Friday Fav - Crazy @$$ Pattern Edition

Now this is pattern!  And a mirrored vanity, because if you didn't have enough pattern, now you have the reflection of it too!

{Via Studio Number 19, another fav blog}

wow, Wow, WOW.  

It gets bolder every time I look at it.Friday Fav.

Bill

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Friday Fav - Deux Fav

Just like last week, I'm bringing you two favourites this Friday.  These two are from one of my favourite blogs, Daily Dream Decor.  

There is so much to love about this room.  Is clean, a little scattered (which I love!), very comfortable casual, but just so beautiful.  

As if that bowie print doesn't have enough going on, how wild are the walls and ceiling?

That old school chesterfield is brilliant too!

Have a great weekend, don't let the cold get you down, spring is on the way!

Bill

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My Design Goals and some Interior Trends of 2013

Can I write something about my design goals for the year? Do I even have design goals? Is it a resolution if I have yearly goals, God knows I can't keep those. I'll keep this simple.  This year, I'd really like to do something new.  

Maybe it won't be new to the world, but new to me.  
Maybe it will be new in an interesting fashion, a reversal of an earlier idea or trend. 
Maybe it's an unusual space.
Maybe it's exciting!

I just don't know yet.

There is a baby on the way, and a nursery to design.  Thats new. And that's exciting.  I have a really nice kitchen project that is starting to come off the ground now.  Construction begins in late Feb, early March. I have some new ideas I'm trying out for that.  

We'll see how all of that goes.  So will you, if you keep reading.

A quick look then, at some up and coming trends for 2013. They're all P's, they're all predictions and there is no reason behind this. Worked out to look rather tidy though.

Pattern with Colour

I think we're going to be seeing a lot of patterned tile, fabric and painted spaces, mixed with some colours we haven't seen for a while. Burgundies/Red Purples will be big, as will mustards and oranges, but along muted lines. I'm very happy to see some colour popping up in interiors again as more than an accent colour.


Pale Woods, the trend cont'd

The continuation of popular pale woods trend will continue with a bending toward the natural.  White woods and grey'd woods will be popular for many years still, but I'm ecstatic to see more natural flavours starting to come forward.  Almost everything will still have a slight wash or vintage finish overtop. And I'm okay with that.

Proper Mainstream Minimalism 

I think we'll begin seeing more of the organic movement of minimal spaces into elegant family homes.  I want all of you to fully embrace this! Simplify your spaces. Smart design blending the boundaries of the elegant spaces of last year, with a few new minimal pieces from this year. Hands down the trend I want to see succeed the most this year.

So there you have it.  My predictions.  Agree? Disagree? Speak up! Add your own predictions in the comments below.

Bill

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Monday Morning Pics - Black Paper

A little project work to share with you this weekend.  Small powder bath, back accent wall, which paper to choose?

Thoughts!?!  I really like the hand done feel of the first, but the polished look of the second is a little more elegant.

Bill

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William Morris

 At least a few times a day I try to get up, off my seat.  I set down my pencils, try to clean the pencil dust and eraser shavings off my shirt cuffs and lap. Grab a breath of fresh air and clear my head.   As I was taking this little break a week or two back, one of the guys I had working on a project for me was reading through one of the most beautiful books I've seen.

Seriously great read, get your copy here!

The cover art grabbed me right away but I was hooked when I got a look at all of the shots on the interior.  This man was a pattern genius.   I borrowed it (or slipped it under my arm and ran!) and have been mesmerized with the images inside ever since.  

How I didn't know about William Morris is beyond me.  Apparently very well known and incredibly, still in business! William Morris & Co. is celebrating 150 years of design.  You can get paper, you can get fabric and you can use it all everywhere.  Designers - pay attention - imagine this on one or two pieces to pop in a space.

...or this...

Just Google his name for inspiration.  There are too many great patterns to count.  For the Canadian designers, there are a number of sources:  Anne Starr Interiors in Vancouver, DWA interior Furnishing in Calgary, and Telio in Montreal and right here in Toronto.

One of the joys of this job is finding a source you didn't know and waiting 

for a chance to use it!

{FIND A REASON FOR WILLIAM MORRIS & CO}

Bill

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