Fun Fact Friday: Let it snow

Like many of you on the East Coat, I am gearing up for the big snow. 
Fun Fact Friday will be seen on Tidbit Tuesday :-)

Be safe out there!
Monika

Fun Fact Friday: Life cycle of a shower curtain part 2

Happppppy Friday!!
Now that we have our colors in place, we can now move on to pattern.   

Makers of home textiles get their patterns in several ways.

Some have in-house artist and designers, others purchase original art from art dealers, and yet others use patterns from luxury and high end textile companies and “convert” them.  I am lucky to have access to all of these.  I mostly use the luxury textiles as I feel that are best suited for the home.  I'll talk more about this next week.

ditsy style wallpaper

What do I look for first?   
Scale is my first lead. Bathrooms are normally small spaces and smaller “ditsy” prints can look busy and disturbing to the eye.

I like larger scale patterns to make the space look larger.  This is the pattern Morgan (in my bathroom right now in fact).  The colors are restful and very “bathroom friendly” and the scale is easy on the eye.

This is the pattern Flora in radiant lipstick.  Even this bold play on color can work in a small space because of its scale.

 

Fun Fact Friday: Life cycle of a shower curtain

The first thing you need to know is how do folks buy a shower curtain?  

I've learned it’s color, then pattern, followed by price.

In the coming weeks we will look at all the steps needed to get a shower curtain from concept to the store shelf.

This week we look at color.

The first step is to look around.  I subscribe to a  number of on-line trade newsletter and publications like Better Homes & Gardens and Country Living for example.  I look to see what’s happening in paint and other finishes in the bath.   

a rug I saw on Pinterest

I find that observing the world around me is a great inspiration in itself.  


I like department stores jewelry counter as well as Home stores for rugs, pottery, glass, and wall art.  Greeting cards and craft paper too. 

from my Pinterest "pins"

Pinterest is a new way for me to collect color inspirations (take a look at my pins when you have a minute).  http://pinterest.com/monikamstyle/

 

Last, but certainly not least, I look to my customers, who share their hits and misses in their own stores…and then, as they say, I take it all from there.

See you next week!

Monika