The GTA West Chapter of CDECA 'Does Yoga'

As anybody who follows my blog knows, I am constantly updating you on the happenings of the GTA West Chapter of CDECA of which I am a member. We have great times and started 2012 off with a bang. Our January meeting was held at The Decorating Centre in Burlington, www.thedecoratingcentre.ca, which is a great supporter of all designers & decorators as well as a great affiliate of CDECA. We had an evening of Yoga, lead by our own Christina Mogk an established Yoga Instructor when she is not designing. In between our Yoga sessions, we had a discussion on our positive experiences of 2011 and what we learned from them.  This was led by Lin Munro, co-owner of TDC. What a wonderful, enlightening and energizing evening. We all went home and slept like babies.....

Here we are busy at work drawing our positive experiences

Decor-Rest Furniture Event 2012

Decor-Rest Furniture,  www.decor-rest.com which is a Canadian owned and Canadian made source to the trades has just celebrated 40 years and to start this year off they hosted a wonderful evening for designers, decorators, retailers and various trades which began with  their famous oven baked pizza, wine, cheese and other goodies.  A presentation on 'Colour Trends 2012' followed and was presented by Leigh-Ann Allaire from Benjamin Moore, www.benjaminmoore.com who is a delightful speaker.  Looks like we are going for lots of colour in small and large doses.  Among their many products they have the 'Steven & Chris' line www.stevenandchris.com and have added 'Cobi Style' www.cobistyle.com which offers colour in a big way.    Here are some photos of just a few of the fabulous pieces they offer..

 The lively Leigh Ann

A packed room of attentive listeners

 Gorgeous Furniture

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....