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Furniture Trends in 2012

Joni Hitchens — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:07:08 +0000

I have just returned from the 2012 Atlanta accessory and furniture market with the newest home fashion trends. I was excited to see all the amazing new furniture and accessories collections! Here are some of the highlights of my journey.

One of the hottest new design trends shown can be summed up one word – reclaimed. Almost any piece of wood that has been salvaged, painted, worn, washed, scraped or distressed has been made into furniture. Exciting new collections for bedrooms, dining rooms and occasional table pieces lined the showrooms floors. Oak has returned and made a big showing with light driftwood and charcoal finishes framed with metal accents. Recycled glass and metal were also thrown in the mix of accenting wood pieces. Natural fibers of cotton and linen in neutral colors adorned with large nailhead trim blanketed upholstery pieces. The Parisian French flea market look is still showing strong with the addition of color accents by layering large throw pillows in navy, turquoise and coral.

The most exciting trend was the return of the coastal inspired collections. This look has always played a large part in the design scheme for our local area, but has now landed on the national scene. Shades of navy and tranquil blue-green colors mixed among sand colored linen fabrics complemented distressed furniture pieces. A few star highlights that grabbed my attention were nautical rope tables, stacked abundantly with coastal accessories. Aqua colored sea glass, driftwood, coral and tortoise shells are some of the sea inspired accessories that were beaming like jewels lying on the beach.
The coastal design trend has always been a staple look for clients here – these natural ocean gems are in our lives every day. The coast is happy, relaxing and comforting! No wonder the rest of the world wants to decorate their homes like this as well.

We’re lucky to live at the beach!

Holiday Incentives Available!

Echelon — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:43:12 +0000

Echelon Custom Homes offers Holiday Incentives available to prospective new clients!

Sign a design contract with Echelon Custom Homes by Dec.31th, 2011 & sign your construction contract by Feb.28th, 2012 and you will RECEIVE A $20,000 CREDIT TOWARDS FURNITURE PURCHASE for you new home at Echelon Interiors.

* Incentives apply on firm contracts only and are subject to change without notice.

New Place

Tim Tice — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:06:55 +0000

My wife and I (also our new baby girl) just moved into a new place a couple of weeks ago. I had forgotten how big of a job moving really was. When we turn the keys over to a new client I often forget how difficult it is to get all of our accumulated stuff into that brand new home. Moving furniture, hanging pictures, shifting billing addresses, appointments with cable companies, all of that stuff adds up. We are just about finished with all of that. My wife and I are still relatively young and this is our first place where we are getting to have “real” furniture. We had a hodgepodge of things from our old house that was just things we had collected over the years. We purchased some new things through Echelon Interiors (of course) and I have to say that it is so nice to come home to a place that feels like a home. Now I understand that it is just “stuff” but I am grateful for it. Thanks to Joni and Renee for your help with it!

Interior design trends – Spring 2010

Joni Hitchens — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:46:32 +0000

Echelon Interiors is just returning from the High Point Furniture Market. The market was exciting and exploding with fresh new colors. It was wonderful seeing all the latest fabrics and color combinations. The highlights of the latest showings in fabric colors were grays mixed with spa blues and cranberry. Navy made a big entrance with pairings of charcoal.Yellows, greens and oranges are still strong for coastal areas.

Whimsical accessories in fun bright palettes of yellows and oranges compliments the coastal colors from spring. Green was very strong mixed with blue bringing the return of teal to the stage.

We added new furniture lines to our existing collections. On order for some of the newest models, a rare find of a great painted collections that are time worn offering bright custom colors and unique designs.

Please call for an appointment to see all the newest collections hot off the runway of Hightpoint.