It’s exciting and daunting as a designer to work with trendy colors. On one hand we worry it won’t be timeless and later the client might regret the choice; on the other we get so excited to work on a scheme that a client gets so jazzed about. This inspiration image balanced the earthy with the sexy. It’s for a small breakfast area, and I figure smaller areas are always the spaces I take the biggest risk and get the biggest wow! Still ruminating on pulling the pieces together ….

Inspiration shot via Pinterest via Tumbler celebinspire. Lantern “Cosy”, Michael Amato for Urban Electric Co. and the fabulously fun lamp from Dunes & Duchess which you can get from Hudson.