PANTONEVIEW Home + Interiors 2021

As we collectively ride out this period of relative isolation because of the coronavirus pandemic, it’s safe to say all of us are looking for happy distractions. For me, I enjoy thinking about colors and textures and the new trends that will emerge in the coming year. Continue reading “PANTONEVIEW Home + Interiors 2021”

July 26, 2020July 27, 2020

Making Your Home Camera Ready in the Zoom Era

Like it or not, video meetings are here to stay. While you can set a virtual background in some of the video conferencing applications, wouldn’t it be more enjoyable for you to work (and live) in an environment that makes you feel comfortable and more productive? Continue reading “Making Your Home Camera Ready in the Zoom Era”

June 2, 2020June 8, 2020

Coloring with Brintons

I don’t often discuss Interior soft goods such as carpet but I couldn’t resist sharing these fun coloring pages from Brintons – a global woven industry leader since 1783.

While March seemed to have gotten off to a rough start with a time change, a full moon and a Friday the 13th; it all seems a distant blur intermixed with April and May. I feel like this month we could all really use a way to positively fill the time. Continue reading “Coloring with Brintons”

April 25, 2020April 27, 2020

Style Guide: Eclectic

“ec·lec·tic – deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.”

The English word eclectic first appeared in the seventeenth century to describe philosophers who did not belong to a particular school of thought, but instead assembled their doctrines by picking and choosing from a variety of philosophical systems. Today, the word can refer to any assemblage of varied parts. Continue reading “Style Guide: Eclectic”