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A detail from one of the new wallpapers introduced by Jill Malek during New York Design Week. Called Luci Della Citta, it’s available in four colorways—Spring, Summer, Autumn (shown) and Winter. For more new introductions from New York Design Week, go to page 26.

THIS ISSUE / COLOR & DESIGN TRENDS THIS ISSUE 16 A Q&A Session With the WCMA Ralph Vasami, executive director of the WCMA, discusses some of the latest news regarding cord safety standards. Plus a list of websites to visit for ongoing updates on this issue.

20 A Painter’s Palette of Wood

by Howard Shingle Cleaner whites, brighter hues and coffee-inspired darks are all options for today’s wood blinds and shutters.

24 Beauties and the Beat

Some of our favorite picks from the many fabric and wallcovering introductions discovered during New York Design Week.

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A detail from a room designed by Barbara Tabak—the colorful transition of a young girl’s room into one suitable for a fashionconscious teen.

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30 Windows Inspired by Women The annual WFCP color challenge inspired by female artists.

34 The Evolution of Green How the color green is moving beyond its eco-conscious roots

by Mix Trends.

48 Exploring Dichotomies The 2013 color and trend forecast from Sherwin Williams.

50 Color Break

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38 Weathered Away Worn blues lead the palette into 2014—trend by Box3.

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What We’re Loving Now

Comments from contributors

40 Sensational Color

Color guru Kate Smith shares

four color palettes for 2013.

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42 Ice, Ice Baby Benjamin Moore’s pick for 2013’s color of the year is Lemon Sorbet. We’ve put together several palettes to demonstrate how to work with it.

44 The Refuge of Home Four key colors from Farrow & Ball to create harmonious, layered interiors.

Viewpoint: Our View President/CEO Grace McNamara

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Trends and opinions from our

latest color survey.

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I’m Officially Obsessed With

Cheryl Draa on layering and

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Cheryl (Swatch Watcher) Currently

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Cheryl (Universal Love)

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Getting On Their Radar How to make window treatments a priority with your clients

hank you Chase! In the October issue of Real Simple, there was a Chase credit card ad demonstrating what you could do with the available credit that would be good for your home and do you know what they featured? A nice, multi-layered window covering! Yes, they showed that you could use their card to purchase something lovely for your home that would save on energy costs. I’d like to personally thank the ad agency that came up with this idea ­—it did us a big favor.

One of the great challenges in the window covering industry is that we are the step child of interior decorating products. They build the house, they select the materials, appliances, floor covering and paint. They move in and then, “oh-oh, what do we do with the windows?” Their budget is shot so they select something basic if they need privacy or light control. It’s seems like that’s the way it’s always been, so what can you do about it?

• Get your customers to re-think their windows, pointing out the energy savings as we head into the colder months.

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• Reach out to all past customers with tips on preparing for the winter—and don’t forget the window coverings!

• Partner with other services in your area­ —florists, heating/furnace or painting services—to promote updates and tune-ups for the home.

• Get on their radar early for holiday decorating and show them what a difference new window fashions will make in their home.

In this issue, we recognize Window Covering Safety Month with an update from the WCMA and some useful tips for manufacturers and fabricators of window coverings. The message for all of us is: AWARENESS! You need to be aware and make your customers aware of any potential hazards of current or new window coverings.

The rest of our issue focuses on the importance of color in the design world, including the new palettes perking up traditional wood window treatments, a range of color trend reports from leading design shows, and a series of colorful window treatment designs.

A few important announcements: • Design Competition is accepting entries early this year—think of the project you want to submit and take advantage of our early bird promotion.

Winners announced at IWCE New Orleans, April 19th!

• Plan now to attend IWCE: VISON '13 in New Orleans, April 19-21, 2013 to make a big impact on your business • Our online webinar program is in full swing - see the latest at www.wfvision.com/education Enjoy your fall! V

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Cheryl Draa on fabric overlays and zany quotes

I’m Officially Obsessed With Having recently returned from the AmericasMart in Atlanta, I am now officially obsessed with fabric overlays. I’ve always been interested in the piecing together of fabrics and have used that technique in several window treatments specifed for my clients, but there’s a fine line between a hodgepodge look and one that is truly couture. Fortunately for me the 2012 summer market in Atlanta showcased several introductions that nailed this trend. ¶ Along with this, I noticed one other trend which I am in love with…zany quotes. Remember standing by the card section and reading them all trying to pick just the right one? Quotes are now popping up all over the place, including artwork which features the same overlapping textural look seen in the fabrics, only this time using paint. My favorite is the one by Mark Twain which should go in a closet: “Clothes make the man.

Naked people have little or no influence in society.” Simply said, but beautifully displayed on a plaque, it just makes me laugh. V

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OPPOSITE PAGE: Guildmaster had some incredible furniture pieces that incorporated the patchwork idea, not just with fabric, but with the actual chair. Case in point is a bench that is made out of three chair frames, each an individual look, put together but made into a long bench by the fabric pad…which was also patchwork. Everyone in the showroom was excited about this piece. I can’t wait to place it in a client’s foyer as it will be a conversation starter as her guests enter.

THIS PAGE: Also at Guildmaster, I came across some dining room chairs with an awesome washed finish on the wood, with a different fabric texture on the front, and a woven fabric on the back side. Lovely enough just with that, but then I saw an overlay of a number…in this case #18, stamped onto the back.

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THIS PAGE, TOP: I turned a corner and gasped at a beautiful patchwork overlay duvet and pillow set by Emdee International. This entire display had me drooling over not only the creativity shown in the piecing of the fabric, trim and lace, but the textures involved in the bedding. If only I had another guest room to decorate! This is the problem I have while shopping for my clients; I always find something I love for myself.

THIS PAGE, BELOW: I admit I’m a bit of a snob when it comes to readymade draperies, but I truly admire and appreciate the folding and layering and stitchwork that go into Emdee’s collection, such as the white linen with the huge flower in the center. This was incredible.

OPPOSITE PAGE: Two of the many graphic signs that caught my attention at market. I even mentally combined these two trends at my (still) imaginary dinner party: When my guest sitting in dining chair #18 has any doubt about his menu, I’ve placed the sign over the hutch “Today’s menu: Eat it or Starve”.

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Cord safety standards update

A Q&A Session with the or an update on the current status of window treatment cord safety standards, Vision asked Ralph Vasami, executive director of the Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA) to answer a few questions on where the standards are at and what to expect in the near future.

Vision: What does the industry currently know regarding the status of new, more permanent standards?

Window Covering Manufacturers Association: The first standard was adopted in 1996. The upcoming revision to the standard is the sixth revision since that first standard was adopted in 1996. As a result, there is widespread awareness of the standard, but I believe there is a wide disparity among industry members regarding the specifics of the standard.

For example, we regularly get these questions:

Does the standard apply to small workrooms and large manufacturers?

Yes, the standard applies to all domestic and foreign producers of window coverings sold in the United States regardless of their size.

Which products does the standard apply to?

The standard applies to all corded window covering products; that means stock and custom, hard or soft, regardless of product size or retail sales channel that these products are sold in.

Does every product need to be thirdparty tested?

No, each product produced does not need to be third-party tested. Each producer must be able to demonstrate that their products are compliant.

Our goal is to improve the widespread understanding of these issues and the specific performance requirements that are detailed in the standard.

Who enforces the standard?

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

Vision: Aside from some of the questions listed and addressed above, what are the biggest areas of confusion regarding the standards?

Why is a standard needed?

The CPSC has listed child strangulation from window covering cords as one of its top five hidden home hazards, therefore if a consensus standard was not in place and continually updated, the CPSC could pursue writing a mandatory standard.

WCMA: The fact that the standard has moved from a “prescriptive standard”, which describes “how to” build or make a product, to a performance standard. A performance standard describes how the product must perform and demonstrates that there are many ways to reach compliance. It provides

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each manufacturer the freedom to make a product in multiple ways to be compliant.

The performance standard approach has ignited a new wave of innovative thinking in our dynamic industry and we expect that positive trend to continue.

Vision: Is there a timeline for when new standards will be finalized and then need to be implemented?

WCMA: The next revision of the standard went to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for approval in early September 2012. Once approved, manufacturers will need to be in compliance with the new standards by the Spring of 2013.

Vision: How does all this impact the day-to-day business of independent fabricators, workrooms and window treatment designers?

WCMA: Companies and individuals that produce corded window coverings will have to become knowledgeable about the requirements of the standard to ensure they are producing compliant products. There are several significant changes to the standard that must be understood.

WCMA and its members will be developing webinars to help educate the industry members on the elements of the standard. The key areas of note are:

• a new warning label that needs to be placed on stock product packaging, and on the merchandising materials of those producing and selling custom products;

customers to help increase consumer awareness and address the potential danger to young children associated with window covering cords.

WCMA suggests the following check list:

• new durability requirements for tie down, tension and other safety devices (proof of compliance for these components should be available from the suppliers of these components); • the addition of a compliance path for cord control devices that will allow new innovations to be covered by the standard; • requirements for both open back and closed cell types of construction; • new installation requirements for tie down and tension devices.

Another important issue is that anyone making and selling window coverings should be having a conversation about cord safety with their

1. Have all key company personnel aware of the safety standard to ensure all products that are produced and shipped from all locations are in full compliance with the current standard. Verify.

2. Check with your suppliers of key component parts to ensure those parts are in compliance with the standard.

3. Ensure that all warning information required in the new standard is properly posted and/or attached to the product or package. Do not remove warning labels and tags!

4. Encourage all sellers to be properly trained so that they can have child

safety conversations with each and every consumer client.

5. Make sure that all sample products and display products are correctly and completely installed and properly demonstrate effective use of safety devices and warnings.

6. Educate those installing the product to always install tension devices and tie down devices.

7. Educate those installing the product to always install/adjust cord stops as specified.

8. Be active in WCMA, WCSC, WFCP and/or WCAA for access to accurate and timely information.

9. Continue to innovate and develop new ideas and concepts that will continue to move the industry forward. V

More Points of Information The newest information compiled

by Opinion Research Corporation’s Caravan® for the Window Covering Safety Council (WCSC) concluded that 89 percent of Americans surveyed are aware that pull-cords on certain drapes and window blinds can pose a strangulation hazard to infants and young children. Moreover, 78 percent of Americans surveyed were aware of a potential hazard associated with the interior cords running through the slats of some window blinds. This survey is based on interviews conducted in January, 2012 with 509 men and 505 women, 18 years of age and older.* According to information provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, since 1990, more than 200 infants and young children have died from accidentally strangling in window cords.

To maximize window-cord safety when young children are present, consumers are urged to follow these safety guidelines:

•L ock cords into position whenever horizontal blinds or shades are lowered, including when they come to rest on a windowsill.

• Install only cordless window coverings in homes with young children. Replace window blinds, corded shades and draperies manufactured before 2001 with today’s safer products.

The Window Covering Safety Council is a coalition of major U.S. manufacturers, importers and retailers of window coverings.

•M ove all cribs, beds, furniture and toys away from windows and window cords, preferably to another wall.

•K eep all window pull cords and inner lift cords out of the reach of children.

Make sure that tasseled pull cords are short and continuous-loop cords are permanently anchored to the floor or wall. Make sure cord stops are properly installed and adjusted to limit movement of inner lift cords.

*The Caravan® study has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.

Editor’s Note: See the following page for a list of websites you are encouraged to visit for additional information on this important issue.

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Window Covering Manufacturers Association http://www.wcmanet.org/ Parents for Window Blind Safety and related sites http://parentsforwindowblindsafety.org/ http://www.youtube.com/user/pfwbs?feature=guide http://windowcoveringtesting.org/ The Consumer Products Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov/ Safer Products This is the CPSC site for reporting incidents with consumer products and searching the database for reports and recalls on products. http://www.saferproducts.gov/Default.aspx Window Coverings Safety Council http://www.windowcoverings.org/ https://www.facebook.com/windowcoverings Window Pro Digest http://www.window-pro.org/winpro/ Culture of Safety A general safety blog with some posts on the cord safety issue. http://www.cultureofsafety.com/childcare/windowblind-suffocation/

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SPECIAL REPORT

A range of new looks for a classic category

A Painter’s Palette of

by Howard Shingle

olor is all around us. From natural earth tones to zesty spice, color experts forecast interior palettes that refresh and satisfy.

When it comes to color, fabrics and wall coverings are easiest to work with—but what about wood window treatments?

There’s a painter’s box of colors and stain options updated to current trends, so you need to help your customers select what excites them the most.

”When it comes to wood window treatments, customers are currently looking for a contemporary spin on timeless finishes,” says Bobby Dill, director of product and brand management, Hunter Douglas Horizontal Blinds Division.“Paints and stains that blend easily into today’s eclectic interiors, portray a relaxed ‘vibe’ and add an additional layer of texture at the windows are those that we see consistently being the most successful.”

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window treatments, and that’s likely to continue. “White is not out of the picture yet. The most popular colors in our horizontal wood blind color palette are shades of whites,” says Katie Malmstadt, marketing manager, Waters Edge Blinds & Window Treatments.

Hunter Douglas’s Dill emphatically agrees. “We are not done with white wood blinds,” he says. “Whites are just as popular today as they have

ever been. Just like new stains and finishes are important to keep the palette fresh, new paint colors ensure that you have the most current take on a hue. The current trend for whites is whiter, truer whites. Paints need to have a fresh, clean, useful feel to look current with today’s soothing, pampering environments.”

A big plus for white is its versatility.

“White shutters continue to be the

Vibrant, bold paint options from Water’s Edge Blinds present customers with a spectrum of choice.

most sought after color choice among homeowners because of their timeless and classic design. Whites can easily be paired with any décor style, giving a room a fresh and inviting appearance,” says Julie DeCocker, director of product and brand management, Hunter Douglas Custom Shutter Collection.

The same holds true for accessories and hardware such as drapery poles and finials, which typically offer the widest selection of colors and custom finishes. “Although white may not be as popular as in the past, we still get a sizeable number of requests for white,” says Richard Holmes, vice president of marketing, Gould Drapery Hardware/Worldwide Window Treatments.

When colors other than white are desired, homeowners often look for those with staying power. “The trend in Heritance® hardwood and NewStyle® hybrid shutters is that customers are selecting classic colors for their homes—colors that are timeless and never go out of style,” says DeCocker.

If color choice wasn’t enough, color tones can range from light to dark.

“Instead of plain white and off white, our customers are leaning towards the light colors that have the wood grain accented showing the personality of the wood,” says Angie Rogers, customer service and marketing manager, Astra Products Ltd. “We’re finding that our clients are also seeking rich colors that match or compliment beautifully finished wood tones,” say Kathy Wakeman and Lynne Dyer, principals, StyleWise, Pittsboro, NC.

The coffee bar seems to be a popular source of color inspiration these days.

“At ShutterSmart we’ve seen an increase in [our] Swiss coffee color,” says Viken Ohanesian, US Polymers Inc. “The rich, dark browns with coffee and espresso undertones are what

consumers are looking for and we expect this trend to continue since these are colors that are popular in the wood flooring and cabinetry categories” notes Dill.

“We will always have neutral colors; this year neutrals are warmer and deeper as customers look to surround themselves with comfort, safety and optimism. Hickory and walnut are great examples of soft, toned colors that are found in nature and have that safe, casual feeling,” Dill adds.

To satisfy each customer, however, it might be best to have the entire spectrum covered. “The Designer’s Choice (an exclusive collection by Water’s Edge Blinds) color deck has 14 colorful paint options in vibrant, bold and subtle colors,” says Malmstadt.

Holmes points out that Gould can create custom colors. “We can match any single or dual colors in a fabric, wallpaper or any paint manufacturer,” he says, adding that gilded, brushed and glazed finishes then can be added.

ABOVE: Custom finishes including wormholes, faux texture and hand scrapings are features that distinguish Exus shutters from commodity products.

BELOW: StyleWise’s Wakeman and Dyer chose Graber Traditions two-inch wood blinds in Wheat stain to remain true to this home’s historic character.

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offers 12 stock paints and 18 stains available with seven different hinge colors.

“Kitchen cabinetry color trends follow the same pattern with shades of white more popular than stains,” says Malmstadt.

But Holmes offers a long-term perspective.

Gould has been offering painted, stained and unfinished wood products since 1872.

He notes, “Our biggest sellers, however, are our penetrating wood stains and variations on the wood stains.”

Painted treatments need to have a fresh, clean, useful feel. These Heritance hardwood shutters from Hunter Douglas

are offered in 100 standard colors.

“Astra’s customers are loving the Mahogany Dill says, “We see the influence of being seen by the end user as just and Walnut colors in The Woodlands ethnic textiles and hand-constructed another shutter supplier,” he says.

Collection,” says Rogers. “Rich color in decorative accents; authenticity and

the wood patterns are in demand!” being true to the inherent beauty of For example, Exus offers two shut natural materials takes center stage ter lines available only in custom “More and more customers are trying in this style. This means that clearer, colors. One line offers an antique to match a shutter color to a piece of more transparent finishes that allow glazed mixed finish. Another comes furniture, trim or molding or even a the natural variations of wood to show in “heavy or light distressed basswood cabinetry color that they have in their are hugely important. In addition, complete with wormholes, faux texhome and as a result we have seen having the option to choose the speture and hand scrapings.” A third line an uptick in custom color matchcies of wood, such as the cherry and has a high-gloss piano finish for more ing requests even though we offer oak blinds available in our Country contemporary interiors.

100 standard colors in our Heritance Woods® Genuine Woods collection, is

hardwood shutter program, “ says Gould’s Holmes agrees that finishes in key. In these types of interiors, a warm DeCocker. mix of neutral colors is what provides wood products are important options. the space for a visually arresting pal“Our most popular stains are Ma“However,” says Hudson, “we believe ette of textures to work in harmony.” hogany and Walnut and variations of that there will be a shift in what the

the stains such as Mahogany Gilded consumers will be demanding in the The take-away here would be custom and Walnut Gilded,” he says. “Our days ahead so we have positioned our finishes, natural textures and fresh enriched stains, such as Enriched brand offering based on that belief.” colors with staying power are the Rosewood, Enriched Mahogany and Enriched Pecan, are achieved by hand choices customers are making for Beyond Color their homes. Offering these options staining, hand rubbing, and brushing.

Hudson believes it will be customshould satisfy any customer. V This technique creates a deep finish design features that will differentiate with multiple finish depths.” a particular retailer’s offering from all

others—especially in the plantation For a unique finish, the Designer’s shutter segment of window coverings.

Choice horizontal wood blinds are “Color selections and design themes available in Graphite, a metallic finish. play such a crucial role in this and It won a Platinum ADEX award this prevent the retail professional from year, states Malmstadt.

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SHOW REVIEW

ICFF & New York Design Week

Beauties and the In the July/August issue of Vision we reported on some of the furniture and lighting looks that caught our eye during New York Design Week, along with some of the key design trends. We also mentioned there were dozens of great new fabric and wallcovering introductions that we didn’t have room for then, given how many different neighborhoods and events now take place during New York Design Week, resulting in wearing out a lot of shoe leather to see it all. V

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BRITISH ECCENTRICITY: OPPOSITE PAGE: Boeme was one of several new companies that took part in a British group exhibition. Artist Jo Bound uses her own watercolor and oil paintings as the basis for a line of digitially printed fabrics—on cotton, linen, velvet and more—that are truly amazing. There is a depth of color and detail that are the result of a true artist’s eye. The peacock pattern is Paon in teal and the swirl pattern is Madame Pangon in neutral.

THIS PAGE: House of Hackney has been described in its native Britain as “Colefax and Fowler on acid.” The founding designers take the concept of British homewares and subverts traditional products with playful and irreverent prints and imagery to appeal to a new generation. In keeping with the rise of local and regional pride, most of the company’s fabrics, wallpaper and other offerings are made by traditional UK-based specialist factories. Shown above is Dalston Rose, a classic briar rose pattern designed with a large-scale vertical ombré dropoff. Shown right is Flight of Fancy, a “bird botantical” available on solid or striped grounds.

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FOREIGN CONCEPTS: THIS PAGE: Gina Pierce was also part of the British group exhibition. Her line of digitally printed fabrics and wallpapers is, like House of Hackney, a bit of twisted traditionalism. Take, for example, her Peeling Paint pattern, shown above, which layers a distressed flocked wallpaper motif under several layers of, yes, ‘peeling paint’.

Shown above right and right are two patterns from Vallila, a Finnish textile mill turned design house that now produces an incredibly wide array of upholstery and drapery fabrics as well as wallpapers. Shown above right is Sydänkäny, a bold, large-scale floral in the manner of Marimekko. Shown right is Näillä Kulmilla, one of the company’s first digital prints. Vallila’s fabric offerings also include a wide range of really lovely sheers.

BROOKLYN IN THE HOUSE: OPPOSITE PAGE: Flavor Paper, which prints both traditionally and digitally, introduced several new collections, including a set of three papers

by Liam Brazier that rework classic comic book heros in factual-based designs.

Shown opposite page top is Cave Man, Brazier’s take on Batman. There is also a Hang Man (Spiderman) and Mad Man (The Hulk.)

Jill Malek introduced several new designs based around the theme of a dinner party, including Luci Della Citta, opposite page bottom, the hazy lights of the city after the party has wound down.

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OPPOSITE PAGE: The designers at Trove scanned and manipulated ‘lost artifacts’ of our society, such as wireless telephone poles, discarded umbrellas, broken eggshells and more in the mysterious pattern Otium. A more familiar take on trompe l’oiel, although an unlikely subject, is the concrete wallpaper

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Windows Inspired By The annual WFCP color challenge—where the client lets you do whatever you like and there are no budget restrictions—is based on paintings by female artists ranging from the 16th–21st centuries. The designs need only to use one of the selected paintings as a starting point, be it the color palette, a style picked up from the art, or the mood the art conveys. Here are a few of the entries from this year’s challenge.V

Designer: Cheryl Bassett Downs, Acquired Spaces, Los Angeles, CA. Artist: Alice Neel, Portrait of Susan Rossen, 1976 Cheryl Bassett Downs used a rainbow of colors and textures to create a room that attempts to capture the multitude of elements inherent in all women.“Some parts of us cherish the old, some parts the new,” she explained. “Our hearts can be traditional while our lives deeply rooted in contemporary.”

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while the palette of strong, bright colors was taken from Alice Neel’s painting.

Beneath this drapery is a sheer panel with traditional floral design in a soft pastel, an item that would not be out of place in a room created by husband/wife team of Margaret MacDonald and Charles Mackintosh. The furnishings maintain a similar balance: A contemporary sofa sits beneath a traditional chandelier while a traditional wingback is upholstered with a funky, colorful patchwork.

Designer: Gail M. Bantle, GMB Designs, Glastonbury, CT. Artist: Alice Neel, Portrait of Susan Rossen, 1976 For her design, Gail M. Bantle imagined an elegant club featuring a retrospective on Alice Neel, complete with a curator waiting mid-way up the grand double staircase.

“Upon entering the grand foyer, we are dazzled by the afternoon sun filtering through the elaborate skylight above. Sunshine filters through the chandelier, making the crystal prisms twinkle with pinpoints of yellow-white light. The arched window is outfitted in scalloped panels and hung from strategically placed golden medallions that accent the curving lines of the window.”

The floral fabric invites the outside in, while the palette of vivid reds, dark purple tones, and bursts of pink against a backdrop of marigold-yellow and creamy-white, is drawn directly from Neel’s portrait of Susan Rossen. This vibrant color palette mirrors the emotional intensity of the sitter’s expression and clenched fists. Given the opportunity to purchase her portrait by Neel—initially for $2,500, and later for $10,000—Rossen declined. In 2010, the Susan Rossen portrait sold at Sotheby’s for $808,580.

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Designer: Merlyn Corcoran, Minutes Matter Solutions consultant, Greenbrae, CA. Artist: Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Portrait of Madame Marie Adélaïde, 1787 In May 1783, Labille-Guiard was accepted as a member of the French Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. Three other women, including Élisabeth-Louise VigéeLebrun, to whom Labille -Guiard’s works were often compared, were also admitted as members at the same time. Labille-Guiard’s work caught the eye of princess Marie Adélaïde,the aunt of Louis XVI, and earned her a government pension of 1,000 livres, along with commissions to paint Adélaïde, her sister Victoire-Louise, and Élisabeth, the king’s sister. The portrait of Adélaïde, exhibited in 1787, was Labille-Guiard’s largest and most ambitious work to that date.

Merlyn Corcoran fell in love with the way Labille-Guiard captured the sheen and shadows of the gown’s folds, as well as the exquisite lace. In keeping with the period of the portrait, she designed a room based around a lit en chaire a precher—a daybed with draped hangings— as well as gilded Louis XVI-style chairs and a Savonnerie carpet.

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The Evolution of Green The Mix Trend Trail at Tent London

Tent London 2012, part of the London Design Festival, recently wrapped up and one of the highlights was a project by the Global Color Research team, publishers of Mix magazine and the Mix Trends color forecasting books, which explored how the color green has and will change from 2012-2014. “Over the years we have seen the color green as a represetation of the eco-trend and sustainability,” explained Hannah Malein, a color and trend consultant at Global Color Research, “however for future seasons the Interior Design industry is exploring this hue with a differTREND SPACE 1

ent attitude. As color forecasters, we have seen how highlights of fresh spring-like hues from 2011 have developed

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Bleep looks into retro technology with a twenty-first century twist. The palette is a playful take on the primary brights—cherry red, sunshine yellow, grass green, flag blue accented with an almost black. There is a matte/gloss contrast that keeps this seemingly simple palette interesting, along with the use of optical and holographic effects, stainless steel and other ‘industrial’ metallic accents.

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TREND SPACE 2 Precious, 2012/13

PRECIOUS­—2012/2013 Moving beyond the dated ‘bling’ trend, Precious explores the the beauty and diversity of semi-precious stones, revealing a rich and profound connection to the earth. The colors here move away from the predictable grassy ‘greens’ and sky ‘blues’ as metaphors for environmentally considered products. The palette is more sophisticated based on natural pigments found in iron ore, amethyst, gold, malachite, and tiger’s eye, with a vibrant emerald and acidic green as the key highlights to the story. Highly reflective coating is combined with dense pigments to create the idea of rough-cut stones with random shapes and sizes in naturally irregular patterns.

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TREND SPACE 3 Alpine, 2013

ALPINE­—2013 A comforting trend combining the charm of a rustic ski chalet with the world’s largest ecosystem and our love for the great outdoors. The woodland palette inspires a natural aesthetic while fresh forest greens bring a calming effect and are given a new identity with warming reds and yellows, along with a pale glacier grey. Dry, matte textures are given luster through the mellow glow of burnished horn, polished leather and sleek fur.

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BURST­—2014 From tender shoots and garden green to bright chartreuse and elegant emerald, green is nature’s most plentiful hue and is thus one of the most natural and neutral colors available. Invigorating and optimistic, the Burst palette celebrates the diversity of greens, sparking a feeling of vitality and well being when combined with other spring colors including a clear blue, the regal purple of crocuses, daffodil yellow and snowdrop white.

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Sensational Color 2014 Boisterous hues and quiet neutrals work together

Color expert Kate Smith, who runs the popular blog Sensational Color among other color-related projects, shared four trends for 2013-2014 along with their related palettes. V

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Seeking to regain a sense of control in an out-of-control world, combined with our need to be seen, heard, and accepted, is expressed with highly intense and often clashing colors. The movement towards living with less may mean smaller spaces and fewer possessions but it won’t mean less color. Expressive patterns substitute for artwork and a few bright accents go a long way to express personality and mood.

An unexpected upside when resources are tight is that creativity emerges and materials are used in new ways, with no design or color limitations. Growing up in the digital age, young adults are open to highly saturated colors.They also are open to new and unexpected color combinations. Unlikely color parings, pattern with pattern, and a variety of texture are all part of a trend that might be called modern mashup.

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Color that are down to earth, seem vintage or nostalgic appeal to our desire to live a simple, healthy lifestyle. Earthen, washed, hand dyed, food and ďŹ ber hues feel comfortable.

These slightly grayed colors are more relaxed, naturally beautiful, and have a genuine feel that works well on their own or with embellishments. While the details are a retake on tradition, the style is a blend of clean line contemporary, mid-century modern, tag sale antiques and Hollywood glamour. The result is a space that is fresh, comfortable and feminine .

A more streamlined life calls for design that employs modern technology and materials to make our complex lives easier, or at least seem easier. Neutrals play perfectly to both a more streamlined life and high tech style. They are masters of functionality, play well with form, take on a texture and flirt with a variety of finishes. The neutrals in this palette are complex enough to hold our attention while being quiet enough to give our eye and mind a place to rest and decompress.

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Benjamin Moore names its color of the year for 2013 “The palette is shifting from super saturated and strong hues to softer, lighter pastel shades,” explained Sonu Mathew, ASID, IIDA and Benjamin Moore’s senior interior designer. She and her fellow color experts selected Lemon Sorbet as their color of the year for 2013, noting that “It’s the perfect partner for the emerging palette of freshened, polished pastels that promise to be favorites in the coming year. Additionally, it’s the ideal transition color as we move from the more vibrant spectrum and mid-to-deep tone hues that we’ve been experiencing in home furnishings and fashions.” V

A SENSE OF OPTIMISM According to Mathew, ”as the world seems to be gradually turning the corner on recessionary times, this whispery tint of the color is timely and evocative.” The 18 other trend colors are proposed in combinations with Lemon Sorbet as the common denominator. The suggested combinations include: #1: Teacup Rose, Spring Dust and Baja Dunes; #2: Lemon Ice, Simply White and Camouflage; #3: Antiguan Sky, Sweet Innocence and Dark Mustard; #4: Peachy Keen, Dark Linen and Thundercloud Gray; #5: Pink Raspberry, Blue Ice and Dakota Woods Green; #6: Juneau Spring, Woodland White and Polar Sky. 42

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The Refuge of Home Farrow & Ball proposes flow and continuity

“Although strikingly different, the four key colors in Farrow & Ball’s 2013 trend palette—Cornforth White, French Gray, Stone Blue and Black Blue—can all be used to create harmonious, slightly nostalgic, decorating schemes. V

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Pair Cornforth White (scissors), a light grey, with Strong White (twisty) and All White (fabric) to create a tonal look within a home. The use of subtly different whites, off-whites and greys creates very flexible spaces in the home, with light and flow throughout. This tone-on-tone approach creates a hushed, soothing environment helping to illuminate the space.

Black Blue, (scissors) when used in place of whites, becomes the neutral, creating a wistful romantic vision. Layer shades of black­­, but make sure the accent colors offer a huge contrast.

Try Middleton Pink (fabric) and ethereal Blackened (twisty) on furniture or ceilings. This slightly distorted use of color feels very modern, but layering and accenting makes it welcoming.

FRENCH GREY

STONE BLUE

With its underlying organic quality, the multi-faceted greengrey French Grey (scissors) contains all the nuances of the natural world. Effective in both traditional and more contemporary settings, combine French Grey with green-based neutrals for a comforting feel; or contrast with Hound Lemon (twisty) and Hardwick White (fabric) for a more edgy look.

Combine rich Stone Blue (scissors), with Radicchio (fabric) and Cooking Apple Green (twisty) to create a cheerful look.

Stone Blue is also a fantastic accent color to a neutral backdrop.This strong, uncomplicated color is particularly effective when used on a screen or room divider. Stone Blue is bright and optimistic with a slight rural charm.

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Exploring Dichotomies

Sherwin-Williams embraces dueling influences for 2013 Simple vs. complex, mystery vs. certainty, light vs. dark, synthetic vs. natural—those are just a few of the opposing ideas currently competing for our attention.“We know people gravitate toward personal preferences, but they are being shaped by the divergent energies pulsing all around us,” said Jackie Jordan, director of color marketing, Sherwin-Williams. “Keeping these influences in mind, the 2013 color forecast embraces these conflicts and shows how colors are about a process of combination and creating unexpected harmony.” V

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Nancy Barrett, ASID, Decorating Den Interiors, Chesterfield, MO To create a more mature, private bedroom for a teenage girl, Nancy Barrett picked up the bright blues and greens of the bedding for the new room design.

Anyone familiar with a teenager realizes that the first requirement for a window treatment is something that lets them sleep late—in this case Barrett chose a room-darkening honeycomb shade.

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To play up the bright, fresh feeling in the room, she then designed grommetted stationary panels in a white canvas accented with a horizontal band of blue and green striped fabric that lines up with the paint design for continuity. A brushed nickel rod with frosted swirl finials completes the teen-approved look.

CREDITS: Designer: Nancy Barrett, ASID, Decorating Den Interiors, Chesterfield, MO. Workroom: Shelly Wise, Wise Designs, Ellisville, MO. Installer: Ed Metzger, Metzger Installation Service, Baldwin, MO. Photographer: Anne Matheis, Kirkwood, MO. SOURCES: Honeycomb shade: Hunter Douglas. Window treatment fabrics: Kasmir Fabrics. Drapery hardware: Kirsch.

Color Break

Color can make or break a room design. Get it right and the results are amazing—moody and romantic, bright and uplifting, classic and elegant, the range of options is as unlimited as there are colors to choose from. Here are a few designs that start with a palette and turn the total design into so much more. V WF-VISION.COM | SEPT/OCT 12 | 51

Vita Vygovska, Vitalia Inc., Newtown, PA A dark and dingy ‘smoking room’ in this 1914 home was transformed into a bright and welcoming 21st century sunroom using a vibrant palette of apple green, coral and blue. Combinations of these colors were used in the custom rug, throw pillows and decorative accents throughout the room. A casual throw swag in a coral geometric features airy silver swirl finials that complement a silver mesh starburst light fixture (not shown).

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CREDITS: Designer: Vita Vygovska, Vitalia Inc., Newtown, PA. Workroom: Vladimir Urbanovich, Olee Décor, Philadelphia, PA. Installer: Don Buchanan, Custom Window Treatment Installations, Phoenixville, PA. Photographer: Julie Lehman McTigue, Vision Photography, Philadelphia, PA. SOURCES: Fabrics: Kravet, Duralee, Pinder & Pindler. Drapery hardware: Kirsch.

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Connie Valente, Creative Blinds & Decor, Alpharetta, GA The rich crimson and gold silk velvet used for the upholstery on a Georgian armchair was used by Connie Valente for the valance in this unusual window layout. The swags were carefully placed and cut to highlight the main motif, while gold velvet draperies underneath enhance the mood of elegance and warmth. A slubbed silk lining and crystal drop trim are the final decorative accents to make this treatment complete.

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CREDITS: Designer & workroom: Connie Valente, Creative Blinds & Decor, Alpharetta, GA. Installer: John Tingley, Duluth, GA. Photographer: David Wayne Fox, Alpharetta, GA. SOURCES: Drapery fabrics: Marge Carson, Robert Allen, Fabricut and Duralee. Decorative Trim, Haywood Trimmings.

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Barbara Elliott & Jennifer Ward-Woods, Decorating Den Interiors, Stone Mountain, GA For a home office built into a hallway between the kitchen and laundry room, Barbara Elliott and Jennifer Ward Woods decided to go with a classic red and gold color scheme, but the result is far different from Valente’s room on the opposite page.

Here a vibrant red wallpaper with a large pattern was chosen to define the space and to make the space feel more open. For the room’s single window, they designed a shaped cornice in gold, detailed with an underlay in red. The bottom hem of the Roman shade repeats the shape in the same gold-on-red approach.

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CREDITS: Designers Barbara Elliott & Jennifer Ward-Woods, Decorating Den Interiors, Stone Mountain, GA. Workroom: Finest Design, Norcorss, GA. Installer: Jon Kemmerer, Tucker, GA. Photographer: Jeff Sanders, Accent Photography, Greenville, SC. SOURCES: Roman shade fabric: Kravet and JF Fabrics. Cornice fabrics: JF Fabrics. Wallpaper: Seabrook.

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Barbara Tabak, WFPC, Decorating Den Interiors, Harrisburg, PA The goal for this bay window treatment was to create a design with minimum fuss but maximum panache that would establish the room’s color scheme and style as well as provide some privacy without blocking light.The jumping off point for the color scheme was inspired by a picture the client found in a shelter magazine of a variety of paint cans filled with blue and brown paint colors.

The perfect fabric is a robin-egg blue and toast-hued paisley print on an ivory background, used for the valance.

Designed with flat panels and folded jabots, the valance follows the angles of the bay window accentuating its shape. A coordinating robin-egg blue fabric is used for the pleated underskirt, cording and upholstered buttons.

CafĂŠ curtains in a moderately sheer checkerboard weave are accented with the same robin-egg blue accent fabric used on the valance.

DETAILS CREDITS: Designer: Barbara Tabak, Decorating Den Interiors, Harrisburg, PA. Workroom: Susan Rowe, Harrisburg, PA. Installer: Larry Wingard, Wingard Service Company, Harrisburg, PA. Photographer: Paul Emberger, Emberger Photography, Harrisburg, PA. SOURCES: Window treatment fabrics: Kasmir Fabrics, Carole Fabrics. Drapery hardware: Seabrook.

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Barbara Tabak, WFPC, Decorating Den Interiors, Harrisburg, PA The white walls and pink patchwork quilt of a childhood bedroom were no longer appealing to a teenage girl. While she wanted something ‘grown-up’, her mother wanted a room that would still feel welcoming once the daughter was coming home from college visits. Incorporating the teenager’s favorite blue, the room was redesigned with a French fashion touch. Chanel’s iconic ‘little black dress’ with its string of pearls inspired the room’s black and white color scheme. The fashion reference to the ‘LBD’ and pearls is picked up with the polka-dot trim on the bolster pillow and the ball trim on the throw pillows.

The window treaments feature a white fabric with a black flocked floral motif made up as stationary panels over existing wood blinds. Turquoise blue accents are scattered throughout the room to interject punches of color and keep the eye moving about the room.

DETAILS CREDITS: Designer: Barbara Tabak, Decorating Den Interiors, Harrisburg, PA. Workroom: SIS Covers, Harrisburg, PA. Installer: Larry Wingard, Wingard Service Company, Harrisburg, PA. Photographer: Paul Emberger, Emberger Photography, Harrisburg, PA. SOURCES: Window treatment and bedding fabrics: Lafayette Interior Fashions. Hardware: Kirsch.

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CALHOOK has all the right hangers, fixtures and racks for fabric samples. Wall systems and Max-Space™ floor displays make the best use of your available space and help manage samples efficiently. CALHOOK also supplies a full line of pointof-purchase supplies and equipment for retailers.

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CHIC CLEATS A beautiful way to tie up shade cords.

Our secure cleat can hold a significant length of cord and the pull is a lovely way to complete your design. Why install a plastic or light weight wood cleat or pull when there is ChicCleats. Let your customer know you care about ALL of the details.

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HT WINDOW FASHIONS HT proudly introduces Fire Retardant Cellular Shade Fabrics.

FR fabrics are newest addition to our broad selection of cellular shade material. FR rated fabrics passed latest NFPA 701 standard. Building on our “everything cellular...” concept, HT is a leading alternative supplier for all cellular shade needs.

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Website: onadrapery.com. Call for a free catalog: 800/2314025 or fax a request to 888/231-4026.

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HT HT proudly proudly introduces introduces FIRE FIRERETARDANT RETARDANT CELLULAR CELLULAR SHADE SHADE FABRICS. FABRICS.FR FRfabrics fabrics is is newest newest addition addition to to our our broad broadselection selectionofof cellular cellular shade shade material. material. FR FRrated ratedfabrics fabrics passed 701 Building passed latest latest NFPA NFPA 701 standard. standard.

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Custom sourcing available. Plastic bead chain in rolls (numerous colors, continuous chain cord-loops (in all lengths) and metal bead chain. Stop balls, connectors, safety devices, C-Clips, alligator clips, tassels, lift cord, vertical components, cord locks, and the easy-to-fabricate low profile Sure Lift Roman Headrail System for shades up to 50 lbs. Contact: surewin@optonline. net, tel: 203/655-1102, fax: 203/655-8571.

WOODMART Exterior Shutters by WoodMart. Made from Incense Cedar. Available in a quick ship standard design with three louver options and/ or raised panels. We also manufacture custom exterior shutters with a variety of louver sizes, board and batten or Bahama Style.

Visit us at Woodmart.com or call 818/785-1528.

Xentric Drapery Hardware Xentric Drapery Hardware is your one-stop shop for custom, unique drapery hardware, featuring contemporary and traditional collections in wrought iron, wood and glass. From finials, tiebacks and brackets to rods and rings, our quality products speak for themselves. Custom bending rods available for most rod styles. Traversing systems and motorized options available. New customers get an extra 10% off first order. Mention Promo Code: XEN10A Contact: 866/4936874, e-mail: info@myxentric.com, www.myxentric.com.

Storch Bring sheer elegance to your home with our latest fabrics, Lunatine Diamond and Lunatine Oak. This multilayer shade provides a contemporary tridimensional look, adding depth and drama to today’s modern design. Contact info@storchinternational.com 608/833-8222. Mention this add to received 5% off first roll order, no minimum.

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What’s TRANSITIONS: The November/December issue of Vision will feature reports from Maison&Objet, and MoOD including trends reports from both shows. Shown here is a section of the style board from the Transition theme for 2013/2014, one of three trends from MoOD. The end of one year and the beginning of a new one is an ideal time to take stock of your business, so look for additional features to help you make that transition painlessly.

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