The High Point Spring Market was full of fabulous finds! Here are a few of my favorites:

Oil drums are repurposed into fun, funky chairs at the Texture Showroom.

High gloss paint in smooth finishes brings brilliant color to wood furnishings.

Reverse camel back sofas were a hot item.

A shapely mid-century modern chair is comfortably paired with a primitive console.

Acrylic is showing up in everything from chairs to tables.

Bold pops of citron brighten all things natural and neutral.

Tribal patterns rule the pillow world.

All the best,
Ann
804.436.3169
ann@anncarpenterdesigns.com

All the best,
Ann
ann@anncarpenterdesigns.com
804.436.3169

Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2013, Emerald Green, is showing up everywhere. My favorite way to use it in home decor is sparingly and paired with gray, black or white.

Images via Pinterest

All the best,
Ann
804.436.3169
ann@anncarpenterdesigns.com

Just released this week by Habitually Chic blogger Heather Clawson, Creativity at Work features some of today’s creative greats such as Bunny Williams, Jonathan Adler and Jenna Lyons in their personal workspaces. It has been selected by W magazine as one of the best new art and fashion books for the fall 2012.

I recently attended Heather’s book signing at Design Legacy’s new showroom in High Point and got an advance copy.

Love the chic orange fabric cover! It’s now the favorite on my family room coffee table.

All the best,
Ann
804.436.3169
ann@anncarpenterdesigns.com

Just back from the furniture market, and I found some great pieces to share with you. As predicted, orange was a major player in furniture, artwork and accessories.

Love the updated take on an occasional chair in kumquat slubby linen. Equestrian details as shown on this pillow were also popular.

Paired with a traditional desk, the curvy silhouette of this linen upholstered chair would give a home office a chic, modern edge. The velvet panel down the center of the chair can be customized in a variety of colors.

Lucite was seen everywhere. Tara Shaw picked up on the trend with her super stylish martini table. What a fun way to add glamour to a living room, foyer or bedroom.

This charming brown leather pouf with orange top stitching could be become a family room favorite providing extra seating or tucked under a console. And at the end of the day, it’s the perfect place to prop those tired tootsies!

All the best,
Ann
804.436.3169
ann@anncarpenterdesigns.com

Style spotters predict that 2013 spring fashions will inspire design trends for the home. Whether horizontal or vertical, stripes were all over the Ready To Wear runways. Also making frequent appearances were orange, leather and florals. We’ll see if these trends capture the world of home furnishings as we head off to market!

images via Fashion + Decor

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All the best,
Ann
804.436.3169
ann@anncarpenterdesigns.com

Camels, grays, dark blues, metallics, weathered woods and aged leathers…a few of my favorite looks for this fall!

If you’d like help finding the perfect piece to spice up your home for the season, please call me at 804.436.3169 or email ann@anncarpenterdesigns.com.

All the best,
Ann

Chesterfield sofas everywhere in leather, linen or velvet.

The drum shade continues to rule.

Modern paired with rustic.

Narrow flanges now showing on slipcovers.

Tufting, tufting, tufting!

All the best,

Ann

Ann Carpenter Designs
804.436.3169
ann@anncarpenterdesigns.com

Just returned from a long weekend exploring the NY International Gift Fair. The weather was amazingly nice for January and the show spectacular. Here are a few of my favs:

Rustic 3D Metal Letters

Sculptural Starburst Mirror

Swedish Martini Table

Gilded Iron Jardinere

Aviary, Animal Print and Geometric Pillows

All the best,
Ann
ann@anncarpenterdesigns.com
804.436.3169