Design | Wellness | Cabinetry
The Silk Road Collection from New Ravenna Mosaics of stunning mosaic tiles combines styles of east and west – Central Asian Ikat textiles, silk ribbons, ancient Greek nudes, and florals inspired by designer Sarah Baldwin’s travels along the Silk Road and her personal collection of Ikat textiles.
Color palettes for the collection range from blends of soft pearl whites to sparkly silver mirror with accents of gray and black.
Would you ever think of purple as a neutral? According to color experts at the Color Marketing Group (CMG), they predict their 2012 color of the year Boyz-N-Berry will work well as a neutral – subdued with taupe, brown or gray.
“deep rich purple with slight red undertones…
it is mature and elegant yet has a youthful edginess. It
reflects our changing mindset on so many issues —
off centre and unconventional, spiritual, meditative yet
impulsive. It is serene and in control.” It is also able to
blur the line, being both masculine and feminine and
appealing to everyone.
This color seems less grey than the CMG’s Next Color 2010: Mardi Grape. One of Pantone’s must-have colors for 2011 included a purple called Phlox.
It is true that trends are lasting longer and color tones evolve into something new yet still familiar.
For a room to feel “put together” the interplay of textures and colors are key and the magic is made in the combination rather in the individual colors.
I’ve been an admirer of Q-BO tile since they came out with the Volute Bianco Collection.
Now, I really like their Moda Series Glitter Fiore tile with floral pattern on round marble mosaics.
These beautiful tiles don’t have to be hidden in the bathroom since focal walls of tile are popular in modern homes. Imagine them in your entry way or sitting room.
The whole surface of MODA modules features a very refined bass-relieved pattern recalling elements of lace and is available in a choice of colors like White Carrara, Crema Moon or the dark tone of Slate Ligure.
This Bamboo Subway tile offered by AnchorBayTile.com was developed as a complement to bamboo flooring.
The bamboo tile collection is available in four contemporary colors with coordinating trim and decorative pieces. It is suited only for interior dry areas in residential applications such as kitchen backsplashes and wainscoting in entry ways or bedrooms.
These tiles are great for DIY projects since they can be installed with a simple construction adhesive like Liquid Nails and a standard non sanded grout. Since these tiles are real wood, be mindful of their placement near cooktops and ranges.
These tiles are manufactured in the US by Anchorbaytiles.com
