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24 Aug
Asian, Asian influence, Back to School, Chinoiserie, Designer Dictionary, Domino Magazine, Elle Decor, European, fabric, Fabulous Fabrics, Grace Studio wallpaper, hand painted, hand painted wallpaper, Kravet, Lee Jofa, Lonny, Lonny Magazine, Orient, Scalamandre, Tory Burch, turquoise, Uncategorized, Vogue

C is for Chinoiserie

Chinoiserie:  a form of European decoration imitating techniques and motifs of the Orient; especially fashionable in the late 17th century and revived during the Regency, or as many say ~ a French term meaning...

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27 May
Century, cocktail table, color, Courageous Color, fabric, Global Views, GMT, Hibiscus martini, leather, orange, ottomans, sectional, Shay's Favs!, Sherrill, tangerine, Trina Turk, turquoise, Uncategorized

Sizzling Summer Colors

The kiddos will soon be out of school & begging to play in the pool all day everyday to beat the heat.  If you’re looking for inspiration for your home’s color palette, why not...

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27 Jan
accessories, art, blog, chair, color, Courageous Color, design, design blog, Design Dilemmas, design ideas, desk, desk chair, fabric, flocking, furniture, home furnishings, IBB Design, interior designer, John Richard, makeover, office, recovering, Shay Sampson, Shay's Favs!, stripe, style, suede, trend, turquoise, Uncategorized, velvet

Mini Make-over

It’s time for a make-over!  It’s a mini project for me.  I’ve finally had it!   My office at IBB is in major need of some TLC.  You see, we’ve been at our current...

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19 Jan
chocolate brown, color of the year 2010, Courageous Color, design, design blog, design trend, Designer Friends, Elizabeth Showers, fashion, guest blogger, jewelry, Mini Cooper, O magazine, Pantone, Shay Sampson, Shay's Favs!, Shelly Rosenberg, Town & Country, turquoise, turquoise jewelry, Uncategorized, Vogue

Fresh Take on Turquoise

Yesterday, I introduced you to my fabulous friend & our first guest blogger, Shelly Rosenberg.  Today, she shares her fresh take on the 2010 color of the year featuring our good friend & jewelry...

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11 Jan
color, color of the year, Courageous Color, design ideas, GMT, interior design, interior design blog, Pantone, Shay Sampson, turquoise, Uncategorized, Video

Video: How to Use 2010’s Color of the Year

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01 Jan
2010, blog, California, celebrity, design blog, Designer Detective, GMT, guest, guest blogger, interior design, interior designer, iPod touch, Los Angeles interior design, New Year, New York, Shay's Favs!, stylemepretty.com, This Just In!!!, turquoise, tv show, Uncategorized, Wedding, wedding blog, wedding ideas

Happy New Year!

Woohoo!  2010 is here!  I hope you all had a fun & safe New Year’s Eve.  We had a very quiet & lovely evening.  We sipped champagne in the hot tub, watched movies &...

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08 Dec
accessories, Chanel, color, color authority, color of the year, Courageous Color, decor, interior design, kitchen, Monique Lhuillier, oven, Pantone, This Just In!!!, turquoise, Uncategorized

2010 Color of the year

I am giddy with excitement today!  Pantone, the global authority on color, announced that 2010’s color of the year is… drum roll please… TURQUOISE!  Can we say YIPPEE!!!???  As I told you previously, my...

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22 Oct
Century Furniture, chair, color, color trends, Courageous Color, fabric, furniture, hand blown glass, Hickory Chair, High Point, North Carolina, Sam Moore, Shay's Favs!, tangerine, trend, turquoise, Uncategorized

Trend Alert: Turquoise & Tangerine

So, remember when I was telling y’all that my favorite new color combination is turquoise & tangerine?  Well, I’m just ecstatic to report that it was shown all over the fall furniture market in...

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15 Oct
aqua, Ask the Designer Detective, classic, color, color palette, Courageous Color, orange, Pantone, trends, turquoise, Uncategorized

Color Trends

Dear Designer Detective,What are the latest color combinations for home decorating? What combinations do you view as timeless?~HollyDear Holly,What a great question!  I love talking about color.  My favorite new hot color combination right...

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