I love auctions and nothing gets my adrenaline pumping like bidding and obtaining antiques at auction; especially when I'm getting a good deal on a quality piece of furniture. Not everything sold at auction is an antique but it's usually the antiques that get the biggest buzz when placed before the gavel. Not only are most antiques of better quality and construction, they are often less expensive than their contemporary counterparts. And what better way to help the environment then buying previously owned furniture.
Obviously, antiques work in certain … (10 comments)
interior decor: Inspired Color, Hawaiian Style: Natures Paint Swatches Vol IV
- 09/23/08 11:05 AM
Here is volume IV of my blog series of nature inspired color. Both volume III and IV are featuring photos from the "Friendly Isle" of Moloka'i, The Photo He Manu or a bird, in this case a lovely female Hawaiian Cardinal who let me feed her by hand, gives a rich tonal palette of mauve, coffee, and coral. The white provides an excellent contrast to these deep earth tones and would make a great molding and trim color. If you were painting a living room for instance you could paint the walls sand with bright white trim, add dark coffee furniture with the coral and mauve as accent colors. If your … (11 comments)
Creating visuals for our clients takes away the guess work and time required to explain design ideas. "Painting" walls and arranging furniture in digital renderings allows home owners the ability to see the concept before they commit to it; reducing client anxiety.
In the past clients would often toil over design choices, with the endless selection of swatches, paint chips, and material … (9 comments)
interior decor: Questions for Kimo: What on earth is "goo de rot child"?
- 03/19/08 01:43 PM
Questions for Kimo: I heard someone describe a room as goo de rot child or something like that, what on earth are they talking about? 'goo de rot child' as you put phonetically is actually 'Gout de Rothschild.' pronounced 'goo-de-roth-shield' The phrase is French, and it's literal translation means In the taste of the Rothschild's. It's a term used to describe an opulence and grandeur that spares no expense. Historically speaking the phrase was coined to describe the design style of one of the wealthiest families in Europe. Today the term belies a certain detail to quality that one found in … (2 comments)
Questions for Kimo: What is Windsor Black and how does it relate to other shades of black like jet or ebony?
Well, for starters Windsor Black is actually an extremely dark shade of blue. The color was named for the late Duke of Windsor who had it developed as a color for his dinner jackets. Under artificial light the blue appears blacker than black allowing the jacket to 'stand out' in a ubiquitous sea of black tuxes.
If you are considering using black in a color scheme or as an accent, beware. Although it might be appealing to the specific high style tastes of … (5 comments)
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