Yesterday was not such a great day with all the rain we
experienced but last evening turned into a great night. The rain ceased and the fun began with a
Spring Open House Event at Toute Suite Custom Decor. Many of the public and Designers/Decorators
were seen enjoying the incredible hors
d'oeuvres from Rocos Plum Tomato Catering & Restaurants which can be found
on Islington Ave and The Queensway;
while viewing the great Canadian Made furnishings as well. Toute Suite has everything including
beautiful ready made drapery from Faab.
To top that off Jane Lockhart, well known and extremely talented
designer was on hand to present some spring design tips and her new line Jane
by Jane Lockhart which will be available at Toute Suite.
Some of the Design Tips shared were that we will be seeing a
lot of colour and pattern. She talked
about graphics, geometric, and the all time favourite stripes. You will also see a lot of furniture with the
nail head treatment, contrast piping, tufting and once again yellow metal is
showing up as in brass and copper. As
for colour there is an abundance with Pantonne's Colour of the Year being
Emerald Green leading the way. We also see mirrored case goods which really
help to expand a space.
One can start small with the accessories to add colour to
our neutral larger pieces. White will
always be popular and when you add colour and pattern it really gives it some
impact. Below I share some of the photos
from last night and you will see I selected mostly grey and light neutral
pieces, which I am personally fond of, but there is a myriad of colourful and
patterned fabrics available to have smaller custom pieces created to work with
your neutrals. If you are ready to go full out any of the pieces below and in
the showroom can definitely be fabricated in a bright and colourful pattern!
As we had a chance to network, check out the newest in home
decor and of course eat very well, we were also treated to live music from
Angelica Ganea who has the voice of an angel.
Check her out on you tube as well.
www.youtube.com/AngelicaGanea
Wow, I would say that Toute Suite really knows how to host a
party!! Thanks to Vish and staff
Lots of Nail head trim and tufting as seen below....
The colour we are hearing about will be seen in accessories for many people but if you are not afraid of colour here is one of Jane's chairs in a lovely pattern with some colour...
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