LEAF PATTERNS ON BATH ACCESSORIES TURNING UP IN FALL COLLECTIONS.

HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network, April, 2005

Byline: Rosamaria Mancini

NEW YORK-Keep an eye out for the leaf motif. The bath accessories suppliers have turned to the popular fall design in their new collections for this textiles market.

"Leaves and floral designs are so popular because they are so soothing," said Kristin Barclay, Blonder Home Accents product and marketing coordinator. "Having nature in a room transcends the limitations of windows and makes the indoors' as soothing and calming as a spring day. When you have a design with different shades of green leaves, they all blend and give a sense of harmony and peace."

That's why the leading motif in the company's Contemporary Fall collection is the leaf. This stoneware collection, which includes all of the basic accessories,...