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Color - How to Get It, How to Keep It
Welcome to the inaugural issue of Shakoor Interiors Design Guide. The Design Guide is a hip, up to the minute interior design consult at your fingertips. It is complete with design advice, product recommendations, events and sources galore. In this month's issue,
Color - How to Get it, How to Keep it, we explore unexpected and bold ways to infuse rich, dynamic hues into your interiors.
'Tis the season for emotional and mental unrest like SAD-Seasonal Associative Disorder. You may LOL, but it's real, and adding color is one cure that doesn't require a prescription, but may be habit forming. Gone are the days when the only ways to use color are with throw pillows and painted "accent" walls. Not that I have anything against that, but let's STRETCH a little with the addition of
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Original Fine Art
Fine art is essential in a
well-designed interior and should be selected for purely personal reasons, not
decorative. The only decorative consideration
after purchasing, is what type of framing to go with. To learn more about the process of buying and collecting art,
attend gallery openings and
auctions, meet the owners & artists, visit their websites and ask lots of
questions. They will looooove the
attention.
Original paintings, prints, and 3-dimensional works should always be considered first, before factory made pieces you might find in retail furniture outlets. Fine art is precious, therefore certain humidity levels in your home should be maintained. Decorative Tile 
How gorgeous is this decorative tile from Walker-Zanger? So often we think about wall tile in small doses. Here it's used as a floor-to-ceiling wall covering behind a credenza, similar to a paneled wall or wainscoting. It's easy to maintain, and a truly bold statement that doesn't require more effort, just a little more tile.
Plush Area Rugs
 Today's wallpapers are chic
and sexy. Whether a woven striae,
flocked floral or oversized damask, it's hard for me to find one that I don't
absolutely adore. Some wallpaper
"hot spots" around your home are the powder room ceiling, [yes the ceiling!], the
entire dining room or foyer, an alcove in the kitchen or master bedroom. Stay strong and fight the evil forces of
boredom, as you tell the wallpaper hanger to cover the entire room!!! It's just
paper after all.
Antique & Vintage Furnishings  Here's an unexpected combo
of a vintage piece, in a bold color.
What a great counter-point this would be in a room full of the new-trals. Blend yellows with earthy-grays, blackish-brown and platinum. Delicious!
Shakoor Interiors is a boutique interior design firm, specializing
in historic residences, bachelor pads, small spaces, and new construction. Erin Shakoor established the firm in
2001 and has been featured in Design with Antiques and Dream Home in Chicago's
Merchandise Mart Design Center, Chicago Sun-Times Designer's Eye, Garden Design
and Essence magazines. Working
closely with her clients, she creates well-edited spaces that look as if
they've developed over time. A
process which ultimately saves them time and avoids costly mistakes.
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The Sources We Love
Primitive
The Golden Triangle Michaelian & Kohlberg Jayson Home & Garden Artist Frame Service Materials Marketing
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