Saturday, August 27, 2011

LET’S GET REAL…..

I know this seems a tad early to say……but we are looking at the back side of 2011.   Before you know it….you guessed it…2012 will be knocking at the door.

The current 2011 design trend in colors will spill over into the new year with tweaked hues and individual flairs but I would venture to say, we will maintain our current tendency of creating comfy, casual living spaces to sooth our harried lives and to share with friends while entertaining.

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Natural woven products like the Provenance Woven Texture Shades of organic materials are certainly here to stay and when paired with the marvelous textures and prints of the wide variety of environmental friendly fabric, we have a sassy, classy duo!

Silk-Draperies

Silk fabric is another time tested winner that transcends decades of trends and keeps coming out on top.

Silk Drapery

This year the embroidered silks took the fabric industry by storm…….so much so that we were finding it difficult to locate “a plain ‘ol solid color” in (my favorite) tussah silk.  Along with cotton fabric (of the eco-friendly variety), I consider silk “green” and of low eco-impact.  Besides, I am so very tired of polyester I could scream!  I am sure other designers out there share this same  maddening dilemma!!!

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I am always on the look out for a “real” linen fabric as well.  You know the one – made of “real” flax fibers and dyed with organic dyes. 

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I imagine with more designers demanding “purity” of fabric, we will be able to locate these desirable weaves more readily.  Yes, they do have their flaws and drawbacks, but they are REAL!!!!  And in this current world of  knock-offs and synthetics, REAL seems refreshing!

The older I get, the more REAL I like things……….well, the REAL older body is a bit hard to take…….but I’m adjusting!

Saturday, August 6, 2011

A SUMMER OF REMEMBRANCE…

Do you believe it is August already???????  Summer has sizzled by here in Michigan – busy, fun, memorable, hot, laughter, tears, graduations, engagements, births, deaths, struggles, triumphs, successes, failures – sound familiar?  It is just that it all happened so quickly!!!

August is Michigan’s month for hot, steamy storms and beautiful sunsets.

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For lush, fragrant flowerboxes full of lemon thyme……

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and rosemary…….

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indestructible roadside chicory….. (love that color!)

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and, my favorite, black-eyed susan.

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Designing window treatments for client’s this summer has been full of “adventure” as well.  From “wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night” sweats – “DID I REMEMBER TO ORDER THAT TRIM???!!!” to “I am sorry! That fabric has been discontinued also!” (after weeks of searching every book in town!)

But really what has pulled me through these hot, sticky, sluggish days of summer and sleepless night’s of design projects have been the delightful, creative, deliciously, adventuresome posts of my blogger friends!

VanDaff Designs

Delightful creations by designer CJ VanDaff

MDrake Perfect_Pesto

Scrumptious dishes by vegan chef AND designer Margaux Drake..

Hattatt Kapolcs_Distant_View_from_St__Georges's_Hill

Fascinating and adventuresome picture trips from places I only dream of by friends Jane and Lance Hattatt

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Histoires extraordinaires de par l'ami de Belgique Jerome...

house of Edward IMG_0597Heartfelt stories that bring my heart alive from writer, dreamer, designer Pamela Terry

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and new inspiration from Jade Creative and her lovely roman shades designs and soft treatments!

THANK YOU TO ALL FOR UNKNOWINGLY MOVING MY HEART, MOVING MY FEET FORWARD, AND MAKING ME SMILE WHEN I NEEDED THAT LITTLE EXTRA SOMETHING!

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