green your walls
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green your walls
home fashion inspiration March 2014 green your walls with our guide to green paint colors! spring 2014... what’s in store! ring in spring with an innerspring mattress what designers know about green! wall greens! surround yourself with nature’s most perfect color Few hues ring in spring quite like green (… and keep ringing it in all year long!) It’s the color of lush forests, tropical waters and mossy ground cover. But according to the professionals, making the most of green inside our home takes a bit of know-how! Here are three of their top tips: Focus your room scheme around the greens of a particular season. Green’s variations are limitless… with options running the gamut from honeydew to moss, oregano to viridian. Combining the cool, airy greens of spring, the saturated greens of summer, the earthy greens of fall, or the gray greens of winter makes a scheme easier and more cohesive! Subtle shades are easiest to live with. Very bright grassy greens look pretty on a patch of lawn, but on our walls, slightly more muted greens are less tiring to live with. Green looks great with wood. Recall nature’s perfect pairing of green leaves with a brown tree trunk? TPairing your green walls with wood furniture creates a similarly beautiful effect. Since green is mostly a cool shade…it balances warm wood tones beautifully—bringing out its rich tones better than almost any other color! Green is nature’s most peaceful hue— promising balance, serenity, and warmer weather ahead. But green has many variations and moods! Each of them affects us (and our rooms) in slightly different ways, depending on their makeup. Here’s the inside story on choosing (and using) Mother Nature’s favorite hue indoors. 1cool or warm? Green feels good to be around! It’s a natural, balanced hue that’s uniquely positioned between cool blue and warm yellow on the color wheel. But it can be influenced by either! Cool blue-greens feel sophisticated, elegant and relaxed. Warm yellow-greens feel youthful, fashion-forward and energetic. COOL Porter 2 www.ashleyfurniturehomestore.com WARM Presley - Cocoa DuraBlend® - Cafe 2 bright or muted? Roni Brighter greens—from grass to aqua—feel fresh, youthful and contemporary… and tend to look best with light (including white), dark, or modern furniture. Muted greens—from olive to army—feel mature and well-aged… and look best with rich wood-grained finishes and antique-inspired furniture. Cha ri L BRIGHT MUTED ime small tron a - Ci Lanz e Paja Lim ways to go green! Corley - Slate Key Town Not up for green walls? Or a room full of green furniture? Enjoy green’s powerhouse of benefits in smaller doses! North Shore 3 striking or subtle? Green is a versatile hue and a good partner with other colors. Paired with colors from across the color wheel (or with a lot of colors) it feels lively and energetic. Paired with neighboring hues (blue or yellow), it feels pleasant and casual. Paired with neutral colors, it feels sedate and serene. Astro Ansley STRIKING Coal Creek - Mansion Martini Suite Adora SUBTLE Green-colored toss pillows, throws and rugs spread green peace and cheer around the room… while green drapes add a distinctly summery vibe (especially when the sun filters through them!) Best of all, green accents work with a lot of other colors. (Check out nature for confirmation!) But the key to using green accents effectively is pairing them with colors of a similar brightness, or character… just as we find them in different seasons. The brighter greens of spring and summer work best with other bright colors, including brighter off-whites and neutrals. The quiet, muted greens of fall and winter work best with other muted hues, or with quiet neutral hues. Slater DuraBlend® - Sedona March 2014 TrendWatch 3 spring preview Just in time for a room re-do (or just a re-fresh!), see what’s new for 2014. ensemble work Redella Go back in time... with a living room ensemble featuring rich carved wood frames, buttery leather, tapestry-like fabrics and landscape art. Tradition never looked so good! Acacia Hamlyn Add one or more tall bookcases to the mix and you’ve created a library-style interior worthy of fine English country houses. Downtown Abbey, anyone? Hutcherson - Harness Sofa & Low Leg Recliner Alastor - Panel Bradington Truffle Chair Capture the Mad Men look with a living room inspired by mid 20th century design. Track arms, modern art and tangerine orange are perfectly retro! Galaxy - Multi Ashanti Rumiko Grinlyn Sofa Table Verbena - Chocolate Sofa, Chair & Accent Chair 6 www.ashleyfurniturehomestore.com Complete the look with a simple parson-style bookcase placed behind the sofa or used as a room divider! Get the urban penthouse look without breaking the bank. Cool grays and aqua blues complement leggy furniture, satiny pillows and chrome-like accents. Elegant doesn’t have to mean fussy! Lapeer Nesting Cocktail Tables A nesting pair of frosted glass table tops with sleek chrome legs adds urban glam! Berg Shoshana - Mineral Sofa, Chair & Accent Chair Laurel - Spa Rosaleen Mix, don’t match with a profusion of lively patterns and spicy colors. Mix it up even more with assorted accent chairs and lively artwork. The result? An exotic, global vibe! Regina Adelaide Rustic Accents Accent Cabinet A rustic chest looks plucked from an old antique shop… the perfect complement! Ballari - Linen Sofa, Chair & Accent Chair Ballari - Brown March 2014 TrendWatch 7 spring preview Devrik Write on! Inspired by the beautiful writing desks of old, this smart, stylish and space-efficient desk can go anywhere! places to perch! Dainan - Chestnut Swivel Rocker Recliner A soft landing is easy on a chair this comfy! Pillow-top arms, headrest, back and chaise-style recliner are just the beginning. This chair rocks and swivels too! 4 Dinelli - Charcoal Accent Chair Make a statement with a bold accent chair in a bold accent color! This one’s framed in an elegant dark wood finish with a casual pillow-style back. www.ashleyfurniturehomestore.com Mannix DuraBlend® Red Swivel Glider Recliner Make a modern move without sacrificing comfort. As stylish as it is functional; this sleek number swivels, glides and reclines in perfectly modern style! shelve it! Customize your focal point (and keep everything in its place) with a bookcase capable of taking center stage! Woodsy-warmth, extra-thick shelves and cubby-style openings frame and organize your favorite things! Juararo Hindell Park Put a TV anywhere with a new range of media chests and TV stands that look as good as the other furniture in the room. Lobink one-of-a-kind finds! Deshan - Truffle Some things are better in pairs! One ottoman is handy, but two make a statement! This stylish duo adds function anywhere… at the end of a bed, in a foyer or in front of a sofa. Sagola - Black Razailia An exotic touch is easy with home accessories that bring home the magnificence (and intricate detail) of Morocco, India and other alluring destinations. It’s never been easier to spice up your décor! Rosemary Lamp & Accessories Roisin Create a vintage vibe with accents that look comfortably timeworn - but rich in detail. They’ll add instant warmth and a sense of history to any room. March 2014 TrendWatch 5 Q &A ring in spring with an innerspring mattress I’ve heard a lot about new mattress foams and technologies. We’re in the market for a new bed this spring—are innerspring mattresses still a good choice? Brian, Oxnard, CA. Hi Brian — There’s no doubt that new mattress materials and technologies are continuing to capture consumer interest and market share. Using memory foam and gel-infused foam in mattress designs adds benefits—from less motion transfer between sleepers to cooler and more body-centric sleeping comfort. So it may seem surprising that the good old innerspring mattress— with its layers of foam and upholstery surrounding a core of tempered steel coils—is still as popular as it is. Surprising, that is, until you consider the innerspring mattress’s strong value proposition: a great night’s rest at a great price! “A good night’s rest is what we all want—and need most”, says Brad Rogers, Senior VP for Ashley Sleep. “But what we each find comfortable can differ a lot,” he adds, “and for many of us, that continues to be an innerspring mattress.” According to Rogers, though, innerspring mattresses are also undergoing improvements that provide new benefits, including a pocketed inner coil construction. “Pocketed coils are individually wrapped, allowing them to move individually rather than together.” The effect, Rogers says, is to increase support for different body shapes and body pressure points, and to decrease motion disturbance when more than one person sleeps in the same bed. New ‘hybrid’ mattresses that blend comfort technologies are also growing in popularity, Rogers says, with an innerspring core being encased in newer memory foam and gel-infused foam layers. (Look for a broad new range of hybrid mattresses at your Ashley Furniture HomeStore next month!) The effect of the new hybrid mattress construction is to bring together the best of the new technologies at more appealing price points. But when deciding on the best mattress for you, Rogers insists on letting your own individual comfort preferences come ahead of any specific technology. His best advice is to try out enough beds—and choose the one that puts you to sleep! Got a question you’d like answered in this column? Submit it at: [email protected] 8 www.ashleyfurniturehomestore.com