Pantone’s spring 2012 color trends
February 16, 2012
Welcome to our analysis of Pantone’s color trends for spring, 2012.
We’ve taken the colors that Pantone picked to be hot this spring and matched them up with new fabrics and furnishings to show you how you can incorporate these new colors into your home.
The first color scheme features pinks, blues and neutrals.
The items from this color scheme can be found at: fabric at Schumacher showroom at IMS, blue table and pink vanity at KDR Showroom at IMS, and blue chair at Room and Board.
The second color scheme picked from the spring colors features the new color of the season, Tangerine Tango, along with olive, grape and navy.
The Items from this color scheme can be found at: fabric at Schumacher showroom at IMS, chair from Design Within Reach, lamp from Francis King at IMS, blue chest from KDR Showrooms at IMS.
More color examples to come…
boys’ bathroom: an ode to sports
January 23, 2012
Some of you might remember this note:
Well after the demo, construction, design, and installation of Joey’s bathroom he approves!
We had everything ripped out down to the studs. Some highlights of the room:
- We chose a deep blue for the walls
- We designed a mushroom colored double vanity so each boy has his own sink.
- In a bathroom for two boys a Cambria top seemed like a no-brainer! – we used Sussex.
- The custom window treatments allowed us to put in a shelf for their bobblehead collection.
- The boys’ parents and grandparents were very involved in sports back in their high school and college days, just like the boys are now, so we had newspaper clippings and pictures of framed in a collection of black and metallic frames to hang in the bathroom.
- The shower features tile EVERYWHERE for easy clean-ability.
showroom tour: francis king
January 18, 2012
Francis King, Ltd. is one of our favorite furniture showrooms at IMS. Charlie, Mary, Lynn, Kali and Petra are all wonderful – they help us find our clients some wonderfully unique pieces for their homes. The last time we were in their showroom, we snapped some pictures of the new furniture and accessories they have.
You’ll notice lots of color for 2012…
Above: These two upholstered chairs have beautiful soft curved lines and can be custom ordered to be upholstered in endless choices of fabric.
Above: The bold snail pillow adds a pop of color and whimsy to sofa or chair. The pillow’s poppy-tangerine and watery blue are some of Pantone’s colors for Spring.
Above: Color definitely is taking center stage this season in the showroom. You can find purple upholstered chairs, amber colored hurricanes, bright red garden stools, bold green accessories and much, much more.
Another benefit to this wonderful showroom is that they feature many made in America furniture lines.
Francis King sells to the trade only so if you’d like a peek to see what could work in your home, give us a call – we’d be glad to give you a showroom tour.
a bathroom project in navy & grey
December 29, 2011
One of our latest projects involved a second floor bathroom that would be used by the family’s little boy as well as guests that were hanging out by the second floor family room fireplace or watching movies and playing games in the hang out area. We wanted the bathroom to keep in line with the rest of the home’s design, while still being a little masculine and something that would ‘grow up’ with the little boy and not be too childish right off the bat.
We settled on a color scheme of navy and grey and after finding classic grey subway tiles, a deep grey chair rail, and glossy navy accent tiles we were ready to roll! The floor is a mushroom colored 1″ x 1″ hex to warm up the space and we used a soft grey Benjamin Moore paint on the walls. We found a Brass Blue granite remnant that tied in perfectly with our colors. The lights add a classic modern feel to the space as well.