Happy Friday! Here are the articles we’ve been reading this week:

Tips

• Do you know the difference between gloss and sheen? Sherwin-Williams has a great explainer.
  • How to Differentiate Between Gloss and Sheen

• Open-plan spaces provide a great degree of freedom and interior design options. But too much freedom can be quite daunting. Apartment Therapy has great tips for creating defined zones in open plan spaces.
  • 5 Ways to Create Defined Zones in an Open Plan Space

• If you’re looking to re-vamp your den or guest room, the Detroit News has some great tips for making it more inviting.
  • Design Recipes: Tips for creating inviting guest room

• Need some inspiration? IMAGE Magazine has a great collection of Pinterest images of clutter-free kitchens.
  • Interiors Pinspiration: Clutter-Free Kitchens

• Realty Today has some great tips for creating extra space in your bathroom.
  • Home Design Tips: How to Create Extra Space in the Bathroom

Trends

• Omaha.com has a great article about Fall design trends. Warm gray hues are in!
  • Color your autumn with these fall trends

• Model homes are great sources for spotting design trends. Suburban Chicago’s Daily Herald describes how model homes are revealing trends in color. Hint: more warm gray hues!
  • Model homes reveal colorful design trends

Remembering 9/11

• Finally, the Detroit News provides a beautiful interior design related commemoration of  9/11 with its profile of George Moy, an 88 year-old interior designer who helped design six interior floors of the North Tower during its construction. A touching tribute.
  • Twin Towers interior designer recalls horror of 9/11

Happy Friday everyone. In honor of this somber anniversary, please know that our thoughts and prayers are with those whose loved ones were lost on this fateful day 14 years ago. God bless.