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Color Trends
by Diana Schraner
In the past few weeks I have found myself back behind the mixing counter of two different paint stores adding colorants to the paint I was buying, in order to get the color I had envisioned. I have to say that neither of these stores was a specialty paint store and in one I was dealing with an around 18 year old without a clue, and in the other, a guy who only spoke Chinese and who wore half inch thick glasses- Still, sometimes paint chips just arent enough. The customer wants something between
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Update Your Home Decor
by Tasneem Mirza
Retro, checks, black and white...looks like MOD is back. A color explosion - bright tomato red, tangerine, lime green and even yellow - is what’s hot. In Europe, designers are using opt-art checkerboard patterns. The 60’s mod influence that practically defined fall has gone back in time about 40 years and it’s now very much a 20’s thing. Patterns and prints are back in a big way. Color prevails.
How can we integrate these trends in our design process? There are several ways to liven
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