Dining room updates for spring Layered textures, clean lines and pops of color are the hallmark trends in dining with the all-new spring collection at Bucks County's interior design and home store, Black-eved Susan What we do is everyday living convenience in high stylc. princ pal designer and CEO Susan Taylor said. The dining room setting at the 10,000-square-foot home store features side chairs in quilted, two-tone uphol- stery, with an always-popular performance fabric It's a striking design for any setting and can be mixed with a spectrum of styles for an unexpected variation to the dining room. Tay lor said. "You get a strong contrast with an almost-white finish accented by a polished nickel basc Taylor recommends the use of buffets, like her three-door pick for this din- ing room with a stone top and bold hardware, to use as storage throughout the home. "BufTets are not just for dining rooms anymore," she said. Think of an entry or a hallway, or back it up to a sofa. It provides so much style and even more storage space The designer brought pops of color throughout the home store with her expert selections in artificial floral. "Making your home feel fresh is casy with the addition of just a few of thesc fabulous fakes, Tay lor said. "Be it the strong contrast of white, the vibrancy of hot pink, the softness of petal pink, cheerful coral, or the most perfect hydrangca blue, it's the finishing touch. She said faux succulents are also a top seller with both intcrior design clients and home store shoppers. Submitted b Black-eyed Susan