Have Fun with Your Space!

Picture is courtesy of HGTV.com. Remember your home should be a place where you can relax and unwind. Your furniture should reflect your lighter side. Have fun. Break out the paint and fun fabrics.

This ottomon is painted a powder blue with white mohair-type fabric on the cushion.

Office Hues

Brigtht, bold fabrics and finishes are just not limited to the home. Commercial buildings and offices can greatly benefit from a punch of color.  Energize a tired office space and increase employee alertness and productivity.

Stack lounge and side chairs from Knoll furniture Spark series.

Task chair from Steelcase furniture Think series.

Lay the Groundwork

Paint and upholstery upgrades can only improve a space so much. Sometimes the floor needs a little help. Flor provides a versatile and easy to maintain flooirng. The carpet tiles can be laid wall to wall or used to create a rug.  Textures vary from low pile to shag and everything in between. Colors can be neutral and laid back to bright and full of life. Many patterns and solids are available in multiple color palettes.

All Wrapped Up (Color: Summer)

Shaggy Sheep

El Tigre (Color: Vegas)

Easy As Pie 1 Rug Kit

Happy Face (Color: Multi)

Shirt Stripe (Color: Seasoned Stripe)

So Happy Together (Color: Camel)

Hinson Velvet Collection

Hinson Velvet Collection now includes six different velvets in 445 solid colors. Included in the line up are new patterns from the wool Cornwall Mohair Velvet along with classic Cotton Nassau Velvet.

Kyle Bunting's "Art"

San Francisco design shop Gump's will display "Art" by Kyle Bunting May 20 through June 20. This limited edition collection will include both furniture and art created with collaboration with Holly Hunt, Art Ellsworth and Marvin Wilkinson of John Brooks, Geoffrey De Sousa, Erik Hughes, Jan Showers, Kara Mann, Fern Santini, Kris Lajeski, and design team Neri and Hu. Check out the photos below of pieces that have been given fresh coats and new threads. There is no limit to what one piece can do to change a space. These Bunting pieces are available at http://about.gumps.com/.

                                                                       Art Chairs

                                                                Jet Stream Console

                                                                     Hide Ottoman

                                                                         Hide Art

                                                                             Fog Chair

Painted Stools from 2 Design Houses

Need to add a splash of color to any room? Try one of these painted stools. They provide an extra seat or help with out of reach items. With these vibrant colors the stools stand out, hopefully keeping tripping hazards to a minimum.

The Offcut Stool is designed by TomDixon (http://www.tomdixon.net/), a British manufacturing company across the pond.

The Vollen Painted Stool can be found at Chadhaus (http://www.chadhaus.com/) located in Seattle.

Rubens Beech Chair Redressed

I used Carnegie fabric called Ohm in color number 11. I have a few other fabrics in mind to try and maybe change the color of the chair itself.