Innovations Interior Design
Home is Where You Come Alive - Designer Tips, Tricks, & Trends
February 2014
In This Issue
Create a Romantic Sanctuary in Your Home
Color Trends for Spring 2014
 
Happy Valentine's Day!  In honor of this most romantic day of the year I'll offer some tips for creating a sanctuary in your home to which you can retreat at any time, feeling relaxed and in the mood for romance. This is a reprint of one of my very popular blog posts.
 
I just returned from the Las Vegas Home Furnishings Market recently, and wow, do I have some great news to share with you!  Read on for the latest spring colors and trends.
 
While in Vegas I also saw and selected some fabulous new accessory pieces - gorgeous lamps, artwork, vases, mirrors, sculptures, area rugs, and unique accessories. We've started adding these new pieces to our Innovations Home Decor Online Boutique for Home Accessories & Accent Furniture If you'd like to see a preview of some of these unique and beautiful home decor pieces, please go to  Look What's New.  
 
In order for a piece to be placed on our shopping site it has to pass my criteria for beautiful design, excellent quality, and great value.  You can now zoom in and see all of the beautiful and intricate detail on every single piece.   Please take a look . . .  
 

Please take advantage of our new lower prices and now free shipping!

 

Warmly,
Pamela Jaffke 
 

Innovations Interior Design  

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Create a Romantic Sanctuary in Your Home

On Valentine's Day our hearts and minds turn to romance.  The stores are filled with red roses, heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, Valentine's Day balloons, and, of course, Valentine cards.  Who doesn't want to spend a romantic evening on Valentine's Day?  But why not let the romance last all year long?  Here are some tips for creating a sanctuary in your home to which you can retreat at any time, feeling relaxed and in the mood for romance.

 

We'll get to the bedroom, but first let's take a look at the rest of your home.  Harsh lighting isn't attractive or relaxing.  Install some dimmers so that you can dim the lights to create different moods. Make sure that your rooms aren't lit solely by overhead lights.  Add some soft lighting through the use of table lamps, floor lamps, and wall sconces.

 

Keep some fresh flowers in your home.  They'll smell wonderful and add color and beauty.  If fresh flowers aren't possible all the time, supplement with some green plants and silk florals.  Place them in your entry, your living room, dining room, and kitchen.  Make sure that your home has a pleasant and welcoming scent. Use flowers, candles, potpourri, or essential oil warmers to add wonderful scents like vanilla, sandalwood, or citrus.

 

Now that your home is welcoming and comfortable, let's concentrate on the master bedroom.  This is your private sanctuary - the place you go to escape from the stresses of the outside world.  Create the place you love coming home to - the place you'd rather be than anywhere else.

 

Create a romantic sanctuary in your home

 

Your bedroom should have soft, beautiful lighting.  Bedside lamps should have 3-way switches, allowing you to read in bed, but also to create a romantic mood.  I have a salt lamp in my bedroom that creates a soft, warm glow while also releasing negative ions which are known to be relaxing and healthful.  Candles also provide beautiful lighting.  Everyone looks better in candlelight.  Have candles on decorative plates on both nightstands, and on dressers or tables in other areas of your bedroom.  Light them all when you want to create a lovely, soft glow.  Choose a relaxing scent like lavender to melt your stresses away. If real candles make you nervous, there are some wonderful battery-operated candles that create a soft glow very close to real candlelight. Add a touch of an essential oil to create a relaxing scent. Place mirrors in such a way that they reflect the softened light. Mirrors also reflect life energy and are a great way to create a warm, inviting feeling in your room.

 

Your bed should be extremely restful and comfortable.  Don't skimp on your mattress. After all, you spend one-third of your life in bed.  Your bed should have luxurious linens.  I love down comforters and pillows.  There's nothing like the feel of down. For those who are allergic, there are now wonderful synthetic downs.  But don't overdo the pillows on the bed.  Keep it simple and inviting.

 

In the bathroom, have some soft, plush towels, and maybe even his and hers robes. You'll feel like you're at a luxurious resort.  Dim the lighting or add some candles around the tub.

 
Create a romantic sanctuary in your home
    
Window treatments should be soft but functional. Have the ability to draw the draperies or close the shades to darken the room from street lights or harsh sunlight. Flowing fabrics on your windows create a soft, romantic feeling.

In keeping with a romantic feeling, if possible, hide the TV or remove it entirely from the bedroom.  An attractive armoire can be closed when the TV is not in use.  Keep a small music system in the bedroom, even if it's just an iPod and some speakers. Playing some beautiful, romantic music will be very relaxing.

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 Color Trends for Spring 2014 

I just got back from the Las Vegas Home Furnishings Market recently.  It was great to see all of the new styles and colors.  I saw lots of orange - in shades ranging from orange sherbet to burnt orange and everything in between.  We also saw lots of blue-greens - everything from aqua to deep teal.  These are my favorite colors, and they continue to remain popular.  I first wrote about these colors coming back two years ago.  Well, they are just as popular as ever. Not that you have to use these colors, because we saw lots of reds, hot pinks, blues, yellows, greens, and purples.  And of course neutrals - every shade of beige and tan, and more greyed down neutrals, especially in woods.  Here's a sampling of what I saw.

 

     

 

These stunning blue green glass lighting fixtures and art glass really caught my eye.

 

Spring 2012 Interior Colors

 

These are some of the beautiful shades of orange that I saw everywhere. 

 

  

This showroom featured red furniture with black, red, and white accessories.  Look to see more of these colors in 2014. 

 

This is just a small sampling of the exciting new trends for interiors and the beautiful and unique furnishings and accessories that I saw in Las Vegas.  Much more to come . . .

 

If you'd like some help transforming an area of your home, just call or email me.  I'd love to help you.     

 

You can see photos of more of my work in the portfolio section of my website.  

 

 

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