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Colors in Vogue

Created and Written by Barbara J. August
Graphic Design by Elizabeth Milnes

A new year¬a time for change¬offers new opportunities for increasing sales. Use color as your influence for change to invite the need for a fresh look in your clients' room designs. Whether it be the kitchen, bath, family room or bedroom suite, show your talent for creative ideas using tips from the following pages featuring today's "Colors in Vogue."
Trends may change quickly, but classical white never goes out of style. It brightens up any room setting such as this elegant dining room, featuring porcelain-like, soft white Symphony® shades by Comfortex.
A soft wash of green accents this window covering created using Graber®'s Classic Creations wrought iron verdigris decorative hardware. The shepherd's crook finials and holdbacks shown here in a muted verdigris patina blend with the home's mossy paths and wrought iron gates.
Passages[TM] custom vertical blinds from Hunter Douglas Window Fashions add a sun­drenched feel to this bathroom setting in Amari, a stitch-bond fabric with random light­filtering patterns. The Sunlit yellow hue brightens the room in glowing gold.
Nanik Naturals rustic wood blinds in a warm cognac stain add enduring elegance to this formal library with their cross grain patterns, knots and mineral marks. The beauty of these blinds can be enhanced with a wide variety of stains such as Fruitwood, Honey Maple, Brandy, Cherrywood and more.
Solid hardwood shutters from Mastercraft Industries surround this inviting living space in white to provide a clean, contemporary appearance. The shutters are made from oak or cherry wood and come in a variety of louver widths to suit any style preference.
The rich, jewel-tone color creates an impressive and stately backdrop to this inviting sitting area. Wrap yourself in the glowing warmth of rich garnet Softlight® pleated shades from Del Mar. Del Mar® Enchanté® cellular shades and Softlight® pleated shades are now merchandised together in a beautiful new sample book to make style and color selection even easier.
In this contemporary sitting room, the deep amethyst tone of a pleated shade from the Kashmir Collection by Hunter Douglas Window Fashions is reminiscent of a chic 1920's European color palette. Kashmir shades are made of crisp jacquard fabric, ideal for use with top/down specialty hardware, as shown here, to bring style and privacy to this room.
This asymmetrical swag treatment adds elegance to any room setting, especially in colors that heighten and brighten the interior's impression. Shown here in fabric from Norman's of Salisbury's Candlewood Ensemble, which includes Candlewood Stripe and Hemmingway, this treatment provides European charm with a traditional touch in red, green and white.
Kirsch's hand painted Magnolia scarfholders, two-inch white wood blinds with off-white cloth tapes and deep taupe­olive swags fit in beautifully with this year's newly revised neutral/natural palette. White and off-white are still strong, with the natural category including deep, dark espresso, chocolate and taupe browns, muddy grays and shades of black as accents.
Specialty hardware systems allow this arched window to be covered in Duette® honeycomb shades from Hunter Douglas Window Fashions that open and close like fans. "Finger pulls" allow operation by hand, or for hard-to-reach windows, by pole. Featured in Williamsburg Blue, the semi­opaque fabric provides complete privacy and a soft, sunlit color throughout the room.
The Casual Kitchen and Bath Collection by Color Tree Design[TM] from Eisenhart Wallcoverings boasts a floral pattern that is symmetric and characterized as an "Arts and Crafts" pattern, shown here in royal blues and plum. Also available in new Lettuce Green featuring yellow greens and veggie colors of peas, corn and carrots.
Woven of natural sedge with rayon, these Conrad Sunshades provide the perfect amount of soft sunlight and color in this sitting area of the Caroland's Decorator Showhouse, Hillsborough, CA. Design by Barbara Mack/Fleece to Fibers. Photography by Jame Boa, WalnutCreek, CA.
Sun-kissed yellow, long a favorite color, has risen in today's fashion popularity poll and adorns this bedroom in the latest of hues. Shown here is Windsong from Croscill in a cool color palette of yellow and green set off by celadon walls. The pattern features two sprays of flowers floating over a stylish patchwork of chevron stripes, pebble textures and leaves.
The dark, rich jewel tones of Covington Fabrics' Khyber Pass Collection create a warm, amber glow throughout this sitting room. Shown here are Falkner, Fareham and Farmingdale, a mixture of antique and Old World European designs that set the stage for tradition and strength in design.
Hunter Douglas Window Fashions introduced the "de-Light" feature that prevents transmission of unwanted light to this new Country Woods Classics[TM] Collection. By completely eliminating the rout holes that create distracting sunspots, these blinds block out 99 percent of outside light, while achieving tighter slat closure and a clean stylish look. They are shown here in leaf green.
These traditional tiedback panels and sheers, made from ADO printed Decor and batiste sheer fabrics, feature a flair of grey and sherbert solids that enhance this elegant dining room with subtle colors and soft, flowing texture.