A Happy Holiday Hiatus
To all of you wonderful people that stop by and visit us here on Design Clique, thank you. Thanks for making our first year of blogging such a great one!
We’ll be taking a break from blogging for a couple weeks, but we’ll be back to our old tricks at the beginning of the New Year. (Can you believe it’ll be 2010?!?!)
Happy Holidays to you and yours!
Let’s shag!
Shag rugs are not a fad of yesteryear. Modern twists on the shag rug made their way onto the design scene a couple years ago and seem to be here to stay!
Look what we found #7
Tote bags made out of Knoll textiles! Asymptote bags features the ‘Aficianado’ bag, which is the shop’s signature size bag (14″ H x 15″ W), and the ‘Curator’ tote which is the largest bag available.
New art exhibit!
Colin Winterbottom returns to Vastu to exhibit recent work and favorites. Featured among the dramatic, atmospheric photographs he shows are a series taken as he documented refurbishment of the pediments at the National Archives headquarters in Washington, DC. Other photographs feature New York, Washington DC, and recent studies of smaller towns in between.
Discovering New York Neighborhoods: Yorkville
Krissy, our designer based in NYC, shares some of her favorite places in various New York neighborhoods. First stop, Yorkville!
Design Direction
Do you have a challenging space or need some design guidance? Design Direction is a chance for you to submit photos or videos of your design challenge(s) and a Vastu interior designer will provide you with some help. Every Wednesday we will feature one reader’s submission.
“Hi! So I saw on all my favorite design blogs that turquoise is the color for 2010. I was thinking this may make a good wall color for my twins’ bedroom – a boy and a girl. I figured it might be good because it looks good with pinks (for my daughter’s side of the room) and greens (for my son’s side). Are there any good turquoise paint colors out there or would you suggest another color that is fairly gender neutral?”
Generation by Knoll now available at Vastu!
The Generation chair from Knoll (designed by Formway Design) was a huge hit at NeoCon 2009, a popular furniture industry trade exposition, and is now available for purchase at Vastu. In Knoll’s own words, the Generation chair is “not a chair, it’s a movement”.
Paint colors we love!
Taking inspiration from Annie, the delightful individual behind Bossy Color Blog, we thought we’d share some of our go-to paint colors for residential clients.
Jason likes…
Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige, Shoji White and Worldly Gray
Jamie likes…
Benjamin Moore Blue Springs and Silver Mink for clients interested in blues, and Smokey Taupe and Stone Hearth for interesting neutrals.
Sarita likes…
Sherwin Williams Kilim Biege
Shop Local! Support the 3/50 Project
The 3/50 Project is a concept that was born in March of this year. For more on the story behind the project and the individual driving force behind the movement, click here.
The call to action is simple. Select three independently owned businesses you’d be disappointed to see go and spend $50 at each store every month.
Design Direction
Do you have a challenging space or need some design guidance? Design Direction is a chance for you to submit photos or videos of your design challenge(s) and a Vastu interior designer will provide you with some help. Every Wednesday we will feature one reader’s submission.
“I need your help! I’m in a panic! I’m having family over for the holidays because my parents and sister want to see my new condo. The thing is I live in a studio! They’re not staying over, but we they will be hanging out and having dinner. How would you suggest maximizing seating and a place to eat?”
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