Rustic Mountain Lighting

Here is a little beautiful rustic charm brought from Stowe, VT and Lake Placid, NY to start your Monday off….

Upcoming Colors for 2012

The colors of 2011 are gradually fading into the distant past as we approach the new trends in color for 2012.

For review, the colors of 2011 were:

• grays
• purples
• mauves
• creams

Accents were done in jewel tones such as:

• bright turquoise
•  ruby
• tangerine

Rule of thumb: Accents should always be done in jewel tones, some colors are just more popular per year than others.

For 2012, we are noticing greens such as:

• olive green
• dark green.

White seems to have overridden cream this coming year and deep purple and deep blue seem to embellish many tables.  It’s gorgeous! As far as accents, the bright turquoise of last year is fading into a pale light blue.  Tons of accents with silver, both shiny and polished nickel are adorning the tablescapes.

Accents:

• pale light blue
• silver
• shiny and polished nickel

 

The common object for décor is glassware.  Glass that is colored offers dimension because of its variation in color.  Frank found a clear glass plate with swirls of white in a circular pattern and the edges trimmed in silver.  Simple, but it was beautiful and it was just glass!

These pictures were taken at Z Gallerie, our favorite home décor store!  Z Gallerie offers a great selection of affordable pieces in contemporary style for your home.  Visit them online at www.zgallerie.com

Decorating Tip

Overhead Light Fixtures

How big should an overhead light fixture be?  Just add the length and width of the room in feet and whatever number you come up with is in inches, your guide for the fixture’s diameter.  So a 15 x 20 foot room would need a 35 inch-wide chandelier.

Toile Wallcovering

Today I have for you a type of wallcovering called “toile”.

“Toile” is a french word that can be referred to as either fabric or its traditional surface decoration of the town and people (shown below).

This type of wallpaper is used mostly in English Country and French Country interior design.  My recent visit to the Top Notch Resort and Spa in Stowe, Vermont, a New England state reflects this type of decor.  This resort mixes English Country and Rustic Country style.  Stay tuned for more Mountain Lodge Style.

Mountain Style

Happy Monday to all of you bloggers out there!  For much of this month we will be focusing on all things Mountain style.  How appropriate for the winter season!  I will be taking you along with me to the resort areas of Stowe, Vermont and Lake Placid, New York where I will share things such as finishes, decor, lighting–you name it!   Enjoy!

P.S.  If you’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting any beautiful mountain areas or resorts please, do share with us!  e-mail photos to fepage@rochester.rr.com

Repurposing Furniture

Reupholstery

In this issue of Home of the Month we would like to spotlight a previous customer of FEP.  Did you know that FEP does re-upholstery in addition to remodeling and painting?

This latest project was centered around transforming a three season sun room into a brighter, more inviting space.

Our homeowners wanted to update their beautiful wicker settee, chair, ottoman and dinette set with new fabric.  To ease the seemingly “daunting” process of choosing a new fabric, our interior designer, John asked numerous questions to develop an understanding of our customer’s taste.   In doing so, John was able to narrow down the choices of fabrics for them.  Several home visits were made to ensure that color choices of the fabrics worked with the lighting of their room, as well as blend with the adjoining surroundings.  The result—a look that is aesthetically pleasing while having comfortable and functional updated furniture pieces.  We make it our highest priority to know that our customers are totally satisfied and happy.  We came to find that these homeowners were thrilled with the choices made!  As we always say, “Your home should be a reflection of you.”

For this project, we chose two coordinating fabrics to add variety in design and create an inviting atmosphere.  The dinette set seat cushions were upholstered with the pattern, “Merrill” and the color choice was blue beige.  The wicker settee, chair and ottoman were covered in the same blue beige color but with the pattern, “Tulie.”  Both of these fabrics give a relaxed feel to the room but still add that touch of soft elegance.

To coordinate with the fabrics, John picked a wall color to lighten the room and make it feel larger.  The ceiling in the sun room was originally knotty pine and we dry walled the soffits to eliminate the existing plywood seams and texture.  Repairs were made to any imperfections on the walls, ceilings, wood trim, and doors and then a complete stain blocking primer was applied on the ceiling to seal the wood from the knot bleed through. The walls and ceiling were completed with two finish coats of paint.

Lastly, our homeowners were looking for a blind to complete their transformation.  They chose the sheer view semi private shade. This shade reduces UV exposure to furniture, carpeting and other textiles.

We would like to thank our HOM home owners for allowing us to serve them.  It has been our pleasure to work with them in making choices for their home.  We look forward to the completion of their living room, soon to come.  Stay tuned!

Decorating Tip of the Week

Curtains/Draperies

Tip: Curtains should be 2.5 to 3 times the width of the window.  So if you’re doing two panels, each should be 1.5 times the window width.  As for the rod, purchasing a rod that is 20 inches wider than your window allows for a 10 inch extension on either side, creating the illusion that your window is much larger than it really is.

Holiday Decorating Contest Entry

This is our last Holiday Decorating entry.  Thank you to all who entered and again, happy holidays from Frank E. Page!

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12 Days of Decorating

Day 10 – Exterior Lights

Don’t forget the exterior lights this holiday season!  This is the area where there are no rules!    I mean, we’ve all seen the Griswold House in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”. Ok,  so the Griswold house may be a bit excessive but as always, have fun with it – this is a reflection of you!

One of my favorite things during the Christmas season are the exterior lights that are displayed in the village of Spencerport on Union Street.

Here’s another look at some really neat Christmas lighting displays: best-christmas-lights-display.htm

Remember to submit your holiday creation in our Holiday Decorating Contest.