[caption id="attachment_1173" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Photo credit Su Hilty[/caption] When I came up with the idea of IFDA Selects, it was my intention to bring awareness to the fabulous IFDA (International Furnishings and Design Association) and to support and promote the design industry by highlighting new and innovative...
Reported from Home and Textiles Today
Las Vegas – The long domination of traditional design in kitchens and bathrooms has given way to transitional and contemporary styles in North American homes.
The 2015 Kitchen & Bath Design Trends report from the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), released yesterday, found that transitional designs are now tops, with contemporary running a close second.
More than 400 designers participated in the study, which was conducted online in late 2014.
"This report is so valuable because NKBA members are on the cutting edge of kitchen and bathroom design," said Maria Stapperfenne, NKBA president. "It gives us the point-of-view from the specialists who are on the front lines creating beautiful and beautifully functional kitchens bathrooms every day."
White is the most common color scheme for both kitchens and bathrooms – although kitchens with multiple color schemes are emerging.
In the bathroom, the leading hues are white and gray – specified by more than 70% of the survey’s respondents. Half think gray will continue to run strong in 2015, although a notable number of designers pointed to purple, lavender and lilac as trending.
As this year draws to a close, I thank you for your business and friendship and wish you a wonderful new year filled with abundance, joy, and treasured moments. Cheers! May 2015 be your best year yet! ...
I love reading blogs and shelter magazines with intricate recipes and beautiful photos of meals and desserts, lovingly prepared and I dream of the day where I can spend hours doing just that. But because my schedule is so limited, anything I make has to be easy and quick (and of course delicious otherwise the critics in my house wouldn't touch it and it would all be a big waste of time!) This recipe for apple crumb is simple, absolutely delicious and literally takes ten minutes to prepare with 30 minutes to bake. On this crisp, fall morning, my son is home from college for the first time and he will wake to the smell of fresh apple crumb hot from the oven.
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