North Bay Woman

F A L L 2 0 1 5 | NORTH BAY WOMAN 11 >> at home for Fall pieces, actually seeing them, is essential." According to Miller, the easiest way to refresh your home is to look at the Internet, check out trends, notice what interests you, then track it down locally and go to stores to check it out. When it comes to base colors, neutrals, from taupes and beiges and grays of all intensities, all are still very popular, he says. So are leather sofas, rustic lines, furniture made of natural or recycled wood (such as Harvest Home's proprietary line of earthy furniture made with recycled barn and warehouse siding) and metals. The reason why neutrals are so popular, opines Annie Bowman, owner of Sunrise Home in San Rafael, is that "There's a whole concept of recycling, repurposing and going green right now. This is becoming increasingly important to people. If you purchase neutrals, especially in the upper end market of investment furnishings, it is much safer. Then you can change out your accessories with pillow and artwork to add color when you want to." Cleaner lines are very popular. Gone are the tassels and ornate elements so popular a few years ago. Look for mid-century modern details, made popular by shows such as "Mad Men," which are easy to live with and dress up well with a wide range of accessories. When it comes to color, says Miller at Harvest Home, he's seeing a growing interest in all kinds of blues, from the deepest navy to robin's egg. These softer blues work well against just about any color, but they tone particularly well with the always- fashionable grays and beiges. And blues are another manifestation of that interest in natural color, as all the cool new blues evoke the tones of ocean and sky. Eco-consciousness extends to a desire for increasingly natural materials, both in fabrics (such as linen and leather), lighting and throw pillows. Objects that have an organic or rustic look have never been more fashionable. At Cokas Dikos in Petaluma and Santa Rosa, "We're seeing the

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