This is what got me all excited . How great is this ???
ANZIO PAISLEY
Some people really hate paisley. I love PAISLEY. I always have .
People react to pattern much like they react to color.
Take the
FLAME-STITCH ( flamestitch ) for instance.
You like it , you can tolerate it , or you HATE IT. I have seen so many reactions from clients who don't know the name of the pattern, but they know how they feel about it with just one glance. I have had clients say things like ; " I hate it, my grandmother had something like that ", blah , blah ,blah....whatever......
Some just say; " I don't want that in my house", some say; " it's okay, but let's keep looking ", and I have yet to hear the words; " OOOHHH , I love that ! "
The Flame-Stitch ( or flamestitch )is a really funny one. Just for fun , carry a memo ( sample) around with you and show it to your clients . Watch their reactions, it is funny.
More of them will dislike it , than like it.
The reason for this segue :
When in a jam finding a pattern with all the right colors that you are working with, you will always be able to find the infamous FLAMESTITCH. And in a small dose, even I, who really dislikes it, can tolerate it.
And in the end, when everything is all pulled together it actually looks great. It is really a LIFE SAVER.
Give it a chance, you will be pleased.
Especially if you are like me who who layers pattern, upon pattern,upon pattern.
*And never forgo your trims, they are the secret to using multiple patterns ( or pulling in another color ). When you have a pattern that does not have all the colors that you need in it, ADD A TRIM, and voila !!!!
Suddenly, everything comes together, and you are a genius!!!
MILHAUD VELVET
(Deco Anyone ????)
Being objective with patterns is a must, it's a difficult thing , but it improves your work.
Otherwise , you can end up doing what you love over and over. And that's not great, and that's not designing.
Just learn to stretch open the designer's eye inside you .
ZAZA - silk
Clarence House
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Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her blog of her Adventures in Design
I grew up in South Beach, we would skip school ( at Ida M. Fisher Junior High) and go for ice cream at a place called 'Dipper Dans ', which was about 2 blocks from the ocean, and around the corner from The Tides Hotel on South Miami Beach.
Do not water the gold palms in the corner !
Turtle soup anyone ???
I love these dividers, and they are easy enough to recreate.
A suite at The Tides.
A super long chesterfield....more classic elegance.
I love these dividers, and they are easy enough to recreate.
A super long chesterfield....more classic elegance.
