Carrie's Design Musings: Jeffery Bilhuber

As predicted, Tangerine Tango has proven to be a very popular color this year, and I think it has legs. While we wait for the color of the year 2013, Pantone has provided designers with a trend forecast for this fall, as published last year. We are seeing it take shape, and these more bright than muted colors happily coexist with almost anything!

Jeffery Bilhuber

If enveloping yourself in one of these colors seems like too much of a commitment, like anything else, a little goes a long way. Know thyself; there's something for everyone. Add touches of these saturated colors for an instant update. Take a cue from these pictures and mix these colors together. They're wonderfully complementary ~

Christian Leone via Lonny

Amanda Nisbet

Miles Redd

Amanda Nisbet

Miles Redd

Jamie Drake

Melissa Ruffy

Barry Dixon

We've all seen and become accustomed to furniture with nailheads. They are beautiful accents to furniture, but what I am loving now are all the clever applications I am seeing in addition to them being used in furniture. I am looking at studs in a new way!

Phillip Jefferies created multi textured papers using them

Barry Dixon has long been a fan of this carpet finish

Finishing the stairs in this way is not only beautiful, it is practical as well. The weight of the studs keeps the carpet in place.

Creating interest on walls and other surfaces has peaked my interest. You're only limited by your imagination.

The decorative studding design on the upper portion of the walls in this sitting area stopped me in my tracks. The winding circular pattern, no doubt inspired by the lines of the table, creates such rhythm within the room.