Warm up with December’s Color of the month: Back to Basics 0255.  Clean. Crisp. Classic. Hirshfield’s Color of the Month exemplifies how neutrals — yes, the clean camel “Back to Basics” is a neutral — are visually warming up this season.  For a medium-tone color it has a light and airy feel with no dominant...Read More

      Here at Hirshfield’s we love our wallpaper and we want you to be just as excited and inspired by all the beautiful papers available. Colors, patterns, and textures have never looked better. Wallpaper, more so than a fresh coat of paint, changes the entire look of a room. Visit Hirshfield’s on Pinterest...Read More

  “Home for the Holidays” is the theme for Bachman’s Holiday Ideas House 2014. The Ideas House offers inspiration for holiday entertaining and decorating with vintage, repurposed, and new trends. It’s always fun to see the creativity Bachman’s designers bring to the family homestead with each changing season. KEY TRENDS Bring the Outside In –...Read More

Window Treatments Inspired by Coastal Vacation Destinations! Have you had your dream vacation? How would you like to bring a little of your favorite place to your own home? The sun, the sand, the water, and the colors. How do you keep that feeling alive in the landlocked Midwest? Paint colors, fabrics, and accessories all...Read More

6 Ways to Warm Up Your Home for the Holidays Holiday gatherings and parties with family and friends are a sure way to warm up even the coldest winter nights in the Midwest. And, for a host, it can also mean an opportunity to highlight your creative side. Decorating for the holidays can be a...Read More

Decorating with Black and White Color is such an important part of design that we sometimes forget the power of simple contrasts. Black and white is a classic design theme that refuses to go away, even in a world dominated by a full spectrum of color choices. The simplicity of black and white belies its...Read More

Color of the Month: Souffle 0139 Today’s pastels are softer and more complex than their sugary predecessors.  Souffle 0139, a semi-sweet variation of pink, is our November Color of the Month.  With its subtle brown undertones, Souffle falls within the category we affectionately refer to as the Dirty Pastels.  Softly muted colors: think blush, dusty pink,...Read More

Design Decision: Paint vs. Wallpaper Before there was Apple vs. PC, Coke vs. Pepsi, or red vs. blue, there was a primal conflict that drew sharp battle lines. When you wanted to make a change in your surroundings, which did you choose: paint or wallpaper? If wallpaper sounds a bit old-fashioned, you may have missed...Read More

  My love affair with horizontal plank walls began in 2010 when I saw this House Beautiful Magazine cover. The width of the planks and soft whitewashed finish on the pine planks looked crazy good to me. The three blue paintings replicating the horizontal lines of the planks made this corner the pièce de résistance in this gorgeous...Read More

America’s oldest and largest wallpaper manufacturer, York has been making wallcoverings since 1895. Imagine how many times a wallpaper style has come and gone over 119 years! Can you guess from the photo montage which 70’s style is making a comeback? Referred to as mylar, metallic or foil these shimmering and shiny reinterpretations of past...Read More