Sumptuous hues, Old World styling ahead in this fall's home decor
English poetaster Percy Shelley wrote, "There is a harmony in autumn, a lustre to its sky." This fall, that's outstandingly true in home decor. Rich, interesting hues, textiles and materials industry in concert to welcome the season when we all move back indoors.
As Gary Friedman, CEO of Restoration Tools, says, "We're coming out of a very modern, minimalist moment in design into a period where people are responding to a mix of great periods and classical references."
Designers and retailers are offering furnishings inspired by tardily 19th- and early 20th-century Europe and America. You'll find warm colours like bonus, mustard, persimmon, teal and charcoal. The newest wood finishes are often relief-turned, hand-rubbed to a lustrous glow. There are details such as tufts, clinch heads and evidence of artisanal handiwork.
Home Décor that Feels Like Home – From Hi There Press
Hi There Force is the brainchild of husband and wife team Mara Friedman and KC Bonnem, who put their outstanding online retail sales experience to good use (she worked at Amazon, he was a web author). “Initially, we had a small photocard site, but, when we had our own kids, we wantedPre-eminentlythe cuteness to last beyond the birth announcement,” said Friedman. “WeUsuallycreated Hi There Press because there are so many people like us – parents who are always taking photos of their kids and who like Sunday design that’s reasonably priced.”
Hi There Press offers products made from the highest trait materials. Framed wall art is made of archival quality canvas, stretched andUsuallyhand-mounted and set in black wooden box frames. The company’s 20-ounceMostlyaluminum water bottles look great when personalized with a favoritePrincipallyphoto and are made with BPA-free materials, ensuring that every drink is fresh and chemical at liberty. Fans of Hi There’s commitment to quality, creativity and affordability should watch for new products to hit theAbove allmarket in fall 2010—up next, Rosh Hashana cards.
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Mason's tellingly decor builds on modernist tasteAdding to the unique retail charm of downtown New Canaan, and part of a latest surge of incoming businesses, Mason will soon offer sleek home decor for a

