The Family Room is flanked by patios on two sides. The home’s largest room is ideally situated for all genre of entertainment. Imagine opening the doors for overflow, or nestling in with family, couples or small groups. Either way, the comfortable, approachable setting—steeped in color and texture—will be remembered for the creative way the space will flex and change to suit every occasion. Quiet upholstery tones with strategically chosen lines are adorned with high-impact pillow fabrics. The dramatic inset rug is bordered with our inspiration fabric: a wide, heavy tapestry fabric in a mélange of Spanish and Moroccan-influenced pattern.

Next time, more on the Family Room and a sneak peek at the Powder Room. Showcase is open to the public from April 15 to May 16, and you may purchase your tickets here.

And, don’t forget, Your interior designers at Designs of the Interior bring expertise to every project and would love to turn your spaces into Showcases!

The home itself is a 1927 Spanish Colonial Revival known as Casa de las Puertas and was designed by John Winford Byers of Santa Monica. Byers, a self-trained architect and builder, was fascinated with native California architecture and its Mexican and Spanish roots. The property includes a guesthouse, swimming pool and a greenhouse.

Please come join us during the showcase from April 15th to May 16th. Between now and then, we’ll be giving you more details on our rooms, the home, its architect and owners.

Here was part of our feature presentation in 2010.

And, we were there in 2009, too.

We’d love to discuss your interior design plans and help you find just the right home furnishings including custom furniture and window treatments. Purchase your tickets here and we will see you there!

Your interior designers at Designs of the Interior bring expertise to every project — interior design and home furnishings like window treatments and custom furniture — and would love to turn your spaces into Showcases!

Beauty. Warmth. Comfort. (It’s what we do best.)

In keeping with the “Enlightenment” Balance to Preservation trend we’ve touched on here in the blog, Karen talks about the abundance of ovals in new products.

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Black accents are still making a statement in design, and can be seen in accessories from Arteriors (bookends shown below retail for $300; $240 at Designs of the Interior), lamps from Wildwood (the style shown below retails for $875; $699 at Designs of the Interior) and this modern classic, hand knotted rug in New Zealand wool from Surya (a 5 x 8 retails for $1039; it’s $829 at Designs of the Interior)

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• Why not combine a luxurious, 100% linen duvet cover with a touch of glamour, by adding modern, metallic pillows? The end result is graceful, in warm natural fibers and shades of glimmering gold, cream and coffee (complete bedding set as shown in Queen, $1289).
• Your Grandmother’s damask has a fresh, now look in all colors, either with a contrast ground as shown, or in tone-on-tone patterns that are all about subtle, sophisticated texture and elegance.
• Ancient art and luxurious fine silk combine for a purely sensory experience that is hard to beat; the pattern is hand-painted by talented artisans, is available in seven color ways and the set is $1875 for a queen bed.

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1. Heritage — Our past, reflected in interior design with recycled and repurposed items and new looks with old patterns such as Damask.  Heritage-related color trends are saturated neutrals like camel, browns with red and yellow undertones, dark reds, sunny yellows with red undertones, and teal, turquoise, indigo and navy blue.
2. Process — Our journey, showing us being open to new cues from nature with a real movement towards functionality and a self-sustaining lifestyle.  Recycled, nenewed materials replect this trend as well, but will build on it with aspects of old designs incorporated into new, interesting pieces.  Process-related color trends will be seen in layered greens (organic movement), gray/charcoal to outline thougts and design, and red to orange as a contrast to grays.
3. Protection — Our vulnerability, which speaks to our need to feel safe in an uncertain time, will be seen in a continued use of metalics and pearized colors, but with a resurgence of gold in satin finishes.  Colors to watch in the protection trend are black, grays, pink and purple, and khaki, camel and animal prints.
4. Enlightenment — Our future is reflected in the excitement of rebirth that we all envision.  Design elements to watch for are the egg, as a symbol of rebirth; orbital or elliptical shapes will be big.  Colors in this trend will have shine, vaporous tones and mirror effects, and will include grape purples, aquatic blues and cobalt and fuchsia.

Next time, we’ll explore how these trends are applying to bedding design.  In the meantime, visit Designs of the Interior for help with interior design and home furnishings including custom furniture and window treatments.

Hooker Furniture’s Rafferty Console was the winner in the occasional tables category. The Pinnacle judges said: “Inspired by an Old World compass, the design has timely ‘right now’ style with good scale and a rustic charisma with its planked top and stone-like finish.” Finished on all four sides, the piece retails for $1389 ($969 at Designs of the Interior) and is a wonderful example of the four preservation trends discussed in the last two blog posts.

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More interior design trends for 2012 to come soon. Until then, have a Happy Thanksgiving!

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