2009 Color Forcast - Interior Design

Are you thinking about new colors and interior design for 2009? The color forecast for 2009 is being influenced by everything from street style and consumer electronics to botanical and mineral hues. According to Jackie Jordan, Director of color from Sherwin-Williams, those influences are converging in new and surprising ways, resulting in a complex, sophisticated palette. Here’s what you should be on the look-out for:

• Natural flower and root dyes
• Red and gold inspired by the Beijing Summer Olympics
• Raw, natural materials
• Mineral hues (Mother of Pearl, warm metallic shades)
• Sassy beige
• Violets and plums will continue their regal influence
• Deep blues
• Muddier more yellow based greens
• Warm grays
• Mock croc is the pattern to have this year

As always feel free to contact me with any color questions or design inquiries!

Lora

CoCo Designs
971-570-5486
lora@cocodesignspdx.com
http://www.cocodesignspdx.com/

Hotel Daniel

The interior of The Daniel Hotel in Paris takes its inspiration from the way 18th century Europeans saw the Grand Silk Road. The palette includes green, lilac, grey, rosy, red and golden tints. The furniture here is remarkable for the variety of colours and styles. The bar is decorated with mirrors and bronze and furnished with creamy cushioned pieces and an ebony bar-counter. Columns here are finished with pearly mosaics. Each room has silk and velvet curtains and blankets, and satin cushions on the beds. The premises are papered with textile wallpaper featuring traditional Chinese motifs in their ornament. Light bathrooms are coated with Moroccan tile and Italian marble. The restaurant's decor combines floral-patterned wallpaper, archaized mirrors, decorative plates on the walls, long banquettes and mysterious stained-glass windows.