2009 Summer Color Trends For Home Decorating And Interior Design

Color Trends For 2009 - 7 Interior Color Schemes for Summer and Fall

“For summer 2009, Pantone is forecasting a trend toward color palettes that reflect individuality and make people feel good about who they are,” states Tod Shulman, vice president of fashion, home, and interiors division at Pantone.  *Updated: 2011 Pantone Interior Color Trends

Taken straight from the Pantone Color Forecast for this summer are the “isms” that calibrate the colors we will be seeing in the trends:

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Five Easy Decorating Ideas To Decorate Through The Recession

Decorating Recessionista Style: Shop your own home

Every magazine is telling us to shop our own closet before buying new spring fashions, but what about your home? Spring is the time when most homeowners start itching for change, but yet the economic forecast is tells us to resist unnecessary spending. Maybe it’s time to take stock of what you have, and what easy ways you could reuse, rescue, or rehab it.

1. Paint

A fresh coat of paint can transform any room or area in an instant. Do it yourself - paint is still the cheapest update and there are an inordinate amount of incredible colors just waiting to be used. Furniture will also benefit from a new coat. Try to be a little more risky or fashion forward in your choice of hue - the worst thing that happens is that you can repaint if you don’t like the color.

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How Not To Decorate

Top Ten Decorating Dont’s

We all fall prey to the projects in our home and get too used to our surroundings, and then mistakes start to happen. Here is my top ten list for “How Not To Decorate Your Home”

1. Hanging draperies too low

What good is a 10’ ceiling if you do things that lower it visually? Window treatments that are outside mounted on the wall need to go as high as possible in almost every instance. Mount the rods or the header right underneath crown molding, or at the point where the wall meets the ceiling. Otherwise, it looks like you cut the rooms off at the knees when the treatment sits directly on top of the window.

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Modern Wallcovering: Going Beyond Wallpaper to Decorate Your Walls

Modern Wallcovering

Who said that decorating your walls had to be about paint or paper? Today’s new surfaces bring much more to the table than the old floral motifs of yore. Beads or shells – why not? Textured materials such as metal, leather, embossed vinyl or cork add a new dimension and architectural feel.

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1stDibs.com

Ive Got 1stDibs

1stDibs Offers Unique, Beautiful Furniture, Art, Jewelry and More

If you’ve never visited 1^st Dibs website, then you are missing a visual feast. Likened to a Paris Flea Market or a weekend antiquing trip, this site offers some of the most unusual one of a kind and beautiful pieces I’ve ever seen. Furniture, art, garden pieces, as well as jewelry from all over the world can be found.

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Interior Design Style: Arteriors Home

Arteriors Home Floral Splendor

Just in time for spring, Arteriors Home has come up with the perfect ottoman to bring a gift of flowers year round.

The Alana Ottoman is made from ivory and taupe wool appliqués, and has a 22” diameter. The petals are varying shades of beige and brown, creating a feast for the eyes of soft, delicate shapes. While not exactly the type of ottoman you’d put your feet on, it provides an artistic touch to any room, modern or traditional.

Retailing around $600, this affordable piece is a must have for the fashionista-inspired designer. Ruffles and petal motifs ruled the spring collections, and the Alana Ottoman seems to have just stepped off the runway. What a great way to bring a smile to your room each day.

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Decorating Style: NDI Tribeca Collection

Silk Flowers: The Tribeca Collection by NDI

Is That For Real?

Look closely…do you see the dappled color and veining of the amaryllis? It’s almost as if they were just picked. NDI has mastered the art of silk flowers and does arrangements that look like they were just delivered from the florist. Their new Tribeca Collection features vivid colors of spring and summer in modern arrangements. The Amaryllis Watergarden ($298) fools the eye with its incredibly real look of water in the vase.

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Modern Wallcovering: Alphabet Wallpaper

Alphabet Wallcovering by Basso and Brook

ABC…easy as 123…

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