Recent “Colors of the year” by major paint companies were terracotta-based and so suited to the Southwest. This beautiful tile represents the inspiration one looks for to begin the process of pulling together enough samples of floor coverings, fabrics, tiles and accessories for an entire area or home to have continuity. The search for inspiration is the most critical step in the design process. Neutral floors will give the continuity needed and the adjoining spaces may have the darker color tones, the lighter, blue added or not. We don’t change our homes yearly so color preferences usually emerge as we age. With this consistency of choice you can surround yourself with your collection, change it up with smaller accents, seasonal and holiday additions and move with your favorites making it home!

These gorgeous black and white marble slabs can be used for flooring, stairs, counter-tops and back-splash to give the WOW! factor everyone wants. And unlike other colors black is black so combining other fabrics is simple. The additional tiles can be added to the mix or used to continue the look in an adjoining area. Seasonal accents? Not a problem with this versatile backdrop. A neutral has never been more exciting!

The client owned this custom rug so we made it the focal point of the living area. It definitely has the WOW! factor!  We ordered custom Marge Carson chairs to coordinate, painted the adjoining dining room wall (right side of photo), purchased the metal art sculpture (left side of photo) custom designed metal reversed C’s to fill a big space over the windows and hand painted squares to finish the repetition of color (right side of photo). Of course, we threw a few pillows as well!

Restful, peaceful and pretty come to mind imagining a room in these soft aqua blue tones. So many homes have wood throughout now that it may be possible to add the carpeting as wall to wall or an area rug in a bedroom or living area. The fabrics could become window coverings, bed covers or both. Upholstery in performance fabrics could coordinate and allow this soothing look without concern about spills, etc.

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Now that we have been home for a while perhaps we are looking around and realizing we need to upgrade or improve some areas. These beautiful fabrics and carpets inspire innovation! Shown here with two different carpet samples, these fabrics could become draperies, a coverlet or big accent pillows. With wood floors, either of the carpets could become an area rug or wall to wall carpeting. Let one of them inspire you to enjoy your space more with an update!