Fall 2011 Semester Recap

Since I am now just starting my blog after completing one semester at RCC, I decided to post some pictures of my projects I did last semester.

My first two projects were apart of my Principles and Elements of Design class. Basically, we learned all of the principles and elements of design (scale, balance, color, proportion, texture, etc.) In order to learn these - and since color is a whole other matter - we were only allowed to work with black, white, and gray for our design projects.

Project 1

3-dimensional & non objective on 3 panels

"Robin"

Project 2

3-dimensional & non objective on 6 panels

"Commute"

My last project was for my Products class where we learned about types of finishes for furniture, flooring, countertops, etc. It was an online class and for our last project before the semester ended we were assigned to create a new, unique piece of furniture, light fixture, or accessory, etc. I chose to reuse an old Apple Crate that I found from a farm and turned it into an Ottoman.

Products Project

"Gala Ottoman"

Trends and Designs for Home Furnishings in 2012

Color Trends

2012 has brought a fun year for Interior Designers, as well as anyone looking to redecorate or start anew.

The colors that we see this year range from many different colors all over the color wheel and are used in a wide variety of ways. You will also notice that the Fashion and the Design World go hand in hand - "Whats Hot" in the fashion industry is "What's Hot" here.

Here are some of the most popular color trends for this year 2012:

Orange tones (persimmon, coral, etc.) is THE color right now within the fashion and design industry and is definitely getting all of the hype.

 Here, we see it being used as a soft splash of color

 and here, we see that it is the dominating color.

Black and White is back! Timeless as always.

 love the vintage flooring

 Black and white with a splash of red

  

Purple- such a fun color to decorate a room with and its bigger than ever in 2012.

multiple purple tones

paired with white

Blue and White. We have seen many rooms with blue in them, but what colors have they been paired with most? WHITE.

Gray and Neutrals- my personal favorite - reason being, they never go out of style and you can switch out accent colors cheaply rather than revamping a whole room. 

Did you notice that most colors are paired with white this year?

Furnishing Styles  

Organic, reclaimed, restored, etc, are all apart of the furnishings in 2012. People are wanting to go GREEN . . . and that ain't a bad idea. Crystal and glass are also every where this year.

Reclaimed beams and coffee table

NYC is up on their trends with this restaurant's use of reclaimed wood
See restaurant here.

 Glass dining table

Futuristic? Italian company Santambrogiomilano designs this line of glass furnishings.
See it here.

Accessories

Don't you love accessories? I know I do. There is a wide plethora of accessories out on the market today.

 Mirrors

Recycled glass (many different uses)

Clocks

 Topiaries or greenery

And light fixtures galore!

Welcome to my design blog!