The Most PINTERESTING Thing of the Week: October 5th

Here are my top 10 of the week!

Love these flowers in the mercury glass, so romantic!

I just love newborn photography… so stinkin’ cute!

Cute, not cheesy fall decor…

This is a cute DIY project… could be cute for a play area, or home office area.

For a lake home, I like the idea of mixing wood with the white trim. This may be too white of a kitchen, but the concept is getting me thinking…

Working on a living room right now with an inset bay window like this. Makes window treatments tricky, but I think the simplicity of these treatments work for this style.

I’ve gotten a lot of staging requests lately. The thing with staging is people do not typically want to invest a lot of money into it. This is a simple way to decorate a table or kitchen island that has little cost…

Another great way to make a room feel bigger… love these mirrors that replicate windows!

This is a good idea! So true about having to cook your whole way through breakfast… love that this allows you to sit down with the rest of the family!

Yummy quiche recipe!

Until next week, happy pinning!

Trend Report: Ombre

Design is a funny thing… you never know when you are going to come across a new trend.

A year ago-February, while working for Mary Hickey Interiors, we took a trip to the Chicago Merchandise Mart to work on a project for a new client. There were so many fabulous things we saw that week, but one thing that still stands out in my mind were these fabulous window treatments in the David Sutherland Showroom.

Ombre window panels in the David Sutherland Showroom, Chicago, IL

Now remember, this was February 2011. Fast forward to Fall 2011, during New York’s Fashion Week, where all the new Spring 2012 fashion trends are presented. One of the main trends on the runway: Ombre.

Ombre on the runway, New York Fashion Week

A beautiful ombre gown

A runway show with TONS of Ombre fashion: New York Fashion Week, Ombre

And now, almost a year and a half after our Chicago trip, while perusing one of my favorite pass-time websites, Pinterest, you can find Ombre almost every where!

Food:

Ombre cake!

Hairstyles:

Lauren Conrad, ombre hair color

Pretty much in everything:

Ombre everywhere!

And finally, after a great weekend away visiting family, while thumbing through the newest West Elm catalog, I came across one of their newest products for the fall line: an Ombre Dye Rug!

West Elm Ombre dye rug in midnight

As you can see this is a HUGE trend that has been building up over the past year and a half… what do you think of this latest trend? Can you see yourself in the latest Ombre fashion? Or possibly a new ombre hair color… or maybe the latest West Elm hand-loomed wool rug? It’s definitely a fun trend, and I know I am going to have to get me a little piece of it 🙂