"Our Mommys & Daddys Got Their Mortgages At World Wide Financial!" Hanle Eisenberg 13 Months Evan (4) & Seth (2) Samuels DOUi3LE TROUBLE Jill Silverstein 2 112 Years Ashley & Joshua Dickerson Jordan Milan WORLD WIDE FINANCIAL SERVICES ...SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN'S LEADER IN MORTGAGE LENDING 1533 North Woodward Ave., Ste. 140 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 (313) 647-1199 46• SPRING 1993 • STYLE WRAPPED IN WARMTH BY SHARON ACHATZ It's often said that a person's home is his cas- tle. More accurate, however, would be the state- ment that a person's home is his cocoon. Most folks crave warmth, comfort and relax- ation in their homes, not the cold, stark cere- mony of a stony castle. While some furnishing trends of the past have tended more toward im- practical castle chic, today's strongest trends combine style with comfort — chairs you sit in, not on; overstuffed sofas; richly textured uphol- stery that is both durable and stain-resistant Aside from furniture, another design trend certain to add warmth to any decor is the liber- al use of color. Cold and stark white-on-white walls and ceil- ings have been painted over with the new neu- tral — green — or any of an entire spectrum of warm pastel and vivid shades. On fabrics or furniture, walls or floors, color makes a room come alive. It also is the great- est unifier in any room scheme. To select a color scheme, peruse decorating magazines and furniture showrooms and note which arrangements appeal to you. The colors that predominate in those setups are sure to be among your favorites. Or let an upholstery fab- ric or heirloom quilt spark a room's plan. Take one or more of the paler tints and use them for areas like walls and floors. Pick up a brighter tone from the pattern for large upholstery pieces and window treatments. Save the strongest hues for accents such as pillows and lamps. Just as you can determine your color prefer- ences by searching through magazines and fur- niture showrooms, so too can you learn the styles of furniture you find appealing. Tour furniture stores and galleries, special- ty design shops and antique stores. Talk with salespeople and browse the displays. You'll get ideas on style and how a room scheme works to- gether. When it actually comes time to purchase fur- nishings, aim for a continuity of style. Although styles need not be the same in a room or house, generally one or two dominate simply because a person's preferences lean toward that design. In any case, only two or three styles per room generally is best. While comfortable design really knows no boundaries — casual-comfort furniture encom- passes elements of nearly all styles — some of the most popular furniture trends are: (continued on page 48)