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Room of the Week ~ Cozy Oasis

Posted on January 26, 2012 | 1 Comment

Cozy up with a cup of tea as you armchair travel to exotic places

A place to sit, read, dream and reflect

This anti room off a formal living room was designed as a garden room with three walls of windows and a tile floor. The Worcester Massachusetts homeowner wanted a warmer feel for quiet conversation and reading.

The window treatments are mock relaxed Roman shades. The bottom swoop makes them more relaxed than straight fold Romans. The shades are stationary so they are more like valances. The fabric is a rich chocolate-brown dupioni silk.

A Hunter Douglas Silhouette window shading protects the furnishings from harmful UV rays while still letting in the light.

The room gets its pop of color from the love seat that is reupholstered in the warm fiery shade of Tangerine Tango. Down filled pillows of the window treatment fabric are trimmed in black brush fringe to pull the room together.

What do you think of this room?

Where would your armchair adventures take you?

Contact me to begin transforming your house into the oasis of your dreams.

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Tagged Central Massachusetts, Custom Window Treatments, Down Pillows, harmful uv rays, Home and Garden, Hunter Douglas, Hunter Douglas Silhouette, Interior Decorating, Massachusetts, Relaxed Roman Shades, window shading, Worcester

Sophisticated~Dramatic~Seductive. Are Your Interiors Ready For Tangerine Tango?

Posted on December 13, 2011 | Leave a comment

Sophisticated~Dramatic~Seductive

Tangerine Tango

Pantone's Tangerine Tango

“Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy.”

A few more of my favorite rooms and custom window treatments I’ve done featuring Tangerine Tango.

Vibrant Tangerine Tango walls are the backdrop to this cozy window seat with custom-made cushion, pillows and relaxed Roman shades.

Triangle Valance with Tangerine Tango Border

The addition of a Tangerine Tango border transforms this custom valance from a neutral brown and beige to WOW! The contrasting banding not only adds a great punch of color, it also highlights the shape of the triangles.

Tangerine Tango walls add warmth and whimsy to this dining room. Heirloom furniture and an art deco light fixture add personality to a room. The custom window treatments are made of a multi color (including Tangerine Tango of course) fabric with a contrasting band of teal. The sheer Roman shades diffuse the light and offer a little privacy.

What do you think of this dramatic and edgy color?

Would you be able to live in a Tangerine room?

Have you purchased anything in this trendy color yet?

Expect to see lots of Tangerine Tango in 2012

Leave a comment or shoot me an email and I’ll show you how to transform your house into a home you will love in 2012.

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Tagged Central Massachusetts, Custom Decorative Accessories, Custom Window Treatments, Home and Garden, Interior Decorating, PANTONE 2012 Color of the Year, Tangerine Tango

2012 Color Of The Year ~ Custom Window Treatments in Tangerine Tango

Posted on December 8, 2011 | 1 Comment

Pantone Announces

Tangerine Tango

The 2012 Color Of The Year

According to the color experts at PANTONE in a highly anticipated press release early this morning, “The 2011 color of the year, PANTONE 18-2120 Honeysuckle, (my ever favorite pink) encouraged us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. PANTONE 17-1463 Tangerine Tango, a spirited reddish orange, continues to provide the energy boost we need to recharge and move forward.”

Over the past few years orange has surged in popularity in both the fashion and home decor industries. I have noticed a much larger selection of all shades of orange/tangerine in fabrics and trims.

Here are a few of my favorite rooms and custom window treatments I’ve done featuring Tangerine Tango.

Elaborate swags with bouillon fringe, tassels and rosettes are made of exquisite embroidered Tangerine Tango silk.

Tangerine Tango is toned down on these faux finished walls. Warm wood blinds control the sun and privacy. The custom relaxed Roman valances are made of muted Tangerine Tango Dupioni silk.

Asymmetrical Moreland valance in Tangerine Tango perks up beige walls

Keystone fabric in Tangerine Tango makes this simple arched valance fun with a banding of cream keystone and accent edge cord of teal.

What do you think of this dramatic and edgy color?

Would you be able to live in a Tangerine room?

Have you purchased anything in this trendy color yet?

Expect to see lots of Tangerine Tango in 2012

Leave a comment or shoot me an email and I’ll show you how to transform your house into a home you will love in 2012.

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Tagged Central Massachusetts, Custom Decorative Accessories, Custom Window Treatments, Home and Garden, Interior Decorating, PANTONE 2012 Color of the Year, Tangerine Tango

Custom Pillows~The Essential Accessory To Home Decor

Posted on November 14, 2011 | Leave a comment

Sharing a few favorite pillows I’ve made. All are unique,one of a kind custom pieces of art.

Pillows in all shapes and sizes

Pillows for a sectional sofa

Color block pillows

Exquisite Custom Made Pillows

Pillow made from antique crazy quilt

Tween Dream Pillows

Multi Fabric Pillow for Back of Chaise

European Shams and Decorative Throw Pillows

Tailored Bed Pillows and Throw Pillows

Daybed with Ruffled Pillows and Bolsters

Extra Large Sofa and Floor Pillows From a Collage of Fabrics

A mixture of fabrics and trims create this rich pillow collection

Each pillow is unique with its own personality

Twisted pleats, gathers, scallop fringe, decorative cord, tassel trim, rosettes and brush fringe are just a few of the details that make these pillows "Jewelry of Decorating"

If you need help and your decorating brain has gone to fluff, pillow fluff that is, then contact me and I’ll create just the right pillows for your room. Yes!…….you can have them for the holidays too! Oh and they make a FABULOUS gift for the person who has everything. Let’s have some pillow talk!

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Tagged Central Massachusetts, Custom Decorative Accessories, Custom Pillows, Decorative Pillows, Holden, Home and Garden, Interior Decorating, Pillows, Tassel

Pillows, Pillows and Pillows

Posted on November 11, 2011 | Leave a comment

Let's talk pillows. How do you use them in your home?

How many pillows do you have in your home? (No, I’m not talking bed pillows here)

Where are they?

What sizes and shapes do you have?

What’s your favorite decorative pillow?

What’s on the inside, the fill?

When was the last time you cleaned your pillows?

Do you even know how to clean them?

How do you use your pillows? Are they just pretty to look at or do they serve a purpose?

I’m working on an article about pillows. I have lots of great photos of these home decor jewels to share.

I really want to hear from YOU! How do pillows play a part in YOUR home? Please leave a comment below.

If you need help and your decorating brain has gone to fluff, pillow fluff that is, then contact me and we’ll create just the right pillows for your room. Yes!…….you can have them for the holidays too! Oh and they make a FABULOUS gift for the person who has everything. Let’s have some pillow talk!

Pillows in every size and shape to move around for your comfort.

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Tagged Accessories, Central Massachusetts, Custom Decorative Accessories, Holden, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Pillows, Worcester

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