The Canadian Home Furniture Market 2012 - January 14 - 17, 2012

The Canadian Home Furnishings Market www.tchfm.com is where the Canadian furniture industry come together once a year. It's a great place to find the latest trends and new collections for the living room, bedroom and dining room, as well as juvenile furniture, accent furniture, bedding, home theatre units, lamps and decorative accessories. 
This event kicked off with the Welcome Cocktail Party Friday evening and then off to enjoy the show on Saturday January 14th through to Tuesday January 17th.  There are many great exhibits and speakers on this the 40th anniversary of TCHFM.

I attended the show with some of my colleagues and had the opportunity once again to chat with Jane Lockhart www.janelockhart.com who has now partnered with Statum Designs www.statumdesigns.com offering great Canadian made furniture that is both well constructed and comfortable.  Here are a few photos I took at the show.  Everything from rustic to bling to fun ...

Statum and Jane Lockhart

Lovely Outdoor furniture

Wall mount fireplaces....

A little rustic...  

  

  

  

A little bling...

Interesting lighting....

more bling

 a pretty perch....

 Interesting rugs ...

felt flower design

patchwork denium rug

 A carriage bed for the little princess...

 Hot rod bed for the little prince.....

 Every kids dream bunks....

 A lot of fun stuff.....

 

The 2012 Pantone Colour of the Year - Pantone 17-1463 Tangerine Tango

It's that time again colour lovers.  The time when the illustrious global colour expert, Pantone, sets their Colour of the Year announcement for the upcoming year.  And the winner for 2012 is...Tangerine Tango.  ' Sounds Yummy' 'Looks Yummy' 

This colour, a spirited reddish orange, continues to provide the energy boost we need to recharge and move forward.

“Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Reminiscent of the radiant shadings of a sunset, Tangerine Tango marries the vivaciousness and adrenaline rush of red with the friendliness and warmth of yellow, to form a high-visibility, magnetic hue that emanates heat and energy.”   This luscious reddish orange adds sensuality to fashion, flair to accessories, verve to cosmetics, and lively luxury to interior surfaces and appointments.  Here are some great photos of where this fab colour will be seen in the coming year....