
With the increased interest in buying local and the concern about the safety of the food supply, more consumers are looking to eat fresher and healthier food while saving money. Cool Springs Press has published two new books that cater to gardeners at any skill level to bring the bounty of their home gardens to the dinner table. All New Square Foot Gardening Cookbook and Grocery Gardening are reaching shelves now. All New Square Foot Gardening Cookbook,...

The color experts at BEHR Paints® introduce a dynamic guide to 2010 Design and Color Trends. In the trend brochure, classic elements are fused with contemporary flair to emphasize comfort, ease and functionality. Color personalities are limitless, running the gamut from bright to intriguing, cool to neutral, or subtle to complex. This season’s designs and color meet in a dynamic union of contrasts. Whether light or dark, clean or muted, traditional...

Drawing on a consumer desire to relax, retreat and create a calm, soothing environment at home, The Valspar Corporation – a leader in the paint and coatings industry – today reveals its 2010 color trend palettes. Each of the four palettes – Watercolor Impression, Retro Retreat, Vintage Romance and Peaceful Ambiance – is comprised of eight colors, providing an assortment of choices for consumers selecting colors within a particular trend. Inspired...

Color trends for 2010 take inspiration from a variety of social and economic influences. In addition, living space personalization continues to act as a driver for color change, with accent walls or niche areas appropriate for small doses of high impact, bold color, while using more subtle hues on broad wall areas. Debbie Zimmer, paint and color expert with the Paint Quality Institute(sm), states, “More and more homeowners are taking on the task...

Pantone, an X-Rite company, and the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, announced PANTONE®VIEW home + interiors 2010, the eight most directional color palettes, plus an additional palette of tinged neutrals, for 2010 home furnishings and interior design. “Color trends are not conjured up using a crystal ball. They are the result of much observation of our surrounding natural world as...

Mandrup Poulsen Wallpapers has sent a new exciting collection on the streets, inspired by the woods, which in the past is a source of inspiration for many other trends in home furnishings. Wallpaper that is imported from Prestigious Textiles in England, has motives as birch trees, leaf vine shoots and twigs in beautiful sihuetter. In addition to the various shades of gold and silver, the colors are subdued beige, mint, turquoise, yellow, purple and...
While modern home trends continue to be decorated with marble slabs and granite countertops, many luxury homeowners and designers are shifting gears towards the ‘Retro Modernism’ trend that calls for light and simpler colors drawn from the ’50s era. Stone Mart, one of the country’s leading purveyors of imported tile and natural stone products, is experiencing a significant increase in demand for subtle, light colors of stone...
Unique Homes, the leading worldwide source for luxury real estate, today announces the launch of a newly enhanced website, www.UniqueHomes.com. Teemed with state-of-the-art features and technology, UniqueHomes.com provides affluent home buyers with an unparalleled search experience, making it easy for qualified prospects to find the homes that meet their needs and connect immediately with the agents who represent them. For over 35 years, Unique Homes...
Each year, leaders from all walks of the building systems industry come together to discuss and present the latest and greatest building trends and systems. The big event, appropriately named SHOWCASE, kicked off this week in Memphis, TN with an Awards Ceremony recognizing Mountain Architects and PrecisionCraft as leaders in home design. The award-winning pair managed to walk away with two “Excellence in Home Design” awards. The brilliant...
Interior design for restaurants is ever-changing, as one trend replaces another in attempt to seduce sophisticated diners the world over. This book is a celebration of the most inspirational and beautiful restaurant spaces on the contemporary scene. An introduction includes interviews with 11 of the world’s most influential interior designers, who talk about their design philosophy philosophy