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Paint Color. It’s what turns a house into a home
Since I’ve been working in South Charlotte for the past five years, I’ve noticed some interesting trends in paint color. First of all, I would like to say that even before I go into paint color I want...
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10 different Designers, 10 different answers
I was reading a blog this morning and in the post was an interview from a published Designer. You’ve read these interviews before, “how did you get started”, “what’s your signature look?” but the...
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Lemon Sorbet and Gray. Cheers to beautiful color!
Lemon Sorbet is Benjamin Moore’s color of the year for 2013 and we all know by now how hot gray is but which gray will look good with Lemon Sorbet? There are really several, actually many grays that...
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Emerald Green is a Gem of a Color, or is it?
(updated) I just found the best use for Emerald, Pantone’s color for 2013 and I happen to discover this on Fat Tuesday! BEADS!!!!! We’ve had some time to digest Emerald Green, Pantone’s color of the...
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How To Use Purple in Your Home
Did you hear the buzz? Word is getting out that purple will be the hue to see at High Point Market this season which is fine with me! Purple never really left. I’ve been tracking it here where I live...
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Sherwin Williams; What a Concept … in Color
I mention color trends and paint color ALL the time, after all, it’s my world! I want to share with you the one paint fan deck that has not left my side for quite some time now. Sherwin Williams,...
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Color Trends For 2014. Are We Getting Tired of Blue Yet?
With HighPoint Market just days way I can’t help but think about color trends. What will the prominent color be? Red? Blue again? Green again? Or how about purple? Yes! I want to see purple! Now when...
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Color For Your Home is About to Get Wild
Vibrant blues, strong green, lively purples; these colors are just wild and they’ll be coming to your home soon! It seems the Peacock has a strong influence on the designs that are coming in from...
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The Joe Ruggiero Collection, Simply JOE is What I’ve Been Waiting For!
Paprika! I finally found the color I love in the JOE Collection at High Point Market 2013. I’ve been talking, blogging and suggesting this hue since 2009 – that’s a long time to wait for a color that I...
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What Paint Color Should I Use if I Want to Go With The Purple Trend?
Not everyone likes purple but it’s certainly a hue to consider. You don’t have to blast in with a Prince Purple but you certainly can! I would suggest using a soft, muted gray purple, very much...
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Will Peacocks Fly Into Home Furnishings for 2014?
It’s that time of year when we start talking about color and home furnishing trends for the next year. My stomach gets all tipsy turvy because I see the colors that are starting to be called trends and...
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Do People Really Hate Beige That Much or Are They Just in Love With Gray?
The gray trend is really here to stay don’t you think? So many of my clients want the beige out of their home and I’m replacing it with some type of gray and they love it! It makes you wonder, do...
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Color Finds At High Point Market October 2013
I look forward to this time of year when I can go to High Point Market to see what the trending colors are. I keep my showrooms consistent each year so I can track how their color trends change then I...
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Unique Finds You May Have Missed at High Point Fall 2013
By now all the posts are coming in hot and heavy about the color trends that were spotted and the most colorful showroom or the most impressive Designer and the next must-have piece spotted by the...
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Color Finds At High Point Market Fall 2013
As Designers come back from High Point market and are very eager to share their Fall finds and colors to watch, I love to read about what designs and colors inspired them. You ask ten different...
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So What If We Don’t Like Color of The Year?
Do I get excited about color? Of course I do! Just about everything that I do evolves around color. My main focus is of course on color for the home. It was interesting this week to see all the posts,...
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5 Ways To Make Your Home Fabulous for 2014
Can you believe it? I just got used to 2013 and now 2014 is just weeks away. As we all know starting a new year means starting with new resolutions new thoughts and ideas to look forward to. Whether...
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Paint Color Trends for 2014
Last year I designed a Slideshare presentation about the color trends that I thought would be a nice choice for 2014. Honestly, this is the only Slideshare presentation I did and totally forgot about...
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If We Break Gray, What Will the New Neutral Be?
Gray seems to have replaced beige in the “go to neutral’ which is fine with me. There are so many variations of gray that will really please just about everyone so it may be around for a little while...
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A Color Expert Hunts for Hues at High Point and Finds A New Color Trend
The verdict is in! I went, I looked, I found and now I have the color results of my High Point Market trip for April 2014. This was a very interesting trip to High Point. I go in like a bull in a China...
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