What is going on with all the newfangled LED lightbulbs that are on the market these days? Good heavens, every time I go to the store there is more variety. Everybody is by now aware that, by law, our old energy hogging incandescent bulbs are being phased out of the market and a new more energy efficient LED technology is being phased in. Did you know this is happening all over the globe, not just here in the USA? Yes, we have yet another change in technology to get used to…sigh. Our ever evolving technology can feel confusing and hard to keep up with at times but LED tech isn’t all that complicated if we just “shine a spotlight” on a few basic pieces of basic information.

This palette from the color people at Pantone, named "Intimacy", implies a certain affinity and relationship expressed in tints and tones that are inviting in nature and softly tactile. The colors are closely connected, yet subtly different; a happy marriage of adaptable warm, cool and neutral tones.

Are you looking for a light filled, positive, and energetic atmosphere in your home environment? Do you crave a little cheer and color in your life? If you said yes, you are looking for the "Fluidity" color palette from Pantone! Think cooling salt water seas and warm summer days, and you have this cheerfully bright, color palette. No grays here, just simple primary and secondary colors toned just the right amount. This palette is being shown this year in summer clothing, make-up, accessories, housewares, and electronic goods. Used judiciously, it is great when used in home interiors.

Do you ever wonder how color can symbolize ideas and things? This strong modern color palette called "Physicality" (developed by the color people at Pantone) is a good example of how color can be used to refer to ideas about our physical world. This palette explores ideas about power and energy counterbalanced by introspection and calmness. Read on to see how they do it!

Here is a strong unconventional color palette for 2014 called "TECHNO". It was put together by the color people at Pantone. This palette speaks of the influence of technology on today's world. The palette features strong saturated and vibrant colors with deep hues and unexpected color combinations. The bohemian look is in and this palette lends itself to that carefree, avant-garde style. Here Emerald Green is paired with Dark Citron, Exuberant Orange is paired with deep purple, grayed deep Majolica Blue is paired with a bright Methyl Blue. These saturated unexpected colors are all grounded with shades of grays ranging from silver to almost black. Gray is definately the new black this year and expect to see lots of metallic too!

As part of our outreach here at C Kramer Interiors, we have been having fun pinning up a storm on Pinterest. If you have explored Pinterest even a little you already know there are lots and lots of ideas to look at and share. It is an electronic bulletin board of sorts. It's a great place to gather ideas in one spot and share ideas with friends (and your designer!) when you are working on a project. You can conveniently link to us on Pinterest right from our web page or find us at http://pinterest.com/kramerinteriors. While cruising around on Pinterest we found some interesting information about upcoming colors and designs that retailers will have on the market this summer and fall. Target is paring up with three top pinner/blogger/designers starting this month. Here is some info...

Here at C. Kramer Interiors, one of the fun things we do is help our clients choose just the right colors for their home. By way of starting out our blog we thought it would be fun to talk about popular color trends for 2014 and what is trending for home interiors in particular. The good news on color trends is there are lots of color directions available on the market. The bad news is with so many choices out there it can be confusing as to what color palette is just right for you. We hope you will subscribe to our blog, and enjoy exploring color, as well as other aspects of design, as we "blog" along! Let's start out by demystify the new color palettes for 2014.

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Beautiful Highlands dining room from Stickley. Watch for our upcoming anniversary and winter sale at C. Kramer Interiors!