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Sojourn Hotel Focus: Sound View Greenport

05/15/19 • Grace Lennon

Sitting on a stretch of private beach on the Long Island Sound, the newly-renovated Sound View Greenport hotel is a throwback to its nautical heritage while including plenty of contemporary appeal.

Las Vegas Stripped: Celebrating 5 Years of Las Vegas Home + History

05/10/19 • specs+spaces staff

Dunn-Edwards was proud to be a part of this year’s Las Vegas Home + History. This year marked the 5th year of the event put on by the Nevada Preservation Foundation, whose goal is to “is to preserve and revitalize historic buildings, communities and places in Las Vegas and around the great state of Nevada.”

2020 Commercial Architecture Trends

05/08/19 • Grace Lennon

Even though it’s only May, it’s time to start looking forward to design trends for 2020. This month, we focus on commercial architecture. From minimalism and patterns, to symbolic and modular, these trends take their inspiration from a variety of sources. Learn more!

The Cutest Cookie Dough Factory! Welcome to Scoopwell’s Dough Bar

05/08/19 • Sara McLean

Set among restaurants and business at Uptown Plaza in Phoenix, Ariz., is a new cookie dough shop named Scoopwell’s Dough Bar. Scoopwell’s Dough Bar is a gourmet cookie dough company serving dough and mix’ins that you can eat unbaked or enjoy after baking at home.

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Axiom Desert House by Turkel Design — The Reimagined, Mid-century Prefab

05/06/19 • Sara McLean

Drawing on the lifestyle and culture of Palm Springs desert living, the Axiom Desert House by Turkel Design is a Mid-century-inspired, systems-built jewel that is the private residence of designers Joel and Meelena Turkel, as well as a “living lab” for design professionals, students and general enthusiasts.

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2019 Pasadena Showcase Marks 55 Years of Design Excellence

05/01/19 • specs+spaces staff

This year marks the 55th anniversary of the Pasadena Showcase House of Design. The Pasadena Showcase House of Design, one of the oldest and most successful home and garden tours in the nation, is open now through May 21, 2019.

The Uncommon Place: Limited-Edition Pin Collection Inspired by 2019 Color Trends

04/24/19 • specs+spaces staff

Orange County, California-based Katie Thierjung likes to create things that bring her joy, and what better way to spark joy than with color? The California designer collaborated with Dunn-Edwards to launch a limited-edition collection of enamel pins, now available.

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Modernism Week Showhouse: the Christopher Kennedy Compound 2019

03/29/19 • Sara McLean

The Modernism Week Show House: The Christopher Kennedy Compound returns for its fifth year. Dunn-Edwards Paints was the exclusive paint sponsor to the home, which featured a colorful palette of hues throughout the design.

Green Gables by H3K Design

03/29/19 • Sara McLean

Palm Springs, the hub of Mid-century modern design and architecture, is inundated each spring by design professionals and enthusiasts, all in love with the allure of this desert town, during Modernism Week. This spring, Green Gables by H3K design, was one of the highlights.

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Country Caper Hotel Focus: Hyatt Regency

03/07/19 • Grace Lennon

For the Hyatt Regency Hotel, in the heart of Amsterdam’s lush Plantage neighborhood, Rive Roshan envisioned a fantastical future for botanicals. Through their work, visitors to the hotel are whisked away to a dreamy and dynamic botanical world.