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Grain Sack Style

The humble grain sack has made a comeback in recent years, elevated to the status of upholstery, throw pillow covers, and even a stair runner. Plain or striped sack cloth works well with French coun...

Trend Watch: Rough Textures + Luxe Items = Natural Glam

Lately, we've noticed that the movement toward luxurious items that have a strong connection to nature has been growing - the high-end spotlight has shifted from super shiny, glitzy items to those tha...

Pantone Fashion Color Report for Spring 2010

To celebrate Fashion Week from afar, we went to a matinee of the documentary about Vogue yesterday. As we watched The September Issue (loved it, especially the scenes featuring the work of Vogue Crea...

Trend Watch: Glam Lamps in Natural Materials

Looking to nature for some style can conjure up visions of ho-hum earthy tones and rough finishes - but not in the case of the current trend toward glammed-up accessories for the home made from natura...

Under $100: 5 New Embroidered Pillows for Fall

As seasons turn, an easy way to update and refresh a room is through accessories. As the Fall 09 designs hit the stores, we've seen a shift toward embroidered pillows - here are 5 very varied examples...

Home Design Trend Forecast 2010: Retro Homemaking

A second report (the first is right here) on our visit this week to the Sears Holdings Design Center: another trend that their Home Design team is developing for 2010 is a nostalgic, lighthearted loo...

Home Design Trend Forecast 2010: Feminine Menswear

We just spent a really interesting day as the guest of the Sears Holdings team at their design headquarters. It was an enlightening visit - all about the process that the home goods designers go throu...

NeoCon 2009 Trend Spotting: Op Art Inspired Patterns

We attended the big show at the Mart last week called Neo-Con - it is a multi-floor extravaganza of furnishings and finishes aimed at the contract market. We always attend to get an eyeful of what i...

Housewares Color Trend: Darker and Earthier
Home and Housewares 2009

click thumbnails for larger picsBack in the 1970s, kitchen colors were different - appliances were "harvest gold" and "avocado" and the designers of kitchen tools and tabletop items seemed to look t...

Equestrian Style at Home

click thumbnails for larger picsJust about a year ago, we asked the AT readers if they thought the idea of "equestrian chic" was hot or not and the response was pretty strongly toward......

2009 Design Forecast: Six Top Trends for the Home
Point Click Home

Patty Bouley is a style scout for Point Click Home and did an interior design forecast for 2009 based on the Maison et Object home furnishings show held twice a year in Paris. Jump below for the six t...

Hot or Not? The Tartan Trend for Decor

We've noticed more plaid making its way into the home goods market, some of it fairly traditional (like the pillows/upholstery above) and some of it decidedly updated (like the wall treatment shown). ...

Roundup: Whales

Based on recent whale sightings, we’re having a bit of a Moby Dick moment. Bird themes, beware. ...

Roundup: Branch Accessories at Target

The image of leaf-free branches spoking and arcing through empty space will always be a powerful graphic. You can stencil all over what you already own or bring nature in with one (or more) of these ...