Thursday, January 29, 2015

2015 Nursery Color Trend

It’s no secret that I LOVE color, especially in the nursery, and I always enjoy watching color trends unfold and expand outside the nursery too! I give full credit to nursery design for starting the coral painted furniture trend that seems to be everywhere nowadays.

When I started Caden Lane in 2005, pink or blue paired with brown was a huge color combination for the baby’s room. Brown had never been incorporated into the nursery before (everything was pastel), and I love how we’ve incorporated new colors into the nursery design spectrum every year since then!
I have a gut feeling that this year is going to be filled with color! We can say goodbye to the monochromatic all-white and all-gray nurseries and expect rooms with colorful accents, and I think we’re going to see hues that have always been around but never really trended before. Here are my top five picks for 2015 nursery color trends.
Bright pastels. Think sweet, soft pastels, and turn them up a notch! Don’t be intimidated by this mix because there’s no limit when you’re combining colors! Pinks, corals, aquas, mints and golds all have a feminine feel and can work for so many different design styles. I love the bright, whimsical feel of these colors—they’re making me wish for warmer weather and the sweet smell of flowers!
Shades of purple. Pantone recently announced that the 2015 color of the year is Marsala, a rich burgundy hue resembling my favorite beverage of choice (wine). The folks at Pantone probably don’t have baby on the mind when they are picking their featured shade, but this gorgeous, rich hue belongs to the purple color family, and that is one of my top picks for 2015! Purple has always been the “other choice” for girls’ nursery designs, but for someone who doesn’t want too much pink or is looking for a sweet accent color, purple is the perfect complement for a variety of other colors and styles!
Pantone Marsala Color of the Year 2015
I love this purple and gray nursery from our gallery—the entire feel of the nursery is calm and refreshing, and the different shades of lilac, lavender and dark purple all work so wonderfully together.
Coral and gold. Coral made its debut in 2014, but I predict it to hold strong through all of 2015! This is one of my favorite recent coral and gold nursery designs in the gallery—it’s like these colors were destined to be together. *sigh*
Mint is the new neutral. Designing a gender-neutral nursery? Well, you’re in luck! This gender-neutral friendly shade of green looks gorgeous with navy or pink, and it goes gorgeously with my favorite metallic color trend—GOLD! I love how this beautiful mint nursery is paired with dark brown furniture, a color and style that I also think will start to make a comeback in the next calendar year!
Whimsical Mint Nurseryimage by Melissa Audrey Photography on 100 Layer Cakelet
Move over silver, GOLD is here to stay! Gray nurseries have been all over the gallery for years, and then there was this PERFECT gold nursery. And my heart stopped. It’s the new neutral, and gold goes with EVERYTHING.
What colors are you using in your nursery? Are you the next trend-setter in nursery design?

By Caden Lane

Katy lives in San Antonio, Texas with her husband and three kids, Cade, Ashlyn, and Lila! She is the designer behind Caden Lane and is a self-proclaimed workaholic who loves anything that has to do with design, textiles and babies.

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

White, Gold and Black Little Prince baby Shower

White, Gold and Black Little Prince baby Shower


This Fit for a Prince baby shower was sent to us by Amanda from Red Wagon Events and Daisy of Leo and Bella. The party was timely, as it happened just around the time that Prince George was born. The ladies used a harlequin design with a black and gold palette for a luxurious and modern vibe. We love the hand-cut rosettes that were placed on the table, which were reminiscent of Elizabethan collars. Sweet treats on the dessert table included a golden crown cake, shimmering prince cookie stacks, gold leaf macarons, golden crown cupcakes and cake pops. Well done! Scroll down for the vendor credits.


Photography by Lee Bird Photography.

White, Gold and Black Little Prince baby Shower

White, Gold and Black Little Prince baby Shower

White, Gold and Black Little Prince baby Shower

White, Gold and Black Little Prince baby Shower

White, Gold and Black Little Prince baby Shower

White, Gold and Black Little Prince baby Shower

White, Gold and Black Little Prince baby Shower

White, Gold and Black Little Prince baby Shower

White, Gold and Black Little Prince baby Shower

White, Gold and Black Little Prince baby Shower

White, Gold and Black Little Prince baby Shower

White, Gold and Black Little Prince baby Shower

VENDOR CREDITS:
Planning and cake stands: Leo and Bella 
Stationery and chocolate wrappers: Emma Smith Stationery 
Styling and Props: Red Wagon Events 
Dessert Table Assistant: The Dessert Parlour 
Crown cake, cookie stacks and ‘BABY’ blocks: Studio Cake
Gold leaf macarons, cupcakes and cake pops: Stylish Little Parties 
Handcut paper rosettes: Dunne with Style 
Paper honeycomb balls: The Party Squad 
Venue: Confetti Fair: Abbotsford Convent 

Source: Sweet Designs Blog


Thursday, January 22, 2015

Meet Elle {Lifestyle Newborn Session}

We have an absolutely gorgeous newborn session to share with you.  The lovely Alex with Peppermint Plum Photography had the pleasure of capturing little peanut Elle and her family.  These photos are absolutely gorgeous!  You can really feel the warmth and love that radiates within this sweet little family.  When you think about planning your newborn sessions you can never go wrong with the backdrop of your own home.

Lifestyle Newborn Session

Lifestyle Newborn Session

Lifestyle Newborn Session

Lifestyle Newborn Session

Lifestyle Newborn Session

Lifestyle Newborn Session

Lifestyle Newborn Session

Lifestyle Newborn Session

Lifestyle Newborn Session

Lifestyle Newborn Session

Lifestyle Newborn Session


Source: Sweet Little Peanut


Tuesday, January 20, 2015

'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

If you have been on Instagram long enough and follow a few fashionistas you have seen all the styles from Up close and Stylish (@upcloseandstylish),  She’s easy to discover on the social media network with over 1.3M followers,  but hard to know more about. The nameless and faceless blonde woman prefers to stay anonymous while sharing her great styleOh yeah, and and she has a wardrobe that almost every woman would kill for the contents in her closet! She had a baby not long ago, but she posted a lot of pictures when she was pregnant, Ranging from top of the line Chanel pieces, to vintage Givenchyto her unbelievable Christian Louboutin collection, would make Imelda Marcos jealousHere are a few of my favorite looks from ‘Up Close and Stylish’:


 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 'Up Close and Stylish' Maternity Style

 


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