patterns

Trend Watch: The Return of Shabby Chic

November 27, 2012
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We all remember the interior design craze known as “shabby chic” that started in the 1990s as a bit of a backlash against the tacky geometric style of the era. A beauteous Brit named Rachel Ashwell coined the term, branding her own designs with it and courting the most ultra-famous celebrities in existence, and it’s [...]

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Trend Watch: Not Your Mom’s Florals

June 4, 2012
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When it comes to home decor, flowers, much like the color pink, have a polarizing effect on people; it’s either love or hate but rarely anything in-between. Perhaps, though, both have gotten a bad rap simply by virtue (or lack thereof) of the fact that we’ve seen the same thing over and over again to [...]

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Ode to a Chevron – A Sweet & Easy Way to Spruce Up Your Space

February 26, 2012
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The chevron, illustrated with an upturned V when singular and a zigzag when joined with its counterparts in a broader pattern, dates back as far as 1800 B.C., when it was emblazoned on pottery and rock carvings since found in the ancient Greek palace of Knossos. These days, it’s used globally as a cornerstone of [...]

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