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REINVENTED COLOR PALETTE FOR 2012
Light wood finishes, chairs upholstered in vintage grain sacks and dark leather in the central seating area contrast with pastel pillows and custom finished armoires at A. Hooper & Co., a Fort Worth fashion boutique, designed by Gibson Gimpel Interior Design. Farrow and Ball "Elephant's Breath" wall and ceiling color creates a soft ground to showcase the colorful spring fashion on display.
The New Year offers an opportunity to breathe new life into tired spaces. With trends toward lighter and softer palettes on the rise, designers are invigorating this new look by pairing these soft palettes with modern, saturated, bright colors. From the 2012 Spring Fashion Runway shows, to fabrics and paint colors, inspiration can be found in novel and unexpected color combinations. High contrast natural tones and textures mix with industrial materials and finishes to add drama to the design.
New Year, New Color with Denise McGaha Interiors
As we close out 2011 and look forward to the New Year, I am looking forward to the return of bold color in my designs. The Fall High Point market gave us a sneak peek of upcoming bright colors. With this year being an abundance of bright and vibrant colors, spaces are sure to be lively and one-of-a-kind. Denise McGaha of Denise McGaha Interiors enlightens Design Guide on some great pieces that she will be installing in projects this Spring.
J.H Minassian & Co. Celebrates 1 Year in Dallas
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Los Angeles-based J.H. Minassian & Co. opened its second showroom in the Dallas Design Center last fall and has successfully completed its first year. J.H Minassian & Co feature antique, custom, re-edition and modern rugs and carpets that are fine in detail and rich in quality- their expertise hails from artisans throughout the world, descended from those who practiced the craft a thousand years ago.
Traditional Rugs From All Over the World
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(Kazak Rug: 5’ X 9’8”)
A lavish rug can make a space appear elegant and grand. Rich in their aesthetic, traditional rugs from all over the world will add character and prestige to any home. Ambiance Home Décor, Inc exhibits some of the most sophisticated rugs of their kind. Ambiance strictly chooses an array of the highest custom-quality rugs so that its incorporation into a space has longevity.
Beyond Design: Gary Riggs Interiors' New 45,000 sq. ft Showroom
Gary Riggs will have a brand new showroom that will rival other spaces of its kind not only regionally, but nationally. The new space is on Alpha Road across from the Galleria, and will be one of the largest in the Dallas-Fort Worth area at 45,000 square feet. The immense space for his retail showroom is the product of what used to be Crate and Barrel and Restoration Hardware. By merging two vast spaces into one, Riggs is completely redesigning its exterior to tie the two architectures together.
Area Rugs: Textured Geometrics
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The maturation of contemporary interior design has inspired the promotion of a trend: textured geometrics. By utilizing playful and sophisticated patterns with up-to-date colors and subtle embossment to add depth- the Uptown and South Beach collections , found at Mary Wilson Oriental Rugs, are being found in a growing number of upscale spaces.
Ambiance Home Decor Inc
AMBIANCE HOME DÉCOR INC is known for its unique collection of antique and decorative hand-made rugs, Kilims, Sumaks the finest American/European pottery, glassware, paintings, artwork, and lamps. Featuring both antique and new rugs in all styles and sizes, each rug is hand-made and chosen for its beauty, quality and authenticity.
Ask the Expert: Under the Rug, Surfacing Humanitarian and Design Trends with Interior Resources
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National trends in interior design have trickled down into the rug industry bringing originality, vibrant colors, and eco-friendliness to rugs. “Designers are no longer looking for rugs to simply fill a space. They are craving bold, artistic statements, to brighten a room from the floor up”. Paige Sowden of Interior Resources, a Dallas based flooring company most known for its unique rug inventory, discusses the most outstanding trends in the rug industry.
After Hours: A Recap of Slocum Street Style 2011
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(McGannon Showrooms with Rebecca of Gremillion & Co. and Kim Lawhorn of Design Guide)
This year the Dallas Design District was ridden with designers, vendors and interior-design enthusiasts strolling the streets of Slocum, mingling and networking with some of the most reverenced and eclectic showrooms in the area.
Colormix 2012: Blues, Greens, Neutrals & Reds
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Throughout the 2012 Color Forecast presentation, the main colors mentioned were blues, greens, neutrals and reds.Yesterday, the Robert Allen / Beacon Hill showroom in the Dallas Design Center hosted the Sherwin-Williams Colormix Two-Thousand-Twelve! It was stated to be “an elemental journey for interior designers.” Colormix 2012 was presented by Ashlynn Bourque with Sherwin-Williams here in Dallas and guest speaker, Jackie Jordan, Director of Color Marketing, The Sherwin-Williams Co. CMG Chairholder. Rhonda Vandiver-White of RSVP Design Services blogs a detailed and wonderful account of this event after the cut.
