Monthly Archives: November 2009

A Biedermeier Comeback?

I read somewhere recently that Biedermeier furniture is making a comeback. Well, I have the opinion that something that classic is never out of style, so how can it make a comeback? In any case, I thought it would be interesting to write a little about the Biedermeier style which I absolutely adore for its […]

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Color, Part Four, and (sigh) the end of the series…

For the last of the four-part series on the Sherwin-Williams 2010 color trends, we’re going to take a bit of a departure from the previous three! “Refreshed” is fresh, youthful, optimistic… a return to pretty things and romance and sunny days… it’s the 1960’s spirit with 1980’s jewel tones. (Have you noticed the 80’s comeback?) […]

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Color, Part Three!

We’ve covered two trends so far, “Rooted” and “Simplicity”, and today’s category in the 2010 color trend preview is “Treasured”. This style embraces the growing “use what we have” mentality of re-purposing and takes inspiration from flea-market finds, artisan-made objects, and heirloom pieces. Imperfections can lend richness to our environment in the forms of natural […]

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