Designer Notes

Vibrant hues against backdrops of deep black and bright white add an energetic, futuristic flair to your living room.



Earthy browns and tans, reflecting the colors of rock, stone and soil, will be trendy for some time to come.



The living room is a place to de-stress and unwind, and color can be an important element in bringing together style and a playful sense of whimsy.



A focused color scheme of red, orange, tan and black transforms the space from bland and boring to vibrant and modern.



Add accent colors to a basic color scheme to make the room pop!

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Accent Throws

Staying Classy

A throw placed over a sofa's armrest allows for a sophisticated, classic look for this living room.

An Elegant Presence

Matching a throw with pillows gives the living room a touch of elegance.

A Pop of Color

Adding a brightly-colored throw adds an unexpected pop to the living room.

Faux Fabulous

Using a faux fur throw adds texture and warmth to the living room.

Neutral Beauty

A neutral-colored throw ties all the colors in a room together.

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Glass Vases

Everyone needs an assortment of great vases for creating artful displays of flowers or dried botanicals. Add a personal touch to your collection with Pottery Barn monogrammable Square Vases.

Contrasting rounded interiors and square silhouettes make displaying floral arrangements easy and elegant.

Heavy bases and handblown sides support delicate dahlias as well as flowering boughs.

All vases available at Pottary Barn and my store.

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Paris Art

Eiffel_Tower

Notre_Dame_de_Paris

One of my sons travels with his firm, as a Senior Consultant for Cooper Design Group, based in San Franciso.

Chris Noessel is a senior consultant at Cooper. His industry experience ranges from owning a small, museum-focused company in Houston to working with Microsoft's futures prototyping group in Seattle. For marchFIRST he was Director of Information Architecture, conducting research and design for notable web sites such as Apple, SEGA, and Harmon Kardon. He was one of the founding graduates of the Interaction Design Institute Ivrea. He is currently writing and speaking about a work being coauthored with Nathan Shedroff about how science fiction and design influence each other.



Chris, sends me gifts from many of his travels from around the world. He will be leaving for Asia soon, OH, do I love...Asian anything!!!!! FYI, he also designed the logo for "Serenity In Design" which you see at the top of my website.

I had the art framed at a local frame shop in Charlotte. Judy Horn at, fast frame, was able to assist me by selecting a matt that would not cover the signed writings and brought the colors together beautifully.

Be sure to click all of the links in the article for a little history of the Eiffel Tower and Notre Dame. The other links allow me to introduce my son to you. If you live in Charlotte the link for the frame shop will show you directions and services at Judy's website.

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