Florida Decorating Ideas with Pantone Color Palettes 2018

The color stories for 2018 break free from traditional thinking. The colors are refreshed, and hues are used in new and unusual combinations. Classic metallics have become neutrals and iridescent fascinate the eye. Exotic and intense colors are taking center stage against neutral backgrounds that really let them pop. And yet, pastels are still popular.

All of these elements can be used to infuse modern freshness into your Florida home.

Verdure Color Palette in Florida Decor

Vegetal colors like Celery are combined with berry-infused purples and eggshell blue, symbolic of health, in this palette. Verdure symbolizes our continuous search for well-being and good health. It features a profusion of shades that express vitality, freshness, abundance, regrowth, and renewal. Vegetal colors such as celery, purples, and blues work to add a freshness to interiors.

In the bedroom above, the blues and greens of the Verdure palette are featured on the Seabrook Queen Panel Bed by Broyhill. The tropical inspired print gives the room a restful, seaside cottage-inspired feel. The berry-colored flowers on the dresser round out the palette.

Pantone Playful Palette in Florida Decor

The bright yellow of "Minions,” the almost neon green of "Slime," and all other symbols of fun play (pun intended) together in this color scheme. This palette underscores our need for an environment that reflects quirky, confident, and one-of-a-kind style. Bright, light-hearted bursts of color bring Playful to life.

Colorful pillows, zig-zag stripes, and the bold Twin Palms Coral Accent Chest from Tommy Bahama is the perfect expression of the Playful palette in Florida decor. This chest is a versatile piece that gives you storage and a display place in any space you put it. In true Playful spirit, it can also be an alternative to a bar cart.

Pantone Resourceful Palette in Florida Decor

A range of complementary oranges and blues form the foundation of this palette. This combination of cool and warm colors draws the eye again and again. Resourceful is a nuanced palette that juxtaposes the need to re-use and refurbish owned items with the desire to inject freshness with new pieces. This urge to innovate is demonstrated in the combination of colors from opposite sides of the color wheel.

You can use this stunning color combination in a relaxed coastal dining room. The strong colors on the area rug and walls keep the decor lively while showing off the distressed white Sandcastle Dining Set in a sophisticated setting. This combination expertly balances casual coastal style with chic comfort.

Pantone Discretion Palette in Florida Decor

The opposite of Playful, this palette features subtle hues that hint at a renewed sense of power and strength. Understated and upscale, Discretion mixes subtle harmonies in texture and color. The quietly powerful and low-key colors give your space a decorous and luxurious feel.

In a neutral room, the colors of the Discretion palette become the stars of the show. Pinks, grays, and beige in mischievous textures create a look that is airy and adventurous. The linen-like Bluff finish of the Paula Deen Bungalow King Bedroom Group by Universal captures cottage charm and lets the palette shine.

Pantone Far-Fetched Palette in Florida Decor

This palette embraces many different colors with its love of warm, earthy hues and rosy tones. Pulling from multicultural influences and using them in unpredictable ways, this palette goes deep into global color sources to give your interiors warmth and light. It reflects a world that is increasingly connected and culturally diverse.

Ruby wine and iced coffee up the cool factor in the room above. Rough sawn planks in the Callista Round Dining Table and Side Chair set accentuate the autumn hues and rosy tones of the Far-Fetched palette. The warm beach color of the round dining table brightens the room.

Pantone Intricacy Palette in Florida Decor

This is a palette of neutral metallics that adds a little shimmer and shine, and highlights the dramatic yellow Sulfur and Holly Berry Red. Intricacy achieves dramatic dimensionality by layering complex patterns and textures with metallics. It features classic shades used in unusual ways.

The mixing of subtle neutrals with metallic accents brings drama into what could otherwise be a boring space. The silversand finish on the Miramont Chest paired with the dark sable finish on the legs bring this palette life. This theme is carried through on the glass and metal coffee table and anchored by the plush area rug. Additional colors from the Intricacy palette are brought in with accessories on the table that can be changed when your mood changes.

Pantone Intensity Palette in Florida Decor

An eclectic mix of bold jewel tones is the hallmark of this palette. These tones evoke a feeling of sophistication, power, and strength balanced with black, gold, and brass elements. Intensity is all about making a statement. The palette draws on designs of the past, mixes and re-imagines them with color and style.

When adding elements of the Intensity palette to your space, choose a few as your main color choice. The jewel tones of the undeniably elegant and memorable Ariana Velenza Curved Sofa from Lexington is a great piece to form the foundation of your colorway. Silver-leaf coffee table sits like a jewelry box in the center of the deep turquoise pieces. The palette is completed with metallic accessories and bright art on the walls.

Pantone TECH-nique Palette in Florida Decor

In a wink to technology, the TECH-nique palette features bright pinks, turquoises, and purples balanced by brilliant white and neutral almond tones. A play on blue screen technology, the colors seem to glow from within. The hues are brilliant, opalescent, pearlescent, and translucent.

Shiny metal legs and high gloss wood are the perfect foil for the bright greens, purples, and pinks in the wall art. This combination anchored by the white Soho Luxe Upholstered Arm Chair by Bernhardt reflects the subtleness of the palette. The traditional flared back and gentle arms add just the right amount of contrast with the modern palette.

The universal nature of the Pantone palettes lets you play with color to your heart's content. You can easily add them to your Florida interiors for an updated look for a style that has timeless appeal.

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Add Interest to Your Home Décor with a Mixed Material Coffee Table

Why is salted caramel so popular? Why is sweet and sour chicken an enduring favorite? Why is cheddar cheese and apple pie a classic? All these things have one thing in common: unexpected flavor combinations. The bolder fashion mavens among us take this concept even further by combining stripes with patterns. Unusual combinations can add interest and personality to your home décor with a mixed-material coffee table.

When you add furniture with mixed materials to your home, you add personality and freshness to the space. Even better, these pieces go with almost any design style. If your style is contemporary, try a sleek table with a glass top and a simple wood base. If you like a rustic feel, try a mixed-material coffee table with metal base and a distressed wood top. If you like eclectic, then anything goes, as long as it goes, of course.

It Takes Two to Tango

A favorite combination when it comes to a mixed-material coffee table is metal and wood. There's just something about this classic combination that pleases the eye and soothes the soul. To add this look to your living room, look for a fresh interpretation to level up your style. Try a distressed wood base with a metal top, like the one found on the Oyster Bay Litchfield Cocktail Table. The carved wood base and burnished stainless steel go well with a relaxed and neutral color palette.

Good Things Come in Threes

Three is definitely not a crowd when it comes to mixed materials in furniture. By adding glass to the wood-and-metal mix, you add unique contemporary style to your living room. With its brass frame, wooden drawers, and glass top, the Curata Modern Rectangle Coffee Table is a modern focal point that you'll enjoy showing off in your home.

Add a Mixed-Material Coffee Table to Your Home Décor

If you really want to try out the mixed-materials look, but aren't sure it will go with your current style, try adding a cocktail or coffee table to your living room. It may seem like a small change, but it can really supercharge the style of your home décor. There is a wide range of style and material combinations to choose from.

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Get Ready for Holiday Guests with a Sleeper Sofa

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and for some, the most crowded. There’s nothing like hosting family and friends for the holidays, until you think to yourself: where will they sleep? Sleeper sofas to the rescue.

If your idea of a pull-out bed is that of an unwieldy, uncomfortable piece of furniture that lacks a little je ne sais quoi, then I’d like to introduce you to the new world of sleeper sofas. Not only are they a great way to make sure that you enjoy as much time with your guests as possible, they also provide a comfortable place for them to sleep.

Make Your Living Room a Bedroom with a Sleeper Sofa

If you don’t have a dedicated guest room, a versatile sleeper sofa lets your room easily transition from family room or den to sleeping space. And you don’t have to compromise on style. The Natuzzi Editions leather sleeper sofa features sleek leather, precision tailoring, and fine craftsmanship. It goes from sophisticated seating to comfortable sleeping in less than 5 minutes.

Known for their ability to give your guests an instant backache, sleeper sofas used to have a bad rap. Saggy mattresses combined with uncomfortable bars and springs made sleeping on them an ordeal. But no longer. Sleeper sofas are now as easy to sleep on as they are easy on the eyes. The memory foam mattress gives your guests the perfect night's sleep while the ergonomically designed sofa provides plenty of comfortable seating.

To make the space more conducive to sleeping, add some blackout curtains, extra pillows and blankets, and a light nearby for bedtime reading. Create a convenient space for your guest's things, such as hidden storage or a side table. Making a power bar for charging electronic devices and your wifi password easily available are touches your guests will appreciate.

Make a Checklist to Get Everything Done

As the holidays get closer and life gets more hectic, checklists can be a life saver. Make a list of everyone's tasks and check them off as they are completed. Be sure to include items such as clean and straighten common areas, wash towels and sheets, create a schedule, make a shopping list, wrap gifts, and last, but not least, don't forget to sweep the front porch and turn the light on to welcome your guests.

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8 Interior Decorating Tips for a Beautiful Home

Do you envy someone who seems to put their home together effortlessly with style and grace? Well, envy no more, because you are about to become that person. Here are the best insider interior decorating tips and tricks for effortlessly elegant home décor.

1) Choose Your Palette

If you are redoing your entire décor, this is the time to choose a new palette. Choose a color scheme for the entire house and plan out how it will be used in each room. You want your rooms to go together, but not match. So, if you have chosen a palette of grays, purples, and yellows, you want these colors to be in each room to maintain continuity. But, you can highlight one color more in one room than another to create a different mood in each room.

2) Choose an Awesome Sofa

Don’t put off buying the best sofa you can find. A piece such as the Tower Place Conrad Sofa from Lexington offers comfort, style, and casual elegance. This sofa will quickly become a family heirloom with its heavy-duty hardwood frame, sinuous wire seat, and plump, fiber-filled back.

3) Create Height with Low Furniture

Draw the eye up with strong verticals and avoid highlighting the horizontal. Low-slung furniture will make a small room look bigger, and mirror can add scale and the illusion of more space.

4) Put Your Statement Pieces in the Spotlight

If you have a piece you love, an heirloom or unique find, put it on display. Mix it in with the rest of your pieces so that it will stand out more.

5) Bring in Some Nature

Adding some natural elements makes a space feel warmer. From greenery to a piece of driftwood, touches from the outdoors bring the energy of nature into your home. You don’t have to make your home a jungle, unless that’s your thing, but a little greenery can soften angular lines when placed on a sideboard or end table.

6) Keep the Pieces You Love

Even if you are redecorating your entire home, you don't have to get rid of all your furniture. Keep the pieces you love. This will add a layered, organic look to your style.

7) Combine Design Styles

Are you a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll? No worries, you can combine design styles to create a balanced look. This is especially good for couples who may not agree on their interior decorating style. Sure, simple, minimalist style has an appealing serenity about it, but reality doesn't always match that ideal. The transitional style of the Monterey Sands Pacific Grove bed mixes with minimalist style to create a warm, inviting, and homey space.

8) Add Some Texture

This interior decorating tip gives your space depth and interest. Texture is often overlooked in interior design. Wood, leather, area rugs, throws, and pillows are some of the many ways to add texture. Metal, plastic, and patterns can also add texture to a space.

Try these interior decorating tips in your next home refresh and you'll be the one everyone envies for their effortless style.

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How to Choose Mattress Firmness

When it comes to mattresses, firmness is very subjective. Everyone has a different perception of what soft or firm means. Here’s a quick guide to help you choose the mattress that will give you the right amount of firmness and support so that you get your best night’s sleep.

What Is Mattress Firmness?

When you lie down on a mattress and feel yourself relaxing into it – that’s when you can feel the firmness. Does the mattress feel stiff and unyielding? This would be considered a firm or very firm mattress.

Or does the mattress have a more cloud-like feel with tons of cushion that immediately conforms to the contours of your body, like sleeping in a hug? This would be considered soft or plush. And some mattresses have a balanced level of hug, contour, and push-back. This would be considered a medium firm mattress.

Whether you are a stomach, back, or side sleeper will influence the level of firmness you require in a mattress.

Side vs. Stomach vs. Back Sleeper

These three positions play a key role in the firmness level that will give you the most comfortable sleep. Sleeping on your side can create numerous pressure points between your body and the mattress. For this reason, side sleepers usually fare better with soft or medium firmness, so that the mattress is able to conform to the shape of the side of your body.

Some feel they just cannot get to sleep unless they sleep on their stomach, but this position can lead to lower back issues. Because of this, stomach sleepers generally require a slightly firm or medium mattress. This will help keep the spine in alignment when lying on the stomach.

Back sleepers can really suffer from back or neck pain if they have a mattress that is too soft or worn out. Their mattress requirements range from slightly soft to medium to moderately firm. Back sleepers need a mattress that relieves pressure and offers plenty of support.

How to Decide Which Firmness Level Is Best for You?

Of all the factors covered, position is probably the most important one to consider when determining your ideal firmness. Side sleepers usually require a firmness low-to-medium firmness level, while stomach sleepers will probably be more comfortable with a mid-to-high range. Back sleepers tend to be most comfortable with a mattress squarely in the mid-range.

Kingsdown bedMatch Mattress Technology

The Kingsdown bedMATCH diagnostic system uses 18 statistical measurements and more than 1,000 scientific calculations as well as information about your sleep preferences and physical condition to help you find the perfect mattress. This system identifies the right firmness and postural support based on your body shape, curvature of the spine, width of the shoulders, and any current pain or issues you may have. You’ll find that when your mattress gives you the best postural support based on your sleeping position and body type, your body remains properly aligned and supported while you sleep.

4 Steps to Better Sleep with bedMatch

1. Create Your Profile – answer a few simple questions about your sleep preferences 
2. bedMATCH Analysis – technology analyzes statistical measurements and 1,000 scientific calculations related to your answers 
3. Mattress Recommendations – get color coded recommendations for mattresses with the firmness you need for postural support based on your profile 
4. Choose Your Perfect Mattress – test each mattress on your list and choose the one you like the most 

The combination of science-based recommendations and personal preferences lets you find the mattress that gives you the best support. The next time you are mattress shopping, visit the Baer’s Furniture showroom near you to take advantage of the Kingsdown mattress technology and find your perfect mattress match. Getting a good night’s sleep will change your life.

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Freshen Your Décor with New Custom Upholstery

One of the best ways to show your style is with custom upholstery and furniture. You can create the perfect statement chair or the sofa that fits your style. In addition to fabric, you can choose arm styles, leg styles, and pillow styles that make a piece uniquely yours.

Choose Your Fabric Based on Style and Function

There’s more to choosing a fabric than color or pattern, although that is important. Some bold colors can take over a room and should be used in moderation. However, they often make great accent colors, and when used on a statement piece, can elevate the entire room.

Once you have a few thoughts about the colors you’d like to use, you can narrow down your upholstery options. This Traditional Wing Back Accent Chair from Huntington House features a bold print that pulls in the blues and beiges of the room’s décor and adds bolder blues and gold to liven it up. However, if you want a more subtle effect, you can choose a geometric print in two complementary colors and create a different, but just as stunning look.

If you are having trouble finding what you want, don’t hesitate to ask for help from a design professional. Bring in some inspirational photographs to demonstrate what you are looking for.

When choosing your fabric, it’s important to consider where the piece will be used. For instance, if you are choosing a statement chair to freshen your room’s décor, consider how much use the chair will get. Is it merely decorative? Or do you anticipate putting it in a reading nook or bedroom where it will get a lot of use? Fabric on decorative chairs probably won’t get too much wear and tear, while those in high traffic areas will probably need upholstery that is easy to maintain.

Also, consider texture since you’ll probably be looking at and sitting on the chair or sofa for a while. The texture of the upholstery should both fit in with your room design and feel comfortable when you sit or lie on it. Good design isn’t just about looks, it is also about function. Don’t hesitate to keep looking until you find your perfect match.

After you’ve chosen your fabric, you can choose arm, cushion, and feet style. Options for the Conversational Sofa by Huntington House include a panel arm, pleated arm, English arm, track arm, modern track arm, or padded track arm. You can also choose from base selections that include a skirted base, block leg, bun foot, or upholstered base. Pillow options are bed pillow back, box border back, knife edge back, and modern box border back. Each option has characteristics of a certain period or look, but there are no hard and fast rules. It’s really what you like best. In the end, you’ll have a unique piece that reflects your taste and style, and fits perfectly in your home.

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Choosing Leather Furniture That Matches Your Room Style

Leather furniture automatically becomes the centerpiece of whatever space you put it in. Just like any other furniture, leather pieces come in myriad styles, including traditional, transitional, modern, and more. Whatever you choose, when you go with leather, you are getting stylish, comfortable furniture that improves with age.

With all the furniture styles we have today, it's easy to get confused when it comes to the characteristics of each one. Here are some pointers to help you decide what kind of style reflects the décor in your home.

Hallmarks of Traditional Design

Traditional furniture can be recognized by:

• Lots of detail and embellishments
• 19th century or earlier aesthetic
• A timeless, elegant, and luxurious design

Hallmarks of Transitional Design

Transitional furniture can be recognized by:

• Blending the comfort of traditional with clean profiles
• Balances warmth of traditional with understated colors
• Gracious, streamlined, harmonious spaces

Hallmarks of Modern Design

Modern furniture can be recognized by:

• Clean lines and bold geometric shapes and patterns
• Urban aesthetic
• Focus on function over embellishments

Hallmarks of Contemporary Design

Contemporary furniture can be recognized by:

• Popular or used right now
• Changes and borrows styles from different eras
• Isn’t tied down to any one specific style

How to Add Leather Furniture that Suits Your Style

Since leather furniture lasts for decades, look for a style that you will still adore 20 years from now. A classic piece might be the way to go; they are called classic for a reason. You can fit them into almost any design style without too much trouble. Here are four possible approaches to adding leather furniture into your design.

Leather for Traditional Style Décor

Match a classic frame with a classic color. If you prefer something really traditional, this is probably the approach for you. A chocolate brown chesterfield sofa for your living room or den, or a leather office chair would probably fit in with your current decor.

Leather for Transitional Style Décor

Mix a classic frame with a contemporary color. There are so many colors to choose from in leather furniture these days. You can refresh a classic shape with a hip color such as turquoise, pink, or green. Or pick one from your room’s current palette to create a cohesive design aesthetic. Mixing classic shapes with modern colors can make a traditional space more exciting.

Leather for Modern Style Décor

Cover a modern frame with a classic color. Try a classic color such as brown, tan, or black on an ottoman with acrylic and brass legs. Leather is supremely sexy, and when you put a classic color on a contemporary or modern frame, you’re pushing the boundaries in just the right way.

Leather for Contemporary Style Décor

Cover a contemporary frame with a contemporary color. Try a sofa with clean, straight lines in deep blue or provocative purple leather. Put this against a light blue wall for a stunning effect.

Whenever you choose leather furniture, you are making a statement. You can show off with a flashy red leather sofa or add a subtle touch with a classic brown leather side chair. Make sure what you are getting is 100% genuine leather. Terms such as “bonded leather”, “leather-like”, and “feel of leather” indicate that what you are looking at is probably not 100% leather.

Using these approaches, you can mix and match styles and colors to get the look you desire that fits your décor personality. Regardless of which you choose, you’ll be adding a touch of timelessness.

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