September 12, 2024 – Howard Elliott

COLOR CRUSH: Rhythm in Blues

I am not sure if it is the same for you, but my Instagram and Pinterest feeds are filling up with these amazing photos of blue! Blue painted walls, blue decor, blue furniture, blue fashion. It’s everywhere and we LOVE it!

Shades of Blue are cool and calming colors that show creativity and intelligence. It promotes a calming of the psyche. Bring this color into your decor for a place of tranquility. So it is a natural progression that we want blue in our homes! Below are our top 5 favorite blue accents from the Howard Elliott Collection.

Melange Original Hand Painted Art

The Howard Elliott Melange Hand Painted Canvas Wall Art is a lovely piece of abstract modern art. It features a brushed white gallery wrapped canvas that transitions to midnight blue behind a band of hand applied metallic gold leaf.

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Universal Round Ottoman

If you like to change up your decor with the seasons, a slipcovered ottoman is the way to go! One ottoman with endless possibilities of color options! The Howard Elliott Universal Ottoman is just that! Shown here with a Linen Slub Indigo Blue Cover that easily removes for easy cleaning and quick updating.

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Glossy Blue Mirrors

Our Custom Color Program is a great way to add a bit of unexpected color to your decor. Select one of 14 bold colors to apply to over 70 frame styles. And yes, we have BLUE! Two shades in fact. A bright Royal Blue and a rich Navy (shown below).

Blue & White Ceramic Vases

This Howard Elliott Vase collection starts with a white ceramic base to which a vintage soap bubble glazing process is hand applied in shades of blue to create its unique look.

Blue Davida Kay Designer Pillows

Pillows are the easiest way to add new color to your decor. The Howard Elliott Davida Kay Designer Pillow Collection features a myriad of color, size and pattern options to refresh your decor. Add them to a sofa or bedding arrangement to bring shades of blue into your home.

Ready to add some Rhythm & Blues to your Interior setting? We put together this Pinterest Board to help inspire you. Get decorating!

Blue Decor Inspiration

HOWARD ELLIOTT – BUCKINGHAM INTERIORS + DESIGN – ASPIRE JLD DETROIT SHOWHOUSE

Detroit is a city teaming with history ranging from the motor industry, to design and of course, music. One place where you can really be transported back in time is the Charles T Fisher Mansion, one of the largest mansions in the Historic Boston-Edison District of Detroit, Michigan. As soon as you walk into the home and you are immersed in its own rich history. On a mission to revive the historical significance of this home are 40 notable interior designers & landscapers along with ASPIRE DESIGN & HOME and the Junior League of Detroit for this year’s Designer Showhouse.

One designer known for her talent of creating window into the past and a bridge to the future with her designs is Julia Buckingham. Julia and her team were fortunate enough to have hand selected the dining room of this amazing building.

From the moment Julia and her team entered the mansion, the home both looked and felt tired and gloomy. But the unique talent of interior designers is being able to see what others cannot. They could hear the call of the home to be revived! A plan began to take shape. Pulling from the already inspiring architectural style and history of the house and being where they were, “The City of Motown,” her inspiration for “A Rhapsody in Blues” was born! Adding in her signature Modernique® touch that defines her design philosophy of using both modern and antique elements, everything began to fall into place.

— Julia Buckingham

Floating Mirrored Wall Shelf

Fisher Mansion – Dining Room – Julia Buckingham

To create both that window into the past and a bridge to the future, Julia looked to The Howard Elliott Collection to find the perfect finishing touch to make her vision become a reality!

Be sure to follow Julia’s transformation of this room on Instagram @JuliaBBuckingham @Buckinghamid or @shopmodernique, Facebook @Buckinghamid and Twitter @Buckinghamid. And be sure to look for the final reveal this week in September!

You can buy tickets to visit the ASPIRE JLD Detroit Showhouse by clicking the link below. All proceeds from the showhouse support various community programs and grants, including recent initiatives such as EAT (Education, Access and Tools) which equips kitchens to be fully functional so families can cook and eat together at home; and projects in connection with other social service organizations such as Forgotten Harvest, Cass Community Services and the Empowerment Plan. Since the JLD’s Designers’ Show House inception in 1976, the organization has raised over 4.5 million for community programs in Detroit.

Julia Buckingham is known for stunning interiors that are a window into the past and a bridge to the future. Her design signature is to artfully weave together a tapestry of antiques, modern and artifacts along with her custom designed pieces to create an updated approach that reflects today’s lifestyles. With her signature style she calls Modernique®, Julia seamlessly blends furniture and fixtures from the past with those of today for interiors that convey a warm and youthful style, all with a timeless quality.

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