THE COLOR OF THE NEW YEAR

In a rare coincidence, some of the biggest names in paint, including Benjamin Moore, Sherwin Williams, PPG, and Behr, all chose the same hue for their 2022 Color of the Year. This year, it’s all about green. “Warm, muted tones like olive, sage, moss, and eucalyptus can be used as a base for other vibrant accents in your home- they’re nature’s neutral,” says Valerie Stafford, partner at Rumor Designs, the 2021 HGTV Designer of the Year winner, whose team chose green hues for custom cabinetry, trim and doors in this cabin get-away. In addition to paint, here are some more fun ways to go green. - Megan O’Neill Melle

5 Simple & Affordable Ways to Refresh Your Home

Read Steamboat Sotheby’s Winter 21/22 The Collection here.

Plus, 7 Ways to Make Your Home Greener

Here’s how to bring the outdoors in for improved health

Project: Mountain Sanctuary by Rumor Designs

Read the entire article on House Beautiful linked here.

Read the entire article on MYDOMAINE linked here.

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Thank you Steamboat!

When we found out about the Best of the Boat awards, we were thrilled to be nominated in a range of categories - from our interior design work to how we share our projects on social media.

Rumor Designs is an incredible team of creative, hard working individuals who contribute their unique perspective of the world into our designs. We are grateful to be considered one of the best places to work within Steamboat and attract the rockstar talent we have now.

Congratulations to all of the local businesses who swept up awards in our amazing community. We are honored to be a part of this annual Steamboat tradition.

Read the entire article on Houzz linked here.

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WHO: Barb Lynn, a skilled fiber artist based out of Clark, CO

Where: Rumor Designs, 912 Lincoln Ave. Downtown Steamboat Springs

When: Friday, December 3rd 5-8pm

Lynn designs and produces one-of-a-kind fabrics in her beautiful production weaving workshop. She works with Merino, Baby Alpaca, Silk, Cashmere, Linen & Shetland that have been gathered from Wyoming, Colorado, New England, Peru, Ireland & New Zealand.

We look forward to showcasing her new work and our favorite Travis Tweed Pillow Collection.

Plus - get in the holiday spirit with melodic pianist David Hingtgen who will perform live acoustic compositions and holiday music at the Rumor Designs showroom during First Friday Artwalk.

Stop by and enjoy complimentary sips & snacks from 𝐫 | 𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐟é, live holiday music, and beautiful, gift-able loom work by our featured artist, Barb Lynn.

Learn more about Barb Lynn on her website: Wild Rose Textiles

Steamboat Springs-based interior design and decor firm–and 2021 HGTV Designer of the Year Winners–Rumor Designs, answers our burning questions about what will be trending in interior design next year.

Rumor Designs’ lead designer and design guru, Valerie Stafford, shared 4 hot takes for 2022 interior design trends.

Find the original article on Mountain Living linked here.

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Find the original article on 5280 linked here.

 CHRISTMAS TREE THEMES TO TRY IN 2021

1. RUSTIC CHRISTMAS TREES

2. SILVER AND GOLD CHRISTMAS TREES

3. MINIMALIST CHRISTMAS TREES

4. RED AND GOLD CHRISTMAS TREES

5. MONOCHROME CHRISTMAS TREES

6. TECHNICOLOR CHRISTMAS TREES

7. SNOWY CHRISTMAS TREES

8. CANDY CANE CHRISTMAS TREES

9. POTTED CHRISTMAS TREES

10. VINTAGE CHRISTMAS TREES

11. PINK CHRISTMAS TREES

12. FLORAL CHRISTMAS TREES

13. HALF CHRISTMAS TREES

14. RAINBOW CHRISTMAS TREES

Read the entire article on Woman & Home linked here.

Featured on Romper.com

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For the month of November, Rumor Designs will feature printmaker Kristina Petrash. Join us to debut her new show, Fresh From The Ground: a new collection of watercolor monotypes, as well as her work with copper plate intaglio prints.

Where: r | d home 912 Lincoln Ave. Downtown Steamboat Springs, CO

When: First Friday Artwalk November 5th, 5-8pm

We offer complimentary sips & snacks from r | d home café

PLUS - don’t miss beautiful acoustic piano performed live by David Hingtgen.

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Kristina Petrash is a printmaker based out of Steamboat Springs, CO.

Her work centers around nature and our relationship to it. Petrash loves to create layered images, marrying different printmaking processes to create new forms of visual communication. She often draws inspiration from her travels, incorporating the local flora and fauna.

Petrash creates all her work through the printing press using various techniques of printmaking. One of her main techniques is copper plate intaglio, or etching into copper with a needle.

“I fell in love with the process of intaglio immediately because it takes the depth of a pen or pencil drawings and makes the line even deeper and that much more rich.”

Petrash also enjoys creating different forms of monotypes, or one of a kind prints. She picks weeds and other flora growing in the area, inks them up and runs them through the press in interesting configurations.

“I still get excited when I pull a monotype print from the press. I have an idea of what it's going to look like but oftentimes there’s unexpected surprises from the plants or fabrics that make the entire piece that much more interesting. It’s magical!”

These prints are one of a kind because once the ink is stripped from the subject, it can never be recreated. Within the last year, Petrash has recently started using more watercolor in her monotypes. Influenced by the colors of the seasons, her gestural watercolors mixed with local flora create a variety of landscapes that all feel familiar.

“These landscapes are memories of how I felt in that time and the colors that were around me. They may not exist in real life but they do exist on an emotional plane.”

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Kristina Petrash attained her Bachelors of Fine Arts from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan in 2017. In 2018 she moved to Steamboat Springs, Colorado where she started working at Oehme Graphics, a fine arts printmaking studio. Petrash has shown in a few Michigan galleries and around Steamboat Springs, including the W Gallery, the Barley, and the past two summers at Saturday Farmers Markets.

Website: kristina-petrash.com

Instagram: @kp.prints

For inquiries contact: kpetrash.art@gmail.com

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Thanks to the Steamboat Pilot & Today for sharing the news about our exciting win! Read the full page article here.

Rumor Design + reDesign Partners Valerie Stafford and Lindsey Jamison react to being featured on the cover of 5280 Home Magazine.

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See the entire project in our Residential Portfolio: Spring Creek

Find this Issue of 5280 Home on magazine stands through November 25th, 2021

We are thrilled to share that after five weeks of voting and over 33 million page views, Rumor Designs is the People's Choice Winner in the Living Large in Small Spaces Category of the 2021 HGTV Designer of the Year Awards!

Check out the project that inspired voters: Downtown Designer Dwelling

View hgtv.com/designeroftheyear to see the full list of Category Winners and the 2021 HGTV Designer of the Year Awards Overall Winner.

Photo by: Max Vakhtbovych

Read the entire article here: MyDomaine.com

Photo by: Max Vakhtbovych

Read the entire article here: Hunker.com

In a recent project at Marabou Ranch, the Rumor team took a design-driven approach to space planning, creating an experience within each furniture arrangement. Lead designer and partner at Rumor Design + reDesign, Valerie Stafford, shares four design tips that might surprise you.  

Design Tip #1:

Use an appropriate sized area rug, positioned partially underneath the furniture to create a defined space that isn’t anchored by the rug alone.

Design Tip #2:

Instead of the expected coffee table, try an ottoman with a sofa tray table for a cozier feel with function.

Design Tip #3:

Select statement lighting using larger fixtures to bring the ceilings and focal point to the center of the room, which detracts from a cavernous feel.

Design Tip #4:

A chair-and-a-half with a modern silhouette, color and textured upholstery will fill the space without feeling bulky and too traditional. A singular accent lumbar pillow compliments these furniture pieces by keeping the overall look and feel minimalist, even in a grand setting.

See the full issue here: HomeLink Let the Fresh Air In