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 ….

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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.