Colour Trends

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…

The Lipstick Index is a term credited to Estee Lauder chairman Leonard Lauder who first used the term to explain the rise in cosmetic sales after the September 11th attacks. The idea being that during troubled economic tines, women are less likely to buy items such as dresses, bags and shoes and will go for…