Nancy Hugo CKD

06/09/2024

Looking for a new color to perk up your home? Be ahead of the curve and check out the loneliest color. Laurie Clark, Sherwin-Williams best, joins Nancy on this podcast.

We've heard of different ways of describing colors: happy colors, bright colors, trending colors, but never the loneliest color until now. Sherwin-Williams has introduced a way to tell the first ever color story of the least tinted color, and perhaps bring it out of the shadows! Also, to give homeow...

04/01/2024

Oops, haven't posted my last list of podcasts.
I think it's important for everyone to know what is needed to have a home where people can feel safe and independent.
I just completed a series of 3 podcasts with Maegan Blau, owner of Copper Blue Designs, explaining the details and benefits of barrier-free designs.
Each podcast has a specific subject: general designs, kitchen designs and bath designs using the concept of universal design and Living in Place.
This is the first of 3 parts:

HOME DESIGN CHAT WITH NANCY A few weeks ago I attended a seminar on Barrier-free Designs presented by Maegan Blau, owner of Blue Copper Designs. Maegan was friendly, outgoing and very knowledgeable on the subject. And why not? She has lived with a physical challenge for the past several years and ha...

03/22/2023

03/15/2023

I guess it's been a while since I posted last, so I will only post events and whatever I'm doing. So here is an event to mark your calendar. After 2+ years of not having a Designers Circle Happy Hour, I'm going to celebrate 15 yrs of this publication with a Happy Hour on May 4th. Stay tuned for more info.

01/15/2020

This was a fun podcast with Dede Radford chatting with me about the colors of the year, what my opinions are, what you should know and more. Click anywhere on the picture to listen to 25 minutes of fun.

  HOME DESIGN CHAT WITH NANCY Nancy & Dede Radford, Our Dunn Edwards paint expert, talked about the colors of 2020. Did you know each paint company has their own color of the year. Dunn Edwards has introduced 80 new colors for 2020. They also discussed ceiling colors, paint sheens and more. Listen ...

05/21/2019

The kitchen island has become an important element to today’s kitchen. In the 50’s it was common to see a kitchen table in the middle of the room.  This was the gathering place for the family to eat together, but it was also a work area for the cook.  Yes, tables are only 30″ high …

05/07/2019

Read what's countertops are in for 2019

The most popular countertop material for 2018 is engineered quartz surpassing natural stone materials (48 percent to 43 percent), according to Houzz.  Only 30 percent of homeowners opted for new granite counters in 2018.  The survey concluded that white counters were the choice of 31 percent of ho...

05/02/2019

The top three styles anticipated to be trendy for kitchens in 2019, and continuing through 2022 are Transitional, Contemporary and Farmhouse, according to the NKBA (National Kitchen & Bath Association). Transitional Kitchens are described as somewhere between traditional and contemporary style havin...

04/22/2019

2019 is the year of color.  Some appliance manufactures are offering bright colors in their product line to give the homeowner an alternative to stainless steel, black and white. If you decide to remodel your kitchen and bring in your favorite color, now is the time to do it.  Remember that when y...

04/15/2019

There will be at least 5 more blogs on this subject ...

The white-on-white, white-and-black and white-and-gray kitchen colors are popular for new and remodeled kitchens today, but adding a splash of turquoise, navy blue, emerald green or even red in a kitchen breaks the monotony and adds fun and interest.  The color revolution is appearing in luxury kit...