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Dream Home 2008 Trends: Intense Color

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Bedroom by Anne Coyle
We attended the press preview of the new Dream Home at the Merchandise Mart this morning. It's always great to meet the designers and hear about their process in putting together the project. As always, the Dream Home is all about luxury finishes and furnishings, but this year, it was also quite colorful- with lots of dramatic hues to offset the darker woods and metallics that are still in vogue. We went through our photos to grab some examples of the intense colors used in the rooms:

 
 
bench092308.jpgBedroom by Anne Coyle


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Home Office by Carlos Martinez and Kate Davis


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Home Office by Carlos Martinez and Kate Davis


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Library by Scott Arthur Yerkey


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Library by Scott Artur Yerkey


Dream Home opens on September 25. Hours are M-F from 10-5 and Saturdays from 10-3. The suggested donation ($5) benefits the University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation.

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That chair is so cool

posted by Tree house on September 23rd 2008 at 7:47pm
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So lovely and so far from my safe suburban colour schemes!

posted by Bo Placebo on September 24th 2008 at 3:53am
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The red ceramic tile floor rocks!

posted by nazrd on September 24th 2008 at 5:17am
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The first thing I've seen in a long time that I want to steal ideas from.

posted by K T G on September 24th 2008 at 5:25am
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OMG that red floor looks as delicious as a candy apple

posted by Eve in Hochelaga on September 24th 2008 at 5:27am
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I love the red tile floor, but most of these shots are giving me bad 80s flashbacks. I know the 80s are back, but ugh!

posted by visualingual on September 24th 2008 at 5:39am
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I LOVE that bench.

posted by kuroneko on September 24th 2008 at 7:31am
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that pink headboard is too awesome

posted by hanako66 on September 24th 2008 at 7:34am
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More, more, mauve.

posted by ChrisToronto on September 24th 2008 at 7:51am
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