Colour Trends

I fell in love with this Image on Cote de Texas’ post yesterday; click here to read and see the before, it’s such a transformation! Even my favourite leather sofas are here! The drama of the urn on the tree stump table is the best part of this room in my opinion. Then my House &…

I am doing a talk about trends in a couple weeks so I thought I’d start by conducting a poll with all of you, my favourite peeps! So here’s what I need to know. From the designers reading this, what would you say are the (minimum) top 5 paint colours (numbers and paint co.) you…

Brookyln Photos by Maria Killam After being in the hotel for two days (and not wanting to go outside in the rain) it was nice to get out yesterday and walk around Brooklyn. It was so charming I have some photos to include in this post, especially with the fresh green of Spring all around!…

Source When I arrived in New York yesterday it was sunny and beautiful and then today we woke up to rain so it’s a good thing I’ve been in colour forecasting meetings all day long. . . The Colour Marketing Group Conference kicked off with a reception where I saw our President James Martin (above)…

Credit Well I’m packing tonight, and (at the last minute—eeek) writing colour reports I’ll be presenting at the CMG Conference this weekend in Brooklyn!  Each conference attendee must present where colour is now, and where it’s going next! Credit You know what I think.  But I thought I’d do a poll.  Where do you think…

Lately I’ve had a few clients say to me, “I’m not a trend follower” or “Is that trendy, I want timeless”! Are trends good or bad? That is the question. Trends usually last about 10 years. The brown trend in the design world started in 2002 (in the West Coast). Before that, everyone wanted a…

I’m Coastal Home Magazine’s Designer-of-the-Day on their Facebook Fan Page this week. Click here to post your question in the comments. This is the question they asked me to start! [CH] As an interior designer and color specialist, how do you think color affects people’s lives? What are some of the color trends now, and…

One of my blogging pals Kelly at Arte Styling is in the annual Colour issue for Better Homes & Gardens for February!  It’s such a great interview I had to share it with you! I especially love how she answered this question as it relates to a post I wrote last year: BHG} What sort…

After I just posted that turquoise (not teal from the 80’s) is Pantone’s colour for 2010 I received my latest issue of House & Home Magazine and there on the cover was turquoise and yellow (Pantone’s colour for 2009). Victoria Webster is the homeowner that had the vision for this colourful and fabulous house—the bright…

At the CMG Conference last April one of the speakers said, if you want to know where colour direction is going, start at the towel department. So if you are wondering why I’m showing you towels, that’s the reason. Here are the taupe/gray/blue section of shades. Here is the colourful furniture in ABC Home in…