Fresh look for the season

Design for Comfort in 2019

It’s Spring Cleaning Time!  Time to clean the cobwebs and freshen up your space.  Modernize your style with a few easy tweaks to your interior.  New accent pieces and art showcasing popular materials can help give you a fresh look for the season.  Refreshing a decor style can be as simple as a new coat of paint, a different pillow, or a new frame moulding. 

The biggest trend in home decor right now is Comfort! The Danish have a word for it: Hygge (pronounced hoo-ga).  Hygge is not just a word – it’s a concept, an attitude of living a cozy life through the enjoyment of simple, natural things.   In these tumultuous times, we long for comfort and seek a calming effect in our surroundings.  Adding personal comforting touches to our homes increase feelings of content. 

How do you apply Hygge to your home?

Infuse your space with your personality!  Decorate with items that give you comfort.  Maybe it’s a throw blanket, a photograph of nature, or a new light fixture.  Pair these personal comforts with natural materials.  Keep your decor simple (but not minimal).  Look for patterned woods, linear accents, open geometric shapes, soft metallics, and warm fabrics. 

What’s your Hygge Frame Style?

What each of us finds comforting is very individual. Our personalities determine what our personal Hygge style will look like.  If you’re…

• Serene & Calm: Frame a soothing nature scene with wood textures. 
• Fun & Quirky: Be Bold!  Go with a bright color for your frame. 
• Trendy & Stylish:  Choose a metallic frame (matte or rose gold).
• Left-Brained: Pick art & framing that draws upon linear patterns. 

Check your Framed Art & Pictures for UV Filtering Glass

How long has it been since you framed that photograph?  Do you know if you have UV-filtering glass on the piece to protect it from fading?  Bring it in, we’ll check it and advise you on what the best glass for your art is.