Resolutions: Silver and Gold, Part I

THE MAVEN'S NEW YEAR'S PARTY TIP:

 Serve a signature party cocktail in your entry or foyer on a pretty tray or butler's table. Your party guests will love being greeted at the door with a festive cocktail, and it is an immediate ice breaker. 

Happy New Year, Dear Friends!

Welcome to MS Design Maven's

 Inaugural Virtual New Year's Party!

I hope 2012 is your shiniest and brightest

 New Year ever!

The lyrics from a little song from my years in

Marks' Girl Scouts come to mind:

"Make new friends, but keep the old,

One is silver and the other gold!"

As we start a brand New Year, I am so thankful for each of my old friends, as well as every one of you my new friends from

Facebook and blogging. 

You are ALL my silver AND gold.

Thanks to each of you for coming

 to my little fete.

I absolutely love to throw a party and

I do hope you enjoy what I hope will become a tradition!

My guest list is chock full of inspiring top designers and design bloggers, and I want to thank each and every one of them for taking time to share . . .

Guests we are expecting include:

Alisa Tarver Berry

Gloria De Lourdes Blalock

Beth Collier

Barbara Jordan Dettweiler

Barry Dixon

Mary Douglas Drysdale

Kathryn Greeley

Greet Lefevre

John Lyle

Mary Helen McCoy

Kevin McLaughlin

Patricia Hart McMillan

Slim Paley

Lissy Parker

KathySue Perdue

Nancy Price

Raji Radhakrishnam

Joe Ruggiero

Gaye Tapp

Mona Thompson

Irene Turner

MY design resolution for 2012 is to bring people in the design community together, virtually and in person to

share ideas and camaraderie.

My first guests are arriving now and sharing their design resolutions,

 their drink for toasting in the New Year,

and their color inspiration for 2012.

(These guests are in no particular order!)

ENJOY, my silver and gold friends.

Cheers to you!

Joe Ruggiero

Designer/HGTV Host

Joe Ruggerio and Associates

Los Angeles, CA 

http://www.joeruggiero.com/

DESIGN RESOLUTION/TREND

American Lifestyles.  

Made in America

 The Joe Ruggiero Collection

2012 COLOR

"The Naturals"

Grays and Beige

JOE IS TOASTING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH

Champagne

Greet Lefevre

Designer, Lefevre Interiors

Blogger, "Belgian Pearls"

Everbeek, Belgium

http://www.belgianpearls.com/

DESIGN RESOLUTION

To design and make paneling

 for her own living room

Greet's living room currently (above) and samples of the paneling Greet

 wants to install (below) this year

2012 COLOR

Warm, Fruity Red

Greet Is Toasting In The New Year With

Her Favorite Veuve Clicquot Champagne

Lissy Parker

Designer and Blogger, Lissy Parker, LTD

http://lissyparkerltd.wordpress.com/

DESIGN RESOLUTION

My design resolution for 2012 is to add Elegance, Color and Fun to every project! 

As my design professor Gary Gay once said, “Add a little of that color that makes you happy to every room you decorate.” 

2012 COLOR

My favorite color for 2012 is Wyeth Blue, the Benjamin Moore Color of the Year, and just the yummiest blue-green ever. (I first noticed this color in historic Williamsburg, Virginia and have loved it ever since.)

 The color that makes me happy? A raspberry pink—and mind you, that’s not a hot pink! Wyeth Blue and raspberry pink will look great together.

Lissy Is Toasting In The New Year With

On New Year’s Eve, I’ll be drinking Veuve Clicquot Pink Champagne from a rosy pink Lulu—William Yeoword Champagne flute. 



Beth Collier

Designer, vanCollier

Washington, NC

http://www.vancollier.com/

DESIGN RESOLUTION

 To design from the mind, and not from the eye.  Imagination is lacking in our culture and in product design.  We need to unleash the creative Spirit.

Beebe Cocktail Table from vanCollier's Ginkgo Collection

Jeannie Ottoman from vanCollier's Kountouris Collection

The debut of vanCollier in 2011 was well received.  2012 promises new designs for a New Year!  vanCollier will be introducing new materials, colors and pieces for the Spring Collection. We will be unleashing that creative Spirit!

Beth Is Toasting In The New Year With

A martini, shaken, and shaken once more!

2012 COLOR

French Aquamarine Blue like this store front

from Belgian designer Dries van Noten

 

Barbara Jordan Dettweiler

Designer and Blogger, "Haus Design"

Munich,Germany

http://bjdhausdesign.blogspot.com

DESIGN RESOLUTION

To take my time when choosing things for my home.  I tend to want everything to be complete as soon as possible, but I need to remind myself that it's worth the wait!  When I have purchased things as "just for now" in the past, I end up having them for much longer than intended and not being very happy.  I have learned (the hard way) that it really is better to be patient, and wait to buy just the right thing.

For example, in my next home I'd love to hold out until we can get my ideal kitchen, like this one below. 

No trade-offs, no compromises! Wait for the good stuff! This kitchen has a lot of details that make it extra special, like the ceiling, the lighting and lots of interesting nooks and crannies.

2012 COLOR

Crisp, fresh white because it  seems like interiors are getting lighter, and I think it's calming, clean and beautiful and resonates with lots of people!

  Barbara Is Toasting In The New Year With

A cranberry mojito.  I just discovered a new cocktail - and I'm not usually a cocktails kind of girl - but this one is too good to pass up. It's so fresh and festive too!

Save Room!  More Resolutions and Toasting Tomorrow!

Hope you ate your peas today!