{"id":3550,"date":"2009-09-25T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-25T13:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpblog.accentdecor.com\/2009\/09\/getting-to-know-us-trends-and\/"},"modified":"2018-01-05T17:46:07","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T17:46:07","slug":"getting-to-know-us-trends-and","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accentdecor.com\/blog\/2009\/09\/getting-to-know-us-trends-and\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to Know Us: Trends and Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just realized how much I over-use the word &#8220;inspiration&#8221; on this blog. I apologize. I can&#8217;t stand it when people do that, but I just can&#8217;t help myself &#8211; inspiring our customers (that&#8217;s you) and ourselves: that&#8217;s what this blog is all about!<\/p>\n<p>Lately, I cannot stop looking at blogs and pictures and being motivated to create, to live, in more beautiful ways. Vintage and eclectic is what I&#8217;m all about lately.<br \/>Here are a few images and blogs that I am LOVING right now.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_20iuffa5TQ4\/SrzRZ7Ue6sI\/AAAAAAAADL8\/85hX2JUddHk\/s1600-h\/fall.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 198px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 198\/400;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 400px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.accentdecor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/fall.png\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385409497778809538\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 198px; height: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accentdecor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/fall.png\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385409497778809538\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twigandthistle.com\/\">Twig and Thistle<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_20iuffa5TQ4\/SrzV5cc-IYI\/AAAAAAAADMM\/cBsPysJwVbY\/s1600-h\/perfectpalate.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 299px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 299\/400;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.accentdecor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/perfectpalate.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385414437295235458\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accentdecor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/perfectpalate.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385414437295235458\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>from the <a href=\"http:\/\/ritzybee.typepad.com\/\">Ritzy Bee Blog<\/a> ( also check out their <a href=\"http:\/\/ritzybee.typepad.com\/my_weblog\/vintage-wednesdays\/\">Vintage Wednesdays<\/a> &#8212; love them!)<\/div>\n<p>What about you? What&#8217;s your style like these days? Both personally and in your business designs?<\/p>\n<p>And how do you get inspired? For us, we like to create inspiration boards (well binders usually . . . ) where we can collect images, textures, &#8220;looks&#8221; and shapes that <strike>inspire<\/strike>(oh my, there I go again) encourage us in the creative process.<br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_20iuffa5TQ4\/SrzWRdzqOXI\/AAAAAAAADMU\/AUMknNDkYgU\/s1600-h\/ambiance.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/307;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.accentdecor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/ambiance.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385414849975695730\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accentdecor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/ambiance.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385414849975695730\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>One of our inspiration boards from this past season: don&#8217;t you love the muted colors and warm feel?<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out this &#8220;mood board&#8221; from <a href=\"http:\/\/creaturecomforts.typepad.com\/my_weblog\/2009\/09\/mood-board-fall-wedding.html\">Creature Comforts<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 293px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 293\/400;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.accentdecor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/mood.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385415828551211906\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accentdecor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/mood.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385415828551211906\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript>Or how about this eco-chic wedding collage from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stylemepretty.com\/\">Style Me Pretty<\/a>?<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_20iuffa5TQ4\/SrzX902eGgI\/AAAAAAAADMk\/dFBRdzRF0Og\/s1600-h\/eco-chic6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 158px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 158\/400;margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 400px;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.accentdecor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/eco-chic6.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385416711587371522\" border=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 158px; height: 400px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accentdecor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/eco-chic6.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385416711587371522\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>Hope you&#8217;re feeling inspired. Now go create! (ps &#8211; does anyone know any synonyms for &#8220;inspire&#8221; &#8211; I&#8217;m about to drive myself crazy with saying it too much)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just realized how much I over-use the word &#8220;inspiration&#8221; on this blog. I apologize. I can&#8217;t stand it when people do that, but I just can&#8217;t help myself &#8211; inspiring our customers (that&#8217;s you) and ourselves: that&#8217;s what this blog is all about! 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