Friday Finds: Enjoy Quaint Refined Style With An English Cottage Interior Designers across the country say in 2015 we can expect less shabby chic and more refined sophistication in everything from wedding themes to interior decorating. The trend we see emerging in the decorating world is the English Cottage interior. Here in Minnesota, that’s welcome...Read More

Warm Off-White Paint Color with Yellow Undertones What better way to start the New Year than with a fresh slate, or rather, a fresh coat of paint on your walls? This month we celebrate our favorite warm color – the dreamy Sugar Dust. This off-white color evokes tranquility and a sense of peacefulness, making it...Read More

 Brighten Your Front Door What’s your home’s curb appeal? How does it feel when you pull up to your front door? Is the door just a functional part of the facade, or does it create a grand entrance? A simple, inexpensive exterior makeover will add plenty of curb appeal (and home value) and welcome you...Read More

Wallpaper Prints We’ve Used and Love in Minnesota Homes “I thought I was over my wallpaper phase, but looking at what you have online has me right back into it.  Oh, some of the papers are so gorgeous!” – Hirshfield’s customer K.M. A few months ago K.M. saw a white birch bark wallpaper in an Arizona...Read More

Design World Reacts to Marsala The 2015 Pantone Color of the Year exploded onto the scene with plenty of fanfare. Marsala is a rich, earthy red, inspired by the fortified Sicilian wine. It invokes sophistication and natural earthiness with its deep hues. The color is “nurturing and fulfilling,” says Leatrice Eiseman Executive Director of the...Read More

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

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