Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Bedroom Furniture at Osmond Designs

Isn't this bed fabulous? We have all types of beautiful bedroom furniture at Osmond Designs on our showroom floor and for special order.

Visit us at one of our Osmond Designs store locations.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

 Come by and see us!

Osmond Designs is Excited to be part of the Utah Valley HOME and garden Expo sponsored by Utah County Association of Realtors this weekend! 

 
The Expo is March 23-24th at the UCCU Center at UVU in Orem from 11 am to 8 pm. Look for us at Booths M11-M12. We look forward to seeing you there.

Monday, March 12, 2012

The New Global Design


Recently, Global Design has taken a contemporary turn. Today's Global Design blends a minimal modern look, with rich textures and accents. Although the traditional look of Global Design is alive and well, a new mix has entered the design scene adding more options and choices to Global Decor furniture and offerings.

Modern Global Design
Global Design by definition is a design created from a variety of furniture and accessories spanning cultures from across the world. Often this type of design is created by collecting items such as furniture and accessories gathered during world travel. Those who love to visit many countries and travel locations enjoy blending the items they have collected into a tasteful and well loved Global décor. Others enjoy the look of world travel in their home or office environment and adopt this design style by purchasing collectibles from around the globe. Whichever way global elements are obtained, the unique combination of collected world wide items creates a personal look and a style that is all one's own.

Children's Room designed in Global decor
The colors and styles used in global design can vary greatly depending on which country of origin the items are from. Blending colors and styles from multiple countries of origin creates a colorful mix. Color palettes range from neutral with pops of color, to bright intense color combinations. The Global Design of the children's room pictured above uses pinks and blues in an unexpected Global Decor look. It's sweet, kid friendly, and exotic all at the same time. A variety of furniture and accessories creates the look. 


Neutrals combined with pops of color create a soothing and interesting mix of Global Decor in this room. From the carved chest to the unique shape of the vase, global elements add touches that are exotic to the decor of this room and lend an air of world travel. Even the florals and palms add global contrast. The beauty of Global Design is the unexpected, exotic, flare it lends to a room. Those who may not be ready to design an entire room around Global decor may like adding a small item of furniture, or a few accessories that are of a global nature to a room as interesting accents.


by Debra Breitenstein

Monday, March 5, 2012

Great Room Decor

What creates great room decor? Some would say the type of furniture in the room is what makes or breaks the decor of a room, others would say, the color or style of the room is what creates the best room decor. Still other voices would insist that decor isn't a focus to the way they furnish a room, but a side note to their life given little thought. When it's all said and done, from my perspective, all decor is an expression. An expression of thoughts, art, color, design, personality, taste, and much more. Each person is unique, and being a unique individual is the basis for unique decor, decor that is all ones own.
 It is self expression that customizes and personalizes room decor. Even if a person doesn't give much thought to the room decor they are creating, they are creating an environment and decor in that room none the less.  Room decor is an expression of life and lifestyle. An expression that we live our lives in each day.
 Furniture, color, design, style, personality and more create an environment. It is that environment that has an impact on each person. Studies on how a color influences behavior and feelings have been done again and again; what a person sees and experiences has an impact in their lives. For this reason it makes sense to fill our room decor with things we love, things that bring positive thoughts, and feelings into our lives each day.
Sleek design, weathered design, soft, contrasting, rough, old, new, all types of finishes and textures are the perfect texture to the one who loves them. There is no one way to use them, combine, or envision them. That is the beauty of room decor. That is the beauty of design. It can be as unique as each individual is.


by Debra Breitenstein

Monday, February 27, 2012

Employee Spotlight - Chanelle Anderson

Osmond Designs Design Consultant Chanelle Anderson
Design Consultant Chanelle Anderson loves creating decor arrangements and working with the discount designer furniture at Osmond Designs. Chanelle has been on our Osmond Designs team for almost a year. Chanelle started work at Osmond Designs as an intern from LDS Business College in the Interior Design Program and graduates from the program in April. 

A typical day for Chanelle includes creating decorative furniture arrangements on the showroom floor and assisting in creating decorative vignettes for the Osmond Designs Orem Designer Furniture Outlet, attending to customers, and working with other employees. Customers bring in pictures of their space and Chanelle will assist them with design ideas. Many customers come in and ask specifically for Chanelle. They love her creative ideas and the suggestions that she provides. 

A recent favorite Chanelle likes is the Industrial style and Restoration Hardware look. Her favorite design style is always changing and she loves anything and everything to do with design.
 
Recent Room Decor, Industrial Restorative Hardware look designed by Chanelle Anderson

The more Chanelle works with design, the more new ideas come to Chanelle. Interior Design is Chanelle's favorite hobby. Chanelle did a project for the University of Utah Organic Chemistry Study Center. Her idea was the winning design idea. The study center was in need of a design make over. Chanelle spent a great deal of time with the students interviewing them on how the study space would function.

 
Utah University Organic Chemistry Study Center BEFORE

With a limited budget, Chanelle worked with the team to bring her winning idea to life! Combining the ideas of scientists and designers is not an easy task, but Chanelle and her team members pulled it off with flying colors. 
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Utah University Organic Chemistry Study Center AFTER
Red was a given because the Organic Chemistry Study Center is part of the University of Utah after all. Now that Chanelle's idea has been implemented, the study center is a much more appealing place. We appreciate Chanelle and all that she does here at Osmond Designs. When you come into the store be sure to say hello to Chanelle and to our other Design Consultants. We are happy to help you find the perfect decor for your room and the perfect discount designer furniture to create amazing decor for your home.


by Debra Breitenstein

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Designing With Pillows

Osmond Designs Garden Theme Pillows

Pillows like many accessories can make a big impact on a room. By adding color, personality, accent, and focal points to a room, pillows fill in decorating gaps and add that extra something that pulls a room together.With the huge variety of pillows on the market today, it's possible to get any look that's desired.

Let's start with an unaccented sofa from Osmond Designs. 
Osmond Designs Prelude Sofa in Champagne  # 41162
This Champagne colored sofa from Osmond Designs is neutral and the perfect backdrop for adding pillow accents to a room. A wide variety of colors, designs, patterns, and looks can be used on any neutral sofa to create a fabulous look.

With today's eclectic looks, all types of styles are used to create personalized decor in a room. Mix up decorating styles, design, and accents to create your own personal look. Gone are the days of matchy, matchy, decorating where one style is used on all decorating elements of a room.

Today's best American decor is a mix of styles, colors, textures, and expressions. Create a fresh look of your own using this decorating principle.

To begin adding pillows to your sofa, start with a basic foundation. Choose the colors that are desired to accent to the room. Here we start with a few basic pillows in the colors we have chosen.
Osmond Designs Prelude Sofa in Champagne  # 41162 with Dusty Ruffled Pillow, and Burlap Pillows # 8234
This color palette is comprised of very muted colors. They are soft, and very neutral in and of themselves. Although one can see a difference with these pillows added to our sofa, there isn't much personality to this combination so far.

Let's see if we can ramp up the look of this pillow combination.
Burlap Pillows # 8234,  Document Pillows # 46648, Dusty Ruffled Pillow
 By adding two more pillows in a Document print, this pillow combination now looks polished and finished. Now it has some personality.
Close up Dusty Ruffled Pillow and Document Pillows # 44936
This is a close up of the textures this pillow design creates. The ruffled pillow, document design pillows, and fresh burlap pillows add interest and a mix of pleasing textures to this look.

Another pillow design on our same Osmond Designs Prelude sofa in Champagne # 41162
By adding a few more pillows in a contrast color, and changing things up a bit, the look pops! The black ruffled pillows add that extra zing to this pillow design and the document pillow is showcased.
 Burlap Pillows # 8234,  Printed Pillows # 42136, Pillow # 41924 reversed.
Fun printed pillows and a melon colored pillow, change the look. Here the melon accent pillow is placed behind the printed pillows to add just a bit of color and a bit of the unexpected.
Green Pillows # 8231, and Printed Pillows # 41924
Green sherbert pillows combined with hot peach, melon, light aqua, and green print pillows on a white background, create a colorful more minimal look.

Green Pillows # 8231, and Printed Pillows # 41924 reversed.
Citrus pillows add eye catching appeal to this pillow design. By simple flipping the printed pillows over a new look is created. Try adding an accent pillow in the center that has a novelty print, shape, or whimsical feel to personalize this look and blend it with surrounding decor.
Green Pillows # 8231, and Document Pillows # 46648
Fresh green pillows and document pillows with brown and green print give a fresh feel to this pillow design.
Green Pillows # 8231 and Document Pillows # 46648 close up.
The choices for pillow design are virtually endless. Come play with pillow combinations at one of our Osmond Design store locations. Our showroom designers are happy to help with pillow design ideas that will create the perfect look for your home or office.



by Debra Breitenstein 

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Osmond Designs Stores!!


Osmond Designs has fabulous furniture on our show room floor and special order items!!! 
Check Both Lehi and Orem locations for fabulous bargains.

One of a kind items are available only while supplies last.