Pantone's Color of the Year - Not so much My Color of the Year!

Well, here it is Pantone's Color of the Year - #18-2120 Honeysuckle.

Hmmm...I have to say I was a little disappointed that the hot new color is...pink. I am so NOT a 'pink person'. Not that I have anything against pink, mind you. And in fact in the early 80's, I was the proud owner of a pink and blue flamestitch patterned sofa. (That is hard for me to admit. But at the time, it was fashionable - I think.) Bottom line...I rarely use pink in my interior design color schemes.

So what does all this color forecasting mean? I do believe it means that the furnishings, textile and fashion industries will start to use this color (among others that are selected as the 'colors of the year') in their new product offerings. And as with other colors that have been selected in the past, some selections will get picked up by the design industry to incorporate into their interiors - and some will not.

I'm thinking, that for myself, '#18-2120 Honeysuckle' will probably not show up very much (if at all) in the interiors that I design. Unless of course, my client is a 'pink person'. In which case, I can 'do pink' all day long. Because it really is ALL ABOUT the client and what their style and taste demand.

Here's to a Design-Filled 2011!

Well, I have to say 2010 turned out to be a most extraordinary year. I worked on some great design projects (the photo above being part of one of them), met some awesome new people, forged great new working relationships and strengthed others. I have no doubt that 2011 will prove to be an even better year. 

What do I attribute this success to? I would say that it's definitely all about ATTITUDE. I wake up each day expecting great things to happen, and then I go out into the world and MAKE those things happen. Good things do not simply fall out of the sky and land in your lap; you must be creative in your thinking, assertive in your actions and confident in your abilities.

Of course the trick too is to recognize something good when you see it. Sometimes an opportunity is disguised as a problem, an obstacle or even a failure. How you handle yourself in these times and how you proceed makes all the difference in the ultimate outcome. I, for one, look to this New Year with promise and hope of great things!

"I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul." - William Ernest Henley

Happy New Year, dear friends!