Wrenda Goodwyn • special to the Fort Myers News-Press • July 8, 2017
In organic architecture … it is quite impossible to consider the building as one thing, its furnishing another and its setting and environment still another.” Frank Lloyd Wright
It was on my bucket list for a long time. A trip to Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic design.
Read MoreWrenda Goodwyn • special to the Fort Myers News-Press • June 3, 2017
If you’ve seen any of the award shows lately, you know that one color has popped up all over the red carpet: yellow. Muted. Cobalt. Sequined. Think about the gowns worn by Viola Davis and Natalie Portman. And there is Bella’s unforgettable gold/yellow ball gown in Beauty and the Beast.
And that means one thing: home interior colors follow fashion so here it comes into your home. For many, it never left.
Because I believe that current color follows what is happening in the world, it’s no surprise that yellow is popping up everywhere. A little yellow may be just what we need right now.
Read MoreWrenda Goodwyn • special to the Fort Myers News-Press • May 6, 2017
It’s everywhere: Pink. The color.
Fashion designer Lilly Pulitzer said that “Anything is possible with sunshine and a little pink.”
We are tickled pink. In the pink. Pretty in pink. And there is pink champagne.
And it’s no wonder we are seeing so much of it in home decor. It’s a happy, light-hearted color. It makes us feel good.
Read MoreAhhhh. Spring.
When I was growing up in Virginia, it meant that you could open the windows, flag down the ice cream man, go barefoot and stay outside an hour later. My mother always gave the house a “spring” cleaning and then we always rearranged the living room furniture. She said that the change was almost like having a new room. And she was right.
Read MoreThere was a time when the bathroom was the most unmentioned room in the home. No longer. Today, bathrooms, as much as any room in house, reflect the style of the owners.
It’s the most personal space in your home. It’s typically the smallest room and yet you begin and end your day in your bathroom. Next to the kitchen, it’s the most important room in the home.
Read MoreDrips. Drops. Splatters. Spills. This is what you don’t see in the lovely model-home styled photos in design magazines.
That beautiful white sofa that you hesitated to purchase, is going to catch a wine spill or muddy paw prints. Or chocolate ice cream. Or a grape popsicle. You are careful and think it will never happen. But eventually it will. Because we “live” in our homes and we want pretty things.
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