What’s new with Farrow & Ball? Farrow & Ball adds a touch more glamour and drama to nine of their “best-loved” designs with a layer of metallic: gold, silver, copper and gilver (a mix of gold and silver). Lonny quotes the head of creative at Farrow & Ball, Charlotte Crosby, “We are seeing more...
What is a plantation shutter? Plantation shutters are wide louver interior window blinds traditionally made from broad slats of wood mounted in a solid frame. They have been used for both decoration and protection from the elements for centuries and are a versatile window treatment suitable for any room in your home. Hunter Douglas plantation-style...
“Everything but the kitchen sink” describes what Mother Nature threw our way this past winter here in Minnesota, wouldn’t you agree? Luckily we have the Bachman’s Spring Ideas House where we are guaranteed a much welcomed dose of spring greenery and cheerful colors. Each season (Spring, Fall and Winter) the Inspiration and Innovation Team at...
HIRSHFIELD’S DAY This Friday is Hirshfield’s Day at the Minneapolis Home+Garden Show. We’d like you to be our guest at this big event. Stop by your neighborhood Hirshfield’s and pick up your FREE ADMISSION PASS valid for this Friday, March 1. At the Show, Hirshfield’s is sponsoring guest speaker Kate Smith of Sensational Color...
Kitchen renovations come in all shapes and sizes! This fun refresh is from one of Hirshfield’s “color call customers.” Kathy Basil, Hirshfield’s Design Resource, was on an in-home paint consultation, and in addition to choosing paint colors, she offered a couple additional decor suggestions which the customer implemented in her remodel. Hi Kathy, I...
One of the most anticipated days of the year for color enthusiasts falls in early December — that’s when Pantone announces their Color of the Year! Living Coral has been proclaimed THE COLOR for 2019. For the past 20 years Pantone’s COTY has influenced fashion, home furnishings, and industrial design, as well as product,...
GIVE THE GIFT OF COLOR from Hirshfield’s this holiday season! Purchase a $100 gift card and receive a complimentary $20 promotional gift card. But wait, there’s more. You receive a FREE Wooster Silver Tip paint brush, in a decorative wrapper, with any gift card you purchase! Hirshfield’s Gift Cards can be used for paints, window...
Painting is easy, right? Anyone can grab a brush and throw paint on a wall, but there is a significant difference between the work of a master painter and what your teenage son’s room might look like if he completed the job himself. Perhaps even more important may be the color and design selection...
This is the best time of the year for color enthusiasts — it’s when all the paint companies announce their Color of the Year and Color Trend palettes for the upcoming year and the grand finale in December when international color forecasting company Pantone announces their COTY. It’s a bonus year — British paint company...
Thibaut consistently gives us inspiring collections and their newest book, Paramount, does not disappoint. The Paramount collection offers up wallpaper and coordinating fabrics — prints, wovens and embroidered fabrics that you will love. High style, glamour and nouveau—introducing the Paramount collection of coordinating wallpaper, prints, wovens and embroidered fabrics. Decorative patterns include peacocks, flower motifs,...
