As grownups, looking at the paint colors at Hirshfield’s can make you feel like a kid in a candy store. All of the colors, the finishes, the possibilities! How do they create all of these beautiful, amazing colors? I was curious about how the process works and thought others might want to find out too....Read More

ENCHANTMENT COLLECTION…BY THIBAUT Thibaut is one of our favorite wallpaper lines and we’re always excited when we receive a new Thibaut book. Their new collection, Enchantment, explodes with color and offers classic patterns designed with that unique Thibaut look. Thibaut has this to say about the Enchantment Collection: Welcome a new interpretation of chinoiserie in the Enchantment...Read More

March Madness College basketball fans love their teams, and March Madness can get intense. A friend of mine scheduled surgery at its onset so he could recover while watching the games. I read an article claiming that lost worker productivity costs companies $1.7 billion during March Madness—although that statistic’s validity has been debated. Either way,...Read More

  Thank you, Thibaut Wallcovering for bringing us back. Back into the world of color with the new Graphic Resource Collection and out of our winter wonderland of white. Graphic Resource got it right with great patterns and equally appealing colors. A little something for everyone. Introducing the shape of things to come. Graphic Resource...Read More

 I’d like to introduce Hirshfield’s best-selling paint colors 2014. Hirshfield’s customers are still loving their neutrals. Not an Emerald Green in the bunch AND seven paint colors from 2010 are best-sellers in 2014. Still the mid-tone neutrals but going pastel. With the popularity of gray, our customers are gravitating towards warm and cozy grays that...Read More

“Still The One” We’ve been together since way back when Sometimes I never want to see you again But I want you to know After all these years You’re still the one…  I feel the lyrics from this 70’s song describes the relationship H’s employees have with 3am Latte. Or maybe I’m projecting? I sent...Read More

Founded in 1909 in High Point, N.C., the High Point Market was formed to provide the region’s furniture makers and retailers a convenient venue to conduct business and discuss design trends. It’s where the who’s-who of the design industry meet, mingle and shop! Kim Palmer, Star Tribune’s lifestyle reporter and editor, interviewed Kathy Basil, Hirshfield’s...Read More

“Aging in place” is defined as the ability to live in one’s own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level. I came across three articles on “aging in place” at the remodeling website daily 5 Remodel and was pleasantly surprised to see one of the articles  written by Hirshfield’s customer...Read More

Last week was a big week for all us color geeks. Pantone made their always-anticipated Color of the Year announcement with Radiant Orchid declared the color for 2014. “While the 2013 color of the year, PANTONE 17-5641 Emerald, served as a symbol of growth, renewal and prosperity, Radiant Orchid reaches across the color wheel to...Read More

Chelsea Gray HC-168 – Benjamin Moore I don’t know about the rest of the country, but here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, the Peace Garden state, and America’s Dairyland, our customers are still loving grays. Warm or cool, they can’t get enough of the color. You may recognize the gray bedroom from a recent...Read More