Getting Current...

Okay Okay I know I am way behind the times, but I have been busy! Better late than never as they say....So we have a new toy here at Sunrise Home. Mara, (from the younger generation, I might add), has hipped us up and we now have a facebook page. I am supposed to ask you to please like us!

We add photos every day - things that have come in (the Ups man thinks we are crazy as we stand there ripping into boxes looking for cool new things to take photos of), and events and
great little "stuff" that happens around here. So please check it out and give Mara some feed back!

Meanwhile we are sort of springy happy one minute and then back to fog and frozen the next - not our happiest Spring to date. We are wanting to get with the sandals, shorts and smiley
lazy days of summer....our pedicures are going to waste....and our spring cleaning isn't getting done due to this dang weather!

We are all so excited about Pantones color for 2011 - It is so cheerful that we have now done our entire entrance around it...

Then we added Michael Cutlip's amazing paintings and WOW!

Honeysuckle, when combined with aqua and yellow creates a buzz of energy and we defy anyone who adds this combination to their home to be grumpy - ever!

In Marin we are known for our plethora of talented musicians, of which there certainly are many, BUT we also have an incredible number of talented artists as well. One of our very favorite ways to spend a day off is to jump in the car, (top down), and cruise around to all the different Open Studios..... right about now from Sausalito to Pt. Reyes artists are opening their doors to visiting guests and enthusiasts. One of our new haunts is the Donna Seagar Gallery featuring artists like Carl Dern, Kay Bradner, Brigitte Reynolds...

As designers we feel strongly about the role art plays in a space.

It can completely change the mood of the room and the people who use it!

Spring STUFF!

So many new things are on the horizon in the design world that it's hard not to be jumping up and down with anticipation. Great new removable wall coverings...YES, wall coverings you can put up and enjoy and then take down and store for the next house, or the next time the mood strikes! Cool!

Garden stools that were once actually sitting around the outside in the garden have now come inside to be used everywhere, including, get this, the shower! Yes, one of our clients shred with us that she puts hers in the shower where she can now enjoy sitting to shave her legs, or use it to set her shampoos on. Pretty clever as it will never rust or show any wear and tear from the water and steam, and it adds a shot of color while providing storage and seating....These are inexpensive,come in a gajillion colors and styles and are really easy to find.

Butterflies are back! This classic chair has found its way back into interiors as well as by the pool and on the patio. Polo has introduced one that is way way way out of the usual price range of the "common" butterfly chair which usually runs under $100.....leave it to Ralph to introduce a customized version in leather that retails at close to $4500.Check it out in his newest collection - California Romantic! http://www.ralphlaurenhome.com/

Minimalism may not be dead but it could certainly be waning....The Wall Street Journal ran a wonderful article recently declaring that the new BUZZ in home decor is the "acquired" or lived in look! We celebrated this in hopes that the "I want my house to look like page 52 of the catalog in my mailbox, just like everyone else's is OVER!!!! Long live individuality expressed not lonly by the way you dress but by the way you live!

That's it for now, but watch for more frequent blog postings now that we are getting the hang of it!

CLICK THE SPRING STUFF!
WHAT'S NEW BUTTON!