THE Color for 2012 is...drumroll please...

HELLO TANGERINE TANGO!!!

Pantone has released the news that color 17-1463 Tango Tangerine will be the color for 2012!  (http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/category.aspx?ca=88)

And I am so glad that they did!  I don't know about anyone else out there, but as soon as December 26th rolls around every year, I am done with winter & ready for spring!  Tangerine Tango, the gorgeously optimistic red-orange hue, is so warmly vibrant & energetic you can't help but think of warm summer sunsets & carefree days enjoying the sunshine.  Not to mention, (dare I bring this up???), but considering that we are in year four of a recession that was suppose to only last for 18 months, it's nice to see a fierce color take the spotlight!

Last year's color, Honeysuckle, a boldly bright pink, conjured up feelings of vitality & health, and the idea of being to tackle everyday struggles with vigor.  It was a nice big warm & fuzzy for a world still reeling from the change in our economy, but finding a way to adapt to the changes.












http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/Pantone.aspx?pg=20821&ca=4

But this year's color, Tangering Tango, not only makes us feel the confidence to take on the day's challenges, but the ferociousness to attack them with the energy boost we've been missing.  For instance, imagine the confidence you would feel walking down the street wearing these pumps from Steve Madden below!

 
Or this KILLER dress from Diane Von Furstenberg!



So what does this mean for interior design?  Just like fashion, it can be an entire statement, or just the accessories!  And who doesn't just LOVE to accessorize!?

But stay tuned for the next post, because per usual, it's all in the color pairings! And the TILE choices of course! :-)

What have I gotten myself into?

So, as a career tile sales rep, former interior designer, and lover of all things fashion & interior design related, particularly tile, I am hoping to reconcile all three of my loves into this blog.  Of course there will be plenty of shameless self-promotion, by showcasing some of the wonderful, beautiful, and fashionable tiles that my employer, RBC Tile & Stone, promotes!  (Such as the BEAUTIFUL image above, from the stunningly amazing manufacturer Artistic Stone, done for Elle Decor)

But my main goal with this blog is to help get people inspired, and the design juices flowing!  After doing some poking around & research, it is amazing to me how interrelated color & fashion trends are with interior design & architecture, and how easy it is to find inspiration in all of them!  Fashion can so often influence the shaping of an interior space, architecture the lines of a new fashion trend, and with all of the design opportunity the world of tile has, it can easily create spaces that reflect any sort of fashion imagineable! So here is my spot to put down all of those inspiring ideas, and my attempt, although I'm sure it may be feeble at times, to organize them.

Therefore, fans of spatial design, fashion and particularly tile, stay tuned!  My intent is for this blog to serve you as another (hopefully helpful!) resource in your creative endeavors. :)