A New Season Begins

A New Season Begins

Even thought summer does not officially end until the third week of September,  I have always felt the change of season as soon as the date changes from August 31 to September 1.  I love September.  It is a time of new beginnings.  School begins, the weather begins to cool, the leaves on the trees begin to change from bright green to the amazing mixture of orange, brown, copper and reds of autumn...and the new fall collections begin to arrive!

The 2010 fall collections include the traditional golds and browns and reds...but with a twist!  Garnier Thiebaut's Festin d'Or is a fabulous golden cloth with an unexpected...and stunning...plum border.  Jose Houel for Nydel has deepened and brightened the oranges of autumn, but also adds a bright grape border with the new Ambiance Curcuma. The combinations here are clear and vivid.

More subtle...but still strong.. combinations are also shown this season. Beautiful chocolate brown is paired with taupe and pale pink in Jose Houel's Ambiance Cacao.  The new classic brown and red combination is fabulous in Garnier Thiebaut's Mille Ceram Carmin, also available in this season's ubiquitous shades of gray in Mille Ceram Silex...simply beautiful!

Blue has always been a difficult shade for tablecloths.  It has not been easily found and when available, it seemed to be an "off" shade.  This season, however, blue makes a welcome comeback with Jose Houel for Nydel's Ambiance Plomb...a soft, but strong blue... and Garnier Thiebaut's Empreintes Indigo, a beautiful deep blue. These are welcome additions!

Enjoy the new collections.  There are more to come....fall is just beginning!