As an expert Seattle interior designer I attend many events at the Seattle Design Center.  Last week Leatrice Eiseman, leading color expert, spoke about color trends.  She is the person who designated turquoise as the color of 2010.  Some other tidbits about other colors came from Q & A.  The power of green from the lime shades to old venerables, like olive green, continues after banishment in the 1970’s. So I share this image below to welcome olive green to your color vocabulary.

Image from Stylemonger

Designers Fisher and Weisman of San Francisco upholstered tufted sofas in olive green linen velvet.  The key to the success of the olive green is mixing it with golds, yellows, soft oranges  and browns. What a beautiful setting.

Faith’s Favorite Olive Green from Benjamin Moore 2140-10 Fatigue Green

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This expert Seattle interior designer is honored to be featured on Ava Living this week and share the spotlight with other talented designers and their lofty work.

Renovation of this 1,200 square foot loft in Portland’s trendy Pearl District creates an open, informal space for leisure, work and play for a young bachelor.   The modern, neo-classic design is both interdependent and intimate, providing a private retreat in the city.

A neutral paint palatte of pale almond and caramel is strongly accentuated by the conversational area which is anchored by a red, Tibetan rug and surrounded by luxurious fabrics of wool, chenille, suede and silk.  A custom, expresso stained entertainment center unites media components.

Contemporary plumbing fixtures of chrome and copper mix with the floor and counters of German limestone.  The resurfaced concrete floor is stained in bronze tones. 

Location:      Irving Street Lofts                               1314 NW Irving                        Portland, Oregon

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This expert Seattle interior designer smiled at this review of new products designed with men in mind.  Apart from the narrow vanity unit, the tub and tile are gender neutral to me.

Let’s start witih the Erk System Bathroom. The designer Onur Mustak Cobiani created a gender specific vanity respecting the essential male tasks (hand-washing, tooth brushing and shaving) with space saving efficiency.

Next, the Saturn TV Tub by Karim Rashid. The TV screen is placed strategically at the bather’s eye-level. Enjoy your favorite program while comfortably soaking in your tub.

Fap Ceramiche line of tile, Futura, are rectangular and measure 6 x 22.  The finish is a satin matte which allows the colors to step forward.

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This expert Seattle interior designer is welcoming 2010 with open arms and anticipation. It feels great to let go of 2009! Over the past two-three years wallpaper is making a comeback in a big way. Plus wallpaper is not the wallpaper of memory. The choices are abundant with a range of styles and graphics. 

One way to bring a fresh look with wallpaper is to use it on your bedroom ceiling. It is most effective if you have crown molding or can add it since it will separate the wallpaper from the painted walls.

Photo: Laurie Rhoney of Rhoney Design

Wallpapered ceilings  create a  feeling of intimacy and coziness, which is a special benefit during winter.  “A wallpapered ceiling adds interest to a square room, but avoid using the same wallpaper for walls and ceilings, unless you have woodworking at the edges to break them up.  Otherwise your square room will make you feel boxed in”, according to Toby of Design Unleashed.

The goal is a room like this one:

Please, avoid a room like this, unless you enjoy claustrophobia.

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As an expert Seattle interior designer and design news junkie, I recently read an article in the San Francisco Chronicle.  Lots of great information and commentary overall.  What captured my attention was a short list by writer, Anh-Minh Le, that focused on the seven trends she wanted to disappear.

Here are seven trends in vogue for the past few years to step away from:

• Homes that look like taxidermy shops. Enough with the wall of antlers and animal skins all over the floor!
• Flat-screen TVs mounted so high above the fireplace mantel, you get a neck cramp before the first commercial break.
• My favorite! Home makeover shows that set unrealistic expectations about decorating a space. There are usually scores of people working behind the scenes whom you never see on screen. Plus, we’re firm believers that good design takes time.
• Shallow sink basins that result in water splashing everywhere.
• Outfitting a room top to bottom with reproduction designer furniture. We’ve seen too many homes filled with so much Eames, Bertoia and Saarinen they look like soulless showrooms.
  Amen to this one too!
• The phrase “man cave.”
• Watch any house-hunting program on HGTV and, chances are, granite countertops are on the buyer’s wish list. But with so many options now available – including recycled paper and glass products – our wish for 2010 is for anyone embarking on a remodel to think beyond the ubiquitous granite and stainless steel combination.

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