totally trending : cobalt

We're really swooning for cobalt these days. Mom just got these cute flats the other day, I totally wanna get the same ones.  My nails are sporting 'Butler, Please' this week.  We saw this beautiful tote over the weekend and we both wanted one!  These statement earrings would kill it for a fancy date or wedding!  We used this painting in a recent project and love the vivid colors.  These napkins would punch up any kitchen table.

the Native American trend

I have been seeing a nod to the Native Americans at every turn lately. I'm guessing Indian motifs are the new Kuba cloths. 

[compliments of Coyote Spirit Child]

[compliments of Coyote Spirit Child]

[these last three are from Uncovet, a virtual thesaurus on style!]

OKL recently tipped their caps to the microtrend, too, featuring wares like this painting.

navajo blankets

adobe jugs and pots

navajo rug

baskets

stools

So what do you say?  I say 'yes!'... but sparingly.  I think it's quite a nice tribute to the original owners of our great country!

-Bethany

2013 Trend Predictions

I, for one, couldn't be happier to ring in 2013.  New ideas, designs, trends and of course, a fresh start!  Here are some design trends that I wouldn't mind getting behind!

The return of the colored sofa.  Oxblood?  No.  I'd prefer wine, thank you.

The return of wood kitchen cabinets, within reason of course [Mom].

Full steam ahead on large photographic art and wall murals to take the place of the modern abstract movement pioneered by the likes of Sally King Benedict and Michelle Armas (and bandwagoned on since). I believe that large art will then turn in to total mural love. Though it pains me to say, I'm starting to love some murals, which is totally agaisnt my grain. (Quick backstory, I was once pulled over on the way home from the beach in a little tiny ghost-town for over an hour, and left to stare at a horrifying mural of migrant workers on the side of a building. Mmmrpf). Everything goes - from grisaille whole room murals to large kiddie art on the dining room wall.  We may already be there though.  

The stay-putness of neutrals punctuated by saddle-leather accents.  Tally-ho!

The color peach.  More like delicious (in my best Martyn Lawrence Bullard accent) cantelope with black and white accents.  Sign me up!

And, lastly, I personally am hoping beyond hope that chevrons go out with yesterday's trash.  I couldn't care if I saw one ever again.  Oh, and trellis patterns. Sorry to all who still love them.

What's on your trend alert for the New Year??

-Bethany

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-Bethany

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I adore wood ceilings.  Adore.

My namesake is a small beach town on the Delaware coast called Bethany Beach.  Our family and extended family has a few homes in a neighborhood there - two of which were designed by my architect uncle.  These two in particular have wood ceilings and that totally makes the house.

I would love to do my cathedral ceilings in wood in my home - despite adding warmth and nostalgia, it would keep the integrity of my small woodsy cottage.  Our family home in Bethany is my favorite place in the world.  I'd love to emulate it in my permanent home.  People talk about far-off places and love affairs with foreign cities.  My love affair with this quiet family-beach will always hold my heart captive.  If only my mom and I could take over the decor - it would be perfect.  But it's perfect anyways because it means more than just a shore.  It means family and friends and salty air and long lazy mornings and fun shopping and cold-weather beach football and I could go on and on...

Back to wood ceilings.  They are so versatile - they can be classy, add texture, they can make something feel more rustic, they can add warmth.  Jack of all trades, those wood ceilings.

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How do you feel about wood ceilings  -- trend or timeless?

-Bethany