When I attended the Dallas Wholesale Market a few years ago it was plain to see how much Farmhouse Style Decor had taken hold of the decorating world. Except for the extremely high-end showrooms there wasn't a single emporium/co-op that wasn't focusing on everything
F A R M H O U S E!
I guess we can all thank Joanna G for that! Right?
Everything I was selling in my own booth began to focus on that growing trend. It was getting more and more difficult to find companies that marketed to the cottage/shabby/pastel style home and unless I went online to shop I found myself on the other side of my favorite shade of blush pink...
If you are a true lover of this style decor, I've found unless you shop specifically online, most physical stores do not carry it. Even Target's once overflowing aisles that were full of Rachel Ashwell's soft, pink rose designs have dwindled down to just a few styles...
I walked into Hobby Lobby the other day and was BLASTED with all things black and white. If someone is looking for ART (something other than a lettered sign or a cow) they will find only a few choices.
SIGNS.SIGNS.EVERYWHERE A SIGN.
One thing for certain, things change. I remember when I first started my "home-based-biz" back in the early 1980's country style decorating was all the rage. Country blue and mauve come to mind and for course ducks...and geese. You had to have ducks on your canisters and heart shelves on your walls.
These days I have found that the palest of pink Christmas Stockings with vintage laces still sell the best for me (people will never stop having baby girls, I guess) while white remains a very close second. This pale pink Stocking sold a couple of days ago...
And then just couple weeks ago I filled a special order for 24 black and white checkered Lavender Sachet Stockings (Booties)...for a true
Farmhouse Decor Lover!!!
Just like bell-bottoms, everything is bound to cycle back again. Right?
Love to you...
Rebecca
