The Stenciled Room: Cheaper and Easier Than Wallpaper

This is not wallpaper. It’s an amazing wall decoration made entirely with stencils. Please, don’t cover your entire room with this or you’ll have a perpetual headache. But one wall – wow!

Stencils are a terrific way to decorate a wall without having to buy and hang wallpaper. Personally, I hate hanging wallpaper. I love stenciling. It’s really easy, as long as you’re careful with things like straight lines. All you do is stick the stencil to the wall and paint, or dab, or spray. It all depends on what medium you’re using. Read More…

Winter Color Palettes: Paint Your Home With Inspiration From Nature

When we think of winter, we often think of the washed out colors of short, cloudless days that take us inside for warmth by the hearth. Winter colors don’t have to be drab. We can find inspiration from nature’s enduring leaves, berries and ever-green colors. Read More…

Kristina Klarin’s Color Stripes

I came across Kris Klarin’s blog, Color Stripes today and had to share it. Kris is a jewelry maker and is branching into home decor, like these candlesticks. But I really love how she focuses on two of my favorite things (other than design) – color and photography. It’s a joy to look at, and an inspiration.
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Roger Borg: Rethinking Neon Lighting

I’ve been hard at work here in the design studio these days. When I got a call from neon artist, Roger Borg, I was relieved to take a rest from the day-to-day to feast on some illuminating eye-candy.

Roger takes neon to a new level. He’s created some brilliant designs for the home, including this neon chandelier.

He’s been experimenting with various forms like this colorful table lamp and, as with the chandelier, a different take on the standard shade pendant.

He does his own things, too. The orange pendant light (left) and the yellow floor lamp are truly unique.

This is my favorite. It’s a pendant lamp. So very cool.

To see more of Roger’s work, including his neon signs, visit his personal site here. Or, visit his company’s site, 419 Neon. You can find Roger’s work at various retail shops. Or, shoot him an email and he’ll give you pricing. He can also explain what to do with the transformer, etc.

A neon chandelier? I’m thinking yes. How about you?

Mood indigo: decorating inspiration in a blue hue

I thought you’d enjoy taking a look at interior design inspiration based on indigo, one of the most rare and expensive dyes in the ancient world. Deep blue hues seem to like living with turquoise and voilet.

The contrast it offers next to white is also perfection.

It all depends what mood you’re in. Here, the designer jumped across the color wheel to create a warm contrast.

Feeling dark and mysterious? Indigo is the way to go.Indigo will make the orange tones in wood pop.

Feeling uncommitted? You can paint your walls white and use indigo for accents. Some choices are: IKEA’s PS Collection African rug, Indigo toss pillows from Persnickety Home ($17.95), Ink Dish Tattoo dishware from Fitzsu ($82.00 for a 4-piece setting), & Crate & Barrel’s Lago Lamp ($129).

Maybe because it’s summer, I think white is looking really good next to indigo. But turquoise, and other jewel tones, are also beautiful. Agree?

images: Henry Bourne, William Waldron, Hanks Fonk