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The Power of Pink

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Pink is not just for little girls. When you use pink in your design plans, the effect can be everything from sugary sweet, glamorous, bold or ethereal. It just depends on your style and the feeling you want to evoke. Never underestimate the power of pink in a design scheme.

A flat-lay showing fabrics, trimmings and plants in shades of pink, ,natural, blue and green
This soothing palette from Stout Brother’s Textiles is a wonderful example of how to use a pink palette in design.

I love this flat-lay from Stout Brother’s, it’s a great example of layering pink into a color scheme. In this case it’s used to create a casual, feminine and somewhat earthy feel that is very soothing.

Little Girl Pink

Everyone is familiar with the intense pink little girls often love. I was once asked to do pink window treatments for a little girl’s room. This is what it must be like inside a piece of bubble gum, but she adored it! And since the client is always right – I adored it too!

A little girl's room with every wall and ceiling painted bubble gum pink with a lively window treatment featuring pink and white gingham and white sheers
Custom valances, drapes and sheers fit for a pink-loving princess!

Grown Up Girl Pink

If you are going for a more glamorous vibe, you’ll want to tone it down to a subtle blush. Add lots of white and mirrored or glass surfaces for a very sophisticated version of pink. Click the photo to see this over-the-top glam bedroom and get an eye-full of pink that is all grown up.

Glamorous, blush pink bedroom with white furnishings and over the top details.
This unique bedroom featuring the palest of pinks was featured at www.home-designing.com

Going Dramatic With Pink

Another trend we’ve been seeing lately, is pink being used in very dramatic ways like this handmade peony wallpaper from England. I love how they used it here to create a bold look with a vintage feel. It would also be great in a powder room to make a big statement in a small space.

Bathroom with claw foot tub in turquoise and dramatic black and peony wallpaper
This bathroom really shines with its dramatic peonies against a black background.

Domus Venus, is one of my favorite designers.  She manages to use pink without making it feel too “precious” as you can see in the two rooms below. The soft pink curtains and rose colored crown molding create a wonderful contrast to the giant mural that dominates one wall.

Dining room with pink drapes and crown molding, and dramatic mural of a woman filling the whole wall.
This dining room designed by Domus Venus is sophisticated and dramatic, proves one more way to use pink that is anything but “little girl”.

In the second photo, she uses a framed wallpaper mural that would normally be considered very feminine. In this case, it creates a dramatic impact through the sheer size and depth of the image.

Giant peonies with a gold framed hung above a simply made bed.
Giant peonies are anything but “sweet” in this huge piece of art.

Pink is on trend right now and it’s fun to see how using it in different ways can create such different effects. Just remember, no matter your color scheme, you can create a dreamy, soft look or make a bold statement by changing up the intensity of color and the scale of pattern you choose to use.


Myrna Everett is the founder of Home Vogue Interiors where we specialize in custom window fashions and other soft home goods. If you have enjoyed this blog post, please share it with others. If you are ready to start a conversation about your next project click on the “Your Project” button above and tell us what you’re working on and we’ll reach out to you and help you get started.

Filed Under: Wallcoverings, Window Fashions Tagged With: Featured, pink palette, Power of Pink

Designing for a Baby’s Room

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My projects always start with a result in mind and the journey always requires creativity and sometimes a bit of engineering. This was the case in a project I did recently with Dana Massey, a brilliant designer from The Dana Touch. I always know it’s going to be an interesting project when I get a call from her.  This time, we were designing for a baby’s room – how fun is that!

Dana always has a complex vision of window treatments for her projects and assumes I can make it happen. So far, I have a 100% track record! The baby’s room we worked on recently was no exception! She had the idea to add ombre linen side panels to the one large window in the room. It already had shutters, so she wanted something feminine but not too babyish. Her color scheme was shades of mauve and a vision of curvy drapery rods left and right of the shutters.

Getting Creative for a Baby’s Room

This was the color palette and design inspiration for the room.  Not precious and babyish, but sophisticated with lots of whimsical touches to make it  feel young and fresh.

Concept photo showing the planned furnishings, draperies and wallpaper for this new baby's room
Here is a working model of mood board, laid out on the floor of the baby’s room to get the creative juices flowing!  My favorite part was the ombre linen from Stroheim Fabrics, such a departure from the typical little girl pink, but still feminine.

Finding Inspiration

The color scheme was set, the fabric, paint and wallpaper selected, all that was left was the drapery hardware. The sophisticated palette and materials being used called for something glamorous and I had the perfect thing – crystal finials!

 

Crystal finial
Helser Brother’s has a wonderful line of drapery hardware and exceptional finial selection.

With that decided, we moved on to the job of creating the perfect curve. In the end, we used a piece of cording to manipulate our design idea into a pleasing shape. One that was not too snake like but not too flat. From there we were able to figure out exactly where the brackets should go so they were hidden but able to support the weight of the finial and drapery panels. Then it was up to the fabricator to bend our new creation into shape.

Engineering

Curved drapery hardware is used when we need a curtain to follow the curves of a room or accommodate corners or bay windows with fully functioning draperies. Typically, we are working with a gentle curve for a bank of bow windows or a 90-degree corner. What Dana was asking for was a curved rod over a very short span. Fabricators of bent rods always require full-scale templates; we usually create these by using the existing curve.  In this case, the curve was inside the designer’s head! It took numerous sketches and a bit of string to get it out of her head and onto paper.

Installation Day

The best part of my job is how it all comes together on installation day. All the creativity, inspiration and problem solving finally come together as the installer, who has the hardest job in my opinion, makes it look effortless as he patiently waits for us to decide exactly how high the rod should be, how close to the shutter the panel should fall etc. And then he does his magic as he secures the hardware and dresses in the new curtains to make them hang “just so” ready for the big reveal.

Close up photo of the finished drapery rod with it's elegant curve and crystal finial.
Here is a close up of the finished hardware.

Floating shelves, art work, accessories and picture frames add the finishing touch.
Other finishing touches to create a sweet retreat for the new baby girl. I love the empty picture frames just waiting for the new arrival to make her debut!

Window treatments are an important part of interior design helping all the elements in a room come together in a cohesive way. Whether it’s a simple project like the one we designed for a baby’s room or a challenging one, creativity, engineering and inspiration are all involved to ensure a successful installation every time.


Myrna Everett is the founder of Home Vogue Interiors where we specialize in custom window fashions and other soft home goods. If you have enjoyed this blog post, please share it with others. If you are ready to start a conversation about your next project click on the “Your Project” button above and tell us what you’re working on and we’ll reach out to you and help you get started.

Filed Under: Window Fashions Tagged With: Babys Room, Designing for a Baby's Room, Featured

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