast, Curiosity, the final color collection jars your sensibilities.  The color selections are inspired by the strange and unusual colors associated with weird science and eccentricity - think deep purples, acidic greens.  Geology and the natural stones collected from the deepest recesses of the earth - like copper and metallics.
photo: courtesy of Sherwin Williams

The best part of this seminar was the inspirational photos from featured influential artists.  I am sad that I wasn't able to write down all of their names!  But, I was able to track down one of the artists.
Her name is Olga Kostina an artist from Siberia Russia.  She has collected over 30,000 bottle caps and has decorated her wood frame house with them.  Honestly, this was amazing!!



What are your design inspirations?  I'd love to know!
Have a great day -