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Charcoal Gray, Pumpkin, Croissant and Cream

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Charcoal Gray, Pumpkin, Croissant and Cream by alluminare on polyvore.com

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Warm Ginger and Cream

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Mixing our Made in America source of the week (VermontWoodsstudios.com), and some of our products in Ginger and Cream (with brown and pale turquoise) in designs by Jessica Swift, Yvonne Blacker, and Khristian A. Howell. What do you think of this room? Warm Ginger and Cream by alluminare on polyvore.com Throw Pillow in ‘Bucktown Stripe [...]

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A Mid Century Modern Inspired Living Room

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“Creating a living room with mid century furniture is all about understatement and clean lines, while allowing graphic patterns and motifs to provide the decoration.” from “Decorate” by Holly Becker & Joanna Copestick On the set of AMC’s Mad Men Icons of mid century modern design set the stage After years of tuning in to [...]

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Can Mid Century Modern design be youthful?

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Even though Mid Century Modern design originated in the 1930′s and is reminiscent of well decorated homes throughout the 1960′s, these days it is making a strong comeback and is celebrated for its graphic details, sleek finishes and no-fuss style. In a child’s bedroom, the minimalist qualities that mark Mid Century Modern design can be [...]

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Inspiration Board: Wall Art in Classic Brown, Greens and Cream

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Inspiration Board: Wall Art in Classic Brown, Greens and Cream by alluminare on Polyvore.com Stretched Canvas Wall Art Panel in ‘Namaste’$144 - alluminare.com Stretched Canvas Wall Art Panel in ‘Zelzah’$144 - alluminare.com Stretched Canvas Wall Art Panel in ‘Namaste’$144 - alluminare.com Stretched Canvas Wall Art Panel in ‘Napa’$144 - alluminare.com

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Inspiration Board: ‘Mallory’ by Jessica Swift

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lighting fixture  - drum pendant in light turquoise

Need some inspiration for your designs? Here’s three beautiful colorways of our exclusive ‘Mallory’ print by Jessica Swift. Each colorway features a Cream color layer – perfect for warming up a neutral cream-based color palette. ‘Mallory’ by Jessica Swift by alluminare on Polyvore.com Spectrum Rug in Cream (Solid Pattern, Rug Sample) | Handmade Area Rugs… [...]

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Design Inspired by Fashion

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When furnishing your home, inspiration may be closer than you think. Take a peek inside your closet … the colors you like to wear most are a good starting point when choosing the fabrics that you surround yourself with on a daily basis. Also, the clothing styles you feel comfortable in probably say a lot [...]

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Lighting fixtures against an accent wall

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Elizabeth, a long-time customer of ours, recently moved into a new loft and asked us for some help choosing a design for her pendant light. She’s inherited a strongly colored blue accent wall in her dining room, which she likes. She just needs to break up the color a bit and make it softer, so [...]

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Lighting Fixtures: A New Modern Neutral

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Modern Neutrals: Get Ready for Autumn with ‘Barley’ ‘Barley’ – The Most Modern Neutral Get ready for Autumn – yes, it is coming – by pairing a clean, white palette with modern neutrals, like one of our newest fabrics for lighting, ‘Barley’. We saw a spike in demand for ‘Barley’ this past week as our [...]

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Drum Lighting Fixtures in Shades of Gray

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A customer recently asked for help in designing a drum pendant light fixture in shades of gray for her bedroom. I pulled together some of my favorite gray drum pendant lights for her and thought I’d share with you my recommendations. At 24″ wide and 10″ deep, this is a large drum pendant, which is [...]

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